WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM

1920s to 1970s 242 Leonid Brezhnev signed photograph. A photograph of a smiling Brezhnev in the woods wearing casual garb, inscribed ‘13762’ verso and in Russian, followed by his signature. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 242 243 United States Presidents’ Christmas cards and another from J. Edgar Hoover. Four White House Christmas cards from The President and Mrs Nixon, The President and Mrs Ford, The President and Mrs Regan and The President and Mrs Bush all in original White House envelopes; a Carter Centre Christmas card from Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter and a Christmas card from J Edgar Hoover and Associates. (6) Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 243 244 Gorbachev, Mikhail signed photograph meeting Ronald Regan. A colour 7” x 9” photograph of the Soviet and American leaders embracing, signed in blue felt-tip pen by Gorbachev. Framed. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 244 245 1970s RUC Special Patrol Group riot helmet. The black ‘Skulgarde’ helmet with perspex visor and RUC decal badge, the interior inscribed, ‘9562 - No. 2 SPG’; together with a 1972 S6 gasmask and baton. (3) The Special Patrol Group (SPG) of the Royal Ulster Constabulary was a tactical reserve of 150 officers whose role was to provide backup in civil commotion, to police sensitive areas at times of confrontation, and ‘to show the flag in a disciplined and impressive way to those who wished to break the peace’. Formerly known as the Police Reserve Force, the name was changed to Special Patrol Group in 1970 to avoid confusion between the Reserve Force and the newly formed RUC Reserve. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 245