WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

48 History 110 [1916] Roger Casement handwritten letter and Putomayo Atrocities printed report. The letter in Casement’s hand on blind stamped paper of the British Consul, Congo Independent State, is to Mrs Fennell about her paper on Primary Education, dated 23 June 1904, 4 pages, 8 by 5 inches. The report is from the Select Committee on the Putomayo Atrocities, 24 pages, 13 by 8 inches, recently bound in half calf and marbled boards. Provenance: Purcell Auctioneers, 18 January 2023, lot 51; Estate of the purchaser. Condition: Fine Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£600) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 110 111 [1916] Roger Casement letter of 7 July 1905. Letter to Miss Wetherall apologising for not accepting an invitation. Nice clear signature. 2 pages. 7 by 4.50in. (17.8 by 11.4cm) Provenance: George Mealy & Sons, 23 July, 373, lot 373. Estate of the purchaser. Condition: Fine, very legible. Estimate €400-€600 (approx £340-£510) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 111 112 [1916] Roger Casement handwritten letter. On RMS Anselm headed paper, datelined ‘Vigo - Spain’ 24 January 1908, concerning an order for shirts which Casement wants forwarded to his shipping agent. 4 pages. 8 by 5in. (20.3 by 12.7cm) Condition: Folds and some splitting, good. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 112