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Album of flowers collected on Western Front to be auctioned

Posted on February 22, 2014 by DH

A soldier’s album, filled with pressed flowers collected by during his time at the Front during the First World War, is to be auctioned in Dorchester, Dorset. The unique record was almost lost forever when it was thrown into a … Continue reading →

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Auction beckons for Rolls-Royce that served as World War I dental surgery

Posted on June 30, 2013 by DH

A 1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost that was used as a mobile dental surgery during the World War I will join be on show at auction house Bonhams‘ Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on Friday 12 July. The 1913 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp … Continue reading →

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Auction house Bonhams to sell Conan Doyle manuscript

Posted on April 2, 2013 by DH

The signed manuscript of a patriotic poem by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conon Doyle, is to be sold in Part I of the Roy Davids Collection III: Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets at auction house … Continue reading →

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