1914 'Bravo "Sydney" the end of the Emden' real photo (J Allcot) hand-tinted card showing the HMAS Sydney firing upon and receiving return fire from the SMS Emden - whose aft-decks are alight - with a Cocos Islands atoll in background, used under cover, fine condition. [The 'Battle of Cocos' took place on 9.10.1914, with the HMAS Sydney responding to the German light cruiser's attack on the wireless and cable transmission station on Direction Island. The heavily-damaged Emden was beached on North Keeling Island, and most of the crew were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Australia. The photographer must have been watching the battle from the Islands; an intriguing possibility is that 'J Allcot' may be the famous shipping artist John Charles Allcot who was working on Australian merchant ships at the time before settling down in Sydney in 1915]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

Golliwog cards by various artists & producers including a lovely design by Florence K Upton and a fold-out novelty type, some postal history interest. [Innocent for the time, but inherently racist] (Qty 7)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

J Salmon Ltd (Sevenoaks) set of children & their dog by Madge Williams, very fine to superb unused. (Qty 6)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Very scarce advertising group with Baldwin & Partners set of 6 Turkish rugs (minor blemishes), and artist cards Sternol Motor Oil 'It's Sternol does it' by Hassall and Continental Motor Cycle Tyres (unknown) both very fine, all unused. (Qty 8)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Politics humorous group including John Bull set of 6 by Arthur Moreland & four by Faulkener & Co, condition variable. (Qty 22) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1905 Tuck's 'Write Away' Series of Louis Wain's three stressed-out cats - no, they're not Siamese - with caption 'Don't worry', used in Victoria, a couple of insignificant blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1905 Tuck's 'Oilette' of Louis Wain's British Bulldog with caption 'Bill Sykes', used in Victoria, a couple of insignificant blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1907 'THE ENGLISH ELEVEN/1907-8' collotype of the touring party & their names, some creasing mostly on the reverse & the message erased with biro!

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

c.1910 (?) advertising card for Jones & Evans Booksellers featuring their premises on the face & an order blank on the reverse, minor corner bend otherwise very fine unused. Lovely card.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1912 (c.) Undivided Back with reproduction of a photo of the 'TITANIC' (inscribed on the bow) with caption 'THE NOBLE SHIP WHOSE LOSS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC HAS STIRRED THE WORLD: THE MAMMOTH WHITE STAR LINER, SHOWING THE ARRANGEMENT OF BOATS ON THE UPPER DECK', minor soiling, unused.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

c.1918-35 fold-out wallets for Chester, Edinburgh, Loch Lomond (used to Australia), Looe, Northampton (used to Australia, a bit spotty), Oxford, Torquay (addressed but unused) and Tunbridge Wells (domestic usage with Photogravure ½d). (Qty 8 items)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

c.1930 W Straker Ltd (London) complete set of sepia views of London landmarks, in the original box. The cards are immaculate! (Qty 36)

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

ALCOHOL & TEMPERANCE: Mostly British humorous cards including many by Donald McGill lampooning the Salvation Army, Temperance Unions and Prohibition, etc, generally fine to very fine. An entertaining group. (Qty 47)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

ALCOHOL & TEMPERANCE: Guinness 'My Goodness - My Guinness' multi-colour Zookeeper advertising cards with images by artist Gilroy x6 comprising Seal, Pelican,Toucan, Lion, Polar Bear and Kangaroo & Joey each with 'Printed in Great Britain by Sanders Phillips & Co Ltd London' imprint on back #7-12 from the original 1940s printings, plus 'Bottle and Jug' Guinness advertising card featuring Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking-Glass characters, also 1954 advertising booklet sent to Melbourne with GB KGVI 1½d and 'Australia-London' ½d 'CUSTOMS DUTY' both tied London cancel, couple of minor blemishes but mostly fine. (Qty 8)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

ALCOHOL & TEMPERANCE: c.1904 Robert Thompson & Co advertising cards for 'Vibrona: the Ideal Tonic Wine' 'Imperial Army Series' of noble servicemen in their gorgeous uniforms. Superb! Full set? (Qty 8)

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

ARTIST CARDS: Ida May Rentoul Outhwaite group of Fairies in different situations including marriage!, fine to very fine with two unused. Enchanting. (Qty 8)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

ARTIST CARDS: 1920s Fantasy cards by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite featuring fairies, witches & nymphs, two with Australian motifs, the last two used in England otherwise unused. (Qty 8)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

ENTERTAINMENT: Charlie Chaplin set of 6 humorous artist cards, plus Beagles real photo portrait card, unused. (Qty 7)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

Manchester: 'Views of the Manchester Ship-Canal' chromo-litho court-sized card with vignette views of the canal locks, bridges & shipping, used 1899 to Germany with QV 1d lilac tied London 'DE13/99' cds and 'HEIDELBERG/ 14.12.99' arrival d/s alongside, couple of very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1903 French Undivided Back artist card 'AQUEDUC DE BAMBOU A HONG-KONG', corner bend, used in France. A beautiful card.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

ANDAMAN ISLANDS: c.1915 (?) R Boreham seven different including 'POLICE GUARD HOUSE...', 'VIPER ISLAND...', 'A CONVICT FISHING BOAT', 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE...' & 'TENNIS COURTS' etc, various degrees of spotting on the address sides; also Raphael Tuck 'Pearl Fishing Boat at Mergui Archipelago' & real photo 'Japanese Lugger in the Nicobar Is', both very fine; all unused. (Qty 9)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore Undivided Backs two by Stengel & Co (Hamburg), the others without publisher, mostly unusual subjects including 'View from Mt Faber', 'Campong Buggis', 'Police Office and Police Court', 'Kallang River' and a panorama across native villages, etc, four used with the stamps removed, one used in Yugoslavia! & six unused. A very nice lot. (Qty 11)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore Undivided Back multi-view PPCs, three without publishers' names, two - one a GR Lambert & Co card with a few faults - with the stamps removed, the other two very fine unused. Very scarce & beautiful cards. (Qty 4)

Grade A/C (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore PPCs from various publishers with better subjects including a family group outside a wooden house, 'Chinese funeral party', etc, several local publishers identified including Koh & Co 'CROCKERY-WARE SHOPS', four postally used with Straits stamps including a fantastic shot of 'Boat Quay' taken from an elevated position (used in 1910 to China), four unused. Another good lot. (Qty 9)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$160

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore 1925 real photo PPC 'RAFFLES PLACE' with, from L to R, 'S MOUTRIE & CO LTD', BORNEO SUMATRA TRADING CO', two Chinese shops & 'THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA', very fine unused.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$60