Military Paperwork & Ephemera is covered through our specialist auctions of the subject which take place two times a year. This section covers all historical documents, archives, and personal handwritten diaries and letters.
Items from historical events are very popular with both private collectors and institutions. During the Great War, one of the most famous events to take place was the Christmas Truce of 1914; On 30th March 2016 we sold an archive of documents which included a handwritten account of the Christmas truce, this grouping was sold to a private collector for £5,000.
Historical documents are often a one-off item and they can shed light on personal feelings about a particular time or event.
Department Specialists
Matthew Tredwen
Specialist in Arms, Armour & Militaria (Auctioneer)
Tim Harper
Printed Paper, Photograph Albums & Ephemera Consultant
Recently sold
WW2 British Prisoner of War Log & Escape Button
Sold for £1,600
Potential Handritten Letter Admiral Horatio Nelson
Sold for £500
Personal Written Account of the Battle of the Nile
Sold for £780
Surrender of Weapons to Royal Ulster Constabulary
Sold for £320
WW1 British Trench Map of Beaumont Hamel, Somme
Sold for £4,600
WW2 D-Day Invasion, Top Secret, 'Defence Maps'
Sold for £360
WW2 D-Day Invasion Ike Letter & Unpublished Photos
Sold for £820
Archive of the Famous WW2 Pin Up ‘Jane’...
Sold for £3,150
The 'Great Train Robbery' Personal Archive
Sold for £320
WW1 Royal Flying Corps Grouping
Sold for £7,800
Operation Overlord D-Day Invasion Plans
Sold for £1,550
Operation Overlord Administration Order No.1
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