Documents

Lot 4919    Session 17 (11.30am Friday 23rd November)    Documents

Estimate $150
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GREAT BRITAIN, typed letter from British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, dated 20th December 1920, to T.J.Bennett Esq, C.I.E., M.P. advising him of the award of a Knighthood, on letterhead of 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, signed personally; a Home Office typed letter from H.R.Boyd a civil service member of the Home Office, dated 26th January 1921, to Thomas J.Bennett Esq, C.I.E., M.P., advising of arrangements for having the Knighthood conferred at the hands of the King, signed personally; a handwritten letter signed personally by British Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, dated 23.XII.23, to Sir Thomas (Bennett CIE, MP), on letterhead of 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, the letter thanks Sir Thomas for his support even though the election in November 1923 was lost, in the Prime Minister's envelope hand addressed to Sir T.J.Bennett C.I.E. and postmarked Dec 27 1923; various European and Middle Eastern postcards (10), c1907, addressed to Miss Brooke -Jones; handwritten notes in an OHMS India Office envelope addressed to T.J.Bennett; three watercolour paintings (25x17.5cmm [2], and 23x15.2cm), featuring historic buildings in English counties, in an envelope printed for The Society for Nautical Research at Greenwich, and with handwritten note on front to 'Lady Bennett with the compliments of Sir Charles Ollivant'; Commonwealth Parliamentary Association lapel badge in enamel and nickel, by Spink, London. The envelopes torn and the watercolours with some foxing, otherwise very good - extremely fine. (19)