Archives International Auctions Auction 81 December 15th & 16th 2022

Archives International Auctions - Sale 81 86 December 15, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - U.S. Military - War of 1812 Holland 395 395 Military Payment Warrant Issued 1814 & Signed by William, Prince of Orange and John Colborne Holland....., 1814. Payment Warrant issued to General H.R.H The Prince of Orange for “commanding His Majesty’s Forces in The United Provinces of Holland.” Outlines payments, allowances, and final sums issued by the Deputy Pay-Master General. This document provided finances to William of Orange, as well as his forces, for service under His Majesty’s military. At the time, George IV was serving as regent during his father’s, George III, mental illness. Signed by William of Orange, as well as John Colborne. William II (December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed himself king in 1815, he became Prince of Orange as heir apparent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the abdication of his father on 7 October 1840, William II became king. During his reign, the Netherlands became a parliamentary democracy with the new constitution of 1848. He entered the British Army, and in 1811, as a 19 year old aide-de-camp in the headquarters of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was allowed to observe several of Wellington’s campaigns of the Peninsular War. Though not yet 20, the young prince, according to the customs of the time, was made lieutenant colonel on 11 June 1811 and colonel on 21 October that year. On 8 September 1812 he was made an aide- de-camp to the Prince Regent and on 14 December 1813 promoted to major-general. He returned to the Netherlands in 1813 when his father became sovereign prince, and in May 1814 succeeded Sir Thomas Graham as the highest-ranking officer of the British forces stationed there. Just a few months after this warrant was issued, William of Orange went on to be promoted to lieutenant-general in the British Army. Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC (Ire) (16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863) was a British Army officer and colonial governor. After taking part as a junior officer in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, Sir Ralph Abercromby’s expedition to Egypt and then the War of the Third Coalition, he served as military secretary to Sir John Moore at the Battle of Corunna. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment of Foot and, later, the 52nd Regiment of Foot at many of the battles of the Peninsular War. At the Battle of Waterloo, Colborne on his own initiative brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the French Imperial Guard and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder. He went on to become commander-in-chief of all the armed forces in British North America, personally leading the offensive at the Battle of Saint-Eustache in Lower Canada and defeating the rebel force in December 1837. After that he was high commissioner of the Ionian Islands and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. Rare and fascinating piece of early 1800s military history which features a pair of famous figures. ( John E. Herzog Collection) ����� Est. $130-260 Ephemera - WW II Airforce Photographs United States 396 396 WorldWar II Photograph of B-29 Bomber after Hard Landing with Damage Estimate. No Location, Date: Oct. 29 (1950?), J.A.B., 5x4 inches, Real photo with imprint on bottom, “284-3G Base Photo Lab 20 Oct. 50 j.A.B/”, photo of B-29 46854 (nose art painted “Southern” with attractive young woman), with estimate of damage costs and man hours to repair. Estimated to cost $121,631.97 and take 750 man hours to repair including new engines, props, new nose gear, and other itemized items. Evidently a bomber used in the Korean war. Rare military and U.S. Air Force related items. (2) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $100-200 Ephemera - Yellow Fever Pass Mexico 397 397 Mexican Central Railway Co. Ltd., 1904, Medical Department, Yellow Fever Pass Mexico, 1904. M.C.Railway, Medical Department Document Certifying that Mrs. Ida E. Tilson has “not been in any locality infected with yellow fever during the past or present year, for at least a period of five days,” and is signed by a surgeon and states that she was in Aguascalientes from October 5-7. Blue typewriting with black handwriting. Fine condition with some rough edges. Very interesting piece of medical history. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-240