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49 Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) Autograph Letter signed and Autograph Postcard signed to Alan King-Hamilton as President of the Cambridge Union, 1927, regarding the r
Lot 49

Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) Autograph Letter signed and Autograph Postcard signed to Alan King-Hamilton as President of the Cambridge Union, 1927, regarding the resolution at the Cambridge Union, "That Spiritualism exists only in the imagination", asking him to "tell me exactly what the Resolution is & give me some idea of the procedure" (2 pieces).

 

Hammer Price: £650

50 Milne (Alan Alexander [A. A. Milne]) Autograph Letter signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1927, "I affirm proudly that I never speak in public, lecture, address
Lot 50

Milne (Alan Alexander [A. A. Milne]) Autograph Letter signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1927, "I affirm proudly that I never speak in public, lecture, address meetings, or do any of those things § Barrie (Sir James Matthew) Autograph Letter signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1927, "... kindly excuse my not doing as you suggest as I like dislike debating, and am no hand at it" (2).

 

Hammer Price: £320

55 Betjeman (Sir John) Typed Letter signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1972, referring to a poem King-Hamilton had sent him, and to the new extension to the Old Bailey
Lot 55

Betjeman (Sir John) Typed Letter signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1972, referring to a poem King-Hamilton had sent him, and to the new extension to the Old Bailey by the architect George Whitby § Guinness (Sir Alec) Autograph Letter signed and Autograph Postcard signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1980, referring to a speech by Leo Genn as duke of Burgundy in Shakespeare's Henry V; and 3 other letters (6 pieces).

 

Hammer Price: £400

56 Cricket.- Collection of letters to Alan King-Hamilton from various cricketers and cricket writers, comprising: E.W. Swanton, J.A. Bailey, Colin Cowdrey, David
Lot 56

Cricket.- Collection of letters to Alan King-Hamilton from various cricketers and cricket writers, comprising: E.W. Swanton, J.A. Bailey, Colin Cowdrey, David Gower, expressions of thanks, including for a toast at the MCC etc.; and another (10 pieces).

 

Estimate: £200 - 300

57 Thatcher (Margaret, Baroness Thatcher) 2 Autograph Letters signed and 16 Typed Letters signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1975-1990, on a variety of subjects, inclu
Lot 57

Thatcher (Margaret, Baroness Thatcher) 2 Autograph Letters signed and 16 Typed Letters signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1975-1990, on a variety of subjects, including: becoming leader of the Conservative Party, referring to "working miners", Cecil Parkinson, on her resignation as prime minister and her delight at the election of John Major, the Iraq invasion of Kuwait etc.

 

Hammer Price: £1,600

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