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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 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](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/93d5a43f-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/c54c0bbe-0c91-ee11-817a-6045bdfc47ac.webp)
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

Lot 51
Wodehouse (Sir Pelham Grenville) Autograph Postcard signed to Alan King-Hamilton, 1927, declining an invitation to speak at the Cambridge Union.
Estimate: £300 - 400

Lot 52
Judiciary & Politicians.- Collection of letters to Alan King-Hamilton, including various judicial and political figures, mostly from the 1980s, 1940, 1975-2005 (c. 35).
Hammer Price: £220

Lot 53
RAF.- Hamilton (Alan King-) Log Books, 5 vol., autograph manuscript, numerous typescript insertions, original wrappers, 2 vol. disbound, 1941-45.
Hammer Price: £850

Lot 54
Churchill (Sir Winston) Typed Letter signed to his literary assistant Denis Kelly, 1956, thanking him for his birthday wishes.
Hammer Price: £750

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

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

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
![58 Forster (E.M.) Typed Letter signed to "Madan" [Madan Blanchard], Dorking, 1931, an unpublished imagined response and follow up to 'Letter to Mada 58 Forster (E.M.) Typed Letter signed to "Madan" [Madan Blanchard], Dorking, 1931, an unpublished imagined response and follow up to 'Letter to Mada](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/medium/4a6cbe40-9b90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/04c6953e-1691-ee11-817a-6045bdcfd69d.webp)
Lot 58
Forster (E.M.) Typed Letter signed to "Madan" [Madan Blanchard], Dorking, 1931, an unpublished imagined response and follow up to 'Letter to Madan Blanchard' published by Hogarth Press.
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000