'R. Ackermann's Costumes of the Indian Army, No. 27'. An extremely rare print of a native regiment from the old Bengal Army, pre-Indian Mutiny period. During the Mutiny, this regiment was disarmed at Berhampore.

These cards (seven in all, including a birthday card) are souvenirs from France, sent by Sapper Len Pettet to his wife Rose or his children Anne and Ted (?). There are various dates in 1917/18 and his name and number are visible in varying degrees on some.

Winterhilfswerk (WHW) was a state organisation dedicated to the relief of the poor and the homeless during the winter months (October to March). Little hand painted ceramic figures (originally on pins), of which these are representative, were given out by WHW personnel in the street in exchange for contributions.

This rare lithograph (30 x 40 cms), from the Crimean War period, is of a senior officer and subaltern from one of the most elite of the Russian Guard regiments, the personal bodyguard of the Tsar and the equivalent of the Prussian Garde du Corps.

These cards (seven in all, including a birthday card) are souvenirs from France, sent by Sapper Len Pettet to his wife Rose. On this card, his rank of Sapper is visible at the top of the reverse, along with his army number, though both are partially concealed by the remains of mounting paper. It is dated in his handwriting, March 10th '17.