firm recently offered a smaller item, with a shorter signature of Martin Luther King Jr for £4500. We believe this item is not only unique, not only incredibly attractive, but with this year being the 50th Anniversary of the famous speech, we think this is probably undervalued at the price we are asking. I doubt we’ll ever be able to offer something like this again. Academy of Manuscript and Autograph, LLC were asked for their opinion on this item and were happy it was authentic. James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Good Condition Est. £1500 - 3000

LOT087 – King George V signed cheque dated 5th September 1894 drawn on Coutts bank. Cheque number 215 written in the Kings hand Pay to "Self”, “Five hundred and fifty pounds ten shillings, £556 - 10 - 0 George. In pretty good condition odd crease and trifolded. Clipped in bottom right hand corner, which was the norm for the bank then. To reverse in unknown hand reads Placed to the credit of His Royal Highness's General account as per credit slip by W Longden. Good Condition Est. £200 – 300

LOT088 – Charlie Chaplin signed Tivoli Strand 1925 Cinema booklet for The Gold Rush. Feint autograph to lower part of front page dated 1925, along with a 1975 letter from the daughter of the collector of the original autograph congratulating him on his knighthood and the reply from his assistant in Switzerland. Lots Of Photos Of Charlie Chaplin This Program Depicts All The Cast From "In The Gold Rush" The Photo On The Front Cover Is Of Charlie Chaplin Without Makeup. This Program Has Some Light Age Wear To It From Being Handled Est. £100 – 150

LOT089 - LOT068 - Paul McCartney & George Martin signed Beatles photographic canvas. A massive, 90cm x 90cm square professional photographic canvas, stretched over a wooden frame, ready to hang. This high quality canvas shows an iconic image of the Fab Four, the Beatles, in their heyday, circa 1960s. A classic shot of the seminal pop group performing on stage. Signed clearly directly on the canvas in bold black ink by Sir Paul McCartney and legendary producer Sir George Martin. A stunning item in fantastic condition. Excellent condition– Est. £300 – 400

LOT090 - Sam Snead, Henry Cotton, Tony Manero, Gene Sarazen & other golfers signed on reverse of card hand painted; autographs are in gaps of details of WW2 military veterans in field hospitals. Unusual item. Good condition. Est £40 - 60 LOT091 - Vera Lynn, Earl Haig, John Cruickshank VC and Bill Reid VC signed Prisoner of War Association cover. Good condition Est. £30 - 40 LOT092 - Roger Banister signed book. Good condition Est £30 -40 LOT093 - Gary Cooper signed piece matted with 10 x 8 colour photo to 16 x 20 size overall. Good condition. Est £40- 60 LOT094 - Cowboy Kings of Western Fame book 1st edition 1974 book/collection by John Ford with original box. This was printed in limited number so there are not many in this original state and condition around today. The Introduction is by Mary Ford. The 24 colour prints include: James Stewart, Will Rogers, Ward Bond, Warner Baxter, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Wallace Beery, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Tim McCoy, Tom Keene, Ken Maynard, Buck Jones, Hoot Gibson, William S. Hart, Bill Elliott, Harry Carey, Johnny Mack Brown, William Boyd, Gabby Hayes, Leo Carillo, Bob Steele, Tom Mix & George O'Brien. The 24 prints, each measuring 11" X 17" are slipped into the inside back cover as shown with Tom Mix on top. The John Ford illustration is embossed in gold on the sleeve holding them, and the text underneath attributed to Ford reads as follows: At the bottom corner of each print is "©1973 ® WESTERN SERIES, INC. Hollywood, California U.S.A. Centred on the reverse side of each of the prints is a brief biography of each Western star. Est. £60 – 80 LOT095 – Christopher Lee signed The Authorised Screen History Large Paper Back also signed by J Rigby (author). Good condition Est. £60 – 80

LOT096 – Multi-signed Presentation. 4x4.5 album page signed clearly in blue ink by the Busby Babes, , , , , Liam 'Billy' Whelan, Jackie Blanchflower, , , Ronnie Cope, Jack Crompton and John Doherty. Presented with a stunning black and photo of Duncan Edwards signing an autograph for a young boy five minutes before kick off at Highbury against Arsenal 1st February 1958, this was Duncan Edwards last match in the UK before flying to Munich, the tragedy of the followed on 6th February 1958. Professionally Register to bid online by visiting www.chaucercollectables.co.uk