Aviation Medal Collection
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Lot 819 Session 3 (2.30pm Tuesday) Aviation Medal Collection
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $240
SIEGE OF PARIS, obv. pigeon flying right, SIEGE DE PARIS 1870-1871/ARRIVEE DES PIGEONS CORRESPONDANT PENDANTLE, rev. APPORTANT UNE DEPECHE/DE GAMBETTA/DES GENERAUX DE/L'ARMEE DE LA/LOIRE, AE 29mm EF; another dirigible and plane flying around Eiffel Tower, rev. SOUVENIR/DE MON/ASCENSION/by Barme, Base metal 25mm VF; another obv: 1825/HENRY GIFFARD 1882/bust, INGENIEUR INVENTEUR-AERONAUTE, by S.Bret, rev. PREMIER AEROSTAT A VAPEUR EXPERIENCE DU 25 SEPT 1852, ELANCOURT, AE 72mm EF; another obv. FELIX TOURNACHON-NADAR, Felix Tournachon head by M. P. Querolle, rev. for First Aerial Photography 1868, First Liason Airmail 1870, basket of balloon, AE 77mm EF; another, obv: JULES VERNE 1828-1905, head half right by R. B. Baron, SCIENCE-GEOGRAPHIE-FICTION, rev. balloon submarine & sea creatures over map, AE 68mm EF. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
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