Lot 830

Description

FRENCH SPACE and OTHER AVAITIONN MEDALS, YOURI GAGARINE, obv. full face, dove of peace below 1961/YOURI GAGARINE PREMIER VOL. HUMAIN SPATIAL, by A de Jaeger, rev. sun at top, moon centre, earth at foot, space craft in star galaxy, YOURI.GAGARINE LE COSMOS DOIT DEVENIR LARENE DE L'AMITE ENTRE LES NATION, AE 72mm EF; another obv. APOLLO VIII by Bernard Labourie, obv. busts of Borman Lovell and Anders in space uniforms, rev. space craft over moon surface, PREMIER VOYAGE CIRCUMLUNAIRE, NOEL 1968, AE 68mm EF; another obv. winged male flying over monoplanel by F. Montagny, rev. two birds flying over warship, inscription plaque to right, AE 68mm EF; another obv. MAX ANDERSON LARRY NEWMAN BENABRUZZO, 137 HEURES 5 MINUTES 5O SECONDS distance 5001.22 KM (first Atlantic crossing in a gas balloon), and 12 AOUT 17 AOUT 1978, AE 72mm EF; another obv. GOUT DE L'AVENTURE DECOUVERTE PURETE, LA MONTGOLFIERE, by J.P. Reti, rev. abstract design, AE 70mm EF; another obv. CHARLES NUNGESSER 1892 - I927, FRANCOIS COLI 1881 - 1927, facing heads, rev. 8 MAI I927, L'OISEAU BLANC (dotted plane outline), AE 68mm EF; another obv. AERO by O.Spaniel, winged female, monoplane and motor car, rev. FIDELI /SEMPER /FIDELIS /AERO, AE 50mm EF; another medalet, obv. TOUR EIFFEL 300 METRES, tower and balloon in background, rev. 1789 LA BASTILLE 1889, AE 26mm F; another obv. CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET D'INDUSTRIE /D'AJACCIO SARTENE, rev. AEROGARE D'AJACCIO /CAMPO DELL'ORO /25 NOVEMBRE 1961, AE 62mm EF. Fine - extremely fine. (9)