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Auction 368  28-29 Oct 2021
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Lot 1559

Estimate: 100 EUR
Price realized: 95 EUR
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Foreign Medals - FIRST FLIGHT FROM BELGIUM TO THE CONGO 1925/(1937), by by. Ch. Samuel., BELGIAN CONGO Belgica and a native woman clasp hands, an aeroplane flies above. Rev. combined landscapes of the two countries, linked with radio masts.Vancraenbroeck 130.The pilot of this flight, Edmond Thieffry (1892-1929) was a Great War pilot. The Brussels to Leopoldville link was established with a journey lasting from 12 February to 3 April. Thieffry was killed 4 years later when his plane crashed en route to Uvira in the Congo.AE 70 mm. Nearly mint
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