Auction 490
LIVE MILITARY AUTOGRAPH AUCTION BATTLE OF BRITAIN, LUFTWAFFE, UBOATS, BOMBER COMMAND, DAMBUSTERS, NAVY, SPACE
By Chaucer Auctions
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Jan 29, 2025
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 50:
ES3c The Biesbosch Signed Three Dutch WW11 operators RAF Escaping Society cover. Personally Signed by 3 Route ...
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ES3c The Biesbosch Signed Three Dutch WW11 operators RAF Escaping Society cover. Personally Signed by 3 Route Operators Jan W Landgraaff MWO, Adriaan de Deizer BK and Jacobus Meir BL Biesbosch Escape Route Operators with Dutch decorations equivalent to the Victoria Cross and George Cross. 15 X11 72 12 Veldpost 44 CDS ( Holland ) postmark on Dutch Delta 20c and flag 20c stamps. Cover depicts map of and RAFES badge. During World War 11 a large number of RAF and Allied Aircrew who had been shot down were hidden by the Dutch Resistance in the Biesbosch until they could be taken over the River Maas and passed along the Comete Line Escape Route. At Drimmelen on the River Maas is a monument to the 374 Dutch people who lost their lives during these operations. Flown in 21 Squadron Devon WP973 from Glize Rijen ( Holland ) to RAF Northolt. Pilot Flt LT Ironside. Backstamped Den Biesbosch and RAF Northolt. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
