AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
Dec 3, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain

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LOT 1089:

[WORLD WAR II]: ALEXANDER HAROLD (1891-1969) British Field Marshal of World War II & CLARK MARK W. (1896-1984) ...

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[WORLD WAR II]: ALEXANDER HAROLD (1891-1969) British Field Marshal of World War II & CLARK MARK W. (1896-1984) American Lieutenant General of World War II. A World War II date national flag of the United Kingdom (measuring 113 x 60''), the Union Jack consisting of the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the Cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which are superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland), manufactured by T. C. Hayward & Co. Ltd and bearing their stamp to the hoist, with two off-white cloth panels, each measuring approximately 11 x 2.5'', neatly stitched alongside each other to the flag, the first signed by Harold Alexander, 'H. R. Alexander, General, C in C Allied Armies in Italy, 1944', and the second by Mark W. Clark, with his name alone. A contemporary clear plastic protective covering has been neatly stitched over each of the panels. Accompanied by a partially printed oblong 4to card stating that the flag bears the signatures of Alexander and Clark and that it was presented to the United Nations Senior Youth Federation and that 'to the gracious courtesy of the distinguished donor of this historic and priceless gift must ever be extended the deep and sincere gratitude and thanks of all'. Rare. Some light age wear, VG

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