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142 - MEMORABILIA OF THE AVIATOR DIEUDONNE COSTES
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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Description
MEMORABILIA OF THE AVIATOR DIEUDONNE COSTES A Waterman fountain pen made of ebonite and gold, hallmarked 785 and bearing the S&S silversmith’s mark. It is engraved with the name Dieudonné Costes and ‘Souvenir de Robert Dreyfus Mexico 29 January–4 February 1928’. Length: 11.3 cm Gold nib. Gross weight: 23.6 g Made in England. Circa 1928. History: Following their first crossing of the South Atlantic (1927), Dieudonné COSTES and Joseph LE BRIX, whilst on tour in South America as part of their round-the-world journey, travelled between Guatemala and Mexico City, a distance of 1,080 kilometres. They arrived on 29 January 1928. After celebrations and tributes, including the presentation of our pen, they set off again and travelled from Mexico City to New Orleans (United States), covering 1,580 kilometres.
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About the sale Military History and Antique Weapons
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Auction time 10/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
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