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369 - Year. France, Second World War.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Year. France, Second World War. Commemorating Cameroon’s alignment with Free France, 1940–41. - Locally made lost-wax bronze cup, stamped with the words "HONOUR AND COUNTRY" and decorated with a Cross of Lorraine, an Air Force "aircrew" certificate and a French Navy officer’s cap badge. A gift from a king to Commander Leclerc and his companions, including Captain Boislambert, Captain Parent and René Pleven, at Fort Lamy, as a token of welcome. Diameter 12 cm x height 30 cm - Six silver-print photographs depicting Captain Henri MONFORT, a medical officer and companion of Commander Leclerc during the rallying of Cameroon, including a view of the captain with his American-made Howard GH - NH Nightingale ambulance aircraft. The photographs come with an envelope stamped “FRENCH CAMEROON - The Governor" stamped. Average dimensions of photos: 13 x 17 cm and 13 x 13 cm. Two publications are included: - Pamphlet from the Economic Agency for African Territories under Mandate: Cameroon and Togo. Supplement to No. 20 of the Bulletin of the Economic Agency for African Territories under Mandate, 1927–28 edition. Complete. 31 x 25 cm. (Signs of wear and tear, sun-faded cover, fairly good condition). - "LIVRE D'OR du Cameroun", published and advertised by Chérifienne, 1950s. Well illustrated. Complete. 33 x 25 cm. (Signs of wear and age, in fairly good condition). - cm x which was manufactured locally Note: Cameroon’s defection came immediately after that of Chad, and preceded that of the Congo. The speed of these defections enabled de Gaulle to demonstrate to his allies the reality of a ‘fighting France’[
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About the sale Nice militaria sale
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Auction time 07/04/2026 at 10:30 AM
Ref. : 008408 - 1657
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