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several old letters and envelopes are sitting on a white surfacean old black and white photo of a man in a military uniformseveral old black and white photographs of men and women in military uniformsa close up of a piece of paper with writing on it
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144 - Jean Quirin (1913–1941), who served as a pilot in the 62nd G…
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Estimate €100 - €200
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Jean Quirin (1913–1941), who served as a pilot in the 62nd Group at Thiès in Senegal, died for France A collection of correspondence, typescripts and photographs Documents relating to the death of Jean Quirin (1913–1941), who served as a pilot in the 62nd Group at Thiès in Senegal, who died for France, killed on 25 October 1941 at M’Drabène Southe in French West Africa, son of Brigadier-General Albert Quirin and nephew of René Benjamin, including Typewritten account of the funeral and honours paid to the crew of the Glenn-Martin 166, Thiès, 25 October 1941, 10 pp., in-4 8 letters from the sender/postal address, 1941–1942, addressed to Jean-Loup Benjamin stationed in Rabat, including Letter from the sender, Thiès, 8 September 1941, Jean Quirin, addressed to Jean-Loup Benjamin, his first cousin P.A.S., Reims, 29 January 1942, General Albert Quirin, addressed to Jean-Loup Benjamin, who was stationed in Rabat, plus a photographic portrait of Brigadier General Albert Quirin, 1923, 26 x 16 cm Letter from the sender, Thiès, Senegal, 12 November 1941, from Major Morgan, commanding the 2/62 Group Letter from the sender, Thiès, 19 November 1941, from Pierre Hue, lieutenant in the 2/62 Group Handwritten letter, Thiès, 19 November 1941, L. Hue, wife of Pierre Hue 10 photographs, including a portrait of Jean Quirin, the Hue couple and Jean Quirin in Thiès in September 1941, views of the grave and the house in Thiès, a view of the site of the aeroplane crash, and a devotional image for the deceased FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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