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[Jean MERMOZ]. 24 letters and documents addressed to Jean Mermoz, 1927–1929; numerous letterheads. Congratulations from the Air Navigation Service on his appointment as a Knight of the Legion of Honour; certificate and medal awarded to Mermoz and Negrin by the Société d’Encouragement au Progrès; publication by Renault of a booklet following the Toulouse–Saint-Louis-du-Sénégal flight; 2 letters from Marcel Patay, director of the Aéropostale in Santiago; congratulatory messages following Pranville’s crossing of the Andes (telegram), from the presidents in Buenos Aires of the Comité des Sociétés Françaises, the L’Aviron Regatta Club, the Union Nationale des Combattants, and the president of the Centro Nacional de Aviación of Uruguay; letters from the International Aerophilatelic League, and from colleagues: R. Bernard, H. Lemaitre, Nicollet, Pivot, L. Rossignol, Soulier, Thève, etc. Plus one document in Arabic. Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Passed down through the family
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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