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an old book with a blue cover sitting on top of a white surfacetwo black and white photos of a plane in a booktwo black and white photos of a group of mentwo black and white photos of a book open to show a picture of a group of peopletwo black and white photos of people walking in the snow
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245 - IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF TRANSOCEANIC PILOTS IN ROME (22–27 May 1932) BY JEAN MERMOZ In blue leather lined with blue moiré, embossed in gold with ‘CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE DEI PILOTI TRANSOCEANICI ROMA 22–27 MAGGIO 1932 – X’ ” It contains 126 photographs (16.5 x 22.5), some with silver captions, depicting the various stages of the convention (Rome, visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, meeting with the Duce, reception hosted by the governor, congress sessions, air show in the presence of the King, aerial views, visits to Florence, Pompeii and Venice). An important photographic album of the International Transoceanic Pilots’ Convention, Rome (22–27 May 1932), owned by Jean Mermoz 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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