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Maître Lydie BRIOULT

213 - Personalised certificate ‘Imperium Neptuni Regis’
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Estimate €120 - €150
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Description
Personalised certificate ‘Imperium Neptuni Regis’ Certificate issued to crew members or passengers when a ship crosses the equator. This copy, in the same vein as the previous one, was awarded to seaman Stanley Crawford Smith aboard the sister ship SANTA MONICA in the Solomon Islands on 2 October 1943, shortly before the landing operation at Cape Torokina on the island of Bougainville, which began on 1 November 1943. The cargo ship Santa Monica, built in 1939 by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey), this 7,200-tonne cargo ship sailed alongside the US Navy, serving to transport troops and supplies in the Pacific, the Middle East and Asia between 1943 and 1945.
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About the sale Sale of the Grégory Pons collection and miscellaneous items (Aviation and WW2 Militaria)
Auction location
Auction time 11/14/2026 at 1:30 PM
Lot description modified on 10/24/2026 at 10:25 AM
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