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1381 - Arabia – Suez Canal – Egypt Photo album belonging to the Dan…
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Estimate €250 - €350
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Arabia – Suez Canal – Egypt Photo album belonging to the Danish soldier Erhardt L. Høier. Containing over 200 photographs. 1957–1960. Landscape 4°. In an Asian lacquer album with wooden covers (slightly scuffed and bumped). As part of the UN Emergency Force, Danish soldiers were sent to Egypt in 1956 to bring the Suez Crisis to an end. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and the Canadian Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson were later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for organising the UN Emergency Force. - The photographs mainly show the soldiers in camp or on the move. There are also several photographs of vehicles, aeroplanes and the landscape, as well as Egyptians. - Included: UN Emergency Force badge. - Erhardt L. Høier’s dog tag. - In very good condition overall. Arabia. – Egypt – Suez – Photo album belonging to Danish soldier Erhardt L. Høier. Containing over 200 photographs. Bound in an Asian-style lacquered album with wooden covers (showing slight rubbing and scuffing). - Danish soldiers were deployed to Egypt in 1956 as part of the UN Emergency Force to help resolve the Suez Crisis. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and Canadian Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson were later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for organising the UN Emergency Force. - The photographs primarily depict the soldiers in camp or on the move. Also included are numerous images of vehicles, aircraft and the landscape, as well as local Egyptians. - Included: UN Emergency Force pin/badge. - Erhardt L. Høier’s dog tag. - Overall, in very good condition.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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