A collection of various WW I flyer’s and probable von Richtofen memorabilia

comprising: a leather flight jacket of a Blue Max pilot; a framed piece of fabric from the Fokker triplane (of 4-25-17) in which von Richthofen was shot down on April 21, 1918, with authentication and various fabric fragments from German tri-planes with descriptions; a wood fragment with nail head from von Richthofen’s coffin Piece from his grave at Bertangles, with an accompanying letter from U.S. Navy; three replica metal serial numbers plates from von Richthofen’s Fokker airplanes; a hand written small diary from 1918 from an Australian who witnessed von Richthofen’s crash; a collection of circa 75 original letters of the Australian Diggers Unit that shot down von Richthofen; a notebook and further documents

overall with signs of ageing, first hand inspection required For all sales which take place on or after 1 February 2015, please note that the rate of buyer's premium for each lot (charged as a percentage of the hammer price achieved for that lot) has been revised and shall be calculated at the thresholds set out below: Buyer's premium is 25% of the hammer price up to and including £100,000; Buyer's premium is 20% of the hammer price on any amount in excess of £100, 000 up to and including £1,800,000; Buyer's premium is 12% of the hammer price on any amount in excess of £1,800,000. As stated above, the revised thresholds are effective as of 1 February 2015.
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