Lot 1090
Battle of Britain, Two pages illustrated with stamps and covers and bearing signatures of Capt. Douglas Bader, the legendary legless airman, who, after his promotion to Wing Commander, had his plane collide with a German Messerschmitt and come down behind enemy lines. The Germans so respected Bader that they allowed the RAF to drop new artificial legs to him while in captivity. Also a cover signed by five Luftwaffe officers from WWII: Dieter Peltz, Werner Schoer, Rudolf Nacke, Joachim Helbig and Victor Vossberg.
Estimate 200 - 300
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| Realized $260 |
