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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Interiors: Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2013 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  35
• Lot Description:
  A Rare and Important HMS Achilles Crew Signed Ensign
  the Royal Navy St George linen Ensign flag (1707 Pattern) from the famous leander-class light cruiser HMS Achilles and signed by numerous members of that ship's crew after the "Battle of The River Plate" on the 30th December 1939 when the ship was being refitted in Wellington post battle. The flag is with Union Jack in the first canton and signed in pencil by the crew members in the other three, including Captain W.E. Parry. Ex Collection of G.H. Heywood who was gifted the flag by a widow of an Achilles crew member.
  H430 W880mm
• Estimate:
  NZ$5,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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