A Collection of Medals Relating to Aviation, the Property of a Gentleman

Germany, Eröffnung des Flughafens Leipzig [Opening of Leipzig Airport], 1969, a red porcelain medal by Meissen, 62mm; HUNGARY, Fourth Hungarian Pilots’ Picnic, 1937, a uniface bronze plaque by B. Nándor, 75 x 51mm; ICELAND, Thirty Years of Seaplane Service, 1975, a bronze medal by A. Nyborg, 70mm; NETHERLANDS, 30th Anniversary of KLM, 1949, a bronze medal by M. Pauw, 60mm; NORWAY, ‘Little Norway’, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 49 x 35mm; SWEDEN, Stockholm International Aviation Exhibition, 1936, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 57 x 45mm [6]. Varied state, fifth with mount-marks on reverse; second in original fitted case £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals Relating to Aviation, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: First bt D. Fearon July 2003; third bt D. Fearon May 2009; fourth, fifth and sixth Baldwin Auction, 9 June 2007, lots 240, 242 (parts)