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LOT 2418
British RAF WWII Silk Escape Map and Miniature Compass
1939-1945 A.D.
1/2 - 20 in. (14.6 grams total, 1.5-51 cm).
Silk square with printed map showing southern England, the Channel coast from East Friesland to Loire Inferieure; most of England inland not printed; supplied with a miniature compass in glazed container (1.5cm across). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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