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LOT 1957
Russian GSH6 Pilot Helmet
MID-LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (3.1 kg, 28 cm wide).
For high altitude use, with a moulded dome with aluminium collar, lined internally and with latex and fireproof neck; fitted with clear plastic front visor with clamps, hoses and cables/earphones for air/oxygen and communications, with impressed '0451299' to rear.
ProvenanceThe Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by Russian documentation.
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LOT 1957
Russian GSH6 Pilot Helmet
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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British Prime Ministers Signed Cover
1999 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
First Day Cover bearing set of four millennium 1999 stamps, franked 12 January 1999 and signed by Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Edward Heath, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. 21 grams, 21.5 x 11.5 cm
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Wooden Sporting Discus
Circa 1900 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The wooden core set into a steel rim; stamped 'AAA PATT[ERN?]' for Amateur Athletic Association and 'LILLYWHITE-FROWD-LONDON'. 1.5 kg, 20 cm wide
Acquired from Manfred Schotten Antiques. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Manfred Schotten listing.
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