Year - Lot 369

Lot n° 369
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Year - Lot 369
Year France, World War II. Commemorating Cameroon’s Ralliance to Free France, 1940–41. - Locally made lost-wax bronze cup, stamped with the words “HONOR AND COUNTRY” and decorated with a Cross of Lorraine, an Air Force “aircrew” certificate, and a French Navy officer’s cap badge. A gift from a king to Commander Leclerc and his companions—including Captain Boislambert, Captain Parent, and René Pleven—at Fort Lamy, as a gesture of welcome. Diameter 12 cm x height 30 cm. - Six silver gelatin prints depicting Captain Henri MONFORT, a medical officer and companion of Commander Leclerc during the rallying of Cameroon, including a view of the captain with his American-made Howard GH-NH “Nightingale” air ambulance. The photos come with a stamped envelope marked “CAMEROUN FRANCAIS - The Governor.” Average photo dimensions: 13 x 17 cm and 13 x 13 cm. Included are 2 publications: - A booklet from the Economic Agency for African Territories under Mandate: Cameroon and Togo. Supplement to No. 20 of the Bulletin of the Economic Agency for African Territories under Mandate, 1927–28 edition. Complete. 31 x 25 cm. (Signs of wear and normal use; sun-faded cover. Fairly good condition). - “LIVRE D’OR du Cameroun,” published and advertised by Chérifienne, 1950s. Well illustrated. Complete. 33 x 25 cm. (Signs of wear and tear. In fairly good condition). Note: Cameroon’s alignment with the Free French followed immediately after Chad’s and preceded that of the Congo. The speed with which these alignments took place allowed de Gaulle to demonstrate to his allies the reality of a “Fighting France.”
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