A rare hand painted silk souvenir handkerchief, bearing a naïve montage depicting the destruction of army Zeppelin LZ37 by Flight Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. Warneford VC on 7 June 1915, the boarder incorporating facsimilies of the Victoria Cross; and a set of four contemporary post cards, one of which depicts the same action and three others depicting similar actions (5)
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A rare hand painted silk souvenir handkerchief, bearing a naïve montage depicting the destruction of army Zeppelin LZ37 by Flight Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. Warneford VC on 7 June 1915, the boarder incorporating facsimilies of the Victoria Cross; and a set of four contemporary post cards, one of which depicts the same action and three others depicting similar actions (5)
Lot Essay
LZ 37 was the first Zeppelin to be brought down by an aeroplane