2nd May, 2017 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia')
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[M] FLAGS AND PENNANTS<br/>comprising eleven enamelled...
FLAGS AND PENNANTS
comprising eleven enamelled burgees, two in silver by Benzie of Cowes; three matchbox holders: S.S. Arandora Star, silver 1928; S.S. Jervis Bay; S.S. Canton; and a first edition of the Marryat Code of Signals for 1841, covered in sail cloth with inscribed cover (worn overall)
(A lot)
The S.S. Arandora Star was torpedoed on 2nd July 1940 with great loss of life; Jervis Bay was sunk by the German armoured cruiser Admiral Scheer on 5th November 1940.
comprising eleven enamelled burgees, two in silver by Benzie of Cowes; three matchbox holders: S.S. Arandora Star, silver 1928; S.S. Jervis Bay; S.S. Canton; and a first edition of the Marryat Code of Signals for 1841, covered in sail cloth with inscribed cover (worn overall)
(A lot)
The S.S. Arandora Star was torpedoed on 2nd July 1940 with great loss of life; Jervis Bay was sunk by the German armoured cruiser Admiral Scheer on 5th November 1940.
Sold for £186
Estimated at £150 - £250
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
FLAGS AND PENNANTS
comprising eleven enamelled burgees, two in silver by Benzie of Cowes; three matchbox holders: S.S. Arandora Star, silver 1928; S.S. Jervis Bay; S.S. Canton; and a first edition of the Marryat Code of Signals for 1841, covered in sail cloth with inscribed cover (worn overall)
(A lot)
The S.S. Arandora Star was torpedoed on 2nd July 1940 with great loss of life; Jervis Bay was sunk by the German armoured cruiser Admiral Scheer on 5th November 1940.
comprising eleven enamelled burgees, two in silver by Benzie of Cowes; three matchbox holders: S.S. Arandora Star, silver 1928; S.S. Jervis Bay; S.S. Canton; and a first edition of the Marryat Code of Signals for 1841, covered in sail cloth with inscribed cover (worn overall)
(A lot)
The S.S. Arandora Star was torpedoed on 2nd July 1940 with great loss of life; Jervis Bay was sunk by the German armoured cruiser Admiral Scheer on 5th November 1940.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia'), 2nd May, 2017
