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Lot #519
Roy Brown

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Enlisted in the Clyde Corps at the beginning of World War I, and served overseas in France, seeing action at Ypres, Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Brown joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917, and remained with this group until the end of the war. After the war, he worked for Western Canada Airways in Manitoba, and was superintendent and chief pilot of the company's airmail operations from 1930 to 1932. Commemorative postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring Canadian Air Mail, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen, “Roy Brown, Pilot.” A few small stray ink spots, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.

Auction Info

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  • Dates: #323 - Ended July 18, 2007