A collection of postcards and lettersheets from Stalag Luft ...

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A collection of postcards and lettersheets from Stalag Luft VIIIB, Oflag IAXH and Oflag IVC (Colditz) with a number of different censor cachets applied in the camps. Letters and postcards written by Major Richard (Dick) Lorraine (part of the drain/sewer escape attempt), Brigadier Edward Grisomond Beaumont 'Gris' Davies Scourfield, Captain Dickie, Captain G P Campbell, F/O Chalaoupka, Lieut J Champ, Captain R Barry, Lieut T Beet and others.


Brigadier Edward Grisomond Beaumont 'Gris' Davies Scourfield escaped Colditz in a handcart but failed to reach the Netherlands and was returned to Oflag IVC.

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Auction Date: 30th Oct 2024 at 10am

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30th Oct 2024 10am (Lots 0 to 999)