Lot 2871 Cover mailed from Vimy Ridge First Day of the Battle 9 April 1917 with its stamp loose. 4th Canadian Division 12th Brigade plus another cover from 1942 with a Vimy Remembrance day label on the back. Fine. Estimate $100, sold for C$425 plus buyer’s premium.
Vimy Ridge
Lot 2854, postcards of Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, including 1940 visit by Hitler, realized $518
Lot 2854 France 1936 Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Three postcards of Hitler visiting Vimy Memorial in 1940, as well as articles and a French press photo of Georges Vanier at Vimy Dec. 12 1944 checking for Canadian government if memorial had been destroyed as rumors suggested (it was intact). Two of the postcards are used with Luxembourg stamps, the third is unused. Scarce items, very fine. Estimate C$100, sold for C$450 plus buyer’s premium.