Auction No. 15 Saturday, 28 June 2014 / 1:00 pm start
Dowding, Muriel signature on 1986 GB 17p Lord ...
Estimate $25
Realised: $25 plus premium
Category: Miscellaneous > Autographs
Lot Details
Dowding, Muriel signature on 1986 GB 17p Lord Dowding FDC. Lord Dowding was Commander of RAF Fighter Command in WWII. Baroness Dowding was his second wife who he married in 1951 & is reported to have married after her first husband, who died in battle, contacted him through a medium & requested he meet her for lunch! Under her influence, he gave up game shooting & became a strict vegetarian & campaigner for animal rights. Comes with flyer from a RAF 1986 tribute event to him.
