Auction 444
Autograph auction TV/Film Military Historic Politics Space Concorde GB mint Stamps FDCs.
By Chaucer Auctions
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Sep 18, 2024
Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ
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LOT 84:
A J ALAN / MAGICIAN / NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BLETCHLEY PARK WW2 /WW1. A RARE AUTOGRAPH OF A J ALAN ( LESLIE ...
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Sold for: £60
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
73.77
Start price:
£
50
Estimated price :
£50 - £60
Buyer's Premium: 22.95%
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A J ALAN / MAGICIAN / NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BLETCHLEY PARK WW2 /WW1. A RARE AUTOGRAPH OF A J ALAN ( LESLIE HARRISON LAMBERT ) 1883-1941 KNOWN IN PUBLIC AS A J ALAN ,HE WAS AN ENGLISH MAGICIAN, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,SHORT STORY WRITER AND RADIO BROADCASTER. AT THE BEGINNING OF WW2 HE WORKED FOR NAVAL INTELLIGENCE AT BLETCHLEY PARK. DURING WW1 HE WORKED IN NORFOLK INTERCEPTING GERMAN RADIO TRANSMISSIONS BY 1941 HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE ADMIRALTY AT NAVAL INTELLIGENCE ROOM 40. HE HAD WORKED AS A MAGICIAN AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE MAGIC CIRCLE. HIS RADIO BROADCASTS WERE BASED ON HIS TELLING OF HIS OWN SHORT STORIES. HE WAS JUST 58 WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN NORWISH, ENGLAND . Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
