AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
By International Autograph Auctions
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Dec 2, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 946:
SUK GRIGORIY: (1896-1917) Russian fighter pilot, a flying ace with the Imperial Russian Air Service during World ...
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Sold for: €1,500
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Estimated price :
€1,500 - €2,000
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SUK GRIGORIY: (1896-1917) Russian fighter pilot, a flying ace with the Imperial Russian Air Service during World War I (10 confirmed victories). Suk was killed in a landing accident as he returned from a flight. An extremely rare vintage signed and inscribed 3 x 4 photograph, the image depicting Suk standing in a full-length pose in uniform. His aircraft can be seen in the immediate background. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the verso, 'A mon ami francais Amidie de Flers, Leutenant Souk' and dated 9th October 1917 in his hand (the month before his untimely, tragic death). Neatly inlaid to an 8vo page removed from an album and with a light pencil annotation at the base of the verso of the photograph, possibly in the hand of de Flers. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: The present photograph was inscribed to the French aviator Amedee de Flers (b.1885) who saw service during World War I.
