FRENCH FORIGN LEGION POSTERS
Each poster is 19.5 inches across and 25.5 inches high. They both show some edge wear and evidence of creasing from having been rolled up for years, if not decades! A nice size to frame to highlight any Legion collection.
Each poster $75 PLEASE CONTACT AND CHECK ON AVAILABILITY
Bottom photo shows imprint on bottom right of poster front showing it was produced by the Legion’s presses for its magazine “Kepi Blanc” at the HQ in Aubagne in southern France.
As with the other poster the imprint on the poster for its production by the Legion.
Legion Books
While most titles have sold, you can beef up your reference with two excellent books.!!
““Insignes de l’Armee Francaise: Les Sahariens,” by Jean-Francis Boucher. First edition, 1982.Tight, clean, crisp hard-cover copy in excellent condition of perhaps the best reference for Saharienne insignia; 92 pages of which 42 are full-cover plates covering all units such as air, artillery, marine, etc. Of note are the 3 plates of Legion badges. Number 1321 of 2000 issued without dust jacket.
$175. NOT ON SALE
“French Foreign Legion Uniforms 1831-1978″ by noted Legion collector Austin Kelly. This limited-edition publication is a collection of color plates by Adjutant Rudolph Burda with explanatory pages.
There are 22 plates by Burda each suitable for framing that would make a great centerpiece to a Legion collection.
I believe these prints were limited to 100-200 sets. My copy (which I received from Austin) is number 11. No publication date but the artwork is date 1977 and cover dated 1978.
Exc. condition, $125 NOT ON SALE