Argentina, Republic. A Pair of Navy Admiral's (Almirante) Epaulettes Auction inscribed "Fliegerhauptmann Boelcke" at the

inscribed "Fliegerhauptmann Boelcke" at the upper left and "J

scuff mark on the lid

commissioned as a Flying Officer on March 27th

the clasp is missing its hinge but includes its magnetic metal pinback

The enormous numbers of allied aircraft that were involved in this operation was reported by Air Force veterans who took part to be some eight miles long and some five miles wide

Argentina, Republic. A Pair of Navy Admiral's (Almirante) Epaulettes Auction inscribed "Fliegerhauptmann Boelcke" at the(Armada de la Repblica Argentina = ARA). Two large, decorative stiff framed epaulettes, each on displaying the upper in very fine yellow embroidery with a smooth finish and trimmed in two rows of gold coloured rolled wire on the edges of the protruding spine, the outer row in a wavy pattern, the inner row in a twisted pattern. The insignia in the centre in rolled gold coloured bullion wire, in various textures, consisting of a fouled anchor, with one