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 85:
Secret Postings: Bletchley Park to the Pentagon book signed by WW2 code breaker Charlotte Webb. Charlotte Elizabeth ...
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Sold for: £40
Price including buyer’s premium:
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49.18
Start price:
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20
Estimated price :
£20 - £30
Buyer's Premium: 22.95%
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Secret Postings: Bletchley Park to the Pentagon book signed by WW2 code breaker Charlotte Webb. Charlotte Elizabeth Webb, MBE (née Vine-Stevens; born 13 May 1923) was an English codebreaker who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II at the age of 18. Starting in 1941 she joined the British Auxiliary Territorial Service. She said, of joining the top-secret mission at Bletchley, "I wanted to do something more for the war effort than bake sausage rolls. "Webb grew up with a German au pair before becoming an exchange student in Germany. Upon arrival at Bletchley she was tasked with cataloguing encrypted German radio messages intercepted by the British, contributing to the breaking of the German cipher Enigma. During her time at Bletchley she also worked on intercepted Japanese messages. After the war ended in Europe, Webb travelled to Washington D.C. to assist the Americans with the war in the Pacific. 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
