Auction 85 Part 1
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 1
By Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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Oct 28, 2020
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915, United States
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 91:
(ENIGMA MACHINE/ULTRA) F. W. WINTERBOTHAM
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Sold for: $140
Start price:
$
70
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$140 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 30%
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(ENIGMA MACHINE/ULTRA) F. W. WINTERBOTHAM
Frederick William Winterbotham CBE (1897–1990) RAF officer who supervised the distribution of Ultra intelligence. His book The Ultra Secret was the first popular account of Ultra to be published in Britain. Winterbotham formed 'Special Liaison Units', which were attached to each field headquarters that received Enigma. An SLU consisted of a few RAF officers and enlisted men, low in rank to avoid drawing attention. They received encrypted Ultra messages by radio from Britain, and handed them over to the commander, who was often the only person cleared to know where the information came from. A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., Kingsbridge, Jan. 18, 1976, sending his photo (not present) and adding: '...I am sorry I look rather ancient, but WWII was a long time ago...'. Fine.
