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France, Pierre Bourdan, 1950, a bronze medal by G.-C. Revol, bust left, rev. les français parlent aux français, map of the English Channel, 68mm (CGMP p.1579); Radio-Londres, 1951, a bronze medal by G.-C. Revol, busts of Marin, Oberlé, Schumann, Bourdan and Duchesne left, rev. same as previous, 68mm (CGMP p.1579) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine, both rare (£40-60)

Pierre Bourdan (1909-48), journalist, who, based in London from 1940 to 1944, addressed the French people nightly via the BBC, along with his compatriots Jean Marin, Jean Oberlé, Maurice Schumann and Duchesne. Further biographical details are sold with the lot