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143 - CERTIFICATE OF CROSSING THE LINE AWARDED TO JEAN MERMOZ
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CERTIFICATE OF CROSSING THE LINE AWARDED TO JEAN MERMOZ Issued aboard the Groix, a vessel of the Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis, on November 21, 1927: “We, Neptune, son of Chronos and Rhea, King of the Line, Master of the Seas, the Winds, and the Storms, hereby certify that Mr. Jean Mermoz, ‘flying fish,’ has been granted, by exceptional favor, permission to cross our kingdom, and we call upon the tritons, sirens, naiad, and nereid, as well as all authorities and attractions of our realms, to watch over him and lend him a helping hand in case of need’ Wax seal of the Groix 25 x 33 cm (Folds and foxing) A certificate commemorating Jean Mermoz’s crossing of the Equator, November 21, 1927 Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Then passed down through the family
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