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Re: World War Two Poster "Plot Your Future Course, Buy Victory Bonds"
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2019 Dec 23, 19:17 -0500
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2019 Dec 23, 19:17 -0500
Hi Tom
Its actually quite valid to take an observation without a scope. It is easier to see the objects/features you are after.
A scope will magnify the objects and features, permitting more accurate observations, for example: brushing limbs in a sun / moon lunar.
There is one other thing to note! This was an attempt to sell war bonds, consequently, it is better to see the navigator's face, something not well portrayed with a scope pressed up to one's eye!
Cheers
Brad
On Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 7:03 PM Thomas M Darlingtoh <NoReply_Darlingtoh@fer3.com> wrote:
where is the telescope?TomOn Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 11:18 PM Jackson McDonald <NoReply_McDonald@fer3.com> wrote:Interesting celestial navigation-related item up for auction in the U.K.
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Original vintage World War Two war bond poster: Plot Your Future Course Buy Victory Bonds. Great illustration featuring a Royal Canadian Navy officer in uniform using a sextant and a sailor wearing an HMCS Her Majesty's Canadian Ship sailor cap, taking notes behind him against a blue sky with another ship visible on the horizon, the text above and below. Horizontal. Good condition, folded, tears on folds, small tears and paper losses on margins, backed on linen. Country: Canada, year of printing: 1940s, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 61x92
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-7FA4C07B6F
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