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Codebreakers Bletchley Park World War II Signatories Limited Cryptography Frame

$ 528

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  • Condition: New
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

    Description

    This rare collectors item is a
    collage frame
    with five signatories
    limited numbered # 12 of 500.
    Comprises signed reprints of historic pictures reflecting the unique history of Bletchley Park and the Codebreakers.
    Certificate of Authenticity
    Bletchley Park - Home of the World War II Codebreakers
    Signatories of the Five Codebreaker:
    Keith Batey
    , Senior Codebreaker, was a mathematician from Trinity College Cambridge before he was
    recruited to work for Gordon Welchman in Hut 6.
    Mavis Batey
    , Codebreaker 1940-45 worked for Dilly Knox in Cottage 3 and was a key figure
    in codebreaking which led to the victory at the Battle of Cape Matapan; the biggest naval
    success since the Battle of Trafalgar.
    Oliver Lawn
    , Codebreaker from 1940 until 1945, was a mathematician recruited by Gordon Welchman
    from Jesus College Cambridge for Hut 6.  Oliver worked alongside Alan Turning until
    Turning moved over from the Army and Air Force Enigma to the Naval Enigima.
    Sheila Lawn
    , Codebreaker, was a linguist recruited from Aberdeen University to
    work on Hand Codes in Block 3.  Sheila met her now husband
    Oliver at the Scottish Dancing at Bletchley Park and married in 1948.
    John  Herivel
    , Codebreaker, was a
    mathematician
    at Sidney Sussex College,
    Cambridge
    when he was personally recruited by Gordon Welchman for Hut 6
    and became responsible for the famous 'Herivel Tip'.
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    Cryptography was used extensively during World War II
    Churchill famously called the Bletchley Park code-breakers
    Bletchley Park, once the top-secret home of the World War II
    Discover the incredible achievements of Britain's World War Two Codebreakers
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    For those who understand the history of code breaking during world war II
    and the codebreakers could appreciate the value and importance of owning this item.
    Battle Of Britain
    Wehrmacht
    Neville Chamberlain
    Cryptography