RENÉ CHAR (1907-1988) CAPITAINE ALEXANDRE. CERTIFICAT... Lot n° 22

RENÉ CHAR (1907-1988) CAPTAIN ALEXANDRE. SIGNED TYPESCRIPT CERTIFICATE. Avignon, November 23, 1944, 1 page in-4 on paper of the Forces Françaises Combattantes. In this certificate René Char signs his name as a member of the Resistance: Captain Alexandre and certifies that Gilbert Lély was well deserved by the Resistance and that he 'carried out particularly dangerous connections for the Parachute Landing section'... CAPTAIN ALEXANDRE.TYPEWRITTEN CERTIFICATE, SIGNED. Avignon, 23 November 1944, 1pp, on paper of the Forces Françaises Combattantes, 4to. In this certificate René Char signs with his resistance fighter name, Captain Alexandre, and certifies that Gilbert Lély has well deserved the resistance and that he 'a effectué pour la section Atterrissage Parachutéage des liaisons particulièrement périlleuses'... Footnotes: Provenance Private collection, France. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com