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ICYMI: The French Legion of Honour | The Fourth Garrideb - Numismatics of Sherlock Holmes
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ICYMI: The French Legion of Honour

ICYMI: The French Legion of Honour

“… an exploit which won for Holmes an autograph letter of thanks from the French President and the Order of the Legion of Honour.”

– The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (GOLD)

SH LOH Papers
The Genuine Faux Papers Awarding Sherlock Holmes the Legion of Honour ~ from Denny Dobry’s 221B Baker Street in Reading

The French Legion of Honour was only mentioned in one story of the Canon, The Adventure of The Golden Pince-Nez. However, we have published many earlier posts dealing with the French Legion of Honour.  In case you missed them, you might wish to go back and check these out:

French Legion of Honor

The French Legion of Honour

Gerard 8

How the Brigadier Won His Medals – 1954 Schlitz Playhouse

Vernet Medici Obv

Sherlock Holmes’ Great Uncle? – The Artist Horace Vernet

Photo by Remy de la Mauviniere, Associated Press

Jerry Lewis Receives French Commandeur of the Legion of Honour

CC LOH 19310327

The Legion of Honour Awarded To Charlie Chaplin

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