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United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . Solomon Andrews, airship inventor, manuscript letter signed,. to the firm of C. Schrack & Co of Philadelphia, datelined Perth Amboy, Jan 19th 1863, regarding balloon varnishing, and making reference to fellow pioneer balloonist John Wise having purchased material from their firm, signed "S. Andrews” in ink, a significant letter from an important figure in the history of aviation; Solomon Andrews, a medical doctor and three-time Mayor of Perth-Amboy, first flew his airship "Aereon" - which had three 80 foot balloons - in 1863. He later offered it to President Abraham Lincoln for use in by the Union Army. John Wise, a fellow balloonist, made over 400 flights throughout his life, and in 1859 on board his balloon "The Jupiter" carried the first official airmail delivery for the United States Post Office. (Image1)
Est. US$500-750
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:52:47 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 100
Symbol: cover
Cat No: Collection
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . Floyd Bennett & Bernt Balchen, signed cover,. to Mr. Theo Howard of Winnipeg, unfranked, signed "Floyd Bennett" and "Bernt Balchen" in black ink at upper left, with additional note on black-bordered mourning notepaper, signed by Bennett's wife, replying to an inquiry for her husband's autograph following his death, noting that "needless to say, the letter did not reach him," accompanied by a further signed 1934 memorial cover cancelled on board the Navy Receiving Ship at Floyd Bennett Field in New York, a lovely quality group; Floyd was the pilot who first flew over the North Pole, and was later to have flown Byrd across the Atlantic, but was injured and replaced by Balchen, who later also flew Byrd across the South Pole. Cover (Image1)
Est. US$300-400
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:53:09 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 101
Symbol:
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . Glenn Curtiss, 1898 signed cheque,. Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Bath New York, cheque dated Sept 28 1898, signed G.H. Curtiss at lower right, typical filing folds, fine, an early Curtiss autograph, signed when he was only twenty years old, three years before he began manufacturing motorcycles, and six years before his Curtiss 9 HP-V twin motor engine would power the first successful dirigible in America, the California Arrow. (Image1)
Est. US$300-400
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:53:35 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 102
Symbol:
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . Amelia Earhart, typed letter signed,. in black ink, on her letterhead, to Miss Hyacinthe Lambart at the Canadian Flying Club Association. In the letter, Earhart discusses the importance of encouraging female aviators, writing: "I believe that it is advantageous to organize informally even a few women pilots rather than wait until a larger number have their licenses. Very often the joining together has the effect of increasing interest generally. I have just returned from several more weeks of lecturing and have not yet had the opportunity of reading Canadian Aviation yet. I shall try to save a minute or two in the next few days to catch up on my aeronautical literature." An important Earhart letter, with further significance to Canadian aviation history. Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of The Ninety-Nines, an international organization for the advancement of women pilots. Hyacinthe Lambart was one of Canada's first female pilots, who in 1932 flew her Gipsy Moth aircraft to Quebec City, where she landed on the Plains of Abraham. During the Second World War, she served as secretary of the Canadian Flying Club Association. (Image1)
Est. US$1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 2,900.00
Sold...US$ 2,900.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:54:39 EST
Sold For 2900
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 103
Symbol:
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . R.A.J. English (Lieutenant), 1935 typed letter & delayed mail. to Mr. J.F. Welsh at the U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, hand-written on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II letterhead, datelined "S.S. Bear of Oakland, Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 30 January 1935," sending greetings "from the bottom of the world", with original Byrd Expedition envelope, franked but uncancelled, with handstamped Bear of Oakland cachet, also with typed letter from Donald G. Shook to J.F. Welsh, noting that the enclosed letter was discovered among the supplies of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and that "because of the Assistant Postmaster's physical and mental breakdown at Little America, it was necessary for the Post Office Department to send an expert from the United States to Little America to take charge of the mail service," further explaining that some letters "which he had failed to turn over to the proper authorities were found in some trunks and boxes," an informative letter detailing the challenges of mail handling on this Expedition, scarce and fine. (Image1)
Est. US$200-300
Opening US$ 675.00
Sold...US$ 675.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:55:05 EST
Sold For 675
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 104
Symbol:
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . R.A.J. English (Lieutenant), 1935 typed letter to Commander A.M. Penn,. hand-written on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II letterhead, datelined "S.S. Bear of Oakland, Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 30 January, 1935", with exceptional content; Lieutenant English writes "Warm greetings from the frigid desolation at the bottom of the world! The "Bear of Oakland" has been here since the 19th and the "Jacob Ruppert" since last Saturday, but continuous gales and unstable ice have prevented the latter ship from mooring. My command is engaged in the operation of moving equipment from the ice barrier to the other vessel..." with original franked but uncancelled enclosure bearing handstamped "Bear of Oakland" cachet, a scarce and important letter. (Image1)
Est. US$200-300
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:55:30 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 105
Symbol:
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . Charles Lindbergh, signed Rideau Club menu,. printed on thick card, dated July 3, 1927, signed CHARLES LINDBERGH in ink, small tear at centre, else fine and scarce. In honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King invited “Lucky Lindy” to lead a flypast over the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of the heroic pilot, while five hundred police and militia waited at the airfield. Tragedy struck when, upon descent, one of Lindbergh’s escort pilots, Lt. Thad Johnson, was killed after his plane struck the propeller of another escort. A funeral was held for Lt. Johnson the following day - the same day as the Rideau Club celebrations for Lindbergh. Lt. Johnson’s casket was conveyed down Wellington Street to the Ottawa train station, for the final journey to Michigan. Lindbergh played a role in the ceremony, flying the Spirit of St Louis in such proximity to the procession as to allow him to drop a bouquet of flowers onto the passing cortege.. . . AN IMPORTANT AND ALMOST CERTAINLY UNIQUE ITEM. (Image1)
Est. US$1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:55:51 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 106
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . United States Bureau of Engraving & Printing Presidential por. of seven, approximately 6"x 8", depicting Presidents Washington, Jackson, Madison, Lincoln, Taylor, Van Buren, and Kennedy, the latter signed "R.M. Bower / 1961" in pencil, a lovely group. (Image1)
Est. US$100-150
Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00
Closed..Jan-26-2022, 11:56:44 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 177
Lot No: 107
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera . United States Bureau of Engraving & Printing Presidental port. approximately 10.75" x 14.9", most sunk on thick card, with Eisenhower, Coolidge, F.D.R., Grant, Harding, Hoover, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lincoln, McKinley, Taft, Truman, Washington, and Wilson, the Eisenhower, Kennedy and Truman engravings signed in pencil "Chas A. Brooks" and dated 1947, 1953 and 1961, some with negligible edge toning, an attractive group. Charles A. Brooks was a prolific engraver, who joined the B.E.P. in 1938, serving until his retirement in 1966, with the exception of a brief time at the Security Bank Note Company. (Image1)
