Sale No: 771
Lot No: 1005
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Cat No: Collection
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NYRBA Ephemera Collection, 1929-30, unbelievable documentation of the audacious, brief life of New York, Rio, & Buenos Aires Airlines; these from the lifetime holdings of the foremost NYRBA collector; 400 shares (Oct 1929) and 500 shares (Sep 1929) NYRBA Common Stock certificates in the name of Ralph A O'Neill, the founder of the airline, as well Preliminary Proof No 1 & 8 statements (1929) for 200,000 and 350,000 shares respectively; personal photos from Sewell (pilot); Western Union telegram ("information concerning our plane burning absolutely incorrect"), vintage photographs, posters, numerous exhibit pages with company and performance data, and schedule brochure; hundreds of cables, confidential memoradums, correspondence carbons, fiscal reports, and letters addressed to O'Neill - obviously obtained by the consignor from the founders widow; irreplaceable handwritten letters on NYRBA letterhead from field managers to O'Neill about operations details; dozens of O'Neill's autograph on business letters; absolutely fascinating, page turner from inaugural flights to devastating crashes, Fine to Very Fine, ex Julius Grigore, Jr. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
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Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-24-2022, 10:11:11 EST
Sold For 1300
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