Sale No: 0521
Lot No: 1277
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
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1925-37 collection of 20 different flight and event covers signed by the better known aviators, all described on pages, mostly historically significant items, some quite scarce. Highlights include a 1929 "Lady Heath Tours U.S.", signed Mary Lady Heath (first woman to hold a commercial flying license in Britain), 1931 cover signed by Augustus Post (balloonist, early aviator, automotive pioneer), two PAA covers, one from Key West to Havana, the other from Havana to Key West, signed by Cy Caldwell and Musick and Wells (pilots), 1933 cover autographed by three survivors of "The Akron Disaster", 1935 "Around the Americas" cover signed by Frank Hawks who flew 8,000 miles in Northrop Gamma-2E airplane, 1929 arrival of "the Question Mark" transport plane, signed by Major Carl Spaatz, Capt. Eaker and Lt. Quesada, 1935 Thor Solberg's flight cover from New York to Bergen, Norway, signed by the aviator, 1932 cover signed by Jimmy Doolittle, and many others. A wonderful collection, supplemented by two original photographs, generally fine-v.f. (Image)
Est.$2,500
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Opening US$ 2,300.00
Closed..May-26-2021, 14:09:21 EST
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