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– PIONEER FLIGHTS –

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1911 NOV 18 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SPEEDWAY
AVIATION MEET ................................................... PH $150-250

McKinley 1¢ red postal card with Speedway Aerial Sub-Station
Atlanta GA, Nov, 1911 purple cancel on reverse of card.
Insignificant corner crease at top right (from front), fine to
very fine. (AAMC #9)
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1927 LINDBERGH SIGNED PHOTO ................ PH $1500-2000

Photograph showing Charles A. Lindbergh disembarking from
U.S.S. Memphis upon arrival in Washington, DC, after being
escorted home from his historic trans-Atlantic flight. Measures
7x5" with violet ‘JUN 11 1927’ handstamp on back, along with
blue crayon ‘Lindbergh leaving the Memphis’ and date.
Signature in black ink along top, photo view from afar shows
ship’s crew and waiting crowd, black arrow pointing to
Lindbergh likely added by newspaper art department. Very
fine.

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1912 CHICAGO, IL GRANT PARK AVIATION MEET,
UNFLOWN COVERS (x2) ..................................... PH $150-250

Two colored picture postcards, depicting First Aerial Postmaster
M.M Wood with Orville Wright, both with Aerial Mail cachets
on reverse. These were unflown (AAMC #55a). Creasing, minor
to moderate. Fine duo.

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1914 KATHARINE WRIGHT SIGNED LETTER ... PH $300-400

Handwritten letter of Katharine Wright, an assistant to brothers
Orville & Wilbur during their European tours, who became an
officer of the Wright Company in 1912. Dated April 24, 1914,
in Dayton, Ohio, letter thanks Mrs. Needham for the flowers
and discusses ‘Father’s’ grape jelly. Later, collector has added
First Flight Centennial USA postage stamp to front and back
of letter, one with official pictorial First Day cancel, second
with Chico, CA cancel, both dated December 17, 2003. Light
wear at folds, fine. (University Archives LOA).

Saint Louis, Missouri

Space 1.pmd

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1928 ORVILLE WRIGHT SIGNED LETTER .... PH $1200-1700

Typed letter signed by Orville Wright in black ink. On his
personal stationery, dated February 23, 1928, addressed to Rev.
H. Randel Lookabill, Dayton, Ohio. Light rectangular toning
from newspaper article placed on top of letter and from
mounting remnants at blank left edge. Fine condition. Includes
the original postmarked envelope, return address matching the
letterhead, with plastic tape stains at its perimeter. (University
Archives LOA).

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