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Aviation – PIONEER FLIGHTS – 9 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) 12 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. 10 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. – AUTOGRAPHS – 11 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 13 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). Aviation & Space Memorabilia 11 Page 11 11/27/2013, 2:56 PM