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Sale 76
Manuscript Sale
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Lot 211 |
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Early Aeronautical Collection. Featuring a variety of items, including: (1) 1911 TLS "G.W. Stearns" sending a catalogue (not included) for "Aero Motors" of The Dean Manufacturing Company / Fox Marine Motors" in Newport, Ky. (2) a 1911 TLS from the founder of American Propeller Company, Spencer Heath, about ordering propellers, with envelope; the company manufactured 75 percent of all propellers used by America in WWI (3) a 1919 letter signed by English aviation pioneer Claude Graham-White on The London Aerodrome letterhead (4) a 1931 ALS from Earle Ovington who became the first official airmail carrier in 1911 (5) a 1947 ALS by aviation pioneer Augustus Post (6) a rare cigar box label featuring the Spirit of St. Louis, "Our Bird"; and (7) a drawing schematic which accompanied an 1889 British patent application for a flying machine. An interesting assortment. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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Lot 212 |
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[Lindbergh, Charles]. Tapestry portrait of Lindbergh, wearing the Medal of Honor and with the Spirit of St. Louis behind him, 17 x 18½ in., c. 1928. A waist-length portrait of the young Lindbergh, woven in France. Framed size: 18¼ x 19¾ in. Fine condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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Lot 213 |
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Ovington, Earle (1879-1936) American aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor. He served as a lab assistant to Thomas Edison and piloted the first official airmail flight in the United States in a Blériot XI in 1911. Cover commemorating the 20th anniversity of the first air mail flight, signed by Ovington, with five cards signed by him, 4½ x 2¾ in; all six items have a circular purple stamp with his name and "Santa Barbara, Cal. First U.S. Air Mail Pilot"; a plane and "Flying Since 1911" are inside the circle. Also, a printed letter on Ovington Motor Company letterhead on how to buy his photo. Estimated Value $250 - 350
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Lot 214 |
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Turner, Col. Roscoe and Mathilde Moisant. Turner (1895 - 1970) was a pioneer aviator, barnstormer, and race pilot, and a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy, awarded for a race which was 10 miles long and emphasized low altitude flying and maneuverability at high speeds. Five 4½ x 2¾ cards signed in blue ink, n.p., n.d. Mathilde Moisant (1878-1964) was a pioneer aviator and the second woman to get a pilot's license in the United States. Photo inscribed and signed, "Fullerton High School / Best Wishes / Matilde Moisant / P[ilot's] L[icense] #44 in U.S.A." The photo is a print of a photo which was signed by Harriet Quimby, pictured with Moisant, and the first woman to get a pilot's license in the U.S.A. Estimated Value $250 - 350
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