Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 79

Aviation

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 816		1930s Graf Zeppelin Skin Piece. Dark silver colored piece (4.5x7.75") of skin from the Graf Zeppelin, great airship that was Hugo Eckner's crowning achievement in dirigible flight. Skin pieces of this size are difficult to find. Accompanied by collateral material. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex-the "Space Lady" collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 817		1937 Airship Hindenburg Metal Strut Fragment. Piece of the Hindenburg superstructure recovered at the wreck site shortly after the crash of the airship. Since the majority of the metal remnants of the airship was shipped back to Germany, few relics of the airship remain today. Nice display and a piece of history. COA included. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 818		1945 First Atomic Bomb Test - Two Trinite Fragments. Two (2) pices of original Trinite from world's first atomich test, one included in framed presentation with a photograph of the blast and one additional piece outside the frame. On July 16, 1945 the first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity test site in the New Mexico desert. The blast generated a temperature of 10 million degrees Fahrenheit and the intense heat melted the desert sand into a light green glass like substance now known as Trinite. While it is no longer legal to acquire Trinite from the original site, small amounts collected prior to the restrictions are legal to own. This piece signifies the dramatic end to World War II's Pacific conflict and the beginning of the age of atomic energy. COA on reverse of frame. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 819		c. 1910 Orville & Wilbur Wright Signed Cabinet Cards. Framed (19x15") display with photo cabinet card (4x6.25") at left of Wilbur Wright boldly signed on card below his image and at right, photo cabinet card (4x6.25") of what appears to be a painting of Orville Wright with bold signature and saluatation of Orville Wright on card below his image. Wonderful and rare display. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. Ex-the "Space Lady" collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $10,800
Lot 820		1953 Charles A Lindbergh Signed "The Spirit of St. Louis" Presentation Edition. Numbered "324" with bold signature of Charles A Lindbergh on Presentation Edition page. Hardbound, Charles Scribner's Sons, 562 pages. The "Space Lady" has added postage stamps to inside front and back cover pages cancelled on important Lindbergh anniversary dates. Marvelous quality. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex-the "Space Lady" collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $800
Lot 821		1973 Charles A Lindbergh Signed Book. "Lindbergh Of Minnesota" by Bruce Larson, hardbound with dust jacket, 363 pages, with bold signatures of the author and Charles A Lindbergh on title page. The "Space Lady" has added postage stamps cancelled on important Lindbergh anniversary dates including date of Lindbergh's death. Excellenct quality. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex-the "Space Lady" collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 822		1932 Amelia Earhart Signed "The Fun Of It" First Edition. Hardbound, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 218 pages with silvertone recording of Amelia Earhart's International Broadcast, May 22, 1932, pocketed in the back. Bold signature of the book's author, Amelia Earhart, on the front blank page with her photo on the other side. Book in fine condition. Rare. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex-the "Space Lady" collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,199