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Sale 88
The Manuscripts, Collectibles and Space Auction
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Lot 1020 |
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2003 Centennial of Flight (1902-2003) FLOWN flag. 6"x4¼" flag commemorating 100 years of flight that was FLOWN over Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk by NASA WB-57F research aircraft, affixed to 8½"x11" COA and housed in special 9¼"x12" Centennial of Flight folder.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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| Realized
$92 |
Lot 1021 |
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F4U Corsair metal skin. Small piece (1¾"x1") of metal skin from famous WWII aircraft, F4U Corsair, mounted on framed (16"x13"x¾") display featuring B&W photo of Corsair in flight. Display created in 2012. COA included.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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| Unsold |
Lot 1022 |
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1990s-2000s Enola Gay crew signed items (x4). Four Enola Gay (dropped first Atomic bomb) items signed by either pilot Paul Tibbets or both Tibbets and navigator Dutch Van Kirk. Includes 1995 Fluegel cacheted cover with special Atomic bomb label and US postage all tied by Alamagordo NM cancel signed by Tibbets, 8"x10" B&W of Enola Gay signed by Tibbits, 8"x10" B&W of Atomic bomb blast signed by Tibbets & Van Kirk and 11"x14 color image honoring Enola Gay signed by both Tibbets and Van Kirk. All are inscribed.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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| Realized
$180 |
Lot 1023 |
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First Atomic bomb test - "Trinitite" fragments (x2). TWO pieces of original Trinitite from the world's first Atomic bomb test are included in framed presentation (approximately 12"x15") along with photo of the blast. Providence: on July 16, 1945 the first Atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity 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 which is now known as Triitite. While it is no longer legal to acquire from the original site, small amounts collected prior to the restriction are legal to own. Dramatic artifacts from the beginning of the Atomic age. Ed Humphreys COA.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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Lot 1024 |
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First Atomic bomb test - "Trinitite" fragment. Large piece of original Trinitite from the world's first Atomic bomb test are included in in clear plastic container (1½"x1½"x¾"). Providence: on July 16, 1945 the first Atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity 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 which is now known as Triitite. While it is no longer legal to acquire from the original site, small amounts collected prior to the restriction are legal to own. Dramatic artifacts from the beginning of the Atomic age. Ed Humphreys COA.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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