Lot 816
[Early Aviation]. TLS by B[enjamin] D. Foulois on War Department letterhed, as Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, 7" x 8", Washington, 1933 June 28, about a possible visit to Wright Field; Foulois helped Orville Wright test the 1909 Flyer, which was then bought by the War Department. Tape remnants in margins; bold signature. With Cover Signed and carried by Roscoe Turner in the 1934 Mac Robertson International air race, London-Melbourne. He took third place. Time: 3 days, 21 hours, 5 minutes, 2 seconds. Also, Covers from Pan Am Airways’ first direct air mail flight from Bangkok to Rangoon and Rangoon to Basra and three early photo postcards of a biplane, labelled "Hamilton at El Paso, Tex."
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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| Realized $115 |
