Lot 211
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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