Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 107

The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Aerospace

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 752		Rare, Original Early Aviation Medals -- A 1913 Military Aviation Medal, A 1922 Medal For Louis Peyret, and a 1928 Medal Honoring Dr. Hugo Eckener. A 1913 bronze aviation medal to Emile Harel for Military Aviation, presented by the Aéro-Club de France. A sole angel appears on the obverse with the inscription "À Emile Harel - Aviation Militaire 1913"; on the reverse, an angel points over the shoulder of a female figure with a globe at her feet; a zeppelin can be seen in the sky and a beacon. "Aéro-Club de France" is at top edge. Size: 33mm. Medal in original box. A 1922 silver medal to Louis Peyret, designer of the Peyret Tandem or Peyret Alérion, a French single seat glider of tandem wing configuration.The medal features a zeppelin and a hot air balloon with "Aero-Club de Belgique. À M. Peyret 7/12/22" on one side; on the reverse is a scene by sculptor G. Devreese of a woman in flowing robes with a naked young man who reaches up to the sky where a small plane can be seen. The woman has a hand on the young man's shoulder, and a bird perches on her other outstretched hand. Size: 3½ x 1 7/8" (88 x 45mm). Medal in original box. 1928 Medal Honoring Dr. Hugo Eckener. On obverse "Graf Zeppelin Dr. Hugo Eckener 1898-1928." On reverse: Luftschiff LZ I27 Graf Zeppelin." 36mm diameter in .900 silver. In PCGS SP65 holder. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 753		Early Panoramic View of a Pioneer French Flight, c. 1910. Two panoramic sepia-toned postcard photographs of a pioneer flight, probably around 1910, on the coast of France. Each measures 10 7/8 x 3 3/8 inches. As the plane flies overhead, we see several period automobiles in the foreground with people watching the event. A couple of minor blemishes and a small chip at right edge of one, else fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 754		Original Vintage Photo of Henri Farman and Ernest Archdeacon With Farman's Voisin Bi-plane at Ghent, May 1908. 5 x 7 sepia-toned photograph of Farman's bi-plane being rolled out at Ghent, May 1908. Copyright stamp of M. Rol & Cie. on verso. Photo has creases and three missing corner tips. Henri Farman (1874-1958) was an Anglo-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. 1908, On October, 1908, Henri Farman would make the first cross-country flight in Europe, flying from Châlons to Reims (27 kilometres in 20 minutes). Ernest Archdeacon (1863-1950), was a wealthy French lawyer who was France's foremost promoter and sponsor of aviation. On May 29, 1908, he became the first aeroplane passenger in Europe when he was piloted by Henry Farman at Ghent. A wonderful vintage photo. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 755		Earhart, Amelia -- Rare Lovely Vintage Original Photograph. Silver nitrate glossy sepia print of the pioneer aviator, the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo. She was lost on an attempted round-the-world flight in 1937. A luminous 10 x 8" smiling photograph. With stamp of the photographer Ben Pinchot, N.Y., on verso. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 756		Original Vintage Photo of "The Pride of Detroit" -- 1927 Stinson SM-1 Detroiter Monoplane--Starting Around the World Flight. Original vintage 8 x 10" photo of William S. Brock and Detroit businessman Edward F. Schlee surrounded by crowds at Curtiss Field, L.I., the first stop of their projected around-the-world trip in 1927. Starting from Harbour Grace, Canada, they flew east for 12,295 miles until they hit a typhoon at Tokyo, Japan, and were convinced by worried telegrams from family and friends to end the attempt. They returned to the United States by ship and were still celebrated as heroes. Photo by International Newsreel Corp, with newspaper snip present. Ragged lower edge and a few small edge splits and chips. Estimate Value $200 - 200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 757		Wright, Lorin -- Check Signed by the Wright Brother Who Helped Manage Their Business. (1862-1939) Bank check, dated February 3, 1912, signed "Wright Brothers" in Lorin's hand, filled out to himself for $18.70, and endorsed by him on the verso. The bank check is drawn on The Winters National Bank & Trust Co., of Dayton, Ohio. Cancellation perforation affects the "r" and "o" of "Brothers" in the signature; normal bank stamps on verso. Lorin helped manage Wilber and Orville's financial affairs when they were away from Dayton. Wilbur and Orville had five siblings: Reuchlin (1861 - 1920), Lorin (1862 - 1939), Katharine (1874 - 1929) and twins, Ida and Otis, who died soon after birth in 1870. This check was written less than four months before Wilbur's death from typhoid fever on May 30, 1912. Fine condition. With JSA COA. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 758		Einstein, Albert--14 Months Before the Hindenburg Disaster, Einstein Writes: "I don't believe at all in the value of Airships as opposed to Airplanes". (1879-1955) German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Typed letter signed "A. Einstein," one-half page, in German, 11 x 8½", on his blind embossed Princeton, NJ stationery, March 20, 1936. To Harry Gordon, Bronx, New York, advising him to avoid an investment scheme in blimps: "Sehr geehrter Herr: Lassen Sie Ihre Hände und Ihren Geldbeutel davon. Es ist alles nur Reklame! An die technische Bedeutung des Luftschiffes im Gegensatz zum Flugzeug glaube ich durchaus nicht. Mit ausgezeichneter Hochachtung A Einstein." Translation: "Dear Sir, Keep your hands and your money away from it. It is only advertising. I don't believe at all in the value of Airships as opposed to Airplanes. Best regards, A. Einstein" Einstein was correct in his assessment. Just 14 months later, the Hindenburg crashed at Lakehurst, NJ. -- the worst Airship disaster in history. This letter should appeal to collectors in the fields of science, finance, and aeronautics. A fascinating technological opinion by the Century's greatest scientist. Fine condition. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,750
Lot 759		Lindbergh, Charles: Legendary Aviator, Autographed First Edition Biography of His Father and by Author. Legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh signed copy of Lindbergh of Minnesota, a political biography of his father written by Bruce L. Larson. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 336 pp. The book chronicles the political views of Lindbergh's father, a Republican congressman from Minnesota. Lindbergh and the author both sign the title page, with Lindbergh boldly signing ''Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.'' in fountain pen and black ink below the book's author, Bruce L. Larson, who signed in blue ballpoint. Hardcover book is bound in blue cloth boards and has original, unclipped dust jacket. First day issue stamps and cancels on the half title and title page from 1974 of flights to Charles, IA from Hawaii where Lindbergh lived until his death. Pages also have stamps with cancels celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Lindbergh's flight celebrated in 1977. Excellent condition and tailored for collectors of historic aviation. Estimate Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 760		Amazing Archive of Rocketry from the Late 1950s to Early 1960s: Including Assembly/Schematic Plans. From the personal collection of a flight director for NASA, his archive representing his early career in rocketry from the late 1950s to early 1960's. Based on a number of the publications, this would involve the proving grounds not only at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida but California as well. There are large folded assembly and schematic blue-prints, four original B&W photos from Elgin AFB, copies of memorandum and the like. Most impressive, over 18 manuals from every American research and rocketry resource active at the time with performance reports of early rockets (Javelin, Exos, Journeyman etc) A great resource regarding the earliest steps to space and the wide-ranging industries involved. One full file box. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $375