Lot 59
Byrd, Richard E. Docketed and endorsed on verso, "Byrd Antarctic Expedition." A chilling document. Signed "R.E. Byrd." 1888-1957. American explorer and aviator. Accomplished the first flight over the North Pole (1926) with Floyd Bennet, for which they received the Congressional Medal of Honor. In 1929 Byrd established a base in the Antarctic, and subsequently made four more expeditions to Antarctica.
Signed Check. Partially printed, oblong Octavo, 2½ x 6½", New York, June 28, 1928. Drawn on the Liberty National Bank, in the amount of $6,976.81, the check is paid to the order of "Byrd Antarctic Expedition."
This is the check that drew the funds that financed the famous explorer's first expedition to Antarctica!. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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