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Charles Lindbergh 1927 Check to Ryan Airlines Signed. Sold for Nearly $20,000.
The following are some Charles Lindbergh items we have sold:
Scarce Plane Piece From Charles Lindbergh’s Plane, ”Spirit of St. Louis”
Plane piece from ”The Spirit of St. Louis”, piloted by Charles Lindbergh in the historic first solo non-stop transatlantic flight in 1927 from New York to Paris. Piece is a Valve Spring Washer, taken from the Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial Engine in the plane, here presented by Wright Aviation Engine Company, a short-lived aeronautics venture which owned the ”Bellanca” plane that flew from New York to Germany two weeks after Lindbergh’s flight. The ”Bellanca” was actually Lindbergh’s first choice of plane, but the Wright company wouldn’t allow him to fly it without a navigator, so Lindbergh settled on the ”Spirit”. Washer is displayed in a wood plaque measuring approximately 9” x 9.25”, with metal plaque reading in part, ”Valve Spring Washer from Wright Engine Flown by Col. Charles Lindberg [sic] From New York to Paris / May 1927”. Rusting to washer, and some wear to presentation, overall in good condition. Scarce. Sold for $15,000.
Charles Lindbergh Signed Piece of Fabric From the Spirit of St. Louis — Very Scarce Given by Lindbergh to Select Individuals on Christmas, 1928.
Exceptionally rare piece of fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis, signed by the aircraft’s chaperone to Paris, Charles Lindbergh. Upon the 3.25″ x 2.75″ piece of fabric, Lindbergh writes “Original fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis. Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh / Dec. 25, 1928”. This piece of silver, stiffened fabric was treated at the time of its manufacture, and therefore likely taken from the fuselage area of the plane. Especially made by Ryan Airlines in 1926 for Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, the Spirit of St. Louis was a highly experimental aircraft in its time, with its single-engine design, which Lindbergh believed would optimize his chance of success. As tradeoffs, however, the engine tank was situated at the front to improve the center of gravity (denying Lindbergh a front windshield) and the fuel capacity of the plane was dangerously low. Lindbergh, in fact, was so concerned with losing fuel from the weight of the plane that he trimmed excess paper from his maps. This piece of fabric from the spectacular and revolutionary aircraft was removed after Lindbergh flew The Spirit on its final flight from St. Louis to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., in April 1928, where it still resides. There, at the Smithsonian, it was renovated and this piece of the plane’s fabric was saved and, on Christmas, 1928 signed and given to only a select few individuals close to the courageous aviator. Very good. Sold for $14,035.
Charles Lindbergh autograph letter signed, dated 22 November 1927, only six months after his historic transatlantic flight, to Richard Blythe and Harry Bruno. Bruno and Blythe handled public relations for Lindbergh’s New York to Paris flight on 20-21 May 1927. Handwritten three page letter reads in full, ”…Now that my affairs have quieted down somewhat, and I have a little more time to devote to writing, I want to thank you both, once again, for the assistance you gave me both in the preparation of my flight to Paris and after my return to New York. The efficient manner in which you handled things during this period is something which I deeply appreciate. I have watched with interest your publicity work in relation to the aeronautical industry. Conservative, straightforward, publicity will aid greatly in its progress in addition to acquainting the public with actual facts relative to aeronautics…” Each 8” x 10.25” page is affixed to a backing board measuring 8.5” x 11.25”. Minor toning along the edges, else near fine. Sold for $3,175.
Excellent & Large Charles Lindbergh Signed 11” x 14” Photo
Charles Lindbergh signed sepia-toned photo, dated 19 November 1930 with the border inscribed by the feted aviator: ”To Gilbert G. Budwig, Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh, 11/19/30”. Matte photo measures 11” x 14”. A faint imprint of another signature by Lindbergh is present between the lines of the inscription, likely a showthrough from an item signed atop this one. Overall in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $2,218.
We’ve also sold the following aviation memorabilia:
Fabric Swatch From the Wright Flyer, Flown at Kitty Hawk During the First Flight on 17 December 1903 — Encapsulated by CAG
Fabric from the Wright Flyer, the first airplane which made its debut flight at Kitty Hawk on 17 December 1903, famously giving wings to mankind. Fabric measures 1.25” square, encapsulated by CAG, who certifies that the fabric was taken from the wings of the Wright Flyer flown at Kitty Hawk. When the Flyer was prepared for public exhibition, Orville Wright discovered that the fabric on parts of the plane could not be used, and substituted new fabric. The original fabric was then bequeathed to Lester Gardner, Editor of Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering, and close friend of Orville Wright, who gave the fabric to individuals in the aeronautical community, including Otto Kallir, from whom this fabric originates. Casement by CAG measures 2.375″ x 3.375″. A rare memento from the first flight, famously launching the century of aviation and space travel. Sold for $19,425.
Exceptional Orville Wright typed letter signed, dated 24 March 1928 on his personal stationery. Addressed to Senator Hiram Bingham, Wright defends his and Wilbur’s reputation as inventors of the ”first flying machine” and attacks the Smithsonian for trying to discredit them. Page one of the letter reads: ”The important point at issue is as to who was the inventor of the first successful flying machine. The Smithsonian for the past seventeen years has kept up a constant propaganda to take the credit for this away from my brother and myself. It has done this partly through some actually false statements and partly through statements so cunningly worded as to give a false impression without actually being false in themselves. This last resolution is a fair sample. It certainly can not be considered ingenuous….Such practice as this is beneath the dignity of a scientific institution, such as the Smithsonian purports to be, and such conduct on the part of an institution administering government bureaus with government funds certainly needs investigation by the Government…” Wright then ends his letter on page 2 by writing: ”A good many people do not seem to grasp the difference between the first man-carrying flying machine and the first man-carrying machine to fly. There may be a big difference. Our pride was in producing the first man-carrying flying machine rather than in producing the first man flight. Wilbur and I did not take nearly so much pride in the fact that we were the first to fly as we did in the fact that we were the first to have the scientific data from which a flying machine could be built…I believe there was no one else in the world at that time beside Wilbur and myself that had the scientific data for building a machine that would fly.” Wright’s letter runs 2pp. on 2 separate sheets, signed ”Orville Wright” in striking black ink. Included is a 2pp. joint resolution spanning 20 lines on card-style paper. Dated 29 February 1928, the resolution reads: ”the President of the United States be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to appoint a commission of five distinguished citizens of the United States to whom Orville Wright, and all other persons in any way interested, shall be publicly invited to present evidence as to which was the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine.” Letter pages measures 7.25” x 10.5”. Resolution measures 15” x 11”. Folds in letter pages, small pencil note on first page and staple holes, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $12,963.
Fabric Swatch From the First Airplane, the Wright Flyer
Fabric from the first airplane, the Wright Flyer, which made its debut flight at Kitty Hawk on 17 December 1903. Fabric measures 1.5” square, affixed to a certificate signed by Lester D. Gardner, Editor of Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering, and close friend of Orville Wright. Certificate to Gordon P. Olley, a World War I flying ace, reads in part, ”…Orville Wright…had preserved some of the original coverings of the wing and [his executors] entrusted several pieces of this most valuable relic to me for distribution to notable aeronautical friends. I certify that this piece was used in the first successful flight in history by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C. [signed] Lester D. Gardner”. Certificate measures 8” x 10”, handsomely framed in gold and black to 12.25” x 15.25”. Uniform toning to certificate, else near fine condition. Sold for $12,500.
Amelia Earhart Signed Limited Edition of “20 Hrs. 40 Mins.” — One of Only 150 Limited Edition Copies Signed by Earhart, With a U.S. Flag Carried Aboard Her 1928 Transatlantic Flight
Scarce copy of “20 Hrs. 40 Mins.”, one of only 150 signed by Amelia Earhart in the limited edition. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928. Signed by Earthart on the limitation page, “Amelia M. Earhart”, where the copy is designated as #62 in the limited edition of 150. Volume is full of photographs documenting Earhart’s groundbreaking transatlantic flight in 1928, and contains one of the U.S. flags carried aboard her aircraft “Friendship”, affixed to the front pastedown. Flag is described on the limitation page as “one of the small silk flags which Miss Earhart carried in the ‘Friendship’ from Boston to Wales”. Book runs 374pp. and measures 6.5″ x 10″; flag measures 3″ x 2.25″. A pristine, near fine copy bound in publishers maroon and gilt boards, with deckled edges and photogravure portrait of Earhart. Housed in original glassine jacket, which has several tears but served its purpose by protecting the book. Sold for $11,250.
Scarce copy of ”20 Hrs. 40 Mins.”, one of only 150 signed by Amelia Earhart in the limited edition. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928. Signed by Earthart on the limitation page, ”Amelia M. Earhart”, where the copy is designated as #67 in the limited edition of 150. Volume is full of photographs documenting Earhart’s groundbreaking transatlantic flight in 1928, and contains one of the U.S. flags carried aboard her aircraft ”Friendship”, affixed to the front pastedown. Flag is described on the limitation page as ”one of the small silk flags which Miss Earhart carried in the ‘Friendship’ from Boston to Wales”. Copy also has excellent association, previously belonging to the pilot Janet Dietrich (with two of her business cards included), one of the women of Mercury 13, a privately funded program that trained 13 women according to the same physiological screening standards as the Mercury 7 astronauts. Book is bound in publishers maroon and gilt boards, with deckled edges. Runs 374pp. and measures 6.5” x 10”; flag measures 3” x 2.25”. Light shelf wear, otherwise an exceptional near fine copy. Sold for $10,938.
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