Lot 822
Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912) Aviation pioneer. With his brother Orville, he invented and built the first successful powered, piloted and controlled airplane which they flew on December 17, 1903 near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Postcard PS in black ink, n.p., n.d. A small oval portrait of Wilbur Wright is to the right of a photo of The Wright Flyer. An unknown hand wrote across the top, "This card was flown at the Boston-Harvard Aero Meet, Sept. 1910 by." Boldly signed. Wilbur's signature is rare; he died of typhoid fever in 1912, while Orville lived until 1948.
Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000.
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