Lot 224
Impressive Collection of Aviation, Auto & Explorers Including Signatures by Byrd, Hillary and Ford. A fine collection of ephemera that focus on the history and advances of aviation, automotive industries which go hand in hand with explorers. The Explorers collection focuses on Admiral Robert E. Byrd and Sir Edmund Hillary. In the collection is vintage original 8 x10" portrait of photo of Admiral Byrd signed in blue fountain pen ink, and an April 24, 1931 signed commemorative cover with a brochure of Byrd's highlights by his sponsoring oil company. Also two signed pieced by Sir Edmund Hillary, one a Geographical Society of Philadelphia program from 1954 and a beautiful 50th Anniversary cover with commemorative stamps from New Zealand numbered and signed 44/450. With regards to aviation, we note a rare 53 page publication from January 27, 1912 by the Aero Club of America with amazing early flight photos and articles, a 1918 commemorative ribbon for the flight of the first Handley-Page Airplane, early Pan American Airway time table brochures, early plane decals, Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose fabric samples with COA, scores of commemorative first day airmail covers including an entire series of 50th Anniversary Naval Aviation covers. Covering automotive is a focus on Henry Ford. Included is a vintage photo of him and what appears is a cut signature from an autograph album dated as to when signature acquired. Also vintage 1960s brochures on Ford automobile styling and several promotional pieces on their legendary 1961 Thunderbird. Lot must be seen to be fully appreciated. Estimate Value $600 - 1,000
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