Auction Date:2012 May 23 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Vintage matte-finish 8 x 11 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To George Wingay, With best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh, June 3, 1927.” Photo is affixed to its original slightly larger mount and grandly suede matted and framed with a .5 x .5 swatch of fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis, four photos of Lindbergh, and two name plaques to an overall size of 39.25 x 35.5. In fine condition, with small stain to background, a bit of scattered light silvering, and photographer’s notations to lower border.
This bold image was signed just days after the successful completion of Lindbergh’s 33.5 hour flight to Paris, a journey that claimed the lives of six brave pilots before him. His ‘partner,’ The Spirit of St. Louis, was nothing more than a single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane covered in fabric. Together, they braved tumultuous conditions and times of such impaired vision that they were guided only by the barely visible stars. After a miraculous landing in Paris, Lindbergh and the plane were overcome by an overjoyed mob of spectators, both barely emerging, with a bit of damage done to the fabric covering the plane’s fuselage. This original swatch is exceedingly scarce and incredibly desirable, providing a tangible piece of history from one of aviation’s most lauded flights.
Oversized.
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