Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

Auction Details

Our Fall, 2012 Auction is a two-part auction: Day One will offer important military documents and militaria; Day Two has a fine selection of historic letters, documents and manuscripts in other fields of collecting.
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EDMUND HILLARY1364EDMUND HILLARY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
EDMUND HILLARY1365EDMUND HILLARY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1919 - 2008) New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On May 29, 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
EDMUND HILLARY AND VIVIAN FUCHS1366EDMUND HILLARY AND VIVIAN FUCHS
Alexander Historical Auctions
A good collection of ten pieces relative to their 1955-58 Antarctic expedition making the first successful overland crossing of the continent. The gro
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
ROBERT E. PEARY1367ROBERT E. PEARY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. A.L.S. "Peary" wi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
ROBERT E. PEARY1368ROBERT E. PEARY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1856 - 1920) American polar explorer who was the first man to attain the North Pole, arriving by sled on April 6, 1909. Bold signature on a small car
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
HENRY M. STANLEY1369HENRY M. STANLEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. Bold sentiment and signature penned on a small card, in full:...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
HENRY M. STANLEY1370HENRY M. STANLEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1841 - 1904) British journalist and explorer who discovered Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Dec. 27, 1902 to a lady concerning British pol
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 280.00
LEIGH WADE1371LEIGH WADE
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1896-1991) American air force major and pioneering aviator who served in both World Wars I and II; best remembered for his 1924 flight around the wor
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
AMELIA EARHART1372AMELIA EARHART
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1897-1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an around-
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
AMELIA EARHART1373AMELIA EARHART
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1897 - 1937) American aviator, the first woman to cross the Atlantic, first solo across the Atlantic and first Hawaii-Mainland solo; lost in an aroun
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
HERMANN KOHL1374HERMANN KOHL
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1888-1938) Pioneering German aviator, the pilot of the first trans-Atlantic flight in the East-West direction. Rare S.P. 4" x 6" sepia pr...
Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1375SAMUEL P. LANGLEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1376SAMUEL P. LANGLEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1377SAMUEL P. LANGLEY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
CHARLES LINDBERGH1378CHARLES LINDBERGH
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1902-1974) American aviator who, in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, was the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Fine signed boo
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 320.00
A SECTION OF FABRIC FROM THE WRIGHT FLYER1379A SECTION OF FABRIC FROM THE WRIGHT FLYER
Alexander Historical Auctions
A section of fabric from the Wright Flyer which made the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. on Dec. 17, 1903. The fabric measures 1 3/4
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
RELIC OF "THE CHICAGO", DOUGLAS WORLD CRUISER #21380RELIC OF "THE CHICAGO", DOUGLAS WORLD CRUISER #2
Alexander Historical Auctions
A fantastic relic, a 2" x 2" piece of the brown exterior protective fabric removed from The Chicago, the flag plane of the first round-the...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
ORVILLE WRIGHT1381ORVILLE WRIGHT
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1871 - 1948) American inventor and a pioneer of flight, Wright, with his brother Wilbur, made the first succesful flight of a motor-driven airplane.
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 480.00
(PIONEER AVIATORS)1382(PIONEER AVIATORS)
Alexander Historical Auctions
Lot of three D.S.s, each 1p. 4to., New York, 1929 and 1930, all commercial documents on the letterhead of Churchill-Hall, Inc. Two of the documents ar
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
AVIATORS AND EXPLORERS1383AVIATORS AND EXPLORERS
Alexander Historical Auctions
A collection of five pieces including Zeppelin commander HUGO ECKNER signature on a 1 3/4" x 3" card (with two tiny pieces of ribbon affix...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00