Historic and Military Autographs, & Militaria

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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 HILLARY1364 - EDMUND 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
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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EDMUND HILLARY1365 - EDMUND 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
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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EDMUND HILLARY AND VIVIAN FUCHS1366 - EDMUND 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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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ROBERT E. PEARY1367 - ROBERT 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...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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ROBERT E. PEARY1368 - ROBERT 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
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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HENRY M. STANLEY1369 - HENRY 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:...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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HENRY M. STANLEY1370 - HENRY M. STANLEY
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(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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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LEIGH WADE1371 - LEIGH 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
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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AMELIA EARHART1372 - AMELIA EARHART
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(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-
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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AMELIA EARHART1373 - AMELIA 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
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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HERMANN KOHL1374 - HERMANN KOHL
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(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...
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1375 - SAMUEL P. LANGLEY
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(1834 - 1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and actually succeeded in inventing such a
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1376 - SAMUEL 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
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1377 - SAMUEL 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
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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CHARLES LINDBERGH1378 - CHARLES 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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (320.00) = 320.00
 
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A SECTION OF FABRIC FROM THE WRIGHT FLYER1379 - A 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
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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RELIC OF "THE CHICAGO", DOUGLAS WORLD CRUISER #21380 - RELIC 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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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ORVILLE WRIGHT1381 - ORVILLE 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.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (480.00) = 480.00
 
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(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
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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AVIATORS AND EXPLORERS1383 - AVIATORS 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...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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