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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RICHARD E. BYRD1361 - RICHARD E. BYRD
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1888 - 1957) American aviator and explorer, first to fly over the South Pole and established the base "Little America". Partly-printed D....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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1953 EVEREST EXPEDITION1362 - 1953 EVEREST EXPEDITION
Alexander Historical Auctions
Seven of the men who conquered Mount Everest A fine photo signed by one of the conquerors of Mt. Everest and six members of the 1953 expedition which
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
 
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EDMUND HILLARY1363 - EDMUND HILLARY
Alexander Historical Auctions
(1919-2008) New Zealand mountain climber, with Tensing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Fine S.P. 8" x 10" b/w,...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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EDMUND HILLARY1364 - EDMUND HILLARY
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(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
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(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
 
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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
 
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ROBERT E. PEARY1367 - ROBERT E. PEARY
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(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
 
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ROBERT E. PEARY1368 - ROBERT E. PEARY
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(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
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(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
 
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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
 
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LEIGH WADE1371 - LEIGH WADE
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(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
 
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AMELIA EARHART1373 - 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 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
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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 : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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SAMUEL P. LANGLEY1377 - 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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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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CHARLES LINDBERGH1378 - CHARLES LINDBERGH
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(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
 
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A SECTION OF FABRIC FROM THE WRIGHT FLYER1379 - A SECTION OF FABRIC FROM THE WRIGHT FLYER
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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
 
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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
 
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