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Letter Scrapbook For 1929 National Air Races

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Transportation Start Price:62.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
Letter Scrapbook For 1929 National Air Races
<B>Letter Scrapbook For 1929 National Air Races,</B></I> oblong folio with brown suede covers, tooled gilt title on front cover, contains 25 typed letters, many on company letterheads, to Cliff Henderson, managing director of the races. Highlights include:<BR><BR><B>Amelia Earhart TLS,</B></I> one page, 8vo, on <I>Cosmopolitan</B></I> letterhead, September 25, 1929, in which she writes in part, “<I>…I was quite unaware I had won any cup, but I shall be glad to decorate my office with the Los Angeles Times Trophy, when it comes…</B></I>”.<BR><BR><B>Eddie Rickenbacker TLS,</B></I> “<I>Eddie</B></I>”, one page, 8vo, on personal letterhead, saying in part, “<I>…It always has been and always will be my desire to assist in the promotion of aviation in my humble way…</B></I>”. Normal light aging, very fine condition overall. <I>From the collection of Cliff Henderson.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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