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Orville Wright

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Orville Wright

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Auction Date:2013 Nov 21 @ 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
Typed invitation in German, one page, 7 x 9, September 6, 1909, to a celebration of Wright at the Hotel Centralin Berlin, signed on the reverse in pencil by Orville Wright and airship designer August Von Parseval. Horizontal and vertical folds to invitation, a tape repair to lower portion, as well as a couple subtle spots, otherwise fine condition. During his time in Berlin in September of 1909, Orville made 19 flights at Tempelhof Field, drawing crowds of up to 200,000 people. His flights came in the wake of Count Zeppelin’s triumphant airship flight over Berlin the previous month. Orville recaptured several world records for altitude, duration, and duration with a passenger.