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Orville Wright Typed Letter Signed. One page, 7.25" x 5.75", December 14, 1938, Dayton, Ohio, to Albert T. Bell of New Jerse...
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Orville Wright Typed Letter Signed. One page, 7.25" x 5.75", December 14, 1938, Dayton, Ohio, to Albert T. Bell of New Jersey, turning down an invitation. In part: "The Dayton Chamber of Commerce has arranged a local celebration on the anniversary of our first flight which will keep me in Dayton on the seventeenth of December." Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first to successfully fly and control an aircraft on December 17, 1903. This letter has modestly unevened toning. Fine.Auction Info
2009 October Grand Format Historical Manuscripts Auction #6031 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2009
16th-17th
Friday-Saturday
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