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Lot 23A

Sale 6004 - Books and Manuscripts
May 20, 2021 8:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$800 - 1,200
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[Aviation] Lindbergh, Charles Signed Photograph

No place, ca. 1925-27. Gelatin silver print. Signed by Charles Lindbergh, bottom left, while flying for the Robertson Aircraft Corporation (RAC), during one of their air mail flights from St. Louis to Chicago; also signed by RAC co-founder, Frank H. Robertson, bottom left. Top corners lightly wrinkled and creased. 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (336 x 260 mm).

An early signed photograph, featuring Lindbergh (in plane) during his time working for the Robertson Aircraft Corporation (RAC). Lindbergh joined the RAC after graduating from Army Flight School in 1925, and flew air mail service flights from St. Louis to Chicago, beginning on April 15, 1926 and continuing until mid-1927, before departing for California to oversee the design of the Spirit of St. Louis.

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