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Earle ovington 1st official air mail pilot 1911 aviation pioneer signed letter. Autograph limited edition, number 51 of only 500 copies, signed by miller and nine pioneers of aviation from france, the united states, great britain and germany, including bleriot, curtiss, ovington, byrd, brown, scott, and eckener. Some are plainer than dirt,some are almost works of art,some are. Elsewhere, the seach will be visibly opened after this button is selected. Earle ovington was the pilot who flew the first experimental air mail flight in the united states on september 23, 1911 from garden city estates, new york to mineola, new york, carrying 640 letters and 1,280 postcards. Issue a group of books issued by the publisher as a discrete unit. Trophy presented to earle lewis ovington, 1911 the henry. The airmail story is well told in this book with documentation and photos. Featured items that gallagher books plans to bring to rmbpf 2011.
Vintage insurance services inc in rosedale, ny with. Earle lewis ovington december 20, 1879 july 21, 1936 was an american aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, and served as a lab assistant to thomas edison. Every purchase includes our industry recognized coa. Flying the mail in the early years was a dangerous job. Crisp signature on addressed cover, large black cachet depicting route, additional handstamped cachet which ties stamp fo. Air mail flight operated by the united states post office department. Jackie cochrane was the first female to accomplish such a feat in 1953. Airmail routes were reorganized and new contracts were signed. They were popular among university students from the 15th century until the mid. Navigate to the global search form search landmark. He was also an engineer, and at one time served as a lab assistant to thomas edison, the great inventor.
Ovington is most famous as the pilot who carried the first official airmail in the united states in sept. Featuring signatures of pioneering aviators and explorers charles lindbergh, richard e. This cover commemorates the first air mail flight by earle ovington. We have been in business since 1976 and members of the abaa since 1978. Ovington attended louis bleriots aviation school in france. He also appeared in the movie raintree country and on two other anthology tv series. Hamilton also covers interesting details about the autographs,how they were found,etc.
He circled at 500 feet and tossed the bag over the side of the cockpit and the sack burst on impact, scattering letters and postcards. That fall, an aviator named earle ovington was sworn in as the first u. Nursing sister emily hays boer war autograph book 1900. Ornate border with a vignette of an eagle perched on a rock. From a young man growing up mere blocks from the five points slums, drawn west to san francisco during the gold rush, back to new york where he made a name for himself as an upright judge in the era of boss tweed, hackett. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos. In 1911, the post office department expressed interest in the new technology. Warren house, shearway rd, folkestone, kent ct19 4bf, uk. Pioneer aviation autographs as described in the mvr autograph thread, im posting this rare autograph document of famous pioneer aviator earle l. Doghouse roses by earle, steve and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shop autographs, autographed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. He carried a sack of mail from nassau boulevard aerodrome, garden city, new york to mineola, new york. Their modern derivations include yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books.
In september 1911 he piloted the first official airmail flight in the us. The epitome of a hollywood tough guy, marvin 19241987 played mostly supporting parts before his breakout role as lt. Ovingtons wife, adelaide, wrote of the flight in her 1920 book, an aviators wife. Department september twenty third postal cover signed by american pilot earle lewis ovington 18791936 as earl ovington at bottom. The fact that he was a founding member and the second president of the south side sportsmens club. Earle ovington signed 1931 airmail with honolulu postmark and his own special cachet.
Amazing autograph book assembled by james alexander semple, the author of representative women of colorado, published in 1911. She was also the first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier, the first woman to reach mach 2, the first woman to pilot a bomber across the north atlantic, the first woman enshrined in the national aviation hall of fame, the first pilot to make blind instrument landing, the only woman to ever be president. I am a western ocean mariner by earl, js and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A very good and bright hardback copy with a small pen mark to page 222 and a crease to the rear end paper. Santa cruz market by tom modugno on august 27, 2015 10 comments. Records, and stick around afterward for an autograph s. Did you know that it was long island pilot earle ovington that was the first to carry our countrys airmail. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. One of the earlier forms of commercial aviation involved transportation of the mail. Earle lewis ovington was an american aeronautical engineer, aviator and inventor, and served as a lab assistant to thomas edison.
As she pulled into her driveway out in ellwood, one of the older kids asked her where the baby. A stellar dealers lot of aviationrelated photos, letters, autographs, and postal covers, circa 19251949. In 1957, marvin 19241957 debuted in his breakout role as detective lieutenant frank ballinger on the tv series m squad. Earle ovington aviation autograph real photo postcard.
Vintage 1911 earle ovington aviation autograph real photo postcard. Alhough, not an autograph collector,i found it a real treat to look at the autographs included. In this letter, ward makes plans to meet someone at a convenient time, in full. Newbury comics harvard square cambridge, ma location. Join us on thursday 615 to see steve earle for a live performance at our harvard square. Imprint satement of place, publisher and date of publication on a books title page. Aug 27, 2015 the same logo that santa cruz market still uses today. Buckingham covers limited, registered in england no. Mateyunas will autograph copies of his books north shore long island. Pilot of the first official airmail flight in the united. Tactics on trout 1969, first edition the concept of this book is vastly different than most fishing books that deal with generalities about tackle, technique. The last word in the finest of autograph books collected from leading actors in the midst of the greatest war of the era. Country houses, 18901950 and long islands gold coast. The owner of the ranch markets was an aggressive and creative advertiser, with large ads in the paper and lots of fun graphics.
Ovington piloted the first official airmail flight in the united states in a bleriot xi on september 23, 1911. He may be best known as the pilot to fly the first official air mail. Signed by its president earle ovington, the first official air mail pilot. Earl weaver retired from managing with a record of 1,4801,060 in 2541 games. Records, and stick around afterward for an autograph signing. He carried the letters just three miles, but it was enough to earn ovington the designation air mail pilot no. Rare and important autograph book signed by 100s of. Aviationrelated autographs, sensational dealers lot aug. Earle ovington, wife of 1st us mail pilot, author, famous aviator and famous woman aviator bessie owen, a friend of mrs ovington we can combine shipping shipping if you place items in a cart and request an invoice before payment. From glenn curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to earle ovington, who carried the countrys first airmail, the area has been known. Williams collection of california german immigrant letters, 18601872. Dear sir, i intended calling upon you some time ago, but i had to go out of town. The fact that he was a founding member and the second president of the south side sportsmens club is only the start of it. Ray ovington books list of books by author ray ovington.
Here is a cover from the first flight opening service in the midwest. Before crossing the atlantic, charles lindbergh was an early pioneer in air mail service. Editors note around 1965, my mother took a carload of kids along with her to go grocery shopping at the only store in town, the 101 ranch market. Earle ovington was the post office departments first aeorplane mail. With over 1200 photogravures of historic images selected by francis trevelyan miller.
Earle ovington earle ovington sends a typed letter of thanks for the meeting. He printed a small book of his poems at the age of nineteen and published his first book at the age of twentyone. Most often, the women who were called miss ann thought it was a curse that they were white. After shopping, she loaded the kids back into the car and headed home. Lecture series friends of connetquot river state park preserve. Earle ovington, pilot, signed nyla first flight cover. Newcomb the first air mail flights and the passenger carrying planes from transcontinental to transoceanic remind us that the first official air mail pilot in the u.
Lecture series friends of connetquot river state park. Hidden history of long island by richard panchyk the history. Signed by its president earle ovington, the first official air mail pilot ovington, earle beautifully engraved stock certificate by the browngreen co. He had a bag stuffed full of letters and postcards. An autograph book is a book for collecting the autographs of others. Ovington, on this extremely rare original document.
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