August 12th Auction of Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Sports
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/12/2021
Harold Gatty ALS on Explores Club stationary, 10/6/1931. The letter is written to a Mr. Marshall sending him negatives and photos of from what is most likely from the famous around the world flight just a few months before in June of the same year. The handwritten and signed letter is matted with B/W photos of the plane the Winnie Mae, Gatty & Post, and a couple of other related photos. In fine condition, not examined outside of the matt.
Harold Charles Gatty (5 January 1903 – 30 August 1957) was an Australian navigator and aviation pioneer. Charles Lindbergh called Gatty the "Prince of Navigators."\In 1931, Gatty served as navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, on the flight which set the record for aerial circumnavigation of the world, flying a distance of 15,747 miles (24,903 km) in a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae, in 8 days, 15 hours and 51 minutes.
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