Description: UNITED STATES 1929 HISTORIC COVER 1929 CLEVELAND NATIONAL AIR RACES COVER WITH SIGNATURES OF (2) AIR DISASTER SURVIVORSFIRST DAY OF EXHIBITION COVER J.A. BOETTNER BLIMP PILOT & SURVIVOR OF "WING FOOT AIR EXPRESS" DISASTER IN CHICAGO IN 1919. PILOT OF THE GOODYEAR BLIMP WHICH HAD CRASHED INTO ILLINOIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. WARD TUNTE VAN ORMAN:INVENTOR, ENGINEER & BALLOONIST. WON INCREDIBLE (5) NATIONAL BALLOON RACES. SURVIVOR OF 1928 NATIONAL RACE DISASTER IN PITTSBURGH WHEN LIGHTNING DOWNED HIS BALLOON. ALSO LATER SURVIVED 1933 BALLOON DISASTER AT NATIONAL AIR RACES WHEN HE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO FORESTS OF CANADA & SURVIVED. TRULY FASCINATING STORY. AUTOBIOGRAPHY "WIZARDS OF THE WINDS". COVER IS POSTMARKED AUGUST 24th, 1929. CLEVELAND AIRMAIL FIELD TO RAVENNA, OHIO. BACK HAS NATIONAL AIR RACE LABEL AND (2) POSTMARKS AUGUST 24, 1929. COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & UNOPENED. IN ADDITION TO 1929 NATIONAL AIR RACES STAMP ON FRONT THERE IS ALSO FLOWER PAGEANT "WELCOME AVIATORS", & "PILOT" STAMPED. *INTERESTING AVIATION HISTORY* COVER IS AS SHOWN FRONT & BACK ********************************** L7061
Price: 899 USD
Location: East Northport, New York
End Time: 2025-01-23T16:36:44.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Event Cover
Year of Issue: 1929
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: Used
Grade: VF (Very Fine)
Topic: Aviation
Certification: Uncertified
