Lot 31739 – 1938 Douglas “Wrong way” Corrigan Transatlantic Solo Crossing, a remarkable collection
Lot 31739 – 1938 Douglas “Wrong way” Corrigan Transatlantic Solo Crossing, a remarkable collection
Ireland » Airmails
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 2 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1938 Douglas “Wrong way” Corrigan Transatlantic Solo Crossing, intended flight New York to Los Angeles, but due to a “malfunctioning compass” proceeded eastwards and landed at Dublin instead, a remarkable collection of memorabilia, ephemera and commemorative covers, in 3 large albums, many Corrigan autographs, photographs, commercial souvenirs, welcome banquet programmes, newspaper reports, etc., an amazing assembly of this “accidental” historic flight, viewing essential. Auction
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