Lot 60770 – 1912 First Flight Across the Irish Sea by Vivian Hewitt,

Lot 60770 – 1912 First Flight Across the Irish Sea by Vivian Hewitt,

Ireland » Airmails
Price realised
340 GBP
Estimate
500 – 700 GBP
Auction date
Fri 17 Jun 2022 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1912 First Flight Across the Irish Sea by Vivian Hewitt, a charming specialised collection showing the Vivian Hewitt Correspondence 1925-1953, with a fine array of early real photo cards of the flight, plus some publicity cards, plus an extensive array of covers from around the world all addressed to Hewitt, magnificently mounted and written up on 54 album pages and housed in one black Lighthouse album, showing 100 covers with a fine array of different origins and frankings, plus a real photo card signed by Hewitt, plus additional documentation and newspaper clippings, an excellent basis for study and expansion, a wonderful assembly (100+ covers).

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