“WILEY POST” FIRST TO FLY SOLO AROUND THE WORLD “WELCOME” BUTTON FROM HAKE COLLECTION.
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Winning Bid:
$104.36 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #199 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 972 in auction 199
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Item Description
In 1931 Post flew around the world in the airplane “Winnie Mae” with his navigator Harold Gatty. In 1933 he repeated the trip but this time did it solo. Button is likely from July 22, 1933 when 50,000 people greeted him at flight’s conclusion at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Two years later, Post and his passenger the famous humorist Will Rogers, were both killed in an Alaskan plane crash. Button is Exc. and displays Mint. We’ve seen only 2 or 3 examples in 40 years. Comes with Hake’s COA.
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