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1938 (18 February) 'Wrongway Corrigan' autograph on 1994 letter.
Estimate:
€100 - €150
Sold
€95
Timed Auction
The Eclectic Collector
Description
Description: 1994 (8 April) typed letter from Gladstone Middle School, Pittsburgh, to Douglas Corrigan, and autographed by him.
Note: CORRIGAN DOUGLAS: (1907-1995) American Aviator, known as 'Wrong Way Corrigan' following his transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York in 1938 and onward flight from New York to Ireland, even though he was scheduled to return to Long Beach. He claimed it was an error of navigation, hence the nickname.
Note: CORRIGAN DOUGLAS: (1907-1995) American Aviator, known as 'Wrong Way Corrigan' following his transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York in 1938 and onward flight from New York to Ireland, even though he was scheduled to return to Long Beach. He claimed it was an error of navigation, hence the nickname.
Condition
Fine.
