U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 13-14, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #267 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE 1917 Byrd, Richard E (1888-1957), American explorer and aviator, made the first airplane flight over the North Pole, typewritten letter headed "HQ Rhode Island, Naval Militia", dated April 4, 1917 to Admiral Sims asking for an active command because "a desk job does not appeal to me half as much as a ship when the country is at war", signed "R. E. Byrd Jr" as Lt (j.g.), U.S.Navy | Price Realized $290.00 |
