Auction 80
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, July 14 & 15, 2020
Jul 15, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 1227:
DOUGLAS CORRIGAN
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Start price:
$
50
Estimated price:
$100 - $150
Auction house commission:
30%
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DOUGLAS CORRIGAN
(1907 - 1995) "Wrong-Way Corrigan", American aviator of the Thirties who set out in his plane promising to fly west and ended up making a trans-Atlantic crossing. His minor miscalculation brought him national fame. His signed memoir: "That's My Story" (New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.), 1938. First edition, 222pp. 8vo. in blue cloth with red embossed title and illustration on cover. Corrigan signs on the front flyleaf, adding the inscription: "5-19-39...Detroit". Small spots of occasional foxing, else very good, with original dust jacket. Sold with a vintage "Welcome Corrigan" button, 1.25 in. dia., showing an oversized black-and-white image of Corrigan's head comically placed atop a biplane.
