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Lot No. 799

Auction No. 25
Category World Airmails
    Airmails
Est. $1200
Status Archived

 

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France 1909 (22nd Oct) Menu card from aviation dinner signed by Louis Charles Joseph Blériot, who 3 months earlier became world-famous for making the first airplane flight across the English Channel. The dishes themed to his achievement with "Consommé Bleriot" & "Souffle Glace en Aeroplane". Incls 2 contemporary postcards showing him & his aircraft. A rare opportunity to obtain a unique item related to an aviation pioneer. VG cond. (plate 2)

 

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