Alan H. Lockheed Aviation Pioneer, Early Bird ''Rare'' Autograph Signed Cover

Description: Allan Haines Lockheed [1889 1969] was an American aviation engineer, Early Bird and business executive who was one of the founding fathers of aviation design and production. Lockheed completed his first flight in 1912 and in 1915, he opened a flying concession in San Francisco, flying paying customers over the bay. With the money earned from the flying tours he founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company in 1916, which later became the Lockheed Corporation and is now known as the Lockheed Martin Corporation. His first plane was a twin engine F-1 flying boat which was built in a rented garage, with the assistance of a young 20-year old John K. Northrop. Upon the opening of World War I, he secured a contract with the U.S. Navy to build a quantity of his flying boats and also set a record flight in April of 1918, flying 181 miles from Sants Barbara to San Diego. After the war he entered the small aircraft market with a highly successful S-1 Sport Biplane which had foldable wings for storge in a garage. Listed for auction is the rare autograph of Allan Haines Lockheed signed on a commemorative cover. The cover is boldly signed ''Allan H. Lockheed'' in black fountain pen. The cover is postmarked San Diego, CA July 9, 1935, and is affixed with one U.S. commemorative postage stamp. The cover measures 6.50 x 3.50 inches, the cover was opened from the bottom [no damage] it has trivial toning otherwise is in fine condition. The autograph is authentic, exceedingly rare to obtain and will be a desirable addition to any aviation collection. We have listed a nice collection of military, aviation and astronaut autographs.Dear Collector, we are regularly adding autographed framed displays to our eBay Store. The following is a sample of our inventory, Harry Houdini, Marilyn Monroe, George Custer, Elvis Presley, U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield, James Monroe, Erwin Rommel, Robert Oppenheimer, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Ernest Hemingway, Abner Doubleday, Auguste Bartholdi, Buffalo Bill Cody, Walt Whitman, Charles Dickens, Margaret Mitchell, Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Alexander Graham Bell, Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, George Patton, Gutzon Borglum, Samuel F. B. Morse, Brigham Young, Wernher von Braun, Lon Chaney Jr, P.T. Barnum, Apollo Astronaut crews, and many more. Please have a look and feel free to contact us with any questions. Happy collecting from collectors.view Autographs.Authenticity/Return Policy/About Us. Dear collector, we are lifetime autograph collectors and an autograph dealer with over 20 years of autograph sales on eBay. We believe the purchase of an autograph is a monetary investment. Our policy is simple, all our autographs are researched and guaranteed authentic with ''No'' time limits. All sales will be accompanied with our Certificate of Authenticity, and we also offer a 30-day unconditional return policy, If the autograph or display you purchased is not as stated or is not to your expectation simply return and we will refund your full purchase price along with your return shipping costs. We are also a Top-Rated eBay seller with thousands of satisfied customers. We feel you should be comfortable with your purchase and our policy reflects this.United States and Overseas Shipping/Handling. Please Read.... Dear collector, shipping in the U.S is free unless otherwise noted in the auction description. Your auction will be well packed and shipped United States Postal Service 1st class with delivery tracking with the exception of larger framed items which will be shipped United States Priority Mail with signature confirmation. To our overseas customers shipping is as follows, your auction will be shipped through eBay's Global Shipping Program. Note, the limit for shipping an auction overseas is 2500.00 dollars, any auction above this price cannot be shipped. We do combine shipping on paper items [letters, photographs, album pages, etc.] purchased together. Also please note we do not have control over a package once it has shipped and import duties, taxes and custom charges are determined by the Global Shipping Program. Thank you for your purchase, your auctions will be well packed and shipped upon payment. Check out my other items! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

Price: 425 USD

Location: West Hempstead, New York

End Time: 2024-08-20T19:09:55.000Z

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