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A collection of ephemera relating to Admiral Byrd's expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic including two signed photographs of Byrd, a printed silk bookmark commemorating Byrd's flights over the North Pole (1926) and South Pole (1928), a photograph of Little America from the air, 2 etched Christmas cards from 'Commander Richard E. Byrd and the Byrd Aviation Associates Christmas 1929', an 'authentic relic taken from the world famous Autogiro used... on his second Antarctic Expedition... 1933-35', attached to a photo-certificate issued by the U.S. War Bond Campaign, 1942, three mementos of the Stars and Stripes flight (1929) including 'original fabric' sample from 'Stars and Stripes' and an envelope signed by the pilot R.L. Myrich, with miscellaneous photographs, a copy of Byrd's Into the Home of the Blizzard issued by the New York Times, 1928, a 'Byrd Expedition' (no. 1410) puzzle by Perfect Picture Puzzles (U.S.A.) including box, a Byrd Antarctic Expedition II 'Bear of Oakland' commemorative plate and casserole dish and cover, by the Fraunfelter Cina Company, Zanesville, Ohio, and a wooden 'South Pole Penguin' stamped 'Byrd's South pole Ship, a century of progress, 1933' on the base
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[RICHARD EVELYN BYRD (1888-1957)]
A collection of ephemera relating to Admiral Byrd's expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic including two signed photographs of Byrd, a printed silk bookmark commemorating Byrd's flights over the North Pole (1926) and South Pole (1928), a photograph of Little America from the air, 2 etched Christmas cards from 'Commander Richard E. Byrd and the Byrd Aviation Associates Christmas 1929', an 'authentic relic taken from the world famous Autogiro used... on his second Antarctic Expedition... 1933-35', attached to a photo-certificate issued by the U.S. War Bond Campaign, 1942, three mementos of the Stars and Stripes flight (1929) including 'original fabric' sample from 'Stars and Stripes' and an envelope signed by the pilot R.L. Myrich, with miscellaneous photographs, a copy of Byrd's Into the Home of the Blizzard issued by the New York Times, 1928, a 'Byrd Expedition' (no. 1410) puzzle by Perfect Picture Puzzles (U.S.A.) including box, a Byrd Antarctic Expedition II 'Bear of Oakland' commemorative plate and casserole dish and cover, by the Fraunfelter Cina Company, Zanesville, Ohio, and a wooden 'South Pole Penguin' stamped 'Byrd's South pole Ship, a century of progress, 1933' on the base
A collection of ephemera relating to Admiral Byrd's expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic including two signed photographs of Byrd, a printed silk bookmark commemorating Byrd's flights over the North Pole (1926) and South Pole (1928), a photograph of Little America from the air, 2 etched Christmas cards from 'Commander Richard E. Byrd and the Byrd Aviation Associates Christmas 1929', an 'authentic relic taken from the world famous Autogiro used... on his second Antarctic Expedition... 1933-35', attached to a photo-certificate issued by the U.S. War Bond Campaign, 1942, three mementos of the Stars and Stripes flight (1929) including 'original fabric' sample from 'Stars and Stripes' and an envelope signed by the pilot R.L. Myrich, with miscellaneous photographs, a copy of Byrd's Into the Home of the Blizzard issued by the New York Times, 1928, a 'Byrd Expedition' (no. 1410) puzzle by Perfect Picture Puzzles (U.S.A.) including box, a Byrd Antarctic Expedition II 'Bear of Oakland' commemorative plate and casserole dish and cover, by the Fraunfelter Cina Company, Zanesville, Ohio, and a wooden 'South Pole Penguin' stamped 'Byrd's South pole Ship, a century of progress, 1933' on the base
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