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Subasta 77

Lote 100

Airmail, 1911, two vintage postcards featuring Calbraith Perry Rodgers and his "Vin Fiz" pioneer airplane. The first card shows Rodgers' plane leaving New York; the second card features Rodgers with a cigar characteristically clenched in his jaw in a car provided for his family by Vin Fiz.
Estimate $75 - 100

Calbraith Perry Rodgers was the first man to fly across the United States. He undertook this flight in 1911 to win the $50,000 prize offered by William Randolph Hearst. Rodgers' effort was supported by the Armour Company and Rodgers named his plane after their new grape soda, Vin Fiz. Armour's support allowed for construction of a special Wright plane, mechanics, and spare parts transported on a special train that followed below the airplane. The spare parts were essential because Rodgers crashed repeatedly. He did complete the transcontinental flight on December 10, 1911, but not within the time limit set for the Hearst prize. Sadly, Rodgers' met his demise in a fatal crash in his backup plane in Long Beach Harbor on April 3, 1912.

Adjudicación $350

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