REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 01/15/1927 - HFSID 87515
Sale Price $255.00
Reg. $300.00
RICHARD E. BYRD
The American explorer who flew over the North Pole and the South Pole penned his
signature and a note to go with this letter
Autograph Note Signed: "Byrd" in ink. Two pages. 6x9½. Sent from Phoenix, Arizona.
Dated January 15, 1927. Note in Part: "Can I dine with Col Lester Jones in Washington this
24 or or 25 Feb?". On May 9, 1926, RICHARD E. BYRD (1888-1957) and Floyd Bennett
became the first to fly over the North Pole. Both were awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor. Scholars have raised questions about whether or not Byrd actually reached the
North Pole, but it is generally accepted that he succeeded. In 1929, Byrd established the
"Little America" Antarctica base and flew (indisputably) over the South Pole. He was
promoted to Rear Admiral upon his return in 1930. On his Antarctic expeditions in the
1930s, Byrd discovered Marie Byrd Land and the Edsel Ford Mountains. Still exploring in his
late 60s, he commanded Operation High Jump (1946-1947) and Operation Deep Freeze
(1955-1956). JAMES B. POND ("Bim"), who became the nation's premier lecture agent,
established his agency in New York in 1879. In addition to Byrd, his notable clients included
Mark Twain, P.T. Barnum, Thomas Nast, James Whitcomb Riley, Henry Stanley, and
Booker T. Washington. Mailing creases. Lightly toned. Minor tears along edges. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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