REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 87485
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
Autograph Note Signed: "RE Byrd" in black ink. One page. 8½x11. Note in Full: "I take two
very heavy bags with me which account for the large tips". 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. Second note in unknown hand. Otherwise, fine condition.
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