REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 1931 - HFSID 27977
Sale Price $135.00
Reg. $160.00
RICHARD BYRD
The famed polar explorer signs "All good wishes" on the verso of a
business card
Autograph sentiment signed: "All good wishes/R E Byrd", in
black ink, 3¾x2. On verso of business card for Charles B. Whittelsey. On May
9, 1926, Richard Evelyn 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 all have agreed Byrd thought he had reached
the North Pole. 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 the Operation High Jump
(1946-1947) and Operation Deep Freeze (1955-1956) operations. Ink
transfer. Corners and edges slightly worn. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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