REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER TWICE SIGNED 03/23/1931 - HFSID 87412
Sale Price $225.00
Reg. $280.00
RICHARD E. BYRD
The American explorer who flew over the North Pole and the South Pole penned his
signature twice on this letter to his agent
Typed Letter Signed twice: "Dick" and "REB" in black ink. One page. 8½x11. Allentown,
Pennsylvania. Dated March 23, 1931. In Part: "You are doing everything I have requested,
and I appreciate it greatly". 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.
Rust mark from paperclip. Otherwise, fine condition.
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