Orville Wright Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
ORVILLE WRIGHT
Born: August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: January 30, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: January 30, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio
Orville Wright (1871-1948) and his brother, Wilbur (1867-1912), made aviation history with their Flyer in Kitty Hawk, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, on December 17, 1903. While the Wrights had been testing their gliders on Kill Devil Hill for a number of years, this was their first test of their motorized, heavier-than-air flying machine. At 10:35 a.m., Orville Wright was at the controls of the 21-foot biplane with the 40.3-foot wingspan. The 605 pound craft, powered by a 12-horsepower engine that had four piston cylinders and revved to 1,090 rpm, left the ground, staying aloft for 12 seconds and covering 120 feet at an altitude of ten feet. Later that day, during one of their three test flights, Wilbur also manned the controls, traveling 852 feet in 59 seconds. In 1905, Wilbur and Orville decided to stop flying and tried to market their machine, first offering it to the U.S. government and then flying it in France. After Wilbur's death from typhoid fever on May 30, 1912, Orville became President of the Wright Company and continued as pioneer in the aviation industry.
Film Credits
2010-Life-After-People (Other), 2005-Lebenslaufe (Other), 2003-Kitty-Hawk:-The-Wright-Brothers'-Journey-of-Invention (Other), 1953-The-Ford-50th-Anniversary-Show (Other)
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1908 - HFSID 48256Color picture postcard of a George Washington equestrian statue, signed by Orville Wright. He added a note: "Am expecting to see your father take Washington's role in changing defeat into victory in certain Dayton affairs." This card was postmarked 10 days before Wright crashed the Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia. His passenger, Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, was killed and became the first airplane crash fatality.Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 01/12/1929 - HFSID 2602ORVILLE WRIGHT Orville Wright signs a check to pay his water for $2.75. Check signed: "Orville Wright", 8½x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1929 January 12. Check No. 2928, drawn on Wright's account at The City National Bank, payable to Department of Water for $2.75. Stamped endorsements on verso.
Sale Price $722.50
$850.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 02/06/1945 - HFSID 6737ORVILLE WRIGHT. Check signed: "Orville Wright", 7¾x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1945 February 6. Check No. 3631, drawn on the Winters National Bank & Trust Co., payable to Carrie Grumbach for $36.31.
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 04/24/1920 - HFSID 6332ORVILLE WRIGHT Check filled out and signed by the aviation pioneer! Autograph Signed Check: "Orville Wright", 7½x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1920 April 24. Check No. 491 payable to "J. H. Carr Treasurer" for "$250.00". Drawn on The City National Bank, Dayton, Ohio.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 10/01/1935 - HFSID 11222ORVILLE WRIGHT Check filled out and signed! Autograph Signed Check: "Orville Wright", endorsed on verso: "Carrie Grumbach", 7½x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1935 October 1. Check payable to "Carrie Grumbach" for "$33.79".
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 12/01/1931 - HFSID 258473ORVILLE WRIGHT $1.00 check to The Engineers' Club of Dayton, signed by Orville Wright in 1931 Check signed "Orville Wright". Blue pencil mark at right edge in unknown hand. 8½x3, with perforated top, bottom and left edges. December 1, 1931. Check no. 47 for $1.
Sale Price $722.50
$850.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 265856ORVILLE WRIGHT. Photograph signed: "Orville Wright". B/w, 6¼x4½ overall, image 5x3¼ (one surface). Captioned at lower margin: "First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903/Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Sale Price $10,200.00
$12,000.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - CHECK SIGNED-WRIGHT BROTHERS 08/15/1908 - HFSID 6223ORVILLE WRIGHT Check filled out and signed by the aviation pioneer! Autograph Signed Check: "Orville Wright", 7½x3. Dayton, Ohio, August 15, 1908. Check payable to "C. E. Taylor" for "$18.00". Drawn on The City National Bank, Dayton, Ohio.
Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - CHECK SIGNED-WRIGHT CYCLE/ORVILLE WRIGHT 03/01/1905 - HFSID 6118ORVILLE WRIGHT Check filled out and signed by the aviation pioneer! Autograph Signed Check: "Wright Cycle Co.", endorsed on verso: "Charles Webbert", 7½x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1905 March 1. Check payable to "Chas. Webbert"" for "$276.06".
Sale Price $722.50
$850.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - CHECK TRIPLE SIGNED 03/22/1910 - HFSID 6026ORVILLE WRIGHT Check filled out and signed three times. Partly Printed Check signed twice and endorsed: "Wright Brothers/O.W.", and on verso "Orville Wright", 8¼x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1910 March 22. Check payable to "Orville Wright." for "$100.00".
Sale Price $1,105.00
$1,300.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - COLLECTION CO-SIGNED BY:CAPTAIN EDWARD V. "EDDIE" RICKENBACKER - HFSID 91403ORVILLE WRIGHT and EDDIE RICKENBACKER. Comprises: (1) ORVILLE WRIGHT. Check signed: "Orville Wright", 8¼x3. Dayton, Ohio, 1947 December 4. Check No. 4440, drawn on The Winters Bank & Trust Co., payable to Mabel Beck for $62.70. Mid-vertical fold, not at signature.
Sale Price $1,487.50
$1,750.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/06/1945 - HFSID 279312Orville Wright signed this document in 1945 to lease 135 acres of farm and pastureland that he owned in Indiana. This document was signed three years before Wright's death and offers a look into how he paid his bills late in life.
Sale Price $2,762.50
$3,250.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/16/1934 - HFSID 88109ORVILLE WRIGHT. TLS: "Orville Wright", 1p, 7¼x10½. Dayton, Ohio, 1934 February 16. To Mr. W.L. Dickerson, Jonesboro, Indiana. In part: "You can sell all the estate's share of the corn on and at 45 cents per bushel or better.
Sale Price $2,210.00
$2,600.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/04/1935 - HFSID 167842ORVILLE WRIGHT. The famed aviator sends a letter regarding certain goods sold and the proceeds received. TLS: "Orville Wright", 1p, 7¼x10½. On personal letterhead. Dayton, Ohio, 1935 April 4. To Willard Dickerson, Jonesboro, Indiana.
Sale Price $2,762.50
$3,250.00
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ORVILLE WRIGHT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/29/1930 - HFSID 266277ORVILLE WRIGHT He signs a typed 1930 letter, warning that "we are in for a lot of trouble" if officials at US air competitions keep applying an out-dated set of rules. TLS: "Orville Wright". 1¼ pages, separate sheets, 7¼x10½. Dayton, Ohio, 1930 May 29. On personal letterhead to Dr. G.W.
Sale Price $2,040.00
$2,400.00
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WILBUR WRIGHT - COLLECTION WITH ORVILLE WRIGHT - HFSID 350550WILBUR WRIGHT Rare checks signed by the aviation pioneers. Collection consisting of 1.) Check filled out and signed: "Wright Brothers/W.W.," 8 x 2¾. Dayton Ohio, January 10, 1910. Drawn on The Winters National Bank, payable to M. A. Culp for $78.85.
Sale Price $5,100.00
$6,000.00
