WALTER WELLMAN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/10/1892 - HFSID 31515
Sale Price $225.00
Reg. $280.00
WALTER WELLMAN
Journalist and explorer Walter Wellman wrote this letter on his
personalized letterhead at the American Press Association in 1892, one year
before his first expedition to the North Pole, asking the recipient to help
someone at the United Press.
Autograph letter signed "Walter Wellman" as Correspondent.
Withlead pencil notations in upper left corner in unknown hand
anddate stamp in purple ink. 1 page, 8¼x10½, on letterhead of the
Washington Bureau of the American Press Association. March 10, 1892.
Addressed to I. D. Marshall, New York. In full: "Dear Mr. Marshall:
Enclosed you will find a request from Mr. DeGrau of the United Press. If you can
furnish him what he wants I shall be glad to have it done. Sincerely yours".
Wellman (1858-1934, born in Mentor, Ohio) was a journalist, explorer and
early aviation pioneer. He carried out five expeditions to the North Pole,
three of them attempted flights in dirigibles (two in 1907, one in 1909). He
also tried to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in an airship in 1910. This
attempt was a failure, but it did break existing world records for time and
distance sailing by airship: 1,008 miles in 72 hours. Lightly toned, foxed
and creased. Date stamp touches handwriting but not signature. Upper left corner
is missing. Tackhead-sized hole in upper left corner. Paper loss on verso.
Folded once horizontally and twice vertically. Otherwise in fine
condition.
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