BYRD RICHARD E American flag carried by Byrd on his historic

Sale 1952 - Lot 25

Price Realized: $ 3,680

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

BYRD, RICHARD E. American flag, carried by Byrd on his historic flight across the North Pole, with a Typed Note Signed by Byrd, Floyd Bennett and Thomas H. Kinkade, "This flag accompanied Commander Richard E. Byrd in his flight from Spitzbergen across the North Pole on May 9th, 1926, the first flight to the Pole by airplane." The flag, 48 stars, measuring 7x11 inches; a bit faded. The note, approximately 2x6 inches sight size; appears mounted. Both framed together with brass medallions produced by Wright Aeronautical Corporation to commemorate the flight. not examined out of frame. Np, 1926

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There is some controversy over whether Byrd really did cross the North Pole. Some have argued that the top speed of his plane coupled with the headwinds make his claim improbable, though it was verified by the U. S. Navy and the National Geographic Society at the time. Nevertheless, material from the flight is uncommon at auction, and desirable both as an aviation item and as Arctic memorabilia.