BYRD RICHARD E Brief Typed Letter Signed REByrd to the young

Sale 2211 - Lot 28

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"AMUNDSEN, I FEAR, IS LOST" BYRD, RICHARD E. Brief Typed Letter Signed, "REByrd," to the young Audrey Ovington: "Indeed your letter did not bore me. I greatly enjoyed hearing from you, also the poem about the bean. Of course I remember you. Please remember me to your father. He is a great fellow to say what he did about me." With a 5-line Autograph Postscript: "Tunney is leaving for Europe next Monday. I'll try to get his autograph but am afraid I'll not see him. Amundsen, I fear, is lost." 1 page, 4to, "Byrd Antarctic Expedition" stationery; folds, minor staining at corners from prior mounting verso (just touching postscript). "Bayside, Long Island," 10 August 1928

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Audrey Ovington was the 14-year old daughter of Earle L. Ovington (1879-1936), an early aviator who was the first official air mail pilot in the United States.
Roald Amundsen disappeared while flying a rescue mission over the Arctic Ocean on June 18, 1928.