Lot #587 - AN ARCHIVE OF AMY JOHNSON MEMORABILIA
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Denis Joachim Collection
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Sale Date:19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818 -
Lot #:587
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Lot Description:AN ARCHIVE OF AMY JOHNSON MEMORABILIA
The archive comprises: a signed postcard of Johnson standing next to her DH60G Gipsy Moth; Amy Johnson’s fur-lined leather flying helmet by Pike Brothers of Brisbane; a leather-bound and boxed “Presentation [album] to Miss Amy Johnson...from the New South Wales Masonic Club...” June 9th, 1930, with hand-coloured illustrations and tipped-in photographs; a Percy Marks leather ring presentation box (now empty) with gold lettering “TO MISS AMY JOHNSON. FROM THE HULL CITIZENS OF SYDNEY. LONDON TO SYDNEY FLIGHT 1930.”; 2-page printed “thank you” from the Johnson family. -
Notes:Miss Amy Johnson Completed A Solo Flight From England To Australia In May 1930. She Was The First Female Pilot To Achieve This Remarkable Feat.
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Estimate:A$8,000 - 15,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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