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Letter to William E. Boeing from Merl LaVoy, U.S. Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 2, 1938. Includes centenary commemorative envelope with a cachet illustration depicting the Great Trek of 1838 by the Voortrekker [Dutch-speaking…

Letter to William E. Boeing and Bertha Boeing from J. Parker Van Zandt, May 10, 1937. Sends greetings and hopes this will be added to Boeing's first flight collection. One handwritten page with first flight air mail cover.Stamped cachet: "Primeiro…

Commemorative letter honoring the 25th anniversary of Glenn L. Martin's record-making flight from Newport Bay, California to Avalon, Catalina Island, then the longest over-water flight in aviation history, May 10, 1937. One typed page on Glenn L.…

Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to "Billie" [Bill Boeing, Jr.] from Donald R. Drew, November 20, 1935. Discusses social news and wishes a happy thirteenth birthday. One typed page on W. E. Boeing stationery and envelope.Stamped:…

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing from Luke Luqueer, August 20, 1935. Thinks the letter and included air mail cover will be of interest if "Wiley Post makes it in his 'Winnie Mae.'" One typed page and envelope.Stamped: "First Air Mail…

Letter to William E. Boeing from Merl LaVoy, October 23, 1933. Sends two first flight air mail covers from the Canton-Shanghai route.Stamped on first envelope: "First Flight, Shanghai-Canton."Stamped on second envelope: "First Flight,…

Postcard to William E. Boeing from the Praegers, August 30, 1931. States that they are leaving Singapore and includes a list of addresses for mail as they travel.

Letter and air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing from W. Irving Glover, Second Assistant Postmaster General, June 3, 1930. Congratulates Boeing Air Transport, Inc. on upcoming completion of ten million miles of flight with the Air Mail. One…

Letter to John Heise, John Heise Autographs, from G.D. Stoops, May 8, 1930. Requests autographs from Orville and Wilbur Wright, sends payment, and includes typed response from Heise at the bottom. Accompanied by slip of paper with Orville Wright's…

Letter and first flight air mail cover "carried on the 'Boeing Hornet Shuttle,'" August 27, 1929. Letter was carried on "the first plane to carry mail while attempting one or more round-trip non-stop flights over the New York-San Francisco air mail…