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First flight air mail cover addressed to Mrs. William E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington, June 22, 1940. Includes brief note informing Bertha Boeing to keep the cover if interested and return it if not. Stamped cachet: "Seattle-Juneau, U.S. Air Mail…

Photograph of unidentified men mounted on three of William E. Boeing's racehorses, circa 1940s. The horses are identified in the inscription as Pony, Slide Rule, and Devil's Thumb.Inscription on verso: "Pony, Slide Rule, Devil's Thumb."

Photograph of the Douglas DC-5 "Rover" aircraft (prototype DC-5, Douglas serial 411), signed by photographer L. Kronquist, circa 1940s. Includes a handwritten note below the image addressed to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing, signed by Donald Douglas.

Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing and Bertha Boeing from Gordon D. Brown, Douglas Aircraft Company, June 27, 1941. Sends cover to celebrate aviation progress.Stamped cachet: "B-19, Initial Flight of World's Largest…

First flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington, from the Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, July 3, 1942.Stamped cachet: "First Flight - This cover carried on first official flight of the 'Mars,' built by…

Nookey ration card, No. 65002 (blank), circa 1943.Inscription on verso: "Single seater shuttle."

Demonstration flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington, from the Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, October 1, 1946.Stamped cachet: "Demonstration flight - Flying Post Office - En route - Los Angeles…

First flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington, December 5, 1946.Stamped: "U.S. Air Mail, First Flight AM-77, Olympia, Washington."

First flight air mail cover addressed to Bill Boeing, Jr., Seattle, Washington, June 21, 1947.Stamped cachet: "First Flight A.M. 3 from Bozeman, Montana - Northwest Orient Airlines."Stamped cachet: "U.S. Air Mail, First Flight, Bozeman, Mont."Stamped…

Photostatic copy of letter to Captain William G. Lufburrow, Commandant, Clerks and Stenographers School, from E. A. Gibson, Director of Civil Aviation, New Zealand, August 3, 1948. Provides details about various uses of Boeing B & W seaplanes in…