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[NEWSPAPERS]. Group of 5 Newspapers Related to Aviation or ...

Estimate: $150 - $300

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[NEWSPAPERS]. Group of 5 Newspapers Related to Aviation or Space Exploration. [V.p., ca. 1919-86]. Includes: Cunard Bulletin, ?Mauretania" Tuesday May 20th 1919. 2pp on one sheet. With information about ?Hawker's Great Flight." And: Die Tunde. 14 April 1928. 2 pp. one one folded sheet. German free newspaper, with information about the first successful transatlantic airplane flight, ending with an emergency landing (all crew survived, plane lightly damaged). And: The New York Times, Monday July 21, 1969, Late City Edition. This newspaper heralds ?Men Walk on the Moon". 68 pp. And: The Stars and Stripes, Tuesday July 22, 1969. ?On the Moon!" 28 pp. Color front page. And: The New York Times, Wednesday, January 19, 1986. Late Edition. ?The Shuttle Explodes / 6 in Crew and High-School Teacher Are Killed 74 Seconds After Liftoff." With sections A-D. Newspapers generally toned, with the usual creases, edgewear. Very good.