Dear Members We just wanted to inform you that the complete catalogue for our Aviation Autograph auction is currently available to view on our website. You can find this on the web by searching for Autograph Auctions. There are colour illustrations of each lot and the catalogue is fully searchable. The auction takes place on Sunday, 13th June at the Radisson Edwardian hotel, Heathrow, and commences at 11am. The auction includes a large selection of autograph letters, historical documents, signed photographs, First Day Covers & prints etc. from early aeronauts and balloonists to astronauts and cosmonauts, including Etienne Montgolfier, Umberto Nobile, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Roland Garros, Leon Delagrange, Hubert Le Blon, Louis Paulhan, Adolphe Pegoud, Harry Hawker, Rene Caudron, Louis Bleriot, Alcock & Brown, Keith & Ross Smith, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, Willy Messerschmidt, Frank Whittle, Sydney Camm, Wilbur and Orville Wright (an historically important document signed by both brothers), signatures of the top twenty British Aces of World War I, Manfred von Richthofen, John Hannah VC, Hugh Dowding, Arthur Coningham (his log book and miniature medal bar), James Nicolson VC, 'Sailor' Malan, Eric Lock, Paddy Finucane, Douglas Bader and many other Battle of Britain pilots, Guy Gibson VC, Barnes Wallis, Claire Chennault, Paul Tibbets, Hermann Goering, a rare set of signed Rossbach First Day Covers, Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth ('Biggles'), Sergey Korolyov, Wernher von Braun, Yuri Gagarin, Gus Grissom, Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo XI and many, many others. Commission bids can be placed through our website and live internet bidding is available by registering for our auction with the Sale Room. You can access this by following the Links on our web site. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. Good luck and enjoy browsing the auction! Richard Davie International Autograph Auctions Ltd (0115) 845 1010 PS - The auction also includes many other lots of autographs - Sport, Entertainment, Art & Literature, Classical Music, Science & Exploration, History, World War II etc.
