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1935 US Army Air Corps Explorer Albert Stevens Balloon

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GROUP OF EPHEMERA RELATING TO US MILITARY HISTORY: Story of Yankee Doodle, Uniforms in the American Revolution, Veterans and their Organizations 1931, The Army Pageant (title page absent). 276 Ancient and Honorable Artillery 1914, The Essex Guards, Fl

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1818 Manuscript Order US Senate Marine Corp Appointment: Manuscript Order of appointments in the Marine Corps with address line "In Senate of the United States January 22 1818". Signed by Charles Cuth, Secretary. Fine with light mounting trace on verso. Mea

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San Francisco US Treasury Exchange Signed by Howell Cobb [155400]: Rare Treasury of the United States Second of Transfer for $10,000 to the Ast. Treasurer US at San Francisco. Dateline Washington, October 1st, 1858. Signed by Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb, Re

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1935 US Army Air Corps Explorer Albert Stevens Balloon

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Circa 1935 Real Photograph Postcard; Depiction of US ARMY AIR CORPS high altitude balloon EXPLORER II with Albert W. Stevens. In 1935 this aircraft was launched from Stratobowl, South Dakota and reached a record breaking altitude of 75,395 feet! Period ink written message on the reverse, along with old postage and Hill City, SD postmark. Condition: light toning and soiling, occasional dings, scuffs, and edge wear.

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