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1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash
1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash
1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash
1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash
1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash
1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash
1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash

1936 Newspaper Front Pages - Beryl Markham Ends Transatlantic Flight With Crash

$ 13.2

Availability: 31 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Type: Newspaper
  • Condition: Please look at the listing pictures for additional condition detail.

    Description

    Available are two front pages that came from a September 5, 6, 1936 editions of Kansas City Star newspapers.  The pages contains stories about Beryl
    Markham's
    successful end to the West to East transatlantic flight by crashing in a Novia Scotia bog. The September 6th front page contains the story of the flight in Markham's own words.
    Beryl Markham was an English-born Kenyan aviator (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America. She wrote about her adventures in her memoir, West with the Night.
    Condition
    The newspaper pages are in good condition.
    The newspaper pages originally came from a bound library volume and may exhibit slight chipping and paper loss on the edges.
    Domestic Shipping
    The pages will be placed in a clear plastic sleeve and gently rolled and inserted into a sturdy cardboard tube. Single newspaper pages can be shipped via First Class Mail. Please specify if expedited Priority Mail is desired. I will combine shipping but additional newspaper pages will require Priority Mail shipping due to weight.
    International Shipping
    I can ship single pages using First Class International Postage. Any additional pages will require Priority Mail International shipping.
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