RARE DEDICATION BUTTON FOR NYC FIRST AIRPORT.
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Auction #185 - Part I > Item 568
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$52.90
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction #185 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 945 in auction 185
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Item Description
2-1/8" for event in Brooklyn, although text reads "New York City May 23, 1931." 15,000 people attended "Dedication Day Municipal Airport Floyd Bennett Field." Attendees included Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mrs. Floyd Bennett and Admiral Byrd who in 1926 was first to fly with Bennett over the North Pole. Pinpoint dot on far left edge. Has Whitehead & Hoag paper. Rare single day historic issue. VF.
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