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Legendary aviation pioneer and co-inventor and builder of the first successful aircraft, ORVILLE WRIGHT, handwritten and signed check dated March 2, 1940. Wright made this check out to E.C. Blocher in the amount of $22.19.
While living at his Hawthorn Hill estate, Orville used this check to pay the local Dayton grocer, E.C. Blocher.
Wright, working together with his brother Wilbur, made the first heavier-than-air, powered, controlled flight by man –leading the world into the aviation age.
1940 sawWright hometown Dayton dedicate the Wilbur and Orville Wright memorial on a hill overlooking Huffman prairie. That same year, the original 1903 WrightFlyer is removed from the Science Museum in London and stored in a stone quarry for safekeeping during World War II.
CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA Authentication Services expert examination andencapsulated inside PSA/DNA\'s sonically-sealed, tamper-evident 9.5\" x 13\" Jumbo holder. UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED GENUINE.
Cancellation marks, red printing and red check mark in unknown hand, as shown. Condition is as shown, consistent with age, use and handling.
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