Property of a New York Collector
Lindbergh, CharlesA small archive of maps and documents relating to Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's 1931 "North to the Orient" flight from the United States to Japan and China, by the northern route over the Arctic frontier of Canada and Alaska, and Kamchatka peninsula, later documented by Mrs. Lindbergh in her book of that title
Comprising: Map of the Northwest Territories (995 x 1020 mm), Department of the Interior, Canada, 1929, printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, Orient Flight—1931"; creased, a few short fold separations.
Portion of a printed map of Lake Champlain, Northern Vermont and New Hampshire (312 x 487 mm), n.d., printed recto and verso in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, Orient Flight 1931" in pencil, with plot line in pencil and one location note in red pencil.
Portion of a printed map of Quebec & Ontario (725 x 564 mm at largest dimensions, but cut to an L shape), n.d., printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, Orient flight—1931" and with autograph navigational notations.
Rand McNally Standard Map of China and Japan (512 x 707 mm), n.d., printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, "Lindbergh, Orient flight—1931" and with numerous autograph pencil plotting and navigational notations.
Very large, bi-lingual Postal Map of China (1500 x 1575 mm), Shanghai, 1920, printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, (Orient flight—1931)"; rather worn, with marginal chips and tears and loss at upper left corner.
Carte du District Postal de Hupeh | Postal Map of Hupeh District, n.d., printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, "Lindbergh, (Orient flight—1931)" and with route markings and 9 towns circled in pencil.
Mimeographed typescript, Pan American Airways report "Radio on Lindbergh Tokyo Flight," 30 pp. in a brown paper binder, including chart of "Lindbergh’s Flight from Washington, DC, to Tokyo July 29 to Aug 26 1931." The report concludes, "In closing, I wish to again thank the Navy, Army and foreign stations for the wholehearted cooperation with the radio work. The success of the flight and operation of the radio equipment aboard the plane was due in no small measure to Mrs. Lindbergh’s ability. No failure of equipment was experienced during the entire flight," signed in mimeograph, "HC __ Chief Comm Engineer/ Pan American Airways System, July 7, 1932, New York City."
A collection of 13 telegrams and QSL postcards from Japanese ham radio operators to the Lindberghs, 19 to 30 August 1931, some with original envelopes, some bearing Japanese postage.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Autograph telegram draft signed ("A. M. Lindbergh"), in pencil, on verso of a telegram to Col. and Mrs Lindbergh, from Carroll, WOA Pan American Airways, Aug 3 1931, with instructions for radio contact.
Approximately 30 items, including some related ephemera, including 3 further copies of the chart of Lindbergh's flight from Washington to Tokyo.
Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow were married on 27 May 1929. Over the next two years, the celebrity couple traveled throughout the country, Charles as a consultant for Transcontinental Air Transport and Pan American Airways. He also taught Anne to fly. In the winter of 1930–1931, the couple envisioned a new adventure, a flight to Japan by way of the north Pacific, with Anne would be the co-pilot and radio operator. They spent six months preparing for the trip, prioritizing items to pack, and studying maps and charts, as Lindbergh had in 1927 for the trans-Atlantic flight. On July 28, 1931, they took off, charting a course over Ontario and the Northwest Territories of Canada. They then flew over the Bering Sea. In August, they arrived on Hokkaido Island, Japan. Charles and Anne continued their travels through China, which included relief work, but the expedition was discontinued when news reached them of the death of Anne’s father, Senator Dwight Morrow. Before leaving, Chiang Kai-shek awarded Charles and Anne the National Medal.
PROVENANCE:The Archives of the the American Geographical Society (Christie's New York, 19 June 2007, lot 272)
Property of a New York Collector
Lindbergh, CharlesA small archive of maps and documents relating to Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's 1931 "North to the Orient" flight from the United States to Japan and China, by the northern route over the Arctic frontier of Canada and Alaska, and Kamchatka peninsula, later documented by Mrs. Lindbergh in her book of that title
Comprising: Map of the Northwest Territories (995 x 1020 mm), Department of the Interior, Canada, 1929, printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, Orient Flight—1931"; creased, a few short fold separations.
Portion of a printed map of Lake Champlain, Northern Vermont and New Hampshire (312 x 487 mm), n.d., printed recto and verso in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, Orient Flight 1931" in pencil, with plot line in pencil and one location note in red pencil.
Portion of a printed map of Quebec & Ontario (725 x 564 mm at largest dimensions, but cut to an L shape), n.d., printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, Orient flight—1931" and with autograph navigational notations.
Rand McNally Standard Map of China and Japan (512 x 707 mm), n.d., printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, "Lindbergh, Orient flight—1931" and with numerous autograph pencil plotting and navigational notations.
Very large, bi-lingual Postal Map of China (1500 x 1575 mm), Shanghai, 1920, printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, in pencil, "Lindbergh, (Orient flight—1931)"; rather worn, with marginal chips and tears and loss at upper left corner.
Carte du District Postal de Hupeh | Postal Map of Hupeh District, n.d., printed in colors, signed and inscribed lower right, "Lindbergh, (Orient flight—1931)" and with route markings and 9 towns circled in pencil.
Mimeographed typescript, Pan American Airways report "Radio on Lindbergh Tokyo Flight," 30 pp. in a brown paper binder, including chart of "Lindbergh’s Flight from Washington, DC, to Tokyo July 29 to Aug 26 1931." The report concludes, "In closing, I wish to again thank the Navy, Army and foreign stations for the wholehearted cooperation with the radio work. The success of the flight and operation of the radio equipment aboard the plane was due in no small measure to Mrs. Lindbergh’s ability. No failure of equipment was experienced during the entire flight," signed in mimeograph, "HC __ Chief Comm Engineer/ Pan American Airways System, July 7, 1932, New York City."
A collection of 13 telegrams and QSL postcards from Japanese ham radio operators to the Lindberghs, 19 to 30 August 1931, some with original envelopes, some bearing Japanese postage.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Autograph telegram draft signed ("A. M. Lindbergh"), in pencil, on verso of a telegram to Col. and Mrs Lindbergh, from Carroll, WOA Pan American Airways, Aug 3 1931, with instructions for radio contact.
Approximately 30 items, including some related ephemera, including 3 further copies of the chart of Lindbergh's flight from Washington to Tokyo.
Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow were married on 27 May 1929. Over the next two years, the celebrity couple traveled throughout the country, Charles as a consultant for Transcontinental Air Transport and Pan American Airways. He also taught Anne to fly. In the winter of 1930–1931, the couple envisioned a new adventure, a flight to Japan by way of the north Pacific, with Anne would be the co-pilot and radio operator. They spent six months preparing for the trip, prioritizing items to pack, and studying maps and charts, as Lindbergh had in 1927 for the trans-Atlantic flight. On July 28, 1931, they took off, charting a course over Ontario and the Northwest Territories of Canada. They then flew over the Bering Sea. In August, they arrived on Hokkaido Island, Japan. Charles and Anne continued their travels through China, which included relief work, but the expedition was discontinued when news reached them of the death of Anne’s father, Senator Dwight Morrow. Before leaving, Chiang Kai-shek awarded Charles and Anne the National Medal.
PROVENANCE:The Archives of the the American Geographical Society (Christie's New York, 19 June 2007, lot 272)
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