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Charles Lindbergh n.p., ca. 1930 Charles Lindbergh Signed Photo & Envelope Carried to Panama Signed photograph Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974). Black and white photograph signed "Charles A. Lindbergh" in black ink in the lower right as well as an envelope that was carried by the famed pilot in a flight from New York to Panama. Photograph measures 8" x 10", n.p., n.d. Envelope measures 6.5" x 3.75" stamped Newark, NJ April 25, 1930, Cristobal Canal Zone (Argentina) April 27, 1930 and marked received at its final destination in Argentina on May 2, 1930. Envelope shows a few areas of discoloration; photo just shows very light toning along the edges and minor creasing to the upper left corner - else fine. Charles Lindbergh made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Le Bourget, near Paris, on May 20–21, 1927. His flight was sponsored by a group of businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri, and named his single-seat, single-engine monoplane "Spirit of St. Louis" in honor of his supporters from the St. Louis Racquet Club in his then-hometown. Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S. Air Mail pilot at the time, emerged from virtual obscurity to almost instantaneous world fame as the result of his flight, a distance of nearly 3,600 statute miles. A U.S. Army reserve officer, "Lindy" was also awarded the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his aviation exploits. In 1929–1931, Lindbergh carried small groups of souvenir covers on the first flights over routes in Latin America and the Caribbean, which he had earlier laid out as a consultant to Pan American Airways to be then flown under contract to the Post Office as Foreign Air Mail (FAM) routes 5 and 6. The envelope presented here is one such cover, commemorating the first day of mail service carried by Colonel Charles Lindbergh on the New York to Panama route. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!