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8/22/35 PAN AM, FIRST TRIP WAKE ISLAND MIDWAY HAWAII Pilot R O D SULLIVAN Signed
$299.99
Seller:
davekatz (2567)
Condition:Condition is as shown in the photo. I will describe any unseen faults. Most of these covers are in Very Fine Condition. I'll certainly describe any faults. Front is signed by Pan Am First Officer, R. O. D. Sullivan (see bio below) 8/22/35 Hono ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- United States - Hawaii
- Condition
- Used
- Stamp Format
- Single
Item Description
Condition:Condition is as shown in the photo. I will describe any unseen faults. Most of these covers are in Very Fine Condition. I'll certainly describe any faults.Front is signed by Pan Am First Officer, R. O. D. Sullivan
(see bio below)
8/22/35 Honolulu Hawaii Cds
Scott #C19 Franking
Cachet for the trip
AAMC 1240
2 Honolulu Cancels
Sent FROM Airport Manager, PAN AM Airways Inc.
to Mr. J. T. Trippe, President
Pan American Airways, NY
Scarce Flight Cover Signed. R.O.D. Sullivan.
R.O.D. Sullivan was born in Hannibal, MO, circa 1893. He joined the Navy about 1918 and learned to fly. He served about 11 years with the Navy, during which time he was a flight instructor and test pilot at Naval Air Stations around the U.S. He had one child, R.O.D. Sullivan, Jr., born about 1928.
on September 3, 1929, Sullivan took a job with fledgling Pan American Airways (he remained a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve). He remained with PanAm through the 1930s and into the 40s. During that time he was First Officer on the Pan American Clipper that first transported U.S. airmail from California to Hawaii and return, April 18-22, 1935.
Over the next eight years, Sullivan became Captain and made 150 Atlantic crossings and 55 Pacific crossings, and logged more than 15,000 hours flying. His transport career ended on February 22, 1943. On that evening, while on landing approach at the mouth of the Tagus River, he crashed.
He remained a Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserve. Eventually he returned to his home in North Carolina. After WWII, he established ROD Sullivan, Inc., an electrical parts supply business. He died at age 62 of a heart attack sitting in his office, July, 1955.
Previous Dealer Price: $425.00
A similar one sold Dec 18, 2018 in a Kelleher's Auction for $350.00
Slight wear. This cover is in Very Fine Condition.
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- New Hampshire, United States
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