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Rare Curtis Flying Station Stock Certificate
Signed by its President Earle Ovington, the First Official Air Mail Pilot
OVINGTON, Earle (1879-1936). Aviator, inventor, lab assistant to Thomas Edison. Ovington attended Louis Bleriot’s aviation school in France. He may be best known as the Pilot to fly the first Official Air Mail. In September 1911, he flew the mail from Garden City, New York to Mineola, New York. Beautifully engraved Stock Certificate by The Brown-Green Co. 48 John St. New York. Curtis Flying Station of Atlantic City, Inc. Ornate border with a vignette of an Eagle perched on a rock. 24 September 1918, certifys that Daniel Comstock is the owner of 200 shares. Hand signed by the Treasurer, H. Walter Gill and the company President, Earle L. Ovington. In fine condition............$695.00
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