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Wiley Post circles the globe... record time...



Item # 577644

July 23, 1933

NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933  The frontpage features a 3 line, 4 column head: "Post Arrives Safely In New York, Circling World In 7 Days, 19 Hours; Mollisons Are Flying The Atlantic" and 1 column subheads: "Record Is Cut 21 Hours" "75,000 at City Airport Greet Flier After a 15,596-Mile Trip" and more. Includes a 2 column photo of Post exiting the Winnie Mae.

This issue has three litely-inked stamps in the upper margin, has an archival mend to a tear in the right margin close to the subheads, margins are pulpish causing a few minor tears.

Category: The 20th Century