One year after Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in "The Spirit of St. Louis"...
lordmarcovan
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Some other guys did it in the "Bremen", in the opposite direction.
Adventures in exonumia. Ahh, ain't junkbox-diving grand?
Check out the schnozzle and the misshapen skull of Baron von Huenefeld! Not the most flattering portrait of him, I reckon.
According to the Wikipedia article about him, he was dead of stomach cancer within about a year of the flight. His photo sort of bears out the pointy nose.
Adventures in exonumia. Ahh, ain't junkbox-diving grand?
Check out the schnozzle and the misshapen skull of Baron von Huenefeld! Not the most flattering portrait of him, I reckon.
According to the Wikipedia article about him, he was dead of stomach cancer within about a year of the flight. His photo sort of bears out the pointy nose.
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It's almost too bad I already sold that "Bremen" piece.
Or not. Last thing I need is another collection. I did offer the Admiral Byrd piece to the guy who got the Bremen medal. I think they are great companion pieces to one another.
Like the Bremen medal, the Byrd medal was a lucky junkbox cherrypick. From my own junkbox, as it happens. I didn't even realize I owned it.
Then I found it yesterday while putting some Darkside coins in 2x2s. I am fairly certain it came in a batch of cheap tokens and stuff I bought right here on the forums recently. It might not be worth a whole lot, but I dunno. These certainly have some interesting historical tie-ins.