Amelia Earhart letter 'fascinating for aviation value seekers'
Those seeking aviation memorabilia valuations might have noted one recent item for sale in the US.
hose with a passion for aviation collectibles might be fascinated by news that a letter penned by Amelia Earhart ? the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ? has been sold at auction.
It sold for $3,125 (£2,122) at Sotheby's and contains some of Earhart's own thoughts about the future of flying as she perceived it in 1929, Paul Fraser Collectibles reports.
She described long-distance air trips as "a striking example of what the body can accomplish. The individual himself, in the flight, becomes the subject of a laboratory experiment".
The publication described the purchase as representing a "bargain price" and is sure to appreciate in worth over the years ahead.
At the time of writing the letter, Earhart described trans-ocean flights as something that was inevitable.
The sale also saw John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the Beatles' 1967 song A Day In the Life ? from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - sell for $1.2 million.
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Posted by Lisa Marriott