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Aviation Trading Cards Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-519
Abstract

The collection consists of approximately 700 collectable trade cards and stamps issued by various industries, primarily the “cigarette cards” of tobacco manufacturers. The majority of the card or stamp series feature airplanes, but some series focus on famous aviators. Materials originate from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Dates: Circa 1925-1940, 1996; Majority of material found within Circa 1925-1940
Found in: Special Collections

Paul Laurence Dunbar First Day of Issue Stamps (SC-274)

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SC-274
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three envelopes with images of Paul Laurence Dunbar printed on them. Each image is different. There is also a Paul Laurence Dunbar stamp on each envelope. Each stamp is the same. May 1, 1975, is the stamped date on each envelope, along with First Day of Issue.

Dates: 1975
Found in: Special Collections

Fulton Flight Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-158
Abstract

This collection consists of an individual's scrapbook containing clippings and other memorabilia pertaining to the Fulton Flight Contest sponsored by the Aero Club of America in New York in 1909. Included are announcements of the contest, promotional material and entry form, news clippings describing the contest, commemorative postcards and information on preparation by the aviators. The scrapbook is unbound and the pages housed in three boxes.

Dates: 1908-1910
Found in: Special Collections
  • UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
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  • SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
  • 3640 COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY
  • DAYTON, OHIO 45435
  • 937-775-2092