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Curtiss & Curtiss-Wright Flying Service

[CS1203] 4" x 9" 12 panel brochure (opens to 12" x 15-5/8") "Pilots of Tomorrow are Curtiss Wright Ground Students Today". Includes description of courses offered and costs. Brochure issued by Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, Alameda, California. Circa 1930. VG. $45.00

[CS1205] 4" x 3" Ticket from the Curtiss Flying Service certifying that the holder has had an airplane ride with "The Oldest Flying Organization in the World". No name written on ticket. Serial number 6513. Circa 1928. VG. $35.00

[CS1215] 8-1/2" x 11" 4 page brochure "The New Leading Sport Plane of 1932 - Curtiss-Wright Travel Air Sport". Gives characteristics and performance specifications of the aircraft. Rubber stamped date of '1934' on front and back cover. Brochure has been folded, else VG. $75.00

[CS1219] 9-1/2" x 4-1/8" Envelope from the "Curtiss-Wright Flying Service" of Los Angeles, CA. Cachet shows logo and is addressed to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, 49 Fremont Place, Los Angles, CA. Postmarked 28 March 1930. VG minus. $30.00

[CS1221] 6-1/2" x 10" 16 panel brochure which unfolds to 20" x 24". Folds to a mailable pamphlet. Address panel reads "It's Easy to Fly". Inside caption reads "Master the Air with the World's Oldest Flying Organization". Good condition. $55.00

[CS1223] 5-1/2" x 3-1/4" Business Reply Card for the C-W Flying Service, Buffalo, NY. Card was to be filled out with appropriate checks marking individuals interests. Circa 1931. VG. $40.00

[CS1224] 4" x 6-1/2" 4 page brochure introducing the Curtiss-Wright Junior Ground School Course teaching the principles of aviation to boys under seventeen. This was a 3 week summer course at Valley Stream, NY. Circa 1929. Several very small stains to brochure and fold is split for 4-3/8" from top. $50.00

[CS1225] 4-1/8" x 3" Ticket from the Curtiss Flying Service certifying that the holder has had an airplane ride with "The Oldest Flying Organization in the World". Signed in pencil "Agnes Hitchcock". Serial number 35840. Circa 1932. VG. $45.00

[CS1227] 7-3/8" x 3-3/8" Single-sided sales flyer "Travel by Air" Advertises quick travel to and from New York. Issued by the NYC Division of the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service. Circa 1929. Short tear and minor wear to left-hand side, else VG. $35.00

[CS1228] 8-3/8" x 11" Letterhead from the "Curtiss Flying Service, Inc. - Inter-Departmental Communication". Has pencil notes which seem to be answers to a test or quiz of some type. Circa 1930. Multiple folds to sheet. Good condition. $25.00

[CS1232] 8-1/2" x 11" 4 page sales letter describing Curtiss-Wright Flying Service training and why 1930 will be unique in aviation. Addressed to Mr. Chas. Bowser of Renfrew, PA. Dated 15 May 1930. Mailed from Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, Cleveland, OH, and signed by Gerald H. McClelland, Sales Manager. Interior spread is 3-color "Opportunities in Flying". Fourth page is blank. Letter has been folded to fit envelope. Reinforcements on folds. VG minus. $45.00

[CS1234] 4" x 9" 12 panel brochure (opens to 12" x 15-5/8") "Pilots of Tomorrow are Curtiss Wright Ground Students Today". Includes description of courses offered and costs. Brochure issued by Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, South Euclid, OH. Circa 1930. VG. $45.00

[CS1235] 3-3/4" x 7-1/4" 8 page brochure (opens to 7-1/2" x 13-1/4") "The Importance of Aviation Ground Training". Issued by the Ground School Division of the Curtiss Flying Service, Cleveland, OH. Describes the type of training both pilots and mechanics take in ground school. Circa 1928. VG. $40.00

[CS1236] 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" "Curtiss-Wright Flying Service - Airport Admittance Card" issued to a Mr. Charles Peden and signed by C-W representative Harry Rogers. Card was issued for the year of 1932. As far as is known Mr. Peden was a photographer for a local newspaper. VG minus. $35.00

[CS1237] 4" x 9-1/8" 6 panel brochure entitled "Fly with Curtiss to your Favorite Hunting Grounds or Fishing Retreat". Has the 1929-1930 Field & Stream Hunting Season on center panel. Damage to left edge of brochure, affecting all panels. Rubber stamp on cover "Received Nov 27, 1929". Good minus condition. $40.00

[CS1240] 10" x 5-1/2" Single-sided "Curtiss-Wright Flying Service - Mechanics' Ground School Graduation Certificate" Issued by the Curtiss Wright Flying Service of Boston. Issued to a Loburton Tibbetts on 20 March 1933 for graduating with 730 hours and an 83% grade. It is signed by the Ground School Director and the Field Auditor. Scarce. Has been folded. VG minus. $35.00

[CS1241] 8-1/2" x 11" 4 page brochure. Sent out by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service as an advertising flyer describing the mid-summer bargains they had to offer. Inside two panels show photos and give description of the type of work C-WFS could offer. Back panel shows map with the location and distance between each of the C-WFS dealers. Dated 15 July 1931. Has been folded to fit envelope. VG. $30.00

[CS1243] 9" x 7" printed photo of the St. Louis 'Robin' being refueled. Photo was courtesy of the Curtiss Flying Service, Ohio State Fair, 1929. Back side describes the record 420 hour flight and how Curtiss is one of the greatest names in aviation. 1929. Has been folded in half. Good condition. $45.00

[CS1245] 4-1/2" x 3" Ticket request (Serial number 58065) to be checked off and sent in to Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, NYC for detailed information on their courses and services. Dated 7 Sept. 1930 and has the name C. E . Richards of Portland, Maine, age 9 years, 5 months(!). Vg. $30.00

[CS1511] 7-1/4" x 10-3/4" Single sheet given out by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation. Prayer entitled "My Soldier". Shows a mother and child on a flag background with caption "BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS". Circa 1917. VG+. $35.00

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