United Aircraft
& Transport Corp.
(Includes
United Aircraft, United Airlines, and United Airports)
United Aircraft:
[CS0801] 9-1/2" x 4-1/8" Airmail envelope from
"Boeing Air Transport, Inc., Seattle, Washington".
Addressed to Mr. George Mead of United Aircraft & Transport
Corp. Postmark illegible. Circa 1932. VG minus. $15.00
[CS0802] 9-1/2" x 4-1/8" Airmail envelope from
"The Stearman Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas".
Addressed to Mr. C. W. Deeds of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Has
Stearman logo on envelope back. Dated September 16, 1930. VG.
$15.00
[CS0803] 9-1/2" x 4-1/8" Airmail envelope from
"Boeing System, Cheyenne, Wyoming". Addressed to Pratt
& Whitney Aircraft Company. Dated August 8, 1931. Some light
creasing. VG minus. $15.00
[CS0805] 7-3/4" x 10-3/4" 16 page Boeing sales
brochure. Describes the aircraft-making capability of the company
as well as the four (4) aircraft (Models 80, 40, 95 and B-1) then
available for sale. Circa 1929. (See item CS0807 for earlier
version of this brochure.) VG. $220.00
[CS0807] 7-3/4" x 10-3/4" 16 page Boeing sales
brochure. Describes the aircraft-making capability of the company
and the four (4) aircraft (Models 80, 40, 95 and B-1) in
manufacture at that time. (Earlier but close in vintage to item
CS0805). Circa 1929. VG. $250.00
[CS0808] 8-1/8" x 10-3/4" 8 page "United
Aircraft & Transport Corporation - Annual Report..1932".
Provides financial statement of company and list of various
officers. Includes a photo of the Boeing 247 Transport. VG.
$45.00
United Airlines:
[CS0701] 9-1/2" x 4-1/8" Airmail envelope from
"United Air Lines, Subsidiary of United Aircraft
&Transport Corp., La Salle-Wacker Building, Chicago".
Dated August 8, 1931. Some light creasing. VG minus. $10.00
[CS0702] 6-1/8" x 9" 24 page booklet "Across
the Skyways with United Air Lines". Details of the new
Boeing 247 aircraft along with ground and wireless systems
supporting the airlines, as well as info on maintenance and
routes provided by United Air Lines. Circa 1932. Light crease to
booklet. VG minus. $35.00
[CS0703] 9" x 12" 8 page brochure "6,000
Times Across America in One Year....with 3 Mile-a-Minute
Planes!". Describes the Boeing 247. Circa 1934. VG. $30.00
[CS0704] 8-3/8"x 10-3/4" Single-sided sheet
advertising "Wasp Bellanca Skyrocket" for sale by
Pacific Aircraft Sales Company. ($9,000) Describes aircraft
instrumentation and accessories and fact it was just overhauled
by United Airlines. Circa 1932. Several light creases, possibly
from mailing in envelope. $15.00
[CS0707] 3-3/8" x 6-1/8" panel pamphlet by United
Air Lines describing the new all-metal Wasp-powered
"Three-Mile-A-Minute" Boeing 247 transport displayed in
the Dome of the Travel and Transport Building, A Century of
Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1934. (See also item CS0806, last
item in "United Airlines sub-heading, below.) VG. $20.00
[CS0708] 6-1/2" x 9-3/8" 10 page booklet entitled
"Keeping Them in the Air". Describes the maintenance
and support necessary to keep the new Boeing 247 flying.
Reprinted from Popular Mechanics Magazine by United Airlines.
Circa 1933. Very light overall wear. VG minus. $15.00
[CS0709] 6" X 9" 48 page booklet entitled
"Air Traveler's Guide to the Nation's Greatest
Playgrounds". Numerous photos and description of various
national parks throughout the U.S. Only aircraft pictured is the
Boeing 247. Has a map of the UAL's western route structure. Circa
1935. VG. $20.00
[CS0710] 3-1/2" x 5-3/4' Single-sided card listing the
flying times from Cleveland to other cities, i.e. to Boston - 4
hrs; Seattle - 18-1/2 hrs. Circa 1938. VG+. $15.00
[CS0713] 5-7/8" x 8-7/8" 20 page booklet entitled
"Strange As It Seems" by John Hix and compliments of
United Air Lines. Describes, in a "Ripley's Believe It or
Not" style, strange and unusual items associated with air
travel and sites along the United route. Only the Boeing 247 is
shown in sketches, implying circa 1934. VG. $35.00
[CS0716] 5" x 7-1/2" 32 page booklet entitled
"Across the Skyways with United Air Lines". Provides a
description of planes, personnel, operating methods and narrative
of flights over UAL routes. Issued before United Aircraft
&Transport Corp breakup in Oct. 1934. VG+. $85.00
[CS0718] 8" x 9-7/8" single sheet, double-sided
flyer advertising "Pertinent Information on United Air
Lines". Describes their services as well as customer
comments. This was issued to stockholders as part of the annual
report. Circa 1934. VG+. $25.00
[CS0719] 8-3/8" x 11" 4 page brochure
"United Air Lines Announces: General Fare Reductions".
UAL was made up of Boeing Air Transport, National Air Transport,
Pacific Air Transport and Varney Air Lines during this period.
Circa 1934. Has been folded in thirds to fit envelope. Some water
damage and loss of paper due to peeling pages apart. Fair
condition. $40.00
[CS0721] 4" x 9" (opens to 8" x 9") 16
panel United Air Lines timetable. Dated June 20, 1933. Cover
shows a Boeing 247 above a route map of UAL. Although not stated
it is one of UAL's earlier timetables when it was still a
subsidiary of United Aircraft and Transport Corp. (See also items
CS0714, CS0717, and CS0720.) VG. $65.00
[CS0806] 3-1/2"x 6-1/8" 6 panel pamphlet by
United Air Lines describing the new all-metal Wasp-powered
"Three-Mile-A-Minute" Boeing 247 transport displayed in
the Dome of the Travel and Transport Building, A Century of
Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933. (See also item CS0707,
above.) VG. $20.00
United Airports:
[CS0602] 6-1/2"x 3-5/8" Airmail envelope dated
November 16, 1929. Stamped "First Flight, United Airport,
Burbank, Calif". VG. $12.00
[CS0604] Two (2) Order-Invoice Forms: a) 8"x
10-1/2" United Airports of Conn. invoice record for 35
gallons of fuel; Aircraft No. A-7196 of the Naval Aircraft
factory. Signed by Lt. Comdr. D.C. Watson, U.S.N. b) 8"x
10-1/2" United Airports of Conn. invoice for 22 gallons of
fuel & 2 quarts of oil; Aircraft No. 7821 of the Naval Air
Station, Annochia, DC. Signed by Comdr. C.A. Powell, U.S.N. Light
wear to both. Light stain at edge of sheets. $10.00
[CS0605] Two (2) United Airports of Connecticut invoices:
a) 8-1/2"x 10-1/2" Invoice No. 1401, dated February 28,
1933 for maintenance of Ford plane (NC-6926). b) 8-1/2"x
10-1/2" Invoice No. 1475, dated: March 31, 1933 for
maintenance of Ford plane (NC-6926). Both are VG with rough
tear-out from sales book at top edge. $15.00
[CS0607] 6-1/4" x 9-1/4" 8 page invitational
brochure to the dedication of Rentschler Field and the U.S. Army
Exercises of May 24, 25, and 26, 1931. Lists guests of honor
including: Herbert Hoover, Wm. Boeing, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia
Earhart, and many famous others. Soft white cover with embossed
eagle. Last page has photo of Rentschler field and hangar pasted
in. Very light soiling to rear cover, else VG. $30.00
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