World War I ace and aviation pioneer (1892–1927). Vintage fountain pen signature, “Ch. Nungesser,” on an off-white 5.25 x 2.5 slip. Mild toning over signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned aviation insurance policy, a 1924 TLS from insurance broker C. E. Heath and Co. Ltd., regarding the policy, and a Nungesser visiting card, 3.25 x 2.25, signed by E. D. Girardet. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of the pilot in dress uniform with all 30 of his medals. Superb aviation content of the man who would later die in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic Ocean twelve days before Charles Lindbergh¹s 1927 successful flight. RR Auction COA.
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