Lot of Christmas cards.
ca. 1880s. Seven cards. The largest one measures 7 x 5 inches. Each embellished with fringe along the edges. Good, with glue residue on the backs, some creasing, and small tears. More
ca. 1880s. Seven cards. The largest one measures 7 x 5 inches. Each embellished with fringe along the edges. Good, with glue residue on the backs, some creasing, and small tears. More
Milan: ND. Two drawings with handwritten notations. Unsigned, undated. Drawings of “Electric radio instruments” and of an airplane wing design. Note in blue pencil: “videre in Germania” (seen in Germany). Two pages of lined paper taken from a notebook; one sheet of heavy typing paper. First two sheets in pencil;..... More
[Milan]: ND. Typed document, not signed. Undated. In Italian. Cost breakdown for the CA 331 airplane. Emendations in pencil. 8-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches. Faint paperclip shadow at upper left. Very Good. More
[Milan]: ND. Typed document, not signed. A list of German military personnel, with headquarters in Swiss cities. Undated. In Italian. One name has been added by hand in black ink at bottom. Two sheets typed on one side only. Pencil notations. 8-1/4 x 12-5/8 inches. Perforated twice for insertion into..... More
Milan: July 5 1938. Typed letter (draft) from Walter Salsi, Milan, Italy to Colonello G. A. Mele, Rome, Italy. July 5, 1938.XVI (“Year 16” according to the Fascist calendar). In Italian. Forwarding a copy of the memo about the meeting of the ISA-20 committee in Berlin; also lists to whom..... More
Milan: September 15, 1933. Typed letter (unsigned draft) from Aeroplani Caproni, Milan, Italy to Dr. L. C. Glaser, Munich, Germany. September 15, 1933.XII (“Year 12” according to the Fascist calendar). In Italian. Asking Glaser to submit any metallic alloys he has found useful for airplane engine construction to Isotta Fraschini..... More
Milan: July 5 1938. Typed letter (unsigned draft) from Aeroplani Caproni, Milan, Italy to E. Levi, Secretary of UNI, Milan, Italy. July 5, 1938.XVI (“Year 16” according to the Fascist calendar). In Italian. Forwarding a copy of the memo by Walter Salsi about the meeting of the ISA-20 committee in..... More
Milan: May 26, 1934. Typed letter (draft) from Aeroplani Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau (Airplane Construction), Bremen, Germany. May 26, 1934.XII (“Year 12” according to the Fascist calendar). In German. Requests specifications for building a windtunnel. 8-1/8 x 11-1/2 inches. Very Good. More
Milan: July 5, 1938. Typed letter (draft) from Aeroplani Caproni, Milan, Italy to Gen. A. Bruno, Rome, Italy. July 5, 1938.XVI (“Year 16” according to the Fascist calendar). In Italian. Forwarding a copy of the memo by Walter Salsi about the meeting of the ISA-20 committee in Berlin. Handwritten notation..... More
Milan, Italy: May 27, 1931. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Manfred Weiss of the Steel and Ironwork Factory in Budapest. May 27, 1931. Discusses licensing the manufacture of Caproni airplane materials, provides specifications. Typed recto and verso on Societa Per Lo Sviluppo Dell’Aviazione in Italia Aeroplani..... More
Milan: July 5 1938. Typed letter (unsigned draft) from Aeroplani Caproni, Milan, Italy to Professor of Engineering Rodolfo Verduzio. July 5, 1938.XVI (“Year 16” according to the Fascist calendar). In Italian. Forwarding a copy of the memo by Walter Salsi about the meeting of the ISA-20 committee in Berlin. Handwritten..... More
Milan: July 25 1941. Typed letter (unsigned draft) from unknown correspondent (perhaps Gianni Caproni), Milan, Italy, to E. H. H. Koppenberg, Berlin, Germany. July 25, 1941.XIX (“Year 19” according to the Fascist calendar). In Italian. Discussing Koppenberg’s solution to an airplane construction problem. 7-3/4 x 11-1/4 inches. Very Good. More
Milan: May 14, 1941. Typed letter signed, headed “Pro-Memoria: Oggetto: Visita Missione Aeronautica Tedesca” (Memo in re: Visit of the German Aeronautical Mission). Milan, Italy. Dated May 14, 1941 in pencil at head; date also typed in signature. (“1941.XIX”: Year 19 according to the Fascist calendar). Two sheets typed on..... More
Milan: August 27, 1941. Typed letter signed, headed “Relazione” (Report). Milan, Italy. August 27, 1941. XIX (Year 19 according to the Fascist calendar). Two sheets typed on one side only. In Italian. Reports on the visit of a German military engineer to inspect the manufacture of flight and navigational instruments..... More
Milan: September 5, 1941. Typed letter signed, headed “Relazione” (Report). Milan, Italy. September 5, 1941.XIX (Year 19 according to the Fascist calendar). Three sheets typed on one side only. In Italian. Reports on three separate visits (on August 25, September 2 and 3) of German military officers to inspect airplanes..... More
Milan: September 6, 1941. Typed letter signed, headed “Relazione” (Report). Milan, Italy. September 6, 1941. Two sheets typed on one side only. In Italian. Reports on the visit of two German aviation technicians to test the materials used in the construction of Caproni’s Ca 313 airplane. Signature difficult to read..... More
Milan: November 20, 1943. Typed letter signed. Headed “Verbale della Riunione Tenutasi a Como Il 20 Novembre 1943” (Minutes of the Meeting Held in Como on November 20, 1943). Milan, Italy. November 20, 1943. In Italian. Five numbered sheets typed on one side only. Details discussions in meeting between German..... More
Milan: ND, perhaps 1941. Typed letter signed. On Aeroplani Caproni letterhead. Undated, 1941 on internal evidence. Milan, Italy. Headed “Relazione: Mercato Tedesco” (Report: German Market). In Italian. Three numbered sheets and one unnumbered sheet, all typed on one side only. Reports on the finalizing of a contract between the German..... More
Milan: October 22, 1943. Typed letter, unsigned. Sender not identified, perhaps Isotta Fraschini, since it deals with automobile engines. To "Tenente Colonnello Moehlmann, Delegato par le Produzione Motori.” Milan, Italy. October 22, 1943. In Italian. Shows the amount of credit extended to German officials for the purchase of motors. Paper..... More
Milan, Italy: March 12, 1929. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from [Gianni] Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Alois Robert Böhm. Dessau, Germany. Thanking Böhm for sending along his article published in Geo Politik. Böhm was an engineer for Junkers Aviation (Junkersflugzeugwerk). In Italian. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Very Good... More
Milan, Italy: September 6, 1929. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from [Gianni] Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Alois Robert Böhm, Dessau, Germany. Thanking Böhm for sending an article on safety coefficents. Böhm was an engineer for Junkers Aviation (Junkersflugzeugwerk). in In Italian. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Very Good. More
Milan, Italy: August 12, 1930. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from [Gianni] Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Alois Robert Böhm, Dessau, Germany. August 12, 1930.VIII (Year 8 of the Fascist calendar). Thanking him for sending a publication on the work of Dr. Junker. Böhm was an engineer for Junkers Aviation (Junkersflugzeugwerk). In..... More
Milan, Italy: March 17, 1931. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from [Gianni] Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Alois Robert Böhm, Dessau, Germany. March 17, 1931.IX (Year 9 of the Fascist calendar). In German. Offering to send him an illustrated catalogue of Caproni's 6000-horsepower airplanes. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Very Good... More
Milan, Italy: October 12, 1932. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Alois Robert Böhm, Dessau, Germany. October 12, 1932.X (Year 10 of the Fascist calendar). Acknowledging receipt of his card, and promising to visit him in Paris. Böhm was an engineer for Junkers Aviation (Junkersflugzeugwer). In French..... More
Milan, Italy. October 27, 1928. Typed letter, unsigned draft, from [Gianni]Caproni, Milan, Italy, to Alois Robert Böhm, in Dessau, Germany. Thanking him for the courtesy shown during the writer’s stay in Berlin. Böhm was an engineer for Junkers Aviation (Junkersflugzeugwerk). In Italian. 8-1/2 x 11 inches, perforated twice for insertion..... More