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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2612

Novelty Air Ship Co (NJ), $10 shs, 1888, #57, wonderful vignette of lighter-than air ship over New York, Statue of Liberty in distance, black with blue border and gold foil seal, stained, soiled, backing remnants on verso, F/VF. The air ship on this certificate was designed by Peter C Campbell. After this company built it, it was tested on Coney Island and flown a year after this issue by Prof. ED Hogan, who took off from the Nassau Gas Company. Unfortunately, the ship began to fall apart while fighting to maintain a low altitude and was lost at sea along with Prof Hogan. With July 27, 1889 issue of Scientific American describing the ship and its fatal voyage. We have neither seen nor heard of another example of this certificate, which may be unique!

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