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F ROM T H E AR CH I V E S O F P R E S I D E N T I A L ART ME DA L S , I NC .
365.
SAME,
as above. Also in mint condition, but this example
has some scattered areas of tarnish spots that make it slightly
less pleasing to the eye than the example above. Still most
displayable. (You may execute an “either/or” bid on the above
two lots.) (H)
366.
SAM HOUSTON – TEXAS: PRESIDENTIAL ART
MEDALS’ STATEHOOD SERIES GALVANO, 1964.
10”
Copper. Ralph J. Menconi, Sc. (MACO) Mint condition. Screw
holes on the reverse for attachment to a base. Obv: Front facing
high relief bust of Sam Houston . TEXAS/ 1845 to left; SAM/
HOUSTON to right. Rx: Lone star at center surrounded by the
legend: THE STATE OF TEXAS. (I)
367.
OBVERSE AND REVERSE GALVANOS OF THE
BENJAMIN RUSH MEDAL, 1969.
11.5” Copper. Abram
Belskie, Sc. (MACO) Mint condition with a short linear dent
between the second N of BENJAMIN and the R of RUSH. There
are also a series of small round depressions to the right and a bit
below the dates in the right obverse field. Screw holes on the
reverse for attachment to a base. Obv: High relief bust of the
famed medical doctor to half right. BENJAMIN RUSH FIRST
GREAT PHYSICIAN IN AMERICA around. Vital dates in the
right field: 1745/ 1813. Rx: Vignettes illustrating his work as a
physician, chemist and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
This medal was one PAM’s offerings in their series of Signers of
the Declaration of Independence. (H-I)
368.
GEORGE CHURCHILL KENNEY AVIATION HALL
OF FAME GALVANOS, 1971
. 10” Copper. Rolf Beck,
Sc. (MACO) Mint condition. Screw holes on the reverse for
attachment to a base. Obv: GEORGE CHURCHILL KENNEY
AVIATION HALL OF FAME around a military bust to half right
of General Kenney. Birth year of 1889- in right center field. The
upper two thirds of the reverse is filled with various aerial combat
scenes illustrative of Kenney’s career. In exergue: 91
ST
AERO
SQUADRON-WWI/ TACTICAL AIRPOWER EXPERT/
5
TH
AIR FORCE WWII/ STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND/
GENERAL, U.S.A.F. (I)
369.
HARRY FRANK GUGGENHEIM AVIATION HALL OF
FAMEGALVANOS, 1971
. 10”Coppe
r
. Rolf Beck, Sc. (MACO)
Mint condition. Screw holes on the reverse for attachment to a
base. Obverse with a front facing bust of Guggenheim, his vital
dates in the field at left. BARRY FRANK GUGGENHEM above.
AVIATION HALL OF FAME, below.
Guggenheim, the scion of a family with enormous wealth, used
the Guggenheim Foundation to fund a wide variety of aviation
related pursuits including the research of Dr. Robert J. Goddard,
upon which all modern developments of rockets and jet propulsion
was based and help establish schools of aeronautical engineer at
MIT. Georgia Tech, Cal Tech, University of Washington. Sanford
and the U. of Michigan. From these schools came many of the
aeronautical engineers who built today’s airplanes industry. (H)
370.
WILLIAM MCPHERSON ALLEN AVIATION HALL OF
FAMEGALVANOS, 1971
. 10” Copper. Rolf Beck, Sc. (MACO)
Mint condition. Screw holes on the reverse for attachment to a
base. Obv: WILLIAMMcPHERSONALLEN above front facing
bust with birth date of 1900 left field. At bottom: AVIATION
HALL OF FAME. Rx: Montage of Boeing aircraft and Apollo-
Lot 366 (reduced)
Lot 367 (reduced)
Lot 368 (reduced)
Lot 369 (reduced)