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FLYING SQUADRON LIEUT. PHILIP BENSON A.E.F. 1918,2 COVERS TO A WWI AVIATION HERO
FLYING SQUADRON LIEUT. PHILIP BENSON A.E.F. 1918,2 COVERS TO A WWI AVIATION HERO

FLYING SQUADRON LIEUT. PHILIP BENSON A.E.F. 1918,2 COVERS TO A WWI AVIATION HERO

$ 78.67

Availability: 97 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: complete covers...as pictured....
  • Quality: Used
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Signal Reserve Corps A.E. F.: Love Field, Dallas Texas
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Topic: Aviation World WWI
  • Year of Issue: 1911-1920
  • Denomination: 3 Cent
  • State: New York, Texas
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    January 14 1918 to Cadet Philip Benson  Cadet Flying Squadron  Love Field   Dallas, Texas.
    June 24 1918  to Lieutenant Philip Benson  Aviation Section  Signal Reserve Corps A.E.F
    "ISS" in blue crayon....Issoudon Airport, Paris.
    Military Receiving Cancel on reverse  (APO) 724 in dial.   July 16  U.S. Army.
    The Aviation Section was a branch of the Army.
    Sent by John P. Myers.   see below.
    Benson volunteered for night bombing, dropping bombs on German troops and supply depots.
    There are no letters in this lot.
    add .00 for 1st class/Insured to U.S....
    PAINTING IS IN THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM.
    Phillip Benson
    Usage conditions apply
    DESCRIPTION
    Oil on illustration board. Portrait of First Lieutenant Philip Benson. Benson wears a cloth flight suit and a soft shell leather flight helmet with goggles. Catalogue card reads: "185th Aero squadron".
    John Platt Myers, a Plattsburgh native, was a member of the State Board of Regents from 1945-1957 and served as the Chancellor during the last six years of his tenure. Devoted to fine arts, Chancellor Myers fostered the infusion of practical studies with interest in the arts in the curriculum of the state's public schools. Mr. Myers’ interest in the college [Plattsburgh] was obvious throughout his distinguished career of public service. This gallery was dedicated on March 13, 1970 in recognition of John Platt Myers.