Check the listing for details. Earle Ovington first air mail pilot signedl envelope honoring flying tournament. Condition: Used. Listed at 45.00 USD. Signed air mail cover honoring flying tournament 1930 Celebrity: Earle Lewis Ovington. (1879-1936). American aeronautical engineer, aviator, and inventor. He served as a lab assistant to Thomas Edison. Ovington piloted the first official airmail flight in the audited States in 1911. Description: 6.5x3.5 air mail envelope postmarked Santa Barbara, California, August 9, 1930, stamped Western Amateur Flying Tournament, signed in blue ink in upper right corner. In very good condition with usual age toning. Autograph guarantee If for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase, you can return it within 60 days. If there is any doubt to the authenticity of any autograph, I sell you, I will refund you the full price plus shipping with no time restrictions. I am a full-time autograph and collectibles dealer with over forty years' experience buying, selling, and authenticating autographs. I am registered dealer No. 12 of UACC (Universal Autograph Collector's Club) and I am a past member in good standing of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (1988-2010) and the Professional Autograph Dealers Association (1995-2016). For fifteen years I conducted my own private autograph auctions and produced over 200 illustrated catalogues, but now I am a proud full-time eBay seller. My mission is to give you the best possible retail experience, which includes making sure every autograph has been doubled checked for authenticity, answering your questions in a timely fashion, and providing you with fast and secure shipping. Please check out my other items. I hope you will make me one of your saved sellers because I list new autographs nearly every day.