WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

97 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 249 1932 Eucharistic Congress commemorative pictorial plate. Royal Ivory by John Haddock & Sons, England. Depicts a portrait of Pope Pius XI, Papal Arms, vignettes of O’Connell statue, Old Parliament and a round tower. 10 by 10in. (25.4 by 25.4cm) Condition: Fine. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 249 250 1938 (18 February) ‘Wrongway Corrigan’ autograph on 1994 letter. 1994 (8 April) typed letter from Gladstone Middle School, Pittsburgh, to Douglas Corrigan, and autographed by him. Condition: Fine. CORRIGAN DOUGLAS: (1907-1995) American Aviator, known as ‘Wrong Way Corrigan’ following his transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York in 1938 and onward flight from New York to Ireland, even though he was scheduled to return to Long Beach. He claimed it was an error of navigation, hence the nickname. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 250 251 1932-1948. Irish Defence Forces ‘Blue Hussars’Mounted Escort sword. An 1822 Artillery pattern sword, with Mounted Escort regulation white sword knot of a type issued to the Mounted Escort. Made by J.B. Johnstone, Dawson Street Dublin and Sackville Street London, with his inscription to the 32 inch plain blade. Condition: Very good, Estimate €600-€800 (approx £510-£680) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 251