Signed Check by Orville Wright, Signed (5 results)

Paper. Condition: Very good. Orville Wright signed check to the Internal Revenue Service in Cincinnati, Ohio. (illustrator). Signed Check. Check measures 8.75" x 3.25", and is dated July 1st, 1946. Includes the expected cancellation stamps and punctures. The check is stamped by the Internal Revenue Service on the verso. The check was written by Orville's longtime personal secretary, Mabel Beck, and signed by Orville Wright on the front signature line. Orville Wright (1871-1948), born in Dayton, Ohio, was one of the pioneering aviators who, along with his brother Wilbur, invented and flew the first powered airplane. The Wright brothers conducted much of their early research and experiments in their bicycle shop in Dayton, eventually leading to the historic first flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers returned to Dayton, where they continued to work on the Wright Flyer II and other patented aviation technologies. Signed.

Paper. Condition: Near fine. Orville Wright signed check to the Dayton Power and Light Company. (illustrator). Signed Check. Check measures 8.75" x 3.25", and is dated May 14, 1943. The check is stamped on the verso by The Dayton Power Company. Includes the expected cancellation stamps and punctures. The check was written by Orville's longtime personal secretary, Mabel Beck, and signed by Orville Wright on the front signature line. Orville Wright (1871-1948), born in Dayton, Ohio, was one of the pioneering aviators who, along with his brother Wilbur, invented and flew the first powered airplane. The Wright brothers conducted much of their early research and experiments in their bicycle shop in Dayton, eventually leading to the historic first flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers returned to Dayton, where they continued to work on the Wright Flyer II and other patented aviation technologies. Signed.

Paper. Condition: Near fine. Orville Wright signed check to his longtime personal secretary, advocate, and gatekeeper, Mabel Beck. (illustrator). Signed Check. Check measures 8.75" x 3.25", and is dated June 20, 1946. Includes the expected cancellation stamps and punctures. The check is endorsed by Mabel Beck on the verso. The check was written by Beck and signed by Orville Wright on the front signature line. Orville Wright (1871-1948), born in Dayton, Ohio, was one of the pioneering aviators who, along with his brother Wilbur, invented and flew the first powered airplane. The Wright brothers conducted much of their early research and experiments in their bicycle shop in Dayton, eventually leading to the historic first flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Brothers returned to Dayton, where they continued to work on the Wright Flyer II and other patented aviation technologies. Signed.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. signed check, May 3, 1946 to Williams Market for $59.51. The check was drawn on The Winters National Bank & Trust CO. of Dayton Ohio and measures 8.5 x 3. A couple of cancellation holes touch part of the "O" stroke of his signature. Checks signed by Wright, such as this example, are visually appealing and nice affordable autographs of this pioneering giant, much less expensive than his photographs or rare letters. Signed by Author(s).

ORVILLE WRIGHT (1871-1948). Wright, along with his brother Wilbur, were the first to successfully control and fly an airplane in 1903. DS. 1 pg. 4 x 8. February 13, 1934. Dayton, Ohio. A check signed Orville Wright and engrossed in another hand. This document is a Winters National Bank & Trust Co. check signed by Wright to PAY TO THE ORDER OF Chester A. Hayes Treasurer Mongomery County for $633.90. This is most likely a county tax bill, as Dayton is its county seat, and a stamp on the back of the check indicates the money was deposited to the Credit of Montgomery Co., Ohio. The check is punch cancelled, but this neither affects the signature nor its legibility. The check is in excellent condition.