Discover the most incredible items of The Spirit of St Louis memorabilia ever sold For the anniversary of the first ever transatlantic flight, Wikicollecting.org have compiled a list of the 10 most expensive items of The Spirit of St. Louis memorabilia ever to have sold at auction…
10) The Spirit of St. Louis landing certificate, presented to Charles Lindbergh upon his arrival at the Le Bourget airport in Paris in 1927 - $32,500
9) The map used by Lindbergh to navigate his hurried test route from San Diego to New York prior to his historic flight - $33,600
8) A partly printed map used by Lindbergh to navigate his transatlantic route - $45,000
7) A piece of fabric from the Spirit of St Louis accompanied by a handwritten letter by Lindbergh stating that the fabric is indeed from the plane - $48,000
6) One of only three known souvenir, 48-star American flags to have travelled across the Atlantic in the famous plane - $60,000
For the top 5 and further details on each item visit http://en.wikicollecting.org/10-most-expensive-items-of-spirit-of-st-louis-memorabilia
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