June 2013 Auction Ends Thursday, June 27th, 5pm Pacific
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Dwight Eisenhower china plate from his presidential airplane ''Columbine''. Mamie Eisenhower named the Lockheed C-121 Constellations (VC-121E) airplane after the state flower of Colorado and chose china to match; ivory colored dinner plate features a pair of blue columbine flowers and the president's initials ''D.D.E.'' in gilt. Underside is stamped, ''The Presidential Plane / COLUMBINE / Washington, D.C. / May 1956 / Shenango China''. Plate, rimmed in gold, measures 10'' in diameter. Near fine.
China Plate From Eisenhower's Presidential Airplane Service
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