May 2015 Auction Ends Thursday, May 28th, 5pm Pacific
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Four fully intact matchbooks flown aboard ''Columbine'', the official military aircraft that transported President Eisenhower. Matchbooks all bear an illustration of the Presidential aircraft to verso, with ''The Columbine'' printed to the saddle. Two matchbooks feature ''D.D.E'' with the presidential seal, one matchbook bears initials of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and the final matchbook reads ''Lieutenant Colonel William G. Draper / Air Force Aide to The President''. Each measures 2'' x 2''. Near fine.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Matchbooks Flown Aboard His Presidential Airplane
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