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Date:

Description

Condition

Price

October, 1906

Vol. 8 No. 10 issue. Scarce!

G/VG

$35.00

November, 1906

Vol. 8 No. 11 issue. Scarce!

Good

$35.00

September, 1907

Vol. 9 No. 9 issue. Scarce!

G/VG

$35.00

September, 1908

Scarce!

Good

$35.00

 

January, 1911

Oceanliner

Not Available

NA

February, 1911

The Fortification of the Panama Canal

Good

$30.00

April, 1911

Wonderful Stage Mechanism – The Giant’s Hand

Good

$30.00

September, 1911

Car Racing cover

Good

$30.00

January, 1912

Aero-Sleigh

G/VG

$30.00

August, 1912

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World

G/VG

$30.00

October, 1912

Skyscraper Collapse

Not Available

NA

November, 1912

Mountain Transportation in Wintry Weather

G/VG

$30.00

Same

Good, insect damage

$25.00

January, 1913

Duck Hunting From a Plane

Good, missing back cover

$17.50

Same

Good, spine wear

$17.50

February, 1913

At Work in The Foundry

G/VG

$30.00

March, 1913

Mississippi River Lock at Keokuk

Good, cover chipping

$20.00

June, 1913

Seeking Millions at the Bottom of the Sea – Diving Armor

Not Available

NA

 

April, 1914

Unicycle Race Against Time

Good, loose cover

$20.00

July, 1914

Ocean Liner Interior

Not Available

NA

August, 1914

Cleaning the Statue of Liberty’s Hand

Good, edge chipping

$20.00

May, 1915

Firing on the Clock

Good

$20.00

 

February, 1916

Photographing Winter Sports From a Whizzing Bobsled (Skier cover)

Good – no back cover

$15.00

August, 1916

WWI Aviation – Man Falling From Plane

Good

$25.00

November, 1916

Conducting An Orchestra From the Screen—2 copies

Good

$20.00

Same

Good, cover wear

$17.50

April, 1917

Clipper Ship

Good

$20.00

September, 1917

Drafting in 1863

Good

$20.00

 

January, 1918

Hoisting The Artillery, some World War I content

Good

$25.00

February, 1918

WWI Issue

Not Available

NA

March, 1918

Aerial Chase for Sport Clubmen

Good

$20.00

April, 1918

Submersible Torpedo Turret

G/VG

$25.00

May, 1918

Safety First for Air Fighters

G/VG

$25.00

July, 1918

Freight Train on Swinging Arm of Bridge

G/VG

$25.00

August, 1918

Moving hay Wagon Across Water

Good, loose cover

$20.00

September, 1918

Tumbling Chair Prepares Novice Airmen

G/VG

$25.00

October, 1918

Parachutist and Motorcyclist

G/VG

$25.00

 

February, 1919

Masterpieces of Navy Camouflage

Not Available

NA

March, 1919

Phonograph Lures Seals For Hunter

G/VG

$25.00

April, 1919

Dive From Balloon Into Sea

G/VG

$25.00

May, 1919

Gasoline “Dog Sled” for Alaska Mail Route

G/VG

$25.00

June, 1919

Airplane Collides With Locomotive

Good

$20.00

September, 1919

Airplanes Circling The Globe

Good

$20.00

October, 1919

Bank with Armored Window

Good

$20.00

 

February, 1920

Whole Town Moved To New Site By Tractors

Not Available

NA

June, 1920

Lifeguard Rescue Vehicle

Good

$20.00

August, 1920

Woman Bather “Sailboat”

Not Available

NA

December, 1920

Combination Train/Auto Highway

Good, torn cover

$20.00

 

February, 1921

Biplane cover

G/VG

$25.00

March, 1921

Cutaway of Camber Bus

G/VG

$25.00

April, 1921

Electric Oil Can Lights Its Own Way (Locomotive cover)

G/VG

$25.00

May, 1921

Undersea Welding

Good

$20.00

June, 1921

A Tour of the Caverns

Good, gouge

$20.00

July, 1921

Pack Horses

G/VG

$25.00

September, 1921

Rocket-shaped Sea Boat

Not Available

NA

December, 1921

Logging Railroad

Good

$20.00

 

January, 1922

Harpooning Sinking Ship

Not Available

NA

February, 1922

Motor-Bus

Good

$20.00

March, 1922

The Immense Excavator

G/VG

$25.00

 

August, 1923

Stagecoach and Camels in Australia

Good

$20.00

December, 1923

Superstitions of Sea

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1924

Abandoned Monastery Falls Into Sea

G/VG

$25.00

Same

Fair/Good, spine fraying, cover tear

$15.00

February, 1924

Monster Searchlights Are Eyes of Fleet

G/VG

$25.00

Same

Fair/Good, cover torn

$10.00

March, 1924

Abraham Lincoln’s First Invention

G/VG

$30.00

April, 1924

Locomotive Through Mountain Tunnel

G/VG

$25.00

May, 1924

Oil Volcano in Ocean – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

June, 1924

$78,3000 Offered For Ideas – 2 copies

Good

$17.50

July, 1924

$112,600 For Your Ideas

G/VG

$20.00

September, 1924

With The Navy in Peace Times

Not Available

NA

October, 1924

Japanese Drawing with Brush and Ink

Not Available

NA

November, 1924

Airplane Toboggan Rides

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1924

Over the Mountains with White Coal (Locomotive cover)

G/VG

$20.00

 

February, 1925

Light and Whistle Buoy

G/VG

$20.00

March, 1925

Wind Towers Drive Ship. Albert Payson Terhune article, Marconi on Radio

G/VG

$35.00

April, 1925

Radio in the Canadian Rockies

G/VG

$20.00

May, 1925

Fishing by Balloon

G/VG

$20.00

July, 1925

Floating Isles to Facilitate Transatlantic Aviation

G/VG

$20.00

August, 1925

Four Years at Annapolis

G/VG

$20.00

Same

Good

$17.50

September, 1925

Robbing Davy Jones Locker

Not Available

NA

October, 1925

High-Pressure Locomotive Has Greater Power

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

November, 1925

What Happened To The “Shenandoah”

Not Available

NA

December, 1925

Mount Logan, The Ulloa Circle

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1926

Filming and Hunting Hippos

Good

$17.50

April, 1926

Plane Flying in the Arctic

Not Available

NA

October, 1926

Build Your Own Ship Model

Not Available

NA

November, 1926

Shipbuilding

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1927

Color Making Navy Shells

G/VG

$20.00

March, 1927

Man Carrying Kite Is Steadier Than Balloon

Good

$20.00

June, 1927

Non-Sinkable Surfboard

Good

$20.00

August, 1927

Boy Playing Home-made Farm Sax – “A Kitchen Kabinet Band”

G/VG

$20.00

October, 1927

Kite Drop for Ships

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1928

Skylining Our Lumber

Not Available

NA

February, 1928

Single-rail Sled – 3 copies

G/VG

$20.00

March, 1928

Flying Hospital Plane Carries Loaded Auto

G/VG

$20.00

April, 1928

Propeller-driven boat/sled

G/VG

$20.00

Same

Good

$17.50

May, 1928

Deep Sea Divers

G/VG

$20.00

Same – 2 copies

Good

$17.50

August, 1928

Parachuting from Plane

G/VG

$20.00

Same – 3 copies

Good

$17.50

September, 1928

Huge Hydroglider Built for Atlantic Speed Record

Not Available

NA

October, 1928

Neptune’s Battering Rams

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1928

Pick-up Chute for Air Mail

Good

$20.00

 

February, 1929

Rescue Submarine with Underwater Exit

Good

$17.50

March, 1929

Major Seagrave’s Speed Car at Daytona

Not Available

NA

June, 1929

Floating Airport

Not Available

NA

July, 1929

Brilliant Colors of Birds Adopted for Planes

G/VG

$20.00

October, 1929

Dornier Flying Boat

Good

$20.00

December, 1929

328 MPH Plane Circles Ship

Good

$17.50

 

January, 1930

Moving Movie Theater

G/VG

$20.00

February, 1930

Airship – Liner of the Future

G/VG

$20.00

March, 1930

The Race To Explore Outer Space

G/VG

$20.00

April, 1930

The “West Point” of the Air

Not Available

NA

May, 1930

Water Glider with Wings

Good

$17.50

July, 1930

Restaurant Built on Column Revolves

Not Available

NA

August, 1930

Glider with Sails – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

September, 1930

Plane with Rotating Wing/Parachute

Good, creases

$17.50

Same

Good, edge stain

$15.00

October, 1930

Pontoon Hydroplane Boat

Not Available

NA

November, 1930

Hard-Boiled Hunt For Treasure (under the Sea)

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1930

Early Radar – “Huge Ears Locate Enemy Planes”

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1931

Iron Men Under the Sea

Good

$17.50

February, 1931

Seadrome

G/VG

$20.00

March, 1931

Modern Luxuries on Plane

G/VG

$20.00

April, 1931

Camera on a Swinging Boom

G/VG

$20.00

May, 1931

Elevators for Ships

G/VG

$20.00

June, 1931

Aquaplane Rider Towed Behind Airship

G/VG

$20.00

August, 1931

Monorail Flyer

Not Available

NA

September, 1931

Boat Racing

$7.50

$17.50

October, 1931

Submarine with Amphibian Plane

$7.50

$20.00

November, 1931

Airplane vs. Speedboat vs. Train

$7.50

$20.00

December, 1931

Earthquakes Made to Order – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

January, 1932

Huge Chute to Land Cabin of Disabled Plane

G/VG

$20.00

February, 1932

Four-Wheel-Drive Racers

Not Available

NA

March, 1932

Cradle to Land Planes on Roof. Albert payson Terhune, Winston Churchill

G/VG, small gouge

$20.00

April, 1932

Thirtieth Anniversary Issue

Good

$17.50

May, 1932

Aircraft of the Future Controls. “More Speed!” by Sir Malcolm Campbell

G/VG

$20.00

June, 1932

Flying Bikes Fitted with Wings and Rockets

Not Available

NA

August, 1932

Air-Propelled Glider Boat

Not Available

NA

September, 1932

Speeding Sub Rescues and Treasure Hunts

G/VG

$20.00

October, 1932

“Sovereign Of the Seas” Ship

G/VG

$20.00

November, 1932

Cameraman on Top of  Plane

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1932

T-6 The Latest Giant of The Sea

G/VG

$20.00

 

January, 1933

Future Air Passenger Liner

G/VG

$20.00

February, 1933

Wonders of Man-Made Lightning

Good

$17.50

March, 1933

Deep-Sea Divers & Underwater Wreck Reclamation

G/VG

$20.00

Same

Fair, missing back cover

$6.00

April, 1933

Passenger Plane for Air & Water – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

May, 1933

The “Sky-Ride”

G/VG

$20.00

June, 1933

Revolving Wings Replace Sails on Rotor Boat – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

July, 1933

Ultra Modern Factory Building – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

August, 1933

Speedboat Racing

Good

$12.50

September, 1933

The Iron Horse Goes Modern

G/VG

$20.00

October, 1933

Balloon Birds

G/VG

$20.00

November, 1933

Streamlined Race Boat

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1933

Streamlined Hood on Bicycle Racers

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1934

Salvaging The “Lutine’s” Gold

G/VG

$15.00

February, 1934

Air-Minded Railroading

G/VG

$15.00

March, 1934

Secrets of Super-Speed

Good, a few surface scratches

$12.50

April, 1934

Amazing Ship Model

G/VG

$15.00

May, 1934

Pulsating Wing Plane Imitates Buzzing Bee

Fair/Good

$10.00

June, 1934

Rainbow Seen From Plane

G/VG

$15.00

July, 1934

The West Point of the Air

G/VG

$17.50

August, 1934

The Treasure Hunters

G/VG

$15.00

September, 1934

5,000 Mile Racer

G/VG

$15.00

Same

Good

$12.50

October, 1934

“Miss America X” Speed Boat

G/VG

$15.00

November, 1934

Aircraft Carrier

G/VG

$15.00

Same

Good

$12.50

December, 1934

Speedboat Racing – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

January, 1935

The “Queen Mary” Ocean Liner

Good

$17.50

February, 1935

Speed Ice Sled – Outboard Motor Driven – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

March, 1935

Futuristic City cover. “Television Soon” Says De Forest  – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

April, 1935

Double-deck Passenger Aircraft

G/VG

$12.50

May, 1935

Mile-a-Minute Thrills of the Water

Good, torn cover

$10.00

June, 1935

300 Miles an Hour Motorcycle – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

July, 1935

Twin-Engine Plane Like an Auto

G/VG

$12.50

August, 1935

Boat Driven by Self-Bailing Rotors

Good

$12.50

September, 1935

Glider Launched from Cliff

G/VG

$12.50

October, 1935

Seadrome

G/VG

$15.00

Same

Good

$12.50

November, 1935

Streamline Ship – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

December, 1935

The Romance of Locomotive Whistles

G/VG

$12.50

 

January, 1936

Battery of Fans Make Flying Save – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

February, 1936

“The Next War” by Hiram Maxim

G/VG

$12.50

March, 1936

Streamlined Locomotive

G/VG

$12.50

April, 1936

Doughnut Boat for Sea Rescues – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same

Good, edge tear

$10.00

May, 1936

Deep-Sea Diver – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Fair/Good, taped cover

$7.50

June, 1936

Aerial Acrobat cover. Porcelain Enamel in home & office decoration article (in color - ART DECO etc.) – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same - 2 copies

Good

$12.50

 

Same

Fair/Good, taped cover

$10.00

July, 1936

Fast French Destroyer – 3 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Fair/Good

$7.50

August, 1936

Two-Deck Flying Boat cut-away diagram cover – 3 covers

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

September, 1936

Ocean-Going Ferry Designed in Wind Tunnel – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

 

Same

Fair/Good, taped cover

$7.50

October, 1936

Boat Driven by Air Screws – 2 copies

Good

$12.50

November, 1936

Train Locomotive cover – 3 copies

Good

$12.50

December, 1936

Future Titan of the Sky

Not Available

NA

 

January, 1937

Motoring on Skis – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

 

Same

Fair/Good, stains

$6.00

February, 1937

Tank – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

March, 1937

Deep-Sea “Home” for Divers – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

April, 1937

Skyscraper Made of Wood

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

May, 1937

Early Radar cover – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

June, 1937

Speed Boat cover – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Fair/Good, back cover missing

$7.50

July, 1937

Floating Base for Ocean Air Liners – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

August, 1937

Power Generator – 8 copies

G/VG

$12.50

September, 1937

Deep-Sea Diver cover – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

October, 1937

Speed Boat cover – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

November, 1937

Attack Bomber Has Six Machine Guns – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same

Good

$10.00

December, 1937

Streamlined German Race Car – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

January, 1938

Tractor Razes Buildings from Top Down – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

February, 1938

Flying Wing

Not Available

NA

March, 1938

Stainless Steel Streamlined Locomotive – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same

Good, spine fray

$10.00

April, 1938

Battleships cover. Flying the China Clippers – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

May, 1938

Balloon Traffic Monitor – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

June, 1938

Large Commercial Airplane – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

July, 1938

Model Railway Built for Movies – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same

Good, corner off

$10.00

August, 1938

The World of Tomorrow Futuristic Drawing – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

September, 1938

Plane Landing on Checkerboard Target – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

October, 1938

Air Races cover – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

November, 1938

Submarine Launching Torpedo

G/VG

$15.00

Same – 3 copies

Good

$12.50

December, 1938

Anti-Aircraft Guns Aimed Automatically

Good

$10.00

 

January, 1939

Fighting Oil Well Fires – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

February, 1939

Palomar Observatory Interior – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

March, 1939

Ship Launching Torpedoes – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

April, 1939

Ship Transport by Rail

G/VG

$12.50

May, 1939

Sky Freighter (Plane) – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

June, 1939

Northern Pacific Iron Horse Locomotive – 3 copies

G/VG

$15.00

July, 1939

Aviation Thrills – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

August, 1939

Pleasure Boat Designed like Plane – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

September, 1939

Cement Cover Turns Wrecked Ship Into Pier – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

Same

Good, stain

$7.50

October, 1939

Snow Cruiser to Explore Antarctic – 4 copies

G/VG

$15.00

November, 1939

Streamliner Train. 1940 Cars

G/VG

$12.50

Same

Good

$10.00

December, 1939

Aerial Mine Field Guards Against Planes – 3 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same

Good

$12.50

 

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