2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2022
1932 Sanella Margarine #43 Sonja Henie, Card is PSA slabbed, Good. ... plus, 1932 Sanella Margarine #10 Elli Beinhorn. Card is PSA slabbed, VG-EX. This is one of the premier cards of the series. Sonja Henie (not Heine) was an extremely popular figure. She was not only one of the most winning figure skaters of all time, she became a very successful film star in the US and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In her skating career, she won Olympic gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936 and was 10 times the world champion in skating. As an actress, she commanded one of the highest salaries at the time and starred in numerous Hollywood movies. Elly Beinhorn (1907-2007) was a German pilot. At just 21 years old, with funds from a small inheritance (against the wishes of her parents) she moved to Spandau in Berlin where she took flying lessons, at Berlin-Staaken airport, under the tutelage of instructor Otto Thomsen. She soon made her solo flight in a small Klemm KL-20. With her money running out, it was suggested that she give aerobatic displays on the weekends. She found this financially rewarding, but personally unsatisfying. She became
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