1950s Framed Print, US Air Force Bomber, Martin XP6M - 1 SeaMaster
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:115307 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
We have for your consideration, a nice original print of the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company's, U. S NAVY's Strategic Bomber Flying boat PROTOTYPE, the Martin P6M SeaMaster XP6M-1. Here is what Wikipedia said about the SeaMaster:
The Martin P6M SeaMaster, built by the Glenn L. Martin Company, was a 1950s strategic bomber flying boat for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy cre...ws were undergoing operational conversion, with a service entry about six months off, when the program was cancelled on 21 August 1959. Envisioned as a way to give the Navy a strategic nuclear force, the SeaMaster was eclipsed by the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile. Due to the political situation at the Pentagon, the Navy promoted the P6M primarily as a high speed minelayer.
The first flight of the XP6M-1 came on 14 July 1955, but early tests showed that the engines were mounted too close to the fuselage and scorched it when afterburners were used, leading to angling the engines slightly outward in subsequent aircraft. Flight testing was initially successful, but, on 7 December 1955, a control system fault destroyed the first prototype with the loss of all aboard. The first prototype, BuNo 138821, c/n XP-1, disintegrated in flight at 5, 000 feet (1, 500 m) due to the horizontal tail going to full up due to a control malfunction, subjecting the airframe to 9 g stress as it began an outside loop, crashing into the Potomac River near the junction of St. Mary's River, killing four crew members.
This print came from the collection of a former manager who worked at the Maryland Martin Aviation Facility, now known as the Martin State Airport. We were informed by surviving family members that this hung in the main building of the Glenn L. Martin facility until the company closed that location.
Note there is some small silverfish damage below the image description section, but this does not impact the print or the description words. You can see the damage by looking carefully at the photo of the description wording.
This will be shipped USPS Priority in the USA.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Listing for replica guns must display colored markings required by law. If your listing for a replica gun displays those markings, please add the following disclaimer in the description: "This replica gun contains the colored markings required by law, including a permanently attached orange plug."Ifyou wish to have us send you an invoice with a corrected shipping ormonetary value, readthis section before buying:Weare happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases, or make changesto the $ values that we have agreed upon in advance. However it isimperative you use the "add to shopping cart" function. Here ishow it works:1) SIGNINTO EBAY (Youmust be signed in, otherwise it won"t work.)2)use the "Add to cart" button for each item. (DONOT CHECK OUT YET)3)When finished with your order, click the little gray button in theupper right side of page, (it says: "Request total from seller").Some buyers report the button is hard to find. AGAIN:DO NOT CHECK OUT!4)We will create a combined shipping invoice for you, adjusting theshipping costs to reflect the actual costs, & make changes ifwe've already discussed mutually agreed upon changes.5)When you get our ebay message with the invoice, onlythen should you pay for all items.Thisis necessary because Ebay implemented a policy disallowing the use of "Buy It Now" for multiple listing pieces, requiring you payseparately, including separate shipping. The above method is the ONLYway to do this. Ebay has stated they have communicated this to allbuyers, yet most of our buyers tell us they are not aware of this.Hereis why this is important: If you are buying an item that has a weightof 2 ounces, and it is shipped priority mail, you pay a fixed price.If you are buying 4 of the same pieces with a total of 8 ounces, it'sstill the same shipping cost as if it was one piece! However ebaylikes to add the 4 shipping costs together, and the buyer pays fartoo much postage. [You should know - eBay gets a % of the shippingcosts too!]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Becausethe items we sell are generally the only ones we have like it, &often contain small items that cannot be replaced, we don't allow theoptions of returns or exchanges. We permit returns ONLY if the itemis not as described or does not match what we show in our detailedphotographs. We do our best to accurately describe the items weoffer. We ask that you read our descriptions and examine ourphotographs, and if you have questions, please ask before bidding. Wetry to check for messages daily.Havingclosed our antique shop, and no longer doing general antique showsdue to health reasons, as of 1 January 2017 we are now exclusivelyselling on eBay. We have a stellar reputation in the mid-Atlanticarea, and can furnish references on request. We strive to provide thebest descriptions and photographs, and have really "neat stuff", as our name implies! Buy from us with confidence, we guarantee ourdescriptions and photos.Inaddition to buying from estates, pickers, & auctions, up &down the mid-Atlantic region, we have several large semi-trailerspacked with antique advertising, vintage toys, automobilia, and more."Pleasenote that many of the items we list are vintage and have been foundat estate and other sales. They are in the condition that we boughtthem and cannot always say what environment (pet , smoke, etc.) theycame from. Some of these items may have been in several householdsthroughout the years. Please keep this in mind if you areespecially sensitive to allergens." We are especially allergicto tobacco, and will never send out an item that smells of tobacco, without disclosing this fact in the listing. If you are worried aboutallergic reaction situations, PLEASE message us in advance of buying, and we will provide you with an honest report on the item'scondition, as it applies to your concerns.Up thru2016 when we stopped doing the antique shows, we were one of the topvintage toy dealers at the largest antique show in the Washington, DCarea. Beginning with our first month selling here on eBay, we havemade every effort to maintain a ?top seller? rating.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Paymentsare accepted through PayPal.All payments must be received within 3 days of auction close unlessprior arrangements have been made.INSURANCE:We ship by USPS Priority mail unless otherwise specified. Prioritymail includes up to $50 in insurance. If you wish additionalinsurance above the $50 amount, you must notify us before youpurchase so we can advise on the additional insurance cost. [See theabove section on combining items to see how to arrange to have aninvoice sent to you.]USPSdoes not provide insurance on any other class of mail. If the listingincludes free shipping, it is probably by Economy rate, Media Mail, or First Class mail. There is NO insurance on these shipping classes.Youmust ask for insurance before buying.Wesell and collect rare and unusual items that often cannot bereplaced. We understand the need to pack things carefully, so we takethe time to do things correctly, as there is no "Do over!" Wepack and protect the items we sell, to well above industrystandards. But no matter which shipping service we use, therewill always be a few shipments that are damaged, no matter how wellthey were packaged and secured.CUSTOMS/DUTY- INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS ONLY:In January 2008, eBay issued instructions to sellers so that allbuyers from outside the USA would be fully and uniformly informedregarding customs and taxes on items coming from the USA. The textand format are mandated by eBay. Import duties, taxes and charges arenot included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges arethe buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customsoffice to determine what these additional costs will be prior tobidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by thedelivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up, do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do notfalsely lower merchandise values or mark items as "gifts" -US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.Requests to do so will be forwarded to eBay's fraud department. Ourinternational clients are very important to us. Please let us know ifyou have any questions. Please also note there is no tracking onfirst class international mail except in Canada and a few countriesin Europe.Shipping:Weship by USPS Priority mail unless the shipping is included inthe purchase price, then we usually ship by USPS Economy, Media Mail, or First class. When we ship by First class or economyclass, we take a photo of the envelope or package after the postagehas been canceled at the Post Office, to prove it was sent, becausethere is no tracking of First Class mail. If you wanttracking, we insist it be shipped by Priority Mail. We typically shipthe same day or the next business day after payment is made/cleared.Please make sure that PayPal and eBay have your correct address andPO box if necessary. If you are an international client please makesure we have a valid address for you in English to avoid shippingdelays. We only ship to verified confirmed addresses.INTERNATIONALCLIENTS: Pleasenote that delivery times are ESTIMATES. First class internationalmail can take 2-6 weeks for delivery depending on delays in customs.There is no tracking on first class international air mail with theexception of Canada. PRIORITY MAIL international does includetracking and insurance. It is more expensive, but is the only optionfor shipping on items over 4 pounds or over $50 in value.Termsof Sale:Wemention this section for a second time, so there are no problemsafter the sale: Because everything we sell is vintage and/orantique, they are one-of-a-kind items for us, and are NOT RETURNABLEor available for an exchange, unless we have made an error indescribing the item, or it does not match the photographs. We askcustomers to examine the photos carefully before bidding. We do ourbest to show and describe any type of damage that might [in ouropinion] have an effect on value. Please ask questions prior tobidding.PLEASENOTE: If you believe an item has been misrepresented inerror, or you are unhappy for any reason, please contact us directlythrough eBay messages only, [not regular email] & PRIOR toopening an eBay or PayPal resolution case. This gives us anopportunity to work with you to come to a FAST resolution of yourconcerns. Thankyou, theNeatStuffteam!
The Martin P6M SeaMaster, built by the Glenn L. Martin Company, was a 1950s strategic bomber flying boat for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy cre...ws were undergoing operational conversion, with a service entry about six months off, when the program was cancelled on 21 August 1959. Envisioned as a way to give the Navy a strategic nuclear force, the SeaMaster was eclipsed by the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile. Due to the political situation at the Pentagon, the Navy promoted the P6M primarily as a high speed minelayer.
The first flight of the XP6M-1 came on 14 July 1955, but early tests showed that the engines were mounted too close to the fuselage and scorched it when afterburners were used, leading to angling the engines slightly outward in subsequent aircraft. Flight testing was initially successful, but, on 7 December 1955, a control system fault destroyed the first prototype with the loss of all aboard. The first prototype, BuNo 138821, c/n XP-1, disintegrated in flight at 5, 000 feet (1, 500 m) due to the horizontal tail going to full up due to a control malfunction, subjecting the airframe to 9 g stress as it began an outside loop, crashing into the Potomac River near the junction of St. Mary's River, killing four crew members.
This print came from the collection of a former manager who worked at the Maryland Martin Aviation Facility, now known as the Martin State Airport. We were informed by surviving family members that this hung in the main building of the Glenn L. Martin facility until the company closed that location.
Note there is some small silverfish damage below the image description section, but this does not impact the print or the description words. You can see the damage by looking carefully at the photo of the description wording.
This will be shipped USPS Priority in the USA.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Listing for replica guns must display colored markings required by law. If your listing for a replica gun displays those markings, please add the following disclaimer in the description: "This replica gun contains the colored markings required by law, including a permanently attached orange plug."Ifyou wish to have us send you an invoice with a corrected shipping ormonetary value, readthis section before buying:Weare happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases, or make changesto the $ values that we have agreed upon in advance. However it isimperative you use the "add to shopping cart" function. Here ishow it works:1) SIGNINTO EBAY (Youmust be signed in, otherwise it won"t work.)2)use the "Add to cart" button for each item. (DONOT CHECK OUT YET)3)When finished with your order, click the little gray button in theupper right side of page, (it says: "Request total from seller").Some buyers report the button is hard to find. AGAIN:DO NOT CHECK OUT!4)We will create a combined shipping invoice for you, adjusting theshipping costs to reflect the actual costs, & make changes ifwe've already discussed mutually agreed upon changes.5)When you get our ebay message with the invoice, onlythen should you pay for all items.Thisis necessary because Ebay implemented a policy disallowing the use of "Buy It Now" for multiple listing pieces, requiring you payseparately, including separate shipping. The above method is the ONLYway to do this. Ebay has stated they have communicated this to allbuyers, yet most of our buyers tell us they are not aware of this.Hereis why this is important: If you are buying an item that has a weightof 2 ounces, and it is shipped priority mail, you pay a fixed price.If you are buying 4 of the same pieces with a total of 8 ounces, it'sstill the same shipping cost as if it was one piece! However ebaylikes to add the 4 shipping costs together, and the buyer pays fartoo much postage. [You should know - eBay gets a % of the shippingcosts too!]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Becausethe items we sell are generally the only ones we have like it, &often contain small items that cannot be replaced, we don't allow theoptions of returns or exchanges. We permit returns ONLY if the itemis not as described or does not match what we show in our detailedphotographs. We do our best to accurately describe the items weoffer. We ask that you read our descriptions and examine ourphotographs, and if you have questions, please ask before bidding. Wetry to check for messages daily.Havingclosed our antique shop, and no longer doing general antique showsdue to health reasons, as of 1 January 2017 we are now exclusivelyselling on eBay. We have a stellar reputation in the mid-Atlanticarea, and can furnish references on request. We strive to provide thebest descriptions and photographs, and have really "neat stuff", as our name implies! Buy from us with confidence, we guarantee ourdescriptions and photos.Inaddition to buying from estates, pickers, & auctions, up &down the mid-Atlantic region, we have several large semi-trailerspacked with antique advertising, vintage toys, automobilia, and more."Pleasenote that many of the items we list are vintage and have been foundat estate and other sales. They are in the condition that we boughtthem and cannot always say what environment (pet , smoke, etc.) theycame from. Some of these items may have been in several householdsthroughout the years. Please keep this in mind if you areespecially sensitive to allergens." We are especially allergicto tobacco, and will never send out an item that smells of tobacco, without disclosing this fact in the listing. If you are worried aboutallergic reaction situations, PLEASE message us in advance of buying, and we will provide you with an honest report on the item'scondition, as it applies to your concerns.Up thru2016 when we stopped doing the antique shows, we were one of the topvintage toy dealers at the largest antique show in the Washington, DCarea. Beginning with our first month selling here on eBay, we havemade every effort to maintain a ?top seller? rating.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Paymentsare accepted through PayPal.All payments must be received within 3 days of auction close unlessprior arrangements have been made.INSURANCE:We ship by USPS Priority mail unless otherwise specified. Prioritymail includes up to $50 in insurance. If you wish additionalinsurance above the $50 amount, you must notify us before youpurchase so we can advise on the additional insurance cost. [See theabove section on combining items to see how to arrange to have aninvoice sent to you.]USPSdoes not provide insurance on any other class of mail. If the listingincludes free shipping, it is probably by Economy rate, Media Mail, or First Class mail. There is NO insurance on these shipping classes.Youmust ask for insurance before buying.Wesell and collect rare and unusual items that often cannot bereplaced. We understand the need to pack things carefully, so we takethe time to do things correctly, as there is no "Do over!" Wepack and protect the items we sell, to well above industrystandards. But no matter which shipping service we use, therewill always be a few shipments that are damaged, no matter how wellthey were packaged and secured.CUSTOMS/DUTY- INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS ONLY:In January 2008, eBay issued instructions to sellers so that allbuyers from outside the USA would be fully and uniformly informedregarding customs and taxes on items coming from the USA. The textand format are mandated by eBay. Import duties, taxes and charges arenot included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges arethe buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customsoffice to determine what these additional costs will be prior tobidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by thedelivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up, do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do notfalsely lower merchandise values or mark items as "gifts" -US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.Requests to do so will be forwarded to eBay's fraud department. Ourinternational clients are very important to us. Please let us know ifyou have any questions. Please also note there is no tracking onfirst class international mail except in Canada and a few countriesin Europe.Shipping:Weship by USPS Priority mail unless the shipping is included inthe purchase price, then we usually ship by USPS Economy, Media Mail, or First class. When we ship by First class or economyclass, we take a photo of the envelope or package after the postagehas been canceled at the Post Office, to prove it was sent, becausethere is no tracking of First Class mail. If you wanttracking, we insist it be shipped by Priority Mail. We typically shipthe same day or the next business day after payment is made/cleared.Please make sure that PayPal and eBay have your correct address andPO box if necessary. If you are an international client please makesure we have a valid address for you in English to avoid shippingdelays. We only ship to verified confirmed addresses.INTERNATIONALCLIENTS: Pleasenote that delivery times are ESTIMATES. First class internationalmail can take 2-6 weeks for delivery depending on delays in customs.There is no tracking on first class international air mail with theexception of Canada. PRIORITY MAIL international does includetracking and insurance. It is more expensive, but is the only optionfor shipping on items over 4 pounds or over $50 in value.Termsof Sale:Wemention this section for a second time, so there are no problemsafter the sale: Because everything we sell is vintage and/orantique, they are one-of-a-kind items for us, and are NOT RETURNABLEor available for an exchange, unless we have made an error indescribing the item, or it does not match the photographs. We askcustomers to examine the photos carefully before bidding. We do ourbest to show and describe any type of damage that might [in ouropinion] have an effect on value. Please ask questions prior tobidding.PLEASENOTE: If you believe an item has been misrepresented inerror, or you are unhappy for any reason, please contact us directlythrough eBay messages only, [not regular email] & PRIOR toopening an eBay or PayPal resolution case. This gives us anopportunity to work with you to come to a FAST resolution of yourconcerns. Thankyou, theNeatStuffteam!
