Lot 983
Trove of 65 Autographed Covers by the Illustrators of the Postal Stamps Affixed, Most First Day of Issue including Robert McCall & Paul Calle. Postal Stamps have celebrated aviation and aerospace accomplishment for 80+ years. The illustrators of those stamps have proven to be some of the most accomplished illustrators of the 20th Century. This collection recognizes 4 landmark postage stamp illustrators. Probably the most famous is Robert McCall, a long time illustrator spanning decades with his most famous works for NASA and of course three of the film posters for Kubrick's 2001: a space odyssey. McCall has hand illustrated two covers with the Earth and sun with the Viking missions to Mars being a First Day Issue. There are also 6 autographed covers First Day Issues: two of the 10¢ Skylab stamps, and eight (8) of the double 8¢ Decade of Achievement stamps. One Charles De M. Barnes autographed First Day Issue covers for Project Mercury stamps postmarked Cape Canaveral Feb 20, 1962. One autographed First Day Issue post card with the famous Apollo 8 Earthrise Photo designed by Leovani Buckley. Finally 50 specially printed First Day covers all with the same cachet on left side that explains the First Man On The Moon 10¢ stamp to the right side is designed by Paul Calle who has autographed all 50. Great for dealers and collectors alike. Estimated Value $300 - UP
From The Collection of Alden T. Barnes.
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| Realized $480 |
