Lot 985
Two Rare Chinese Flown Covers in Deluxe Presentations: Shen Zhou Hao 1st Flight and the 20th Recovery Satellite. The Shenzhou program was an aggressive initiative in China to ultimately get a man in space. Test missions leading up to the flight were undertaken and the first test flight was launched on November 1999. On the flight, in cooperation with Chinese Space Foundation, 833 covers were flown then safely landed by parachute in Inner Mongolia. 1.) From the first flight is cover #151 presented in a deluxe folio with original jacket envelope that contains a block of 12 of the gorgeous silver commemorative stamps, a three page COA and the tipped-in flown cover with commemorative stamps canceled with launch date. 2.) The second flown cover is from the 20th Recovery Satellite in an equally impressive commemorative folio with three page COA and is #55. Estimated Value $250 - UP
From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes.
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