Lot 488
United States, 1977, FLOWN, "Double Eagle" Attempted Transatlantic Balloon Flight Cover (No. 449/1,000). This multicolor, legal size cover is cancelled September 9th in Marshfield, MA on the face and backstamped September 13th in Reykjavik, Iceland. The cover has flight details entered in ink on the face and is pilot-signed by Anderson and Abruzzo. The envelope is slightly water stained at the upper right - the result of the covers being exposed to sea water during the rescue by helicopter after the flight failed. An important cover (and the first of the "Double Eagle" series) that is seldom available today.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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