Lot 1553
1962 Flown "Stargazer" stratospheric cover, endorsed "13-14 Dec '62 (altitude) 82,000" and signed by pilot J.W. Kittinger and co-pilot Wm. C. White, cachet handpainted by artist William Numeroff who has addressed the cover to himself, franked with a 7¢ Jupiter airmail cancelled Alamagordo, NM, Dec 15, Very Fine and rare. Only a few covers are known from this flight and only one other with Numeroff's artwork.
Estimate 400 - 600
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| Realized $290 |
