Sale No: 2001
Lot No: 1273
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Cat No: Collection
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United States, International Rocket Mail Collection, 1961, the definitive documentation from the 25th anniversary flights of the 1936 rocket mail to Mexico in a Scott Specialty album; preproduction photo essay of the 1961 rocket adhesive and photographic black & white proof of the American Legion envelope cachet; presentation folder (blue) from the July 2nd event as well as the rare (5 made) pink folder planned; color separation proofs of the souvenir sheet (black, scarlet, blue, yellow, yellow and blue); perforated tête-bêche sheets of labels used on flown covers, gutter blocks (including marked "Specimen"), imperforate sheets tete beche used in presentation folders, imperforate sheets with overprint "Rocket United Nations", souvenir sheet overprinted with both "Specimen" and "Rocket United Nations"; flown covers on test rockets including several burned or otherwise mangled; series of other overprints as well as Paisley Rocketeers Society of Scotland flown letters; unlikely to ever be as extensively duplicated and beautifully written up, Fine to Very Fine. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Opening US$ 375.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 13:19:40 EST
Sold For 0
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