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Session II: Sunday, November 24, 2013

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Space – USA Specialty Covers, cont.

2271 /

1983 STS-7 COMPLETE CREW SIGNED
HANDPAINTED LAUNCH & LANDING COVERS .. PH $200-300

2273 /

Matched pair of handsome homemade launch and landing
covers postmarked Feb 3 & Feb 11, 1984. Both signed by all 5
crew members: Vance Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Bruce
McCandless II, Bob Stewart & Ronald E. McNair. McNair
perished about two years later on the ill-fated STS-51L mission
of the Challenger. Very fine.

Magnificent, colorful pair of covers handpainted by cachet
artist M. Fox and signed by the complete crew: Bob Crippen,
Frederick Hauck, Sally Ride, John Fabian & Norman Thagard.
Very fine.

2272 /

1984 STS-41B (STS-11) COMPLETE CREW SIGNED
LAUNCH & LANDING SPACE COVERS ............. PH $400-600

1983 STS-6 COMPLETE CREW SIGNED
HANDPAINTED LAUNCH & LANDING COVERS .. PH $200-300

Magnificent, colorful pair of covers handpainted by cachet artist
M. Fox and signed by the complete crew: Paul Weitz, Karl
‘Bo’ Bobko, Don Peterson & Story Musgrave. Very fine.

2274 /

1984 STS-41B (STS-11) AUTOGRAPHED SPACE
COVER COLLECTION ......................................... PH $300-400

Group of 10 better covers with 21 total signatures, includes 2
Space Walker covers – one dated on each of the spacewalk
dates signed by Bruce McCandless II and Bob Stewart. Covers
document various stages of preparation for mission. Other
signers include flight directors Brion Welch, John Blaha, Harold
Draughon, Gary Coen, Jay Green, JSC Director Chris Kraft,
many more. Very fine.

– STAMP DEALERS –
2275

1894-1950 COVERS FROM STAMP DEALERS .... PH $500-700

Group of 23 covers, individually sleeved, each from a stamp
dealer, most with corner cards or advertising on the envelopes.
Highlights include: J.W. Scott Company (1900); Standard
Stamp Co. (1898); Makins & Co. (1897); Royal Exchange
Stamp Co. (1894); Eugene Klein (1913); J.M. Bartels Co.
(1912); New England Stamp Co. (1901); plus APS label for
Roosevelt on cover, National Philatelic Museum postal card
with schedule of events for late 1950, group of four 1929
National Philatelic Exhibition labels on covers. These being
stamp dealers, many have mixed, unusual or multicolor
frankings, several use Columbians or Parcel Posts; a few have
enclosures (not stamps). Fine to very fine. Attractive selection.

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