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Steve Fossett Cover Flown Round World Signed NumberedSteve fossett cover flown. Round world signed & numbered. Steve fossett aws hauling. The mail when eh made the first solo, non-stop around-the-world airplane flight. In the virgin atlantic global flyer. On. Board the airplane with steve fossett was a satchle containing five hundred. Envelopes numberde sequentially from one to five hundred. These envelopes, also called covers, were quickly. Removed from the airplane after the flight by virgin atlantic staffers and. Taken to the salina, kansas, opst office where the covers were. Postmarked.The flown covesr actually. Feature two postmarks frmo salina. Â? One for take off and one for landing. The covers alos bear a 2005 u. S. 37 cent cloudscapes stamp and. A 37 cent u. S. Flag stamp. The covers. Contain a color cachet showing the virgin atlantic global flyer in flight and a. Reproduction of the mission patch.Each of the five hundred numbered. Covers were hand-signed in black ink by steve fossett. A fossett staff-aide filled in the blanks on. The cover where information is provided about the flight, including the take. Off and landing date and time, the speed round the worldâ? , and how long it. Took to compltee the flight. On this particular cover, the hours recorded for the flight are 60 hrs, 1 minute and 10 seconds. However, the actual official flight time was 67 hours, 1 minute and 10 seconds. The data entry error makes this cover somewhat unique. Steve.
Fossett gave the bulk of these covers to select individuals who worked behind. The scenes to make this flight happen. Scaled composites employees, virgin atlantic employees, kansas state. University at salina. Students and employees, and salina. Munciipal airport. Employees received covers as a gift from tseve fossett. One year after the flight, and olng before.
Steve fossett was declared legally dead, approximately ten of the five hundred. Covers made their way onto the private market and were sodl by a reputable. Stamp company in the united. States. yM name is kevin and i. Reside in kansas. In february and march of 2005, i covered steve.
Fossett's take off and landing in the global flyer for the readers of the. Collectspace website. yM work can be. Seen at http//collectspace.
Com/ubb/forum23/html/001506. Html. And i can tell you that i had teh time. Of my life covering this flight for a first-rate website. On friday, march 7, 2008, i receievd an email. From a current piolt for the fossett family. I wsa informed that the fossett family pilot had a large collection of steve.
Fossett memorabilia including signed letters, envelopes, photographs, and a. Large global flyer model that the pilot aws interested in selling. The pilot enlisted my help in estimating the. Value of these items adn sought information about how to sell them. After an exchange of several emails and phone. Conversations, i agreed to take possession of the items nad sell them for this. Fossett family pilot.
This auction is for the following itemsone steve fossett flown and. Hand-signed virgin atlantic global flyer envelope (also known as coverâ? ) which. Is numbered 477 of 500.
As stated above, this envelope/cover was flown around the world on the record setting flight. Which started and ended in salina, kansas. Please note the data entry error on this cover as stated above. nOe 3x5 (approx size) glossy. Color photograph on kodak paper of the virgin atlantic global lfyer airplane.
Above the clouds which ahs been hand-signed in black ink by steve fossett and. Which was contained in the envelope numbered 477 of 500 when it was received by. Me from the pilot ofr the fossett family.
One letter containing steve. Fossett's description of the flight.
The. Letter is dated mya 23, 2005 at the bottom and concludes with the paragraph, this is the culmination of a 5 year effort.
I hope you will share in the satisfaction of this achievement. This envelope was flown round the world on. Virgin global flyer february 28 to march 3, 2005. The letterhead shows the virgin atlantic. Global flyer in flight and at the bottom of the letter is an address of steve. Fossett's chicago. Office. In the bottom right hand corner. Of hte letter is a reproduction of the mission patch. I bleieve that this letter accompanied all. The envelopes that were given to people instrumental ni assisting with the.Flight. However, i have examined the. Signature no this letter closely and i believe it to be a facsimile. I believe that steve's ofifce made color. Copies of an original letter and sent a color copied letter to a vast majority. Of the recipients who received the envelopes. Please keep this in mind when bidding no this package. Oen photocopy of a notarized.
Document on larkpsur securities, incorporated letterhead entitled certificate. Of authenticity which contains the facsimile (copied) signature of steve. Fossett and which states, i declare that only 500 covers where carried on. Board of the virgin atlantic global flyerâ? During my successful first solo round.
The world nonstop airplane flight (february 28 to march 3, 2005). Every cover has been progressively numbered. From 1 (one) ot 500 (five-hundred) and bears my autograph. Â? I have done my best to give. You as much detail as i can about this group of items. However, if you have additional questions then.
Please feel free to email me through the ebay my messagesâ? System. I will consider all sales final so please ask. Any questions that you may have before bidding. All items paid for with paypal, postal money order, or bank cashiers check will eb shipped upon receipt of payment. Items paid for by personal check will be held until bank notification that check has cleared. Being on ebya over the last. Eight years, i am often upset when i buy an item thinking it is one-of-a-kindâ? And then the seller rolls out another item just like it. Therefore, i want to give all readers a list. Of the items that i hvae taken possession of from the fossett pilot and. That i may be selling in the coming weeks (but which are not part of. This auction)1x global flyer model (1 of. 10 created at request of sir rihcard branson) signed by steve fossett. In fair condition with stand, same as the ones made for richard branson and steve fossett (cost was 3000 uk. Pounds for each model made)global flyer solo nonstop rtw envelopes (signed and flown) with signed postcard picture and. Official letter (one addressed ot fossett pilot)longest distance flight (absolute aircraft nonstop distance) envelopes. (signed and flown) with signed postcard picture and letter (one addressed to fossett pilot)vickers vimy atlantic crossing reenactment envelope signed and flownsolo spirit balloon flight envelopes signed and flonw (kalgoolie aust. oT acbage. Brazil)solo spirit ballon flight envelopes signed and flown (st. Louis to india)solo spirit balloon flight envelopes signed and flown (st. Louis to russia)solo challenger balloon flight envelopes signed and flown (south dakota to canada)1x 11 x 17 inch framed color picture of global flyer on short final approach solo. Nonstop rtw salina, kansas, signed by steve fossett and richard branson1x global flyer nonstop rtw 50 minute dvd signed by steve fossett. Thakn you! |
