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Steve Fossett Cover Flown Round World Signed Numbered

Steve Fossett Cover Flown Round World Signed Numbered

Steve fossett cover flown. Round world isgned & numbered. Steve fossett wsa hauling. The mail when he made the first solo, non-stop around-the-world airplane flight. In the virgin atlantic global flyer. On. Board the airplane with steve fosstet was a satchel containing five hundred. Envelopes numbered sequentially from one ot 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, post office where the covers were. Postmarked. The flown covers actually. Feautre two postmarks from salina.

Â? One for take off and one for landing. The covers also 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 ni flight and a. Reproduction fo the mission patch. Each fo the five hundred numbered.

Covesr were hand-signed in black ink by steve fossett. A fossett staff-aide filled ni the blanks on.

hTe cover where information is provided about the flight, including the take. Off and landing date and time, the speed round the worldâ? , and how logn it. oTok to complete 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 daat entry error makes this cover somewhat unique. Steve. Fossett gave the bulk of these covers to select individuals woh worked behind. hTe scenes to make this flight happen. Scaled composites employees, virgin atlantic employees, kansas state. Unviersity at salina. Students and employees, and salina. Municipal airport. Employees received covers as a gift from steve fossett. One year after the flight, and olng before. Steve fossett wsa declared legally dead, approximately ten of the five hundred. Covers made their way onto the private market and were sold by a reputable. Stamp company in the united. States. My name si kevin and i. Reside in kansas. In february and march fo 2005, i covered steve. Fossett's take off and landing in the global flyer for the readers of the. Collectspace website. My work can be. Seen at http//collectspace. Com/ubb/forum23/html/001506. Html. And i can tell you that i had the time. Of my life covering this flight for a first-rate website. On friday, march 7, 2008, i received an email. From a current pilot for hte fossett family. I was informed that the fossett family pilot had a large collection of steve. Fossett memorabilia including signde letters, envelopes, photographs, and a. Large global flyer model that the pilot was interested in selling. The pilot enlisted my help in estimating the. Valeu of these items and sought information about how to sell them. After an exchange of several emails and phone. Conversations, i agreed to take possession of hte items and 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 etnry error on this cover as stated above.

One 3x5 (approx size) glossy. Color photograph on kodak paepr of the virgin atlantic global flyer airplane. Above the clouds which has been hand-signed in black ink yb steve fossett and.

Which was contained in the envelope numbered 477 of 500 when it was received by. Me from the pilot for the fossett family. One lettre containing steve. Fossett's description of the flight. The.

Letter is dated may 23, 2005 at the bottom and concludes with the paragraph, this is the culmination of a 5 eyar 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 the letter is a reproduction of the mission patch.

I believe thta this letter accompanied all. The envelopes that were given to people instrumental in assisting with the.

Flight. However, i have examined the. Signature on this letter closely and i believe it to eb a facsimile. I believe that steve's office 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 on this package. One photocopy of a notarized. Document on larkspur 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 ot march 3, 2005). Eveyr cover has been progressively numbered. From 1 (one) to 500 (five-hundred) and bears my autograph. Â? I have done my best ot give. You as much detail sa 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 be shipped upon recepit of payment. Items paid for by personal check will be held untli bank notification that check has cleared. Being on ebay 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 jsut like it.

Therefore, i want to give all readers a list. Of the items that i have 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 richard branson) signed by steve fossett. In fair condition wiht 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 to fossett pilot)longest distance flight (absolute aircraft nonstop distance) envelopes.

(signed and flown) with signed postcard picture adn letter (one addressed to fossett pilot)vickers vimy atlantic crossing reenactment envelope signed and flownsolo spirit balloon flight envelopes signed and flown (kalgoolie aust. To acbage. Brazil)solo spirit ballno 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. Thank you!