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Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts

 
Lot 1058
 

1058

CHRYSLER TRANSATLANTIC CHALLENGE

CHRYSLER TRANSATLANTIC CHALLENGE: A multiple signed official Balloon Mail commemorative cover issued for the Chrysler Transatlantic Challenge, carried aboard the Belgian balloon Chrysler 1 which was launched from Bangor, Maine, in America on 16th September 1992 and landed at Peque, Spain, on 21st September 1992, individually signed by the three members of the winning team comprising Wim Verstraeten (Pilot 1), Bertrand Piccard (Pilot 2) and Yves d´Oultremont (Reserve Pilot). Postmarked at Bangor, Maine, 16th September 1992, and at Mombuey, Peque, 21st September 1992. Limited edition number 841 of 900. VG


 

CHRYSLER TRANSATLANTIC CHALLENGE: A multiple signed official Balloon Mail commemorative cover issued for the Chrysler Transatlantic Challenge, carried aboard the Belgian balloon Chrysler 1 which was launched from Bangor, Maine, in America on 16th September 1992 and landed at Peque, Spain, on 21st September 1992, individually signed by the three members of the winning team comprising Wim Verstraeten (Pilot 1), Bertrand Piccard (Pilot 2) and Yves d´Oultremont (Reserve Pilot). Postmarked at Bangor, Maine, 16th September 1992, and at Mombuey, Peque, 21st September 1992. Limited edition number 841 of 900. VG