Lot 556
United States, 1949, "XB-47 Stratojet 6 Jet Bomber" Test Flight Cover. The cover has a combination typed/handwritten cachet and an add-on blue USAF Jet Air Mail label tied by both two strikes of a Feb. 28th Wright Field hand cancel and the stamps. The cover was flown by Maj. Russell Schleeh from Washington DC to Wright Patterson AFB and addressed to pioneer dealer/collector Harry Gordon. Only 4 covers are recorded as having bene flown. Unlisted in the E-Z Rocket Mail catalog but of similar style to the Feb. 25th cover (E-Z No. 69C1) flown round trip from Muroc AFB. Striking and rare.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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