Lot 863
Two Rare V-2 Mail Rocket Labels from 1947, One Block Signed by Wernher Von Braun. Wernher Von Braun (March 23, 1912-June 16, 1977) Offered are V-2 American Mailrocket flight labels. One is a four block signed by German/American aerospace engineer Werner Von Braun, the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Germany and a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States. The second is a single label signed by Ernst Stuhlinger who was one of the dozens of German engineers who came to the US after WWII to assist in America's rocket programs. These labels were originally printed in 1935 and then overprinted in 1947 (note the difference in the font from the 1946 versions) during the US Army classified V-2 rocket tests in Las Cruces, N.M. Red labels were overprinted in blue ink and blue labels were overprinted in red. Wernher Von Braun has signed just under a blue block of four labels in blue fountain pen ink. Estimated Value $600 - UP
From The Celebrated Collection of Alden T. Barnes.
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