Lot 989
Aerophilately; Rocket Flights, 1959 Point Mugu, Calif., Regulus I Flown, Ellington-Zwisler #24C1, May 1, signed by the Postmaster, on Official env. (137 flown), accompanied with defaced cancels on cards signed by the Postmaster in black (#14) and red (#97), 100 exist in total, also RADM J. P. Monroe letter to Commander Erwin R. Baker, USN, flown on the missile's 1 May 1959 flight, Very Fine and rare. Similar lot WITHOUT the cards realized $4945 in our 2011 auction., only five such defaced cards exist in red, which have never been seen before at auction . Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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Realized $3,565 |