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1927 LUXEMBOURG PRE-PRINTED BALLOON
MAIL CARD ............................................................... PH

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1990-99 FLOWN HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
MLI FILM IN LUCITE .......................................... PH $750-1000

Lucite display (4½x3½x1") containing a small section of
aluminized polymide film from an MLI blanket covering
exterior of Hubble Space Telescope. This film section first was
flown into space in 1990 on STS-31 and was returned to Earth
after Hubble repairs aboard STS-103 in 1999, after having
flown approximately 1.5 billion miles in space. This HST Lucite
is number 19 of only 75 produced. Excellent condition in its
box.

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1914 GERMANY ‘NIEDERSCHLESIEN’ BALLOON
FLIGHT CARD ........................................................... PH

$750

$350

Preprinted Balloon mail card with text on back and illustrated
address side. Pretty card. Very fine and attractive. Franked
with two Luxembourg Queen Charlotte stamps 5c & 25c.
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1978-81 DOUBLE EAGLE II & V BALLOON FLOWN
COVERS & FABRIC SWATCHES ........................ PH $200-300

Souvenir pages commemorating first balloon crossings of
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Contains a cover for each flight,
postally canceled at departure and arrival cities, colorful cachets
and signatures of balloonists. Double Eagle II flew from Presque
Isle, Maine on Aug 12, 1978, landed at Miserey, France, Aug
17, #548 of 1000. Signed Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and
Larry Newman. Includes 4x2½cm swatch of silver balloon
material. Double Eagle V flight from Nagashima, Japan on
November 9, 1981, landed at Covelo, California, on November
12, #889 of 1000. Signed by Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman,
Rocky Aoki and Ron Clark. Includes souvenir text produced
by Calhoun’s Collectors Society. Very fine.

Preprinted balloon postcard with photo of balloon,
‘Niederschlesien,’ printed information on address side. The
balloon was piloted by C.R. Mann and ascended July 12, 1914.
Card was dropped from balloon, found July 14, 1914, and
mailed the same day in Guben, to Penig. Very fine and RARE.

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