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Dick Rutan, Burt Rutan, and Jeana Yeager autographed commemorative cover honoring the historic Voyager around-the-world flight. Postmarked at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on December 14, 1986, the cover bears the Elisha Kent Kane 22¢ U.S. postage stamp and is signed in blue and black ink by all three principals of the record-setting mission. Printed flight statistics note the achievement’s distance of 25,012 miles, average speed of 115.8 mph, and duration of 9 days and 3 minutes, commemorating the first nonstop, non-refueled circumnavigation of the globe by aircraft.

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Dick Rutan (1938–2024) was the pilot of the experimental aircraft Voyager during its historic around-the-world flight. A decorated U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran, Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the globe between December 14 and December 23, 1986, establishing one of the greatest endurance achievements in aviation history.

Burt Rutan (b. 1943) is one of the most influential aircraft designers in modern aviation history. Founder of Scaled Composites, he designed Voyager specifically for the record-breaking circumnavigation. Burt later revolutionized private spaceflight with SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded crewed spacecraft to reach space, earning the 2004 Ansari X Prize.

Jeana Yeager (b. 1952) served as co-pilot of Voyager during its record-setting around-the-world flight. Alongside Dick Rutan, she endured more than nine days in the cramped experimental aircraft without landing or refueling, helping achieve one of aviation’s most extraordinary milestones. Their accomplishment demonstrated the remarkable efficiency of Burt Rutan’s innovative aircraft design and remains one of the defining achievements in the history of flight.

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