Details:

Scott Crossfield autographed First Day Cover commemorating the golden anniversary of U.S. Air Mail, postmarked San Francisco, California, on January 5, 1968. The ArtCraft cacheted cover features an illustration of a high-speed aircraft, bears the 10-cent Air Mail commemorative stamp, and is signed prominently in black ink by Crossfield.

Fine condition.

Albert Scott Crossfield (1921-2006) was an American naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, and pioneering test pilot. In 1953, flying the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield later served as North American Aviation's chief engineering test pilot for the X-15 program and made the aircraft's first powered flight in 1959, becoming one of the most important figures in the development of high-speed and experimental aviation.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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