Details:

Chuck Yeager autographed a First Day Cover commemorating NASA's Mariner 10 mission to Venus and Mercury. Yeager has signed prominently in black ink across the lower center of the cover.

The cover bears a block of four 10-cent Mariner 10 Venus/Mercury stamps with a Pasadena, California, April 4, 1975 first-day cancellation. The ArtCraft cachet depicts the Mariner 10 spacecraft and salutes United States unmanned space accomplishments.

Fine condition.

Chuck Yeager (1923–2020) was an American fighter ace, U.S. Air Force officer, and legendary test pilot. On October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1, he became the first person to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager later continued an extensive career in experimental aviation and became one of the most celebrated figures in American aerospace history.

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

Premium:
A 25% Buyers Premium Will Be Added to All Winning Bids

Reference sku: 11699 1419051-1