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Cuba Rocket Mail Cover 1939, No Faults, .... 7600001
$150.00
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LongleafStamps (5246)
A very rare item. Dr Tomas A. Terry, the president of the Cuban National Philatelic Club, organized the Cuban rocket mail. The first rocket carried 70 covers. Matanzas revenue stamps were overprinted with "PRIMER COHETE AEREO, 1939" and used to frank t ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- Cuba
- Stamp Type
- Air Mail
- Condition
- Cover (Postal History)
- Centering
- VF
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Year of Issue
- 1939
Item Description
A very rare item.Dr Tomas A. Terry, the president of the Cuban National Philatelic Club, organized the Cuban rocket mail. The first rocket carried 70 covers. Matanzas revenue stamps were overprinted with "PRIMER COHETE AEREO, 1939" and used to frank the covers. A large C-1 first flight cachet was added. The launch was a failure. Taking place on October 1, 1939, the rocket exploded after traveling only about 40 feet. Sixty covers survived. This is one of those covers.
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Seller Information
- Seller
- LongleafStamps (5246)
- Registered Since
- 12/17/2007
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- Item Location
- North Carolina, United States
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- Worldwide
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