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Lot #698:

Wiley Post & Harold Gatty Signed Cover Flown on the ''Winnie Mae'' During Her History-Making World Flight -- 1931

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty signed cover, flown aboard the world's first circumnavigational flight in 1931. The duo flew a Lockheed Vega airplane, the ''Winnie Mae,'' departing on 23 June from New York's Roosevelt Field and returning 8 days later, flying this cover with them. The cover is postmarked 21 June and 1 July 1931 in Minneola, NY, with a Berlin postmark dated 24 June 1931. Envelope measures 6.5'' x 3.5''. Toning and small paper loss to flap, else near fine.