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Auction: 18009 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series
Lot: 1846

Switzerland
1999 (1-21 Mar.) First Non-Stop Round the World flight by Breitling Orbiter 3 Balloon, souvenir envelope franked 10c. (2), 1994 Europa 60c., 100f., signed by Piccard and Jones, the two pilots; fine. Number 124 of 1250 carried. Also 1998 (26 Jan.-7 Feb.) souvenir envelope carried on the attempted round the world flight by Breitling Orbiter 2 Balloon, signed by Piccard and Verstraeten (Pilots) and Elson (Engineer), number 134 of 1998 carried. A fine pair of modern covers. Bolaffi Certificates (1999)

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