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[b]Space Cover #84, Smithsonian Milestones of Flight Cover Series[/b] In 1972, the Smithsonian Institution/National Air and Space Museum began a popular series of anniversary covers commemorating famous, and not so famous, aviation and space achievements. The 100 cover series began on October 14, 1972 with cover number 1, a cover commemorating the 25th anniversary of the first supersonic flight. Cover number 1 was appropriately canceled at Edwards, CA, and was also franked with a 1946 3-cent stamp commemorating the Smithsonian Institution. All the covers in the series were canceled at locations relating to the events, when possible, and in many cases the stamps used on the covers related to the events. Some covers in the series were actually flown on aircraft taking part in celebrating the historic events, such as number 1 shown here. On the back of the cover is documentation stating that the cover was flown at supersonic speed at Edwards AFB, CA (and possibly by Chuck Yeager). Two other covers from the 100 cover set are shown here: Cover number 17, commemorating the 5th anniversary of Apollo 11, and cover number 5, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first non-stop US coast to coast flight. None of these covers came autographed, but years ago I had a few autographed, including number 1 by Chuck Yeager and number 17, autographed by Buzz Aldrin. Early numbered covers in the 100 cover set are more difficult to find and putting together a complete set probably would be most challenging.
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