A Signed Cover Carried by Howard Hughes on His Record Breaking Flight Around the World, 1938, Stamped on His Departure and His Return
Signed by Hughes and co-pilot Harry Connor.
We have found record of only 2 other such pieces that flew around the world with Hughes ever having reached the public market
On July 14, 1938, Hughes set a record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours, beating the previous record of 186 hours. Taking off from...
We have found record of only 2 other such pieces that flew around the world with Hughes ever having reached the public market
On July 14, 1938, Hughes set a record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours, beating the previous record of 186 hours. Taking off from New York City, Hughes continued to Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, and Minneapolis, then returning to New York City. For this flight he flew a Lockheed 14 Super Electra fitted with the latest radio and navigational equipment. Harry Connor was the co-pilot.
The 1939 Worlds Fair paid tribute to Hughes and, ahead of time, issued envelopes that Hughes would carry around the world with him.
Postal cover, 9.5 x 4 inches, carried by Hughes on his triumphant 1938 around-the-world flight, stamped on his departure and his return. The cover, issued in conjunction with the 1939 New York World’s Fair, is postmarked July 14, 1938, the day Hughes left on his exploit, and bears several postage stamps, postmarks, and rubber stamps indicating the primary stops on the record-setting journey: Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis, and the final destination, New York City. Also signed by co-pilot Harry Connor.
We have found record of only 2 other such pieces that flew around the world with Hughes ever having reached the public market. Autographs of Hughes are in general fairly uncommon.
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