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ERCOUPE 415 Fred E Weick 1st Day Cover ERCOUPE 415 Stamp.....
On July 29, 2005, the USPS issued a set of ten stamps called American Advances in Aviation. Instead of having the usual one city of issue,
this set has two cities of issue...Vienna, Virginia and Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. We have chosen to have our covers for this set issued from
Oshkosh. A special cancellation was designed for this set setting it
apart from all previous cancellations. On this particular cover you get
a bonus....the stamp for the YB-49 Flying Wing (from the same series),
cancelled along with the Ercoupe stamp, thereby elevating this first day
cover to a Combo.
Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover of the Ercoupe 415, an envelope with the new stamp cancelled from Oshkosh on the first day of issue captioned above. The full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) features an Ercoupe 415D in flight. Designed by Fred E. Weick
for a competition sponsored by the Bureau of Air Commerce challenging
designers to produce a safe, easy-to-fly aircraft, the Ercoupe with its
myriad innovations could be mastered by a student pilot in five hours or
less! The producer of this cover has also written a brief commentary
about this plane, which we've included.
Double matted in blue and white, and sized to fit a standard 8 x 10, it's a perfect gift for anyone who loves innovative aircraft. ***Certificate of Authenticity plus Commentary Included***
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