Losnr. 454 - 210.-212. Auktion
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Losnr. : 454 Grossbritannien
1997 (Jan. 7): 'Virgin Global Challenger' Richard Branson, Per Lindstrand and Rory McCarthy attemp to circumnavigate the globe by balloon, commemorative envelope issued by Royal Mail, unused and unfanked example, the artist design approved by Richard Branson, imprinted number 360 on reverse and deleted in manuscript. Rare unused envelope, Royal Mail only printed 360 envelopes in total. Branson and his team had been forced to abandon this record-breaking attempt in the Algerian desert. The balloon encountered a technical problem after a mere 640 kilometres and less than a day after its launch in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauft