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Four Postal Covers Signed by Richard E. Byrd

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Four Postal Covers Signed by Richard E. Byrd
<B>Great Grouping of Four Postal Covers Each Signed by Richard E. Byrd.</B></I> Four assorted covers including: Air Mail cover postmarked "USS CURRITUCK ANTARTIC EXPEDITION 46 47"; a cover bearing a stamp honoring the Byrd Antartic Expedition II and postmarked "U.S.S. Mount Olympus Feb 1 1947 AM" and an "Operation Highjump" stamp; an air mail cover with a "Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Welcome Home Byrd Antarctic Expedition July 1, 1930" stamp and a postal cancellation stamp "Philadelphia, PA July 1, 1930, 9 AM"; and finally an attractive cover bearing a clear portrait of Byrd in a fir trimmed hood and coat and bearing a postal cancellation from Grand Rapids, Michigan dated Nov. 17, 1930. Overall condition is near fine, with four clean signatures, excepting the light ink fingerprint smudges on the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce cover.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)