F2501

Eddie Rickenbacker

WWI Flying Ace - Medal of Honor

Winter 2023 Mail Sale 

Lot 13 F2501 — Eddie Rickenbacker — 9-30-95

I believe that the last time this cover appeared in my mail sales was two decades ago in 2003. Can't resist. How time "flies." Eddie was a fighter pilot in World War I and received the Medal of Honor. With 26 enemy aircraft shot down, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the First World War. The hand painted cachet depicts an aerial dogfight above the clouds with a hit enemy plane heading down. The stamp is tied to the envelope with a small bullseye from Columbus, Ohio. This cover realized $67 in 2003, and since then my covers have increased in value. A great military and early aviation cover.