authentic, hand-signed 6.5"x3.5" First Day Cover

autographed by PAUL W. TIBBETS JR., deceased pilot of ENOLA GAY, the B-29 super-fortress which bombed Hiroshima in 1945 to help end World War II, the first atomic bomb in the history of warfare

signed on a 1987 Fleetwood commemorative FDC ... postmarked Feb 23 (Tibbets' 72nd birthday), in Quincy IL (Tibbets' birthplace) ... patriotic 22c US flag stamp, plus 6c stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the United States Air Force ... and an image of the famous plane superimposed over his military portrait on the left-hand side ... quite a historic piece

 

see scan, EXCELLENT condition

includes lifetime certificate of authenticity (COA) from UACC Registed Dealer "Robert L. Polk Autographs" (RD041) and includes a copy of a candid snapshot taken at the signing

 

 

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