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Printed “Howard Hughes, New York Worlds Fair 1939” cover addressed to “Mr Earl Daley, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hollywood, California” carried on the Around the World record breaking flight piloted by Howard Hughes, from New York to Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakuysk, Fairbanks, Minneapolis and back to New York City. Handstamped with “FLOWN AROUND THE WORLD BY HOWARD HUGHES” cachet and cachets cachets of each landing place, signed by the five crew, Howard Hughes, Dick Stoddart, Harry Connor, Edward Lund and Tommy Thurlow. Franked by USA 6c air mail stamps cancelled at New York on the day of departure, July 10th, and return on July 14th, also a France 85c cancelled at Le Bourget, July 11th and Russia 40k precancelled at Moscow on July 12th. Only a small number of covers were carried on the flight and were only given to people associated with the flight; furthermore very few of the flown covers were signed by Howard Hughes. Also a 1938 photograph of Howard Hughes and the other four crew, and a letter from Hughes signed on his behalf by his secretary Nadine Henley. A very rare and important air mail cover carried by the Lockhead Super Electra piloted by Howard Hughes, setting an around the world flight record of just 91 hours.