Pilot Wiley Post (1898–1935), accompanied by navigator Harold Gatty (1903–1957), set the speed record for around-the-world flight during a trip completed on July 1, 1931. Post later became the first pilot to circle the globe solo. He died, along with humorist Will Rogers, when a plane he was piloting crashed during takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow, Alaska. Vintage postal cover with a five-cent airmail stamp and July 10, 1931 postmark, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in ink “Harold Gatty,” and in pencil, “To Hall and for Winnie May, Wiley Post.” A hint of mild handling wear, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
