Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-93) four of five Crew-Signed Postal Cover: Collins (First Female Commander), Ashby, Tognini, and Coleman (Hawley missing).  A 11" x 8 1/4 canceled cover.  It is very unique.  It measures 11” x 8 ¼” the cover has postal cancellations and stamps - Paris 7/23/1999 and 7/28/1999. The item has been carefully stored inside a smoke free and pet free home. It has not been displayed or exposed to sunlight. There is some rippling and light creasing on the cover. There are some smudges next to the mission decal. The cover appears to have been carefully cut from a large envelope. The signed cover will come with the rigid protective display seen in the photos.  USA FREE SHIPPING It will be shipped within one day of receipt of payment.  Free Returns.  Please note that for international orders the shipping will be done in accordance with eBay's global shipping program at buyers expense.  Ebay will send you an invoice for actual shipping internationally and will collect any taxes or duties owed. This process is handled by Ebay and thus the actual amount paid by international purchasers for shipping and taxes will vary.   

STS 93 Eileen M. Collins, Commander, Jeffrey S. Ashby, Pilot Steven A. Hawley, Mission Specialist Catherine G. Coleman, Mission Specialist Michel Tognini, Mission SpecialistSTS-93 was the first mission in space shuttle history to be commanded by a woman, Eileen Collins. This was the shortest scheduled mission since 1990. On the first day of the scheduled five-day mission, the Chandra X-ray Observatory was deployed from Columbia’s payload bay. Chandra’s two-stage Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) propelled the observatory into a transfer orbit of 205 miles by 44,759 miles in altitude. Following the second IUS burn, Chandra’s solar arrays were deployed and the IUS separated from the observatory as planned. During the rest of the mission secondary payloads and experiments were activated. The Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWUIS) was used aboard Columbia to capture ultraviolet imagery of Earth, the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. Astronauts monitored several plant growth experiments and collected data from a biological cell culture experiment. They used the exercise treadmill and the Treadmill Vibration Information System to measure vibrations and changes in microgravity levels caused by on-orbit workouts. High Definition Television equipment was tested for future use on both the shuttle and the International Space Station to conform to evolving broadcasting industry standards for television products.