Anna Lee Fisher Signed "The Second Step" Space Colonies Cachet — LISDA '81 View Watchlist >
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Anna Lee Fisher Signed "The Second Step" Space Colonies Cachet — LISDA '81
Anna Lee Fisher flew on STS-51-A in November 1984, becoming the first mother in space. She was the fourth American woman to reach orbit, a mission specialist trained as an emergency physician, and one of the astronaut class of 1978 — the TFNG, Thirty-Five New Guys — that included Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, and Kathy Sullivan. Her signature on a piece of space memorabilia carries the weight of that group: the cohort that transformed who got to go.
This Globe PNC commemorative cachet cover depicts an orbital space colony station above a planetary surface under the header "The Second Step / Space Colonies" — a vision of permanent human habitation in space that the early Shuttle era made feel imminent. The 18¢ "Probing the Planets" stamp (Saturn) is affixed upper right, and the pictorial cancel — LISDA '81, U.S. Space Achievement, Hempstead, N.Y., OCT 17 1981 — frames the cover in the optimism of the program's opening year. The reverse carries a "COLUMBIA / YOUNG • CRIPPEN" globe-and-shuttle backstamp honoring STS-1's crew. Fisher signed in bold black ink across the upper field, well-clear of the cancel and cachet art. A Henry Bessler quotation on the lower front panel makes the theme explicit: the Shuttle was mankind's second step, the first being life crawling from the ocean.
Authenticity
A Certificate of Authenticity from Mesilla Valley Estate Sales will be issued with this lot. The signature has been personally examined and confirmed by James of NM Estate Auctions.
CONDITION
Very Good. Paper is bright and clean with a strong, crisp signature. Cancel and cachet art are sharp. Minor handling only; no tears, stains, or soiling noted.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Cover: 3 5/8" × 6 1/2"
- Cachet: Globe PNC, "The Second Step / Space Colonies"
- Stamp: 18¢ USA "Probing the Planets" (Saturn)
- Cancel: LISDA '81, Hempstead NY, Oct 17 1981
- Signature: Anna Lee Fisher (black ink, front)
- Backstamp: "Columbia / Young • Crippen" globe device (reverse)
- COA: Mesilla Valley Estate Sales
