CO2000B: FFC "1st CONCORDE AIR FRANCE FLIGHT OF THE YEAR 2000" CDG-JFK - Liberty

CO2000B: First Flight Cover (FFC) carried on board Concorde F-BVFF on "FIRST SUPERSONIC FLIGHT OF THE YEAR 2000, CONCORDE AIR FRANCE AF 002 Paris - New York, 02 January 2000"

Captain: Charles CATANIA  / Pilot: Guy MAUROY / Flight Engineer Officer: Lucien SCHWALLER

- Postage France (TYPE 2) 1.70F "1st Concorde supersonic commercial flight Paris - Rio (1976)", 2.20F "Centenary of the Statue of Liberty 1886-1986", 0.50F "Marianne"

- Cancellation (SQUARE) Paris "The Gates of the Year 2000 - Last Day" 31 Dec 1999

TRANSIT THROUGH PARIS ROISSY CDG AIRPORT - MAIL BOARDING ON BOARD CONCORDE

- Additional postage France €0.46 “Long Live the Year 2000”

- Postmark Paris "Special Concorde Flight Year 2000" 01.01.2000

- Green stamp authenticating the Concorde flight “FLIGHT POSTPONED TO 02.01.00”

- Arrival stamp "New York JFK 02 JAN 2000" on the back

Collector's Edition of 270 numbered copies - RARE

Note: the flight was postponed until January 2 due to the risks of “possible computer bugs, linked to the transition to the Year 2000.