airmail flight cover: Pan American Airways, first airmail flight, Canton Island - Noumea (New Caledonia) route

Date:7/15/1940
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:1994.18.131
Dimensions:4 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches (10.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
Manufacturer :Pan American Airways, Inc.
airline: Pan American Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover, Pan American Airways, part of first airmail service between United States and New Zealand, FAM-19, Canton Island - Noumea, New Caledonia route; red cachet with image of Canton Island; postmarked July 15, 1940 on Canton Island with four-bar cancellation mark over 10-cent stamp; backstamp: July 16, 1940 in Noumea and Pan American specific with text “1er courrier Noumea N’lle Caldonie”; envelope: white air mail with blue and red rhomboids around border.

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