airmail flight cover: United States Air Mail, Italian Airlines (Linee Aeree Italiane), New York - Rome route

Date:07/07/1950
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of John Zukowsky
Accession Number:2000.054.018
Dimensions:4 x 6 1/2 inches (10.2 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Alitalia , Lineas Aereas Italianas
company: Alitalia
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating first Italian Airlines (LAI) airmail flight from New York to Rome; red cachet with image of aircraft in flight; postmark: July 7, 1950, New York with four-bar cancellation mark over 15-cent airmail stamp; backstamp: July 9, 1950, Rome; white envelope.

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IIIF Manifest
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