airmail flight cover: United States Postal Service Bicentennial

Date:09/03/1975
Medium:Paper, ink, adhesive
Credit Line: Gift of David Coen
Accession Number:2001.084.001
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (8.9 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
aircraft: Boeing 747
company: Boeing
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating the bicentennial of the U.S. Postal Service and first day of issue for stamp; preprinted brown cachet with images of biplane, sailing ship, stagecoach, and Benjamin Franklin; postmarked September 3, 1975 in Philadelphia with “First Day of Issue” cancellation mark over 10-cent stamp with image of JN 4 Jenny and Boeing 747; no backstamp.

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