airmail cover: Pan American World Airways, first airmail flight, Hong Kong - Darwin

Date:10/28/1967
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Jerry O'Donnell
Accession Number:2002.050.011
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (8.9 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American World Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating first Pan American World Airways flight from Hong Kong to Darwin, Australia; typewritten text in upper left corner: “Philatelic cover / Pan Am inaugural flight 812 / October 28, 1967 / Hong Kong to Darwin”; postmarked October 28, 1967, Hong Kong over 65-cent stamp; backstamp: October 30, 1967, Darwin.

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