airmail flight cover: Pan American World Airways, first airmail flight, Ryukyu Islands

Date:03/17/1948
Medium:Paper, ink, adhesive
Credit Line: Gift of the Pottorff Family in memory of George B. Pottorff, Jr.
Accession Number:2002.093.003
Dimensions:4 x 9 1/2 inches (10.2 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American World Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover, first airmail flight, Ryukyu Islands - Honolulu route; purple cachet with commemorative text; postmarked March 17, 1948 in Naha with stamp indicating paid postage; no backstamp; envelope issued by Pan American World Airways; adhesive stamp at lower right corner promoting Sleeperette service on trans-Pacific Clippers.

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