airmail flight cover: First airmail flight, FAM-5, Cristobal, Canal Zone - Miami route, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh

Date:04/30/1930
Medium:Paper, ink, adhesive
Credit Line: Gift of Barnaby Conrad III
Accession Number:2001.038.203
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 6 inches (8.9 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover, FAM-5, first airmail express flight from Ancon to Cristobal (Canal Zone); purple cachet with route map; text printed on envelope indicates the route was flown by Col. Charles Lindbergh; postmarked April 30, 1930, Ancon, Canal Zone on a red 2-cent stamp with overstrike for 20-cent air mail stamp; backstamp: May 1, 1930, Cristobal, Canal Zone.

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    <div>Gift of Barnaby Conrad III</div>
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