airmail flight cover: Cathay Pacific Airways, Douglas DC-3, farewell flight

Date:9/17/1983
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the William Hough Collection
Accession Number:2007.011.418
Dimensions:9 x 4 inches (22.9 x 10.2 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Cathay Pacific Airways
aircraft: Douglas DC-3
company: Cathay Pacific Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating final Douglas DC-3 flight for Cathay Pacific Airways; printed cachet with photographic image of DC-3 aircraft (VR-HDB) in flight and text; first aircraft in the airline’s fleet; postmarked September 17, 1983 in Sydney over 27-cent stamp and September 19, 1983 in Cairns over 7-cent stamp; backstamp: September 23, 1983 in Hong Kong.

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