airmail flight cover: U.S. Navy Hawaii, Midway Island Mass Flight, May 9-11, 1935

Date:05/09/1935
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2008.075.056
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (9.5 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: U.S. Navy
agency: U.S. Navy
Description

Airmail flight cover, U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet, Midway Island Mass Flight, May 9-11, 1935; two-line cachet with text "48 Airships, Mass Flight to Midway" on front at left; postmarked May 9, 1935 from Fleet Air Base, Pearl Harbor with football-shaped cancellation mark over blue 6-cent postage stamp at upper right corner; addressed to Robert Corby.

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