Image: airmail flight cover: Jack Wilson Palmyra Island, Kingman Reef Survey Flight, November 1, 1935

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airmail flight cover: Jack Wilson Palmyra Island, Kingman Reef Survey Flight, November 1, 1935

Date:11/01/1935
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2008.075.080
Dimensions:4 x 9 inches (10.2 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
Description

Airmail flight cover, Jack Wilson Palmyra Island, Kingman Reef Survey Flight, November 1, 1935; rectangular blue cachet on front at left with text "First Flight - 1935"; postmarked November 1, 1935, U.S.S. Wright with cancellation mark "Palmyra Island TH"; purple 3-cent postage stamp; backstamp: November 5, 1935 with football-shaped cancellation mark.

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