airmail flight post card: The Trans Polar Flight Expedition

Date:04/16/1924
Medium:Cardstock, paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2010.231.001
Dimensions:2 3/4 x 4 inches (7 x 10.2 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
Description

Airmail flight postcard commemorating the Amundsen trans-polar flight expedition; white card with address “The trans-polar flight expedition / Christiana / Norway”; text “North Pole Mail” and second address on reverse; postmarked April 16, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with football-shaped killer; backstamped June 8, 1925 in King’s Bay, Norway (now Kongsfjorden).

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