airmail flight cover: Canadian Pacific Airlines, first flight, polar route

Date:6/8/1955
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2010.252.001
Dimensions:4 x 9 inches (10.2 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Canadian Pacific Air Lines
company: Canadian Pacific Airlines
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating first polar flight by Canadian Pacific Air Lines, Sydney - Amsterdam route; white envelope with preprinted red and blue image and text; purple stamped cachet with image of route map; postmarked June 8, 1955 in Sydney over 1/6 and 2/6 stamps; additional postmark from Sydney on reverse; backstamp: June 11, 1955 in Amsterdam.

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