airmail flight cover: SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), first exploratory polar flight, Los Angeles - Copenhagen route

Date:11/19/1952
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Purchase
Accession Number:2010.257.001
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (9.5 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
company: Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Description

Airmail flight cover issued by SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), first exploratory polar flight on November 19, 1952, Los Angeles - Copenhagen route; red cachet with route map indicating polar route; postmarked November 19, 1952 in Los Angeles with four-line cancellation mark over 15-cent stamp; second postmark (backstamp) on front dated November 20, 1952 in Kobenhavn (Copenhagen).

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