airmail flight cover: United Air Lines, San Francisco - New York route, 20th anniversary

Date:09/08/1940
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.1567
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (8.9 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: United Air Lines
company: United Airlines
Description

Airmail flight cover issued by United Air Lines for 20th anniversary of main line airway between San Francisco and New York, 1920 - 1940; red cachet at left depicting UAL shield logo and banner; postmarked September 8, 1940 in New York with football-shaped cancellation mark over 6-cent postage stamp; envelope addressed to Edna Glahn.

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