airmail flight cover: Pan American Airways, first Transatlantic air mail service, London - New York route

Date:06/30/1939
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.1650
Dimensions:4 x 9 1/2 inches (10.2 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American World Airways , Pan American Airways
aircraft: Boeing 314 Clipper
company: Boeing
Description

Airmail flight cover, Pan American Airways, inaugural Transatlantic airmail service, London - New York route; blue cachet at left depicting profile view of Boeing 314 flying boat; postmarked June 30, 1939 in London with two postage stamps; backstamp: July 1, 1939 in New York; addressed to A. S. Trippe, New York.

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