airmail flight cover: Modesto Municipal Airport, Dedication Air Show

Date:11/01/1936
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.1712
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (8.9 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airport: Modesto City County Airport-Harry Sham Field
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating the Dedication Air Show at Modesto Municipal Airport, Modesto - Alameda, California; purple cachet at left with text, “Dedication Air Show / November 1, 1936”; postmarked twice: November 1, 1936, Alameda and Modesto, California, with 3-cent postage stamp; addressed to Edna Glahn.

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The location of this object is approximate and was derived from the airport it has been associated with.

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