airmail flight cover: First day of issue, 30-cent air mail stamp

Date:09/25/1941
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.1789
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (9.5 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American Airways
aircraft: Boeing 314 Yankee Clipper
company: Boeing
Description

Airmail flight cover, first day of issue for 30-cent airmail stamp, Pan American Airways; dark blue cachet at left depicting United States seal with text, “First Day Issue / 30 Cent Air Mail” and tipped-in black and white photographic image depicting Yankee Clipper; postmarked September 25, 1941 in Kansas City, MO with commemorative cancellation mark over 30-cent postage stamp.

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