airmail flight cover: BWIA (British West Indies Airways), Boeing 707, New York - Barbados route

Date:06/10/1961
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.2009
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: BWIA West Indies Airways
aircraft: Boeing 707
company: Boeing , BWIA West Indies Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover, BWIA (British West Indies Airways), Boeing 707, first jet mail, New York - Barbados route; green cachet at left depicting silhouette of winged lion and airline wordmark; postmarked June 10, 1961 in New York with 2-cent and 8-cent stamp; backstamp: June 11, 1961 in Barbados.

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