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airmail flight cover: Pan American World Airways, FAM-18, New York - Amsterdam route

Date:10/28/1959
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.2205
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 World Airways
aircraft: Boeing 707
company: Pan American World Airways , Boeing
Description

Airmail flight cover, Pan American World Airways, first jet airmail flight, FAM-18, New York - Amsterdam route; blue cachet at left with acting postmaster signature; postmarked October 28, 1959 in New York with wavy cancellation mark over green 15-cent stamp; backstamp: October 29, 1959 in Amsterdam.

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