airmail flight cover: Los Angeles - New York route

Date:10/01/1934
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line:Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:2014.156.167
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: United Air Lines
aircraft: Boeing 247
company: United Airlines
Description

First airmail flight cover, Los Angeles - New York route, postmarked October 1, 1934, Los Angeles, with two 1-cent postage stamps and two 3-cent postage stamps; blue cachet at left with text, “First Flight Regular 16-Hour Airmail Service / Los Angeles to New York / Over A M 2”; envelope addressed to William Lev, New York City; backstamped October 2, 1934, New York City.

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