airmail flight cover: AM-1, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Date:09/14/1935
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:2014.156.172
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (9.5 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
Description

Airmail flight cover, A.M. Route 1, Allentown, Pennsylvania, first flight; purple cachet at left with text, “First Flight / United States Air Mail / AM 1 / Allentown, PA.”; postmarked September 14, 1935, in Allentown with one 6-cent postage stamp; envelope addressed to Virginia Le Count, Woodside, New York.

URL
If you would like to cite this object in Wikipedia click to expand If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://collection.sfomuseum.org/objects/1511957491/ |title=airmail flight cover: AM-1, Allentown, Pennsylvania |author=San Francisco International Airport Museum |accessdate=12 November 2026 |publisher=San Francisco International Airport Museum}}
Comments and Suggestions click to expand