airmail flight cover: United Air Lines, National Air Mail Week

Date:05/18/1938
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line:Gift of William Austin
Accession Number:2015.052.002
Dimensions:4 x 7 1/2 inches (10.2 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: United Air Lines
aircraft: Douglas DC-3
company: United Airlines
Description

Airmail flight cover issued by United Air Lines commemorating National Air Mail Week; stamped blue cachet at left with text, “Special United Air Lines National Air Mail Week / World’s shortest mail hop -- May 18th 1938 from Clover Field to Los Angeles”; postmarked May 18, 1938, in Culver City, Calif. with wavy cancellation mark over one 6-cent postage stamp.

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