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airmail flight cover: U.S. Air Mail, Fairbanks to Juneau, Alaska

Date:1938
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Philip Smith
Accession Number:2021.069.385
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (9.5 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
Description

Airmail flight cover commemorating first official flight of U.S. Air Mail, Fairbanks to Juneau, Alaska, May 8, 1938; addressed to Eva Smith, Portland, Oregon.

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