airmail flight cover: Douglas Aircraft Company, first flight, Douglas DC-7

Date:1953
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2019.121.1395 a b
Dimensions:4 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (10.8 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
aircraft: Douglas DC-7
Description

Airmail flight cover, Douglas Aircraft Company, commemorating the first flight of the Douglas DC-7 from Santa Monica; printed blue cachet with image of airplane in flight and text; postmarked May 18, 1953 in Santa Monica, Calif. over 6-cent stamp; no backstamp, purple stamped cachet on back with text “Airmail from Santa Monica where Douglas builds wings for the world; addressed to Harold M. Bixby; a. envelope; b. insert.

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