airmail flight cover: New York Airways, first flight, AM-111

Date:1953
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:2019.121.1396 a b
Dimensions:4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (12.1 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: New York Airways
company: New York Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover, New York Airways, commemorating the first AM-111 flight by helicopter in New York; purple stamped cachet with image of helicopter; postmarked June 8, 1953 in New York over 6-cent stamp; backstamp: June 8, 1953 in Newark, NJ; addressed to Harold M. Bixby; a. envelope; b. insert.

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