airmail flight cover: United States Air Mail, FAM-18, first airmail flight, New York

Date:06/24/1939
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Pan Am Association
Accession Number:2000.058.1265
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (9.5 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American Airways
aircraft: Boeing 314 Clipper
company: Boeing
Description

Airmail flight cover, Pan American Airways, first airmail flight, FAM-18, United States - Ireland route; red cachet depicting World’s Fair Trylon and Perisphere on left and Westminster on right; purple cachet on reverse with image of Boeing 314 in flight; signed by Captain Gray, Commander; signed on reverse by G.E. Kienzle in Utica, New York; postmarked June 24, 1939 in New York with wavy cancellation mark over 30-cent stamp; backstamp: June 28, 1939 at Baile Atha Clath (Dublin).

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    <div>Gift of the Pan Am Association</div>
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