airmail flight cover: Pan American Airways, Boeing 314, first flight from Treasure Island

Date:02/05/1939
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.1716
Dimensions:3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (8.9 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 China Clipper flight from Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay; blue cachet depicting profile view of Boeing 314 in flight over Treasure Island; postmarked February 5, 1939 in San Francisco with four-bar cancellation mark over 6-cent postage stamp; no backstamp; cachet sponsored by the San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce.

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