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1968 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY U.S. Airmail Service Covers (2)- WASHINGTON / PHILA / NY
1968 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY U.S. Airmail Service Covers (2)- WASHINGTON / PHILA / NY

1968 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY U.S. Airmail Service Covers (2)- WASHINGTON / PHILA / NY

$ 0.34

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Condition: Generally neat and clean but with some ghosting of the backstamp cancellation ink on the Philadelphia cover. There's also faint evidence near the lower right corner that a small peelable address label was used on each cover.
  • Event: First Flight
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Grade: Ungraded

    Description

    GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
    U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE
    Flight Covers (2)
    Description:
    Very interesting pair of covers commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. Air Mail Service linking Washington, New York, and Philadelphia.
    Postmarked:
    1) MC - WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 15, 1968
    2) MC - PHILADELPHIA, PA - May 15, 1968
    Both covers are backstamped NEW YORK, N.Y. on May 15, 1968, as shown above.
    Cachet:
    1) Maroon rubber-stamped design with text reading: "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
    .
    U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE / AIR MAIL SERVICE WASH. N. Y. PHILA. / WASHINGTON / MAY 15 1918 FIRST TRIP
    2) Greenish rubber-stamped design with text reading: "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
    .
    U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE / AIR MAIL SERVICE WASH. N. Y. PHILA. / PHILADELPHIA / MAY 15 1918 FIRST TRIP
    Condition:
    Generally neat and clean but with some ghosting of the backstamp cancellation ink on the Philadelphia cover. There's also faint evidence near the lower right corner that a small peelable address label was used on each cover.