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uncommon1900-1945
US Airmail First Flight Cover, Allentown to Los Angeles
United States · 1935 · 5¢ and 10¢
This First Flight Cover features two US airmail stamps: a 5-cent blue stamp depicting a winged globe and a 10-cent green stamp showing an airplane flying over a beacon.
This cover commemorates the inaugural flight of Air Mail Route 1 between Allentown, PA and Los Angeles, CA in 1935, marking a significant expansion of airmail service in the United States.
Printing Method
Engraved
Catalog Numbers
scottC19, C18
Image: unknown, self scanned · License: Public domain
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