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