Writer:

Arthur E. Summerfield, American, 1899 - 1972  Search this

Recipient:

James A. Farley, American, 1888 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 8 3/4 × 7 in. (22.23 × 17.78 cm)

Type:

Covers & Associated Letters

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1959

Description:

First Official Missile Mail Experiment

This is the accompanying letter to the cacheted cover [see 0.240112.1.1] sent by the Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield to former PMG James A. Farley as a souvenir of the first official missile mail experiment on June 8, 1959.

Associated Event:

Regulus Missile Mail  Search this

Object number:

0.240112.1.2

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm81aebd875-1741-4493-b507-a33ae7d8fc28

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_0.240112.1.2