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Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 9.2 x 16.5cm (3 5/8 x 6 1/2in.)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
Canal Zone (U.S. government reservation; PANAMA)
Date:
Postmark: April 3, 1960
Description:
First jet airmail from Canal Zone to Miami, Florida; cancelled "Balboa, Canal Zone, April 3, 1960". The envelope is addressed to the Director of Posts and bears a first jet flight cachet. C. Z. Scott UC4.
Topic:
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Object number:
1987.0236.263
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8bd3ab967-405e-47a2-8107-ea1f89215998
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1987.0236.263