Medium:

paper (buff); ink (black)

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 1 15/16 x 4 1/8 in. (5 x 10.5 cm)

Type:

Covers & Associated Letters

Place:

United States of America

Date:

September 27, 1911

Description:

"GREETINGS FROM THE SKY" promotional slip dropped by pilot Cal Rodgers from the Vin Fiz plane along the flight route to advertise the soft drink Vin Fiz; this example dropped on the flight leg from Canisteo to Salamanca, New York on September 27, 1911

Topic:

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this

Object number:

2006.2037.2.3

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

On View:

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8cad83fcb-ef45-4200-aee5-69cda4844099

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_2006.2037.2.3