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Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing from J. S. Patterson, March 3, 1919. Expresses pleasure about seeing WEB during this historical trip and sends thanks for "arranging for Patsy to take such a wonderful flight." One…

Waybill of mail dispatched from Vancouver, B.C. to Seattle, Washington by hydro-airplane at 12:45pm, March 3, 1919. Includes handwritten note: "Received Seattle P.O. March 3, 1919, 4:20pm - C. M. Perkins, Supt. Mail." One typed page.

Letter to William E. Boeing from Office of the Postmaster, March 3, 1919. Acknowledges receipt of "one sack of mail from Vancouver, B.C. as the first international airplane mail ever received in Seattle, Washington" and offers congratulations. One…

Letter to William E. Boeing from [illegible] Manager, Canadian Official Great War Exhibit, March 6, 1919. Informs Boeing that they have enclosed the original letter that WEB brought from Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson to Vancouver, B.C. on a recent airmail…

Letter to "Our Neighbors Across the Line" from Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson, February 15, 1919. Expresses friendship, well-wishes, and a united front "against Hunnism." Letter was carried on the first international airmail flight from Vancouver, B.C. to…

Letter to Editor, Colonist newspaper, Victoria, B.C., from William E. Boeing, March 19, 1919. Requests that they return the letter as a souvenir of first international mail between Victoria and Seattle, Washington. One handwritten page and envelope.

Letter to William E. Boeing from the Bureau of Navigation, U.S. Navy, July 20, 1920. Expresses appreciation of services during World War I. One typed page.

Air mail cover addressed to Mr. J. A. Rithet, Victoria, B.C., from William E. Boeing, October 15, 1920.

Letter to William E. Boeing from Glenn L. Martin, June 30, 1924. Discusses the "inauguration of a continuous trans-continental Air Mail Service" and states that "Night and Day Service between New York and San Francisco is the next step." One typed…

Air mail cover addressed to Mr. O. W. Tupper, Seattle, Washington, February 2, 1927. Includes postmark stamps from Washington, D.C., Chicago, Illinois, and Pasco, Washington. One envelope.