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Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing and Bertha Boeing from Gordon D. Brown, Douglas Aircraft Company, June 27, 1941. Sends cover to celebrate aviation progress.Stamped cachet: "B-19, Initial Flight of World's Largest Airplane, the Douglas B-19, Super-Bomber for United States Army Air Corps. Clover Field, Santa Monica, California to March Field, Riverside,…
Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, from Thomas F. Hamilton, United Aircraft Corporation, May 23, 1939. Sends greetings by first transatlantic air mail service. One typed page and air mail cover.Stamped: "1st Service Postal - Aerien - France - Etats - Unis."
[Letter and first flight air mail cover "carried on the 'Boeing Hornet Shuttle,'" August 27, 1929]
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Letter and first flight air mail cover "carried on the 'Boeing Hornet Shuttle,'" August 27, 1929. Letter was carried on "the first plane to carry mail while attempting one or more round-trip non-stop flights over the New York-San Francisco air mail route" and is addressed to Mr. W. E. Boeing, Jr., Seattle, Washington. One typed page signed by William E. Boeing and envelope.Stamped: "First…
Letter to William E. Boeing from Merl LaVoy, October 23, 1933. Sends two first flight air mail covers from the Canton-Shanghai route.Stamped on first envelope: "First Flight, Shanghai-Canton."Stamped on second envelope: "First Flight, Canton-Shanghai."
Commemorative letter honoring the 25th anniversary of Glenn L. Martin's record-making flight from Newport Bay, California to Avalon, Catalina Island, then the longest over-water flight in aviation history, May 10, 1937. One typed page on Glenn L. Martin Company stationery with air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing.Stamped cachet: "25th Anniversary - First Flight to Catalina Island."
Letter to William E. Boeing and Bertha Boeing from J. Parker Van Zandt, May 10, 1937. Sends greetings and hopes this will be added to Boeing's first flight collection. One handwritten page with first flight air mail cover.Stamped cachet: "Primeiro Voo – Correio - Transpacific - Macau-USA."
[Letter and air mail cover to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing from Luke Luqueer, August 20, 1935]
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Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing from Luke Luqueer, August 20, 1935. Thinks the letter and included air mail cover will be of interest if "Wiley Post makes it in his 'Winnie Mae.'" One typed page and envelope.Stamped: "First Air Mail Stratosphere Flight - U.S. Air Mail Route No. 2 - Non-Stop Coast to Coast - Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc."Stamped: "Carried in the 'Winnie Mae' at…
Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing from Edward S. Campbell, February 5, 1929. Discusses aviation activities occurring while he is on board the USS Saratoga, including a reference to flight activities of Boeing fighter aircraft. One typed page and envelope.Stamped on envelope: "Air Mail First Flight. Canal Zone - U.S.A."
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 handwritten page on Hotel Vancouver (Vancouver, B.C.) stationery and envelope.Stamped on envelope: "Via Airplane Mail, First Flight, Vancouver, B.C.…
Letter and first flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing from Frank E. Woodside, Acting Mayor, Vancouver, B.C., February 28, 1919. Offers congratulations on first flight between Vancouver and Seattle, Washington. One typed page and envelope.Stamped on envelope: "Via Airplane Mail, First Flight, Vancouver, B.C. to Seattle."