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Foreign Air Mail (FAM)
Demonstration flight cover
American Air Mail Catalog: T.O. 1010
Description:
cover flown from Tokyo, Japan under auspices of Glidden Aerial Derby Around the World; the red overprint on the stamp was a favor to the Aerial Derby Committee and not an official issue
Date:
October 10, 1919 to April. 1920
Medium:
paper; ink
Museum ID:
2005.6603.9.142
Place of Origin:
Tokyo, JAPAN (constitutional monarchy)
Place of Destination:
New York, New York
Collection:
Credits:
The Benjamin K. Miller Stamp Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
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