Into the Wind
Title:
Commemorative Air Mail Envelope, 1972
Creator:
John Grainger, U. S. Postal Service
Description:
Commemorative Envelope celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first commercial flight to Alaska. Roy F. Jones flew a Curtiss MF open cockpit biplane equipped with a Hispano Suiza 180 HP engine. He landed in Ketchikan on July 17th, 1922. Standard airmail envelope with an 11¢ airmail stamp post marked July 17, 1972, p.m., Ketchikan Alaska.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 98.1.1.32 A&B
Click to Enlarge
EnvelopeEnvelope