150,000 first covers for PMG. Washington, D.C., June 15. Postmaster General James A. Farley inspecting a few of the 150,000 first flight covers mailed him during national Airmail week, May 15, 21. Airmail flights form many of the postoffices in the country were a feature of the airmail week celebrat
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"150,000 first covers for PMG. Washington, D.C., June 15. Postmaster General James A. Farley inspecting a few of the 150,000 first flight covers mailed him during national Airmail week, May 15, 21. Airmail flights form many of the postoffices in the country were a feature of the airmail week celebrat" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:150,000_first_covers_for_PMG._Washington,_D.C.,_June_15._Postmaster_General_James_A._Farley_inspecting_a_few_of_the_150,000_first_flight_covers_mailed_him_during_national_Airmail_week,_May_LCCN2016873702.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270317.
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