Route AM 19 Savannah to Raleigh, April 1, 1931 - Harding Block

This first flight cover features a red and dark blue star-bordered envelope with 'VIA AIR MAIL' and 'Par Avion' printed on the borders. The cachet on the lower left is a purple oval pictorial cancel depicting an airport scene with biplane aircraft and ships/buildings, reading 'First Flight Air Mail Route AM 19, POD, Savannah, GA, April 1, 1931.' The cover bears a block of four 1.5-cent Warren G. Harding brown stamps (Scott #610 or #553), cancelled with a Savannah, GA circular date stamp dated April 1, 1931, 8 AM. The reverse shows a Raleigh, N.C. General Delivery backstamp dated April 2, 1931, and the manufacturer's imprint 'MFD BY J.W. STOUTZENBERG, MAPLEWOOD, MO.' The cover is addressed to Mr. Herbert R. Carter c/o Postmaster, Raleigh, North Carolina, with a return address of Herbert R. Carter, 2406 South Harrison St., Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The cachet features a detailed purple oval illustration of an airport scene with biplane aircraft and ships, along with the text 'First Flight Air Mail Route AM 19 Savannah, GA - April 1, 1931.' The stamp is a block of four 1.5-cent Warren G. Harding stamps, cancelled with a circular postmark from Savannah, GA, dated April 1, 1931. The cover is addressed to the postmaster in Raleigh, NC, with a return address in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The back of the envelope shows a Raleigh, NC, backstamp dated April 2, 1931. The condition of the cover appears to be very good, with clear postmarks and intact stamps.