Lufthansa Boeing 747 First Flight LH 451, April 3, 1977

The cachet on the lower left is a purple rubber-stamp style cachet depicting a Boeing 747 aircraft in flight, with text reading 'LH 451 / First flight Boeing 747 / Lufthansa / Los Angeles – Amsterdam – Frankfurt/Main' and the Lufthansa crane logo. The stamp is the US Airmail 31-cent issue depicting a jet aircraft with globe motifs on a red and blue striped background. The front bears a machine cancellation from Los Angeles, CA dated April 3, 1977, and the reverse shows an arrival backstamp from Frankfurt Am Main Flughafen dated 4-4-77. The envelope is standard airmail border style in good condition with minor toning on reverse.

The cachet artwork features a purple rubber-stamp design of a Boeing 747 in flight with the Lufthansa crane logo, accompanied by the text 'LH 451 First flight Boeing 747 Lufthansa Los Angeles—Amsterdam—Frankfurt/Main'. The cover is franked with a single U.S. 31-cent Airmail stamp (Scott C90), which depicts a stylized airplane on a red, white, and blue background. The postmark is a machine cancellation from Los Angeles, dated April 3, 1977, with a time of 6 AM. The back of the cover bears a Frankfurt am Main arrival backstamp dated April 4, 1977. The cover is in good condition with minor signs of wear and aging.