Zanesville-Columbus Airmail Flight, November 1, 1947

The cachet on the left side of this air mail envelope features teal/green ink artwork depicting an aerial view of Zanesville, Ohio, with its famous Y-bridge visible over a river, surrounded by the city landscape. The text 'U.S. AIR MAIL FIRST FLIGHT' appears at the top of the cachet with 'Zanesvill…
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This airmail cover celebrates the first flight from Zanesville to Columbus, Ohio on November 1, 1947. The cachet features an aerial view of Zanesville's famous Y-bridge in teal ink, a distinctive landmark formed by the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. Franked with a 5-cent airmail stamp and bearing machine cancels from both Zanesville (10 AM) and Columbus Air Mail Facility (12:30 PM).

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Nov. 1, 1947 Zanesville, OH, US (43701)

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Claude

The cachet on the left side of this air mail envelope features teal/green ink artwork depicting an aerial view of Zanesville, Ohio, with its famous Y-bridge visible over a river, surrounded by the city landscape. The text 'U.S. AIR MAIL FIRST FLIGHT' appears at the top of the cachet with 'Zanesville OHIO' prominently displayed below the vignette. The stamp is a red U.S. 5-cent Air Mail stamp (Scott C32 or similar) cancelled with a machine cancel from Zanesville, Ohio dated November 1, 1947 at 10 AM. The reverse shows a transit backstamp from Columbus, Ohio AMF (Air Mail Facility) dated November 1, 1947 at 12:30 PM, along with an RMS (Railway Mail Service) oval marking.

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The cachet artwork features an aerial view of Zanesville's Y-bridge in teal ink, with 'U.S. Air Mail First Flight' and 'Zanesville Ohio' printed in teal. The stamp is a 5-cent red airmail stamp (Scott #C32) with a plane design, cancelled by a circular postmark reading 'Zanesville, Ohio, Nov 1, 1947' at 10 AM. The backstamp is a machine cancel from the Columbus, Ohio Air Mail Facility at 12:30 PM. The envelope is in good condition with clear, legible markings.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)