1912, May 25, Chicago Ill. Cicero Field-Milwaukee Wis. Record Over-Water Flight (AAMC 26). Purple cachet on 1c Postal Card, cancelled by "Chicago Ill. May 25 10:30AM 1912" machine cancel with typed address to Milwaukee Wis., small blue "Via Airship" cachet, typed note on back reads in part "This postal card comes to you via first mail carried by airship between Chicago and Milwaukee. Yours very truly, The Journal Company" and signed by the advertising manager, some edgewear incl. small tears at bottom

FINE. ONLY THIS CARD AND ONE COVER FLOWN FROM THIS FLIGHT ARE IN PRIVATE HANDS.

The Milwaukee Journal sponsored this 93-mile non-stop flight by Farnum T. Fish. According to the AAMC, two of the three recorded covers belong to museums. The one remaining cover in private hands was sold by the Siegel firm in our auction of the William Mack Collection (Sale 844), where it realized $8,000 hammer.

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