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OBJECT SHOWCASE: August 12, 1918

This envelope was addressed to Henry Woodhouse, head of the Aero Club of America. The cover was carried on the August 12, 1918 airmail flight from Washington to New York City. Woodhouse wrote his congratulations to U.S. Aerial Mail Service Superintendent Benjamin B. Lipsner on the front of the envelope.

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