ENVELOPE WITH ROWLAND-WORKMAN PARTY AIR MAIL DESIGN
Entry/Object ID
98.53.1.1
Description
ENVELOPE WITH ROWLAND-WORKMAN PARTY AIR MAIL DESIGN
Color: Blue; Red; White
An air mail envelope with a Rowland-Workman Party illustration, ca. 1938. The artifact has a border of alternating red, white, and blue sections with a pre-printed "VIA AIR MAIL" at the upper right just below a 6-cent air-mail stamp featuring the American eagle. At the left is a printed design, created by Walter P. Temple, Jr., celebrating the Rowland-Workman Party as part of Air Mail Week. There are two circles in the design; in the outer is the wording at the top: "ROWLAND - WORKMAN PARTY / AIR MAIL WEEK" and at the bottom: "MAY 15-21 1938 / PUENTE, CALIFORNIA." In the inner circle is Temple's drawing of a train of oxen-led Conestoga wagons with an airplane flying overhead. At the bottom of this design is the year "1841." At the upper left is the signature in black ink of Puente post office postmaster Joseph L. Hamilton with his title stamped in blue ink beneath. Next to the stamp at the upper right is the postmark reading: "PUENTE / MAY 21 / 5:30 PM / 1938 / CALIF." At the lower right is the address: "Berta Bristow / 1087 5th St / San Bernardino / Calif[.]" On the reverse center left is another postmark reading: "SAN BERNARDINO / 7 AM / MAY 22 / 1938 / CALIF." There is also a stamped number "1" next to this postmark. Except for some discoloration and a few creases, the envelope is in good condition.
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Postal stationery
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Envelopes, United States. Postal Service, Air mail service--United States, Emigration and immigration, Postal service--United Service
