{"product_id":"1971-11-air-mail-coil-stamp-spokane-wa-first-day-cover-1","title":"1971 11¢ Air Mail Coil Stamp Spokane, WA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Art Craft First Day Cover features the 1971 11¢ Air Mail coil stamp (Scott C82), postmarked in Spokane, Washington on May 7, 1971. The cachet highlights the pioneering era of U.S. airmail with a historic photograph and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp commemorates the 60th anniversary of the first official U.S. airmail flight, which took place on September 25, 1911, when Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock handed a sack of mail to pilot Earle L. Ovington at Nassau Boulevard, Garden City, Long Island. That flight marked the beginning of scheduled airmail service in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the cachet’s reproduction of the original 1911 “Aeroplane Station No. 1” postmark from Garden City Estates, N.Y., tying the modern coil stamp to its historic predecessor. The design also depicts an early biplane, emphasizing the evolution of airmail aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA strong addition for collectors of U.S. airmail issues, aviation topicals, or Art Craft cachets, this cover is in excellent condition with a crisp first-day cancel and attractive dual imagery of 1911 and 1971 airmail history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392038568100,"sku":null,"price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629141202.jpg?v=1782776042","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1971-11-air-mail-coil-stamp-spokane-wa-first-day-cover-1","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}