United Nations 1969 UN New York FFC Austrian Airlines AUA Airmail Cover Vienna

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United Nations

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
United Nations (New York) Postal History. Airmail First Flight Cover (FFC). Route & Destination: Flight Route (as per cachet): New York to Vienna, Austria. Addressed To: Daniel Stern, 3218 Nerak Road, Baltimore, MD. 21208, USA. Additional Visible Features: Printed cachet: "First Flight. New York to Vienna" with an image of a violinist and "AUA AUSTRIAN AIRLINES". Standard red and blue parallelogram airmail border. Franked with three United Nations (New York) stamps. Postmarks: Departure Postmark: UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, APR 1 PM 1969. Arrival/Transit Postmark: WIEN 111 / -2.4.69-17 / 1150 (Vienna, Austria, April 2, 1969, 5:00 PM). Travel Time & Distance (New York to Vienna): Complete Travel Time (New York to Vienna): Approximately 1 day (actual flight time would be less, this accounts for processing). Approximate Travel Distance (New York to Vienna): Approximately 4,230 miles (6,800 km). The cover was then presumably forwarded from Vienna to the addressee in Baltimore, MD. Historical Context for Postmark Date (April 1, 1969): This cover commemorates the inaugural transatlantic flight service by Austrian Airlines (AUA) from New York (JFK) to Vienna (VIE), which commenced on April 1, 1969. The service was operated with a Boeing 707, initially via Brussels. This cover was carried on that first flight.

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