Post by huckles888 on Dec 5, 2013 0:30:22 GMT
Thought I would share this recent purchase
Only picked it up because I had nothing from Cuba in my collection and I liked the look of it
The stamp is a Sc281 (imperforate)
Additional research has revealed that it is
1. The Plaza Hotel (or Hotel Plaza) is still open and operating (http://www.hotelplazacuba.com/hotel_details.asp)
2. It is a First Flight Cover from Havana to Key West that was completed on 29 October 1927. (It was rain delayed from 28 October 1927 as evidenced by the Havana postmark date)
3. The addressee on the cover (George T. Street) was a noted correspondent and cover specialist of Cuba and Central American countries at that time
4. As per American Airmail Catalogue this is FFC #F4-3 and is the return flight of the Miami to Havana flight (#F4-2) The cachet was applied in 3 different colors (magenta, blue and violet)
5. As an aside they are also the very first flights ever flown by what was to become a very famous airline, Pan American.
