RARE \"First Airmail\" Frank Datin Signed Postal Card Dated 1929 For Sale

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RARE \"First Airmail\" Frank Datin Signed Postal Card Dated 1929:
$499.99

Up for sale a RARE! "First Airmail" Frank Datin Hand Signed Postal Card Dated 1929.  

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On October 4, 1929 a bit of aviation history took place in

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, when the Grube Airport officially opened and the

first airmail from that airport was flown; Transcontinental Air Mail Service

Datin flew 2,200 letters to Pittsburgh, 300 of them signed by him; two days

later he died in a biplane crash during a stunt exhibition at Ebensberg,

Pennsylvania. Signed Postal Card, heavy stock 9¼" X 5", Punxsatawney,

PA, 1929 October 4. Addressed to George W. Kessler. Very good. Mild bit of

wear. One side of this large picture postcard depicts a typical airplane of the

day (likely a Transcontinental Air Mail Service plane) soaring amidst a cloudy

sky. The message side bears the 5-cent "Air Mail" stamp and a

McKeesport, Pennsylvania cancellation of 1929 October 8. The message portion

bears a finely printed note: "Dear Sir: -- It was my privilege to carry

your Air Mail yesterday. Thanks very kindly for your patronage. My reward will

be your continued use of the Air Mail." Above the closing word

"Pilot," Datin signs boldly in black ink. At center of this side is a

large square special cancellation honoring the dedication of the Grube Airport

and indicating "Friday, October 4, 1929 / Punxsatawney -

Pennsylvania." A handsome and decorative piece, with a two large blue and

red stripes running horizontally across the top with "VIA AIR MAIL"

printed between. The record shows that special airmail envelopes were selling

well on that day at the dedication -- presumably this very type of

commemorative card bearing this special one-day-only cancellation. This would

have been one of the 300 items signed by Datin flown on that very day.

Ironically, by the time this was further cancelled in McKeesport, Datin had

been dead for two days. A most unusual and scarce aviation and philatelic item.

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