Very nice set of 3 first flight covers for Seaboard World Airline's inaugural containership service from New York to Paris, France.
Postmarked: 1) MC - NEW YORK, N.Y. 10001 - August 13, 1974
2) HC - NEW YORK 11060 A.M.F. KENNEDY - August 13, 1974
3) MC - UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK - August 13, 1974, with slogan: "INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION 1949-1974".
All 3 covers have a nice red circular backstamp of PARIS AVIATION on August 14, 1974.
Cachet: Rectangular rubber-stamped blue, purple, or greenish design with drawing of a tractor-trailer and a 747 jet airplane. Text reads: "INTERMODAL AIR-TRUCK CARGO TRANSPORT / FIRST FLIGHT / NEW YORK / PARIS / SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES CONTAINERSHIP".
Condition: Generally neat and clean, with neatly typed addresses and a couple of slightly bent corners.
MULTIPLE ITEM SHIPPING DISCOUNT: I will ship up to 4 covers for the single base shipping charge shown. (This lot includes 3 covers.) For purchases of more than 4 covers, the shipping charge will increase by just a small increment for every 4 additional covers.
