Letter to Mr Leask with envelope and first day cover (first day cover insert)

Object detail

Accession number

04/069/04

Maker

Jean Batten

Description

British first day cover insert issued by the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon with biography of Jean Batten marking the 40th anniversary of her solo flight from England to New Zealand. Enclosed in a letter from Jean Batten to Mr Leask. Mr Leask was the former Postmaster at Jean Batten Place post office.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

1. p : 17 X 11 cm

Record level

Item

Credit line

Jean Batten. 22 Nov 1977. Letter to Mr Leask with envelope and first day cover (first day cover insert), 04/069/04. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Current rights

Crown Copyright

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Classification

Correspondence Letter Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Subject: all levels

Batten, Jean Gardner, 1909-1982 Jean Batten Place Post Office Postage stamps

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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