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Lot 654 1929 (6 Oct.) First flight Cristobal (Canal Zone) via Jamaica, 2c stationery env. to Washington with dated cachet "CRISTABAL. C.Z. TRANSIT/AIR SERVICE/FIRST DISPATCH/Canal Zone - U.S.A." & with brown purple cachet "AVIATOR ENCOUNTERED IMPOSSIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEARING JAMAICA, COMPELLING RETURN, MAIL RE-DISPATCHED BY STEAMER", pilot Lt. Austin. Very fine for this scarce cover.