America’s First Airmail Pilot - Genuine Cover Autographed by Aviation Pioneer Earle Ovington!

Most collectors are unaware that the first official U.S. airmail flight was made by Earle Ovington on September 23, 1911 at an aviation meet near New York City. Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized this widely publicized event that was witnessed by more than 10,000 spectators. Ovington was not only a pilot and an inventor, he also had a love for philately. As an aviation pioneer attending numerous first flight ceremonies and special aviation events he would often handstamp "Earle Ovington - First U.S. Air Mail Pilot" and autograph these aviation event envelopes for collectors and enthusiasts. This historic Earle Ovington autographed cover is professionally mounted in a gold-titled portfolio with his fascinating story of his early aviation achievements.