{"product_id":"pan45610","title":"PANAMA - CANAL ZONE 1920 FIRST FLIGHT \u0026 INTERRUPTED MAIL","description":"\u003cp\u003e2c black \u0026amp; red postal stationery envelope of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint (H\u0026amp;G B2) used with CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated OCT 6 1920. Flown on the ill fated first flight between Cristobal and the USA via Kingston, Jamaica with CRISTOBAL C.Z. AIR SERVICE FIRST DESPATCH CANAL ZONE - U.S.A. cds dated 6 OCT  at 6 AM. The airplane took off for the first stop in Jamaica and flew over 400 miles in 10½ hours but was forced to turn back due to bad weather. The cover bears the boxed cachet inscribed 'AVIATOR ENCOUNTERED IMPOSSIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEARING JAMIACA COMPELLING RETURN. MAIL RE-DISPATCHED BY STEAMER'. Addressed to WASHINGTON, USA. A fine example of the rare early flight. Ex Osprey. The definitive 6 page article on the flight also accompanies. (Muller #2, rated 10,000pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Latin American Philatelics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56397962674555,"sku":"PAN45610","price":360.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/7830\/0593\/files\/PAN45610.jpg?v=1787935384","url":"https:\/\/latinamericanphilatelics.com\/products\/pan45610","provider":"Latin American Philatelics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}