1929 Pacolet Mills SC Registered Air Mail Cover 20c Rate Scott C10 Pair C11

Commercial Origin & Destination: Sent from Pacolet Mills, South Carolina (a historic Appalachian textile mill town in Spartanburg County) on August 12, 1929, to the Bay State Thread Works in Chicago, Illinois.

The Franking (20¢ Total):

• Pair of 5¢ Red & Blue "Beacon on Sherman Hill" Air Mail stamps (Scott #C10, issued 1928)

• 10¢ Blue "Map and Airplanes" Air Mail stamp (Scott #C11, issued 1928)

Exact Postal Rate: Perfectly pays the 20¢ exact rate in effect in August 1929:

• 5¢ domestic air mail letter rate (per oz)

• 15¢ minimum registry fee

Postal Markings:

• Front: Boxed pink REGISTERED / NO. 42 dispatch stamp, bold blue VIA AIR MAIL handstamp, and heavy blue oval bar cancellations.

• Back: Clear red PACOLET MILLS, S.C. / AUG 12 1929 / REGISTERED dispatch circles and purple CHICAGO, ILL. / REG. DIV. / AUG 14 1929 receiver postmarks.