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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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[[stamped]] MAY 17 1949 [[/stamped]]

Mr. Fred J. Wiseman
1817 Oxford Street
Berkeley 9, California

Dear Fred:

As another airmail anniversary comes around, May 15th being the thirty-first year since scheduled service was established on a constant basis between New York and Washington, - I recall your own significant contributions to the beginnings of postal aviation and take pleasure in sending you the enclosed photographs. These show the special airmail exhibit which we assembled last year, but have maintained since then, adding to it from time to time as new related items are obtained. The models show the successive types of airmail planes. The series is rather complete although you will note several gaps. Some day when we can install our own modelmaking shop one of our first projects will be a scale reproduction of your plane which chronologically, would precede those shown in the photograph.

With cordial best wishes for your health and success and with my sincere regards to Mrs. Wiseman.

Sincerely yours,
[[signature]] Paul [[/signature]]
Paul Edward Garber
Curator
National Air Museum

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