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B-151%u2014%u2014June 14, 1929%u2014%u2014Elkhart%u2014%u2014Municipal Airport%u2014%u20141,800 pieces cancelled.Cancelled on the 1st day of the three-day Air Circus and Exposition. Purple cachet. No backstamp.The Elkhart Municipal Airport opened informally on May 8, 1929 (article at left), but an official ceremony was held on June 14, 1929, which was the first day of the three-day Air Circus and Exposition. While the American Air Mail Society only recognizes covers cancelled on June 14 as Dedication Covers, covers for the two following days are included on the next page.South Bend Tribune, May 9, 1929Franklin Evening Star, June 17, 1929