C-130 HERCULES USAF Aircraft on Vietnam War first day cover on archive quality envelope, with a  postmark from Freedom, ME dated April 10, 2023.

Color printed photo of aircraft on cachet #2311 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. The cover was franked with  a 63 cent flag stamp # 5788 (FDOI) plus a 15 cent Vietnam Campaign Ribbon stamp # 1802.

The C-130 is a heavy duty, four engine, turbo-prop cargo and troop transport that was introduced in 1957 and is still being produced for the US Air Force by Lockheed Martin as the C-130J Super Hercules. It can land on short unprepared runways and has been modified into 40 models.(also see AC-130 e-bay listing).

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These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte

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