Is It Possible To Date This Air Mail Cover?

It's only a front, not a full envelope. maybe from a package.

Answer: Not really without as similar envelope but dated. Rating will not get us there, only eliminate early use dates.

After 6-30-1919 when 1st class went back to 2 cents while RRs were still free, 38 -10= 28 cents which carries 14 oz 1st class. Prior to 7-1-1919 rate does not work.

RRs became 3 cents 4-15-1925 and registration rose to 15 cents minimum. Thus 38- 15 -3 = 20 cents which would pay 10 oz 1st class.

4-1-23 saw 20 cent registration begin, still no RR fee. 38 - 20 =18 which would pay 9 oz 1st class.

So beginning and following 7-1-1919 there is no recent end date bracket until 7-6-1932 when 1st went to 3 cents/oz then only 20 cents registration would make the rate work still at 5 oz first class and 3 cent RR.

Probability is between 1919-1922 or perhaps 1923, since the six cent was a W/F and not a Fourth Bureau six.

Thanks guys

Sorry for the tangent but I love the history of the people and places associated with these things.

LM Hunt (1885-1964) was a telegrapher employed by the US Railroad Administration when registering for the draft in 1918. By 1950 he worked as a laborer in the Town of Cornish highway department. There are early records of him owning a candy store in Pompanoosuc at one point. It isn't entirely clear when the store existed but from other related records it appears to be around the time of his draft registration. Perhaps the telegraph office was collocated with the store?

One of the records found:

Also found this from a Longley auction:

Wow!