| Above, A Banyan tree planted by Amelia Earhart
on January 6, 1935 on Banyan Drive,
in Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii,
where numerous celebrities have planted
Banyan trees
On April 19, 1935, Earhart made another record-setting flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City on April 19. To commemorate the occasion, the Mexican government issued a 20 cent Mexican airmail stamp overprinted with “Amelia Earhart vuelo/de bueno voluntad/Mexico/1935.” This translated to “Amelia Earhart, Good Will Flight, Mexico, 1935.” Unfortunately, only several hundred were printed, two thirds of which were secured by G. P. Putnam. The philatelic world was not pleased when they learned how few of the stamps would be available to collectors. The 1935 overprint is now a highly sought, expensive philatelic item.
Amelia Earhart with a Mexican military officer during her visit to Mexico
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