This is a 1936 commercial postal history cover from the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in Los Angeles, sent via air mail to New York City.

• Postmark & Date: Cancelled with a red double-circle Los Angeles, Calif. meter handstamp dated May 8, 1936. (A typed date of "April 8, 1936" appears at the top left).

• Postage: Features three red 6-cent meter impressions from a National Postal Meter (N.P.M.) machine, meter number 5993, totaling an 18-cent air mail rate. A boxed black "AIR MAIL" text imprint appears below the middle meter impression, with an additional magenta "Air Mail" handstamp lower on the envelope.

• Return Address: Printed corner card for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

• Addressee: Typewritten address to the Secretary of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A), Mr. Edward E. Dalmasse, in New York City. (Note the typed spelling "Atheletes" on the envelope).

This is a representative collegiate sports postal history piece, suitable for collectors of USC memorabilia, early metered mail, or track and field history.