Description: On September 5, 1944, Austin was added to Braniff Airways’ Air Mail Route 50.No cachet was provided for the inaugural mail from Austin. This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 50 flight from Houston, Texas to Austin, Texas (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as R50E9. Perry Nahl, a former Editor-in-Chief of The American Air Mail Catalogue, prepared the cover.Braniff ceased air carrier operations in May 1982 because of high fuel prices, credit card interest rates and extreme competition from the large trunk carriers and the new airline startups created by the Airline Deregulation Act of December 1978.Two later airlines used the Braniff name: the Hyatt Hotels-backed Braniff, Inc. in 1983–1989, and Braniff International Airlines, Inc. in 1991–1992.
Price: 3.5 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-08-29T19:27:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Certification: Uncertified
