Description: Air Mail Route 55 was extended with spur service from Birmingham, via Mobile, to New Orleans on April 8-9. The service was inaugurated northbound on April 8, 1946 and southbound on April 9, 1946. An official cachet was not provided.This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 55 flight from Birmingham, Alabama to Mobile, Alabama (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 55S19.Perry Nahl, a former Editor-in-Chief of The American Air Mail Catalogue, prepared the cover.Pennsylvania-Central Airlines changed its name to Capital Airlines on April 28, 1948.On June 1, 1961, Capital Airlines was formally merged into United Air Lines.
Price: 4 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-08-29T20:00:06.000Z
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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
Country: United States
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Exact Topic: Aviation History
Exact Type: Postal History
Topic: Aviation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
