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Northeast Airlines First Flight - Rutland Vermont - New York NY - 1953
Northeast Airlines First Flight - Rutland Vermont - New York NY - 1953

Northeast Airlines First Flight - Rutland Vermont - New York NY - 1953

$ 1.18

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Type: Transportation
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Topic: Northeast Airlines

    Description

    Rutland, Vermont was added to Northeast Airlines’
    (later absorbed by Delta Airlines)
    network on October 1, 1953.
    Inaugural service was to LaGuardia Airport in New York City.  Collector covers were properly dispatched at Rutland on the inaugural flight.
    No cachet was provided for inaugural mail from Rutland.
    This cover was carried on the
    October 1, 1953
    inaugural Air Mail Route 27 flight from Rutland, Vermont to New York, NY (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as AM27S90.