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Pan American First Flight San Salvador El Salvador - Corpus Christi Texas - 1946
Pan American First Flight San Salvador El Salvador - Corpus Christi Texas - 1946

Pan American First Flight San Salvador El Salvador - Corpus Christi Texas - 1946

$ 1.45

Availability: 49 in stock
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Modified Item: No
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Exact Topic: First Flight

    Description

    Effective December 1946, Corpus Christi, Texas was added as an intermediate point and Houston, Texas
    as a terminal point of Foreign Air Mail Route 5.
    This cover was carried on the December 16, 1946 inaugural Foreign Air Mail Route 5 flight from San Salvador, El Salvador to Corpus Christi, Texas (
    where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Foreign Air Mail Flights (FAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as F5-176a.