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Northwest Airlines First Flight Duluth Minnesota - Minneapolis - Sikorsky S-38
Northwest Airlines First Flight Duluth Minnesota - Minneapolis - Sikorsky S-38

Northwest Airlines First Flight Duluth Minnesota - Minneapolis - Sikorsky S-38

$ 1.18

Availability: 65 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Type: Transportation
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • Country: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Place of Origin: United States

    Description

    Northwest Airlines' Contract Air Mail Route 9 spur to serve Duluth was authorized on May 30, 1931. An official pictorial cachet was provided at Duluth. Inaugural service was provided by a Sikorsky S-38 amphibian airplane since Duluth did not have an airport.
    This cover was carried on the Contract Air Mail Route 9 inaugural flight from Duluth, Minnesota to Minneapolis, Minnesota and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 9S30.