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Pan American First Flight Rio de Janeiro Brazil - New York - 1946
Pan American First Flight Rio de Janeiro Brazil - New York - 1946

Pan American First Flight Rio de Janeiro Brazil - New York - 1946

$ 1.58

Availability: 77 in stock
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Exact Topic: First Flight
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Pan American World Airways adjusted its Foreign Air Mail Route 5 service between New York and Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Lockhead L-O49 Constellation was utilized.
    This cover was carried on the July 17, 1946 inaugural Foreign Air Mail Route 5 flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York (
    where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Foreign Air Mail Flights (FAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as F5-162.