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Pan American First Flight United Nations New York - Freeport Bahamas
Pan American First Flight United Nations New York - Freeport Bahamas

Pan American First Flight United Nations New York - Freeport Bahamas

$ 1.05

Availability: 44 in stock
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Topic: First Flight
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Under a new Civil Aeronautics Board Order, Pan American was authorized to serve the entire Bahamas group – not merely
    Nassau and Rock Sound as heretofore – and to fly from Washington, D.C. (Dulles Airport) as well as
    New York. This meant that Freeport, the booming second city in the Bahamas, could be served by Pan
    Am for the first time, and that Washington would have direct flights to the islands.
    This cover was carried on the inaugural Foreign Air Mail Route 5 flight from the United Nations Post Office in New York to Freeport, Bahamas (
    where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Foreign Air Mail Flights (FAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as F5-320U.