Description: In order to provide direct air service between Erie and Detroit, the Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Allegheny Airlines to add a spur to Segment 7 of Air Mail Route 97 on December 1, 1956. No cachets or other special markings were applied to covers.This cover was one of only 69 pieces of mail carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 97 flight from the Detroit, Michigan Airport Mail Facility to Erie, Pennsylvania (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 97E78f.A Civil Aeronautics Board order, effective June 11, 1979, authorized the corporate title “Allegheny Airlines” to be changed to “USAir, Inc.” The name change reflected the carrier’s geographic expansion and increased airline status.In early 1997 USAir changed its name to US Airways and introduced a new corporate identity. On February 14, 2013, US Airways Group and AMR Corporation announced that the two companies would merge to form the largest airline in the world. The combined airline carries the American Airlines name.
Price: 13 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-17T13:17:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Country: United States
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Exact Topic: Aviation History
Exact Type: Postal History
Topic: Aviation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
