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American Airlines First Flight Brownsville Airport - Corpus Christi Texas - 1932

$ 1.05

Availability: 31 in stock
  • Country: United States
  • Type: Transportation
  • Condition: the left edge is slit cleanly
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Type: Postal History

    Description

    Corpus Christi was added as an intermediate stop on American Airlines’ Contract Air Mail Route 22 between Brownsville and San Antonio effective June 1, 1932.
    The airport at Corpus Christi was dedicated on this date.
    No cachet was provided for inaugural mail from Brownsville.
    This cover was carried on the inaugural Contract Air Mail Route 22 flight from the Brownsville
    , Texas Airport Mail Facility to
    Corpus Christi, Texas (where it was backstamped) an
    d is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as R22S10.