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Delta Airlines First Flight Bradenton Florida - Atlanta Georgia - 1979
Delta Airlines First Flight Bradenton Florida - Atlanta Georgia - 1979

Delta Airlines First Flight Bradenton Florida - Atlanta Georgia - 1979

$ 0.92

Availability: 26 in stock
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country: United States
  • Type: Transportation
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Type: Postal History

    Description

    Deregulation had a big impact on airline competition over routes to Florida. On December 15, 1979, exactly six months after Delta Airlines began service to Daytona Beach, it added Fort Myers and Sarasota / Bradenton. This action came two days after United Air Lines inaugurated service to these same points.
    The USPS provided official cachets at all points. DC-9s served Sarasota / Bradenton and a Boeing 727 was used for the Fort Myers inaugurals.
    This cover was carried on the inaugural Delta Airlines flight from Bradenton
    , Florida to
    Atlanta, Georgia (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as DL-D11N.
    The Bradenton Postmaster autographed the cover.