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Delta Airlines First Flight O'Hare Chicago Illinois - Miami Florida - DC-8 1959
Delta Airlines First Flight O'Hare Chicago Illinois - Miami Florida - DC-8 1959

Delta Airlines First Flight O'Hare Chicago Illinois - Miami Florida - DC-8 1959

$ 1.05

Availability: 89 in stock
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Exact Topic: First Flight

    Description

    Delta Airlines inaugurated
    “Royal Jet Service” to Miami on October 15, 1959
    .
    This cover was
    carried on the inaugural
    Douglas DC-8
    flight from the O'Hare
    Chicago, Illinois
    Airport Mail Facility
    to
    Miami, Florida
    (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Jet Age Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-291f.