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First Class Mail By Air First Flight Chicago Illinois - Tampa Florida - 1954
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Description
On February 22, 1954, with only four days notice in The Postal Bulletin, air service was given to first class mail between Chicago and Tampa Florida.No official cachet was provided.
Delta Airlines, Eastern Airlines and National Airlines carried the mail.
This cover was carried on the inaugural first class by air flight from Chicago, Illinois to Tampa, Florida (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the United States Government Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as G-315.