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Helicopter Air Service First Flight Glen Ellyn Illinois - Chicago - 1949
Helicopter Air Service First Flight Glen Ellyn Illinois - Chicago - 1949

Helicopter Air Service First Flight Glen Ellyn Illinois - Chicago - 1949

$ 1.58

Availability: 91 in stock
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Country: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Type: Transportation
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History

    Description

    Helicopter Air Service inaugurated air mail service to
    Wheaton and Glen Ellyn on Segment B with the first westbound service on December 19, 1949.
    This cover
    was carried on the Air Mail Route 96 inaugural flight from Glen Ellyn, Illinois to Chicago, Illinois (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catagoue was 96-49.
    The Glen Ellyn Postmaster autographed the cover.
    Service over Air Mail Route 96 was suspended after December 31, 1965, following the elimination of mail subsidy. Postal operations were resumed in June 1969 but were again suspended in June 1975.