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Slick Airways First Flight Chicago Illinois - Dallas Texas - 35 pieces exist
Slick Airways First Flight Chicago Illinois - Dallas Texas - 35 pieces exist

Slick Airways First Flight Chicago Illinois - Dallas Texas - 35 pieces exist

$ 10.56

Availability: 28 in stock
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Exact Topic: First Flight
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    In March 1956 Slick Airways was issued an amended certificate for Air Mail Route 101 with authority to engage in the transportation of air mail for a period of one year on a non-subsidy basis.
    Slick Airways was founded by Earl Slick, a Texas aviator and multimillionaire who along with his brother had inherited million dollars after their father's death in 1930.
    With little advance notice to collectors, Slick Airways inaugurated service on Air Mail Route 101 on May 28-29, 1956.
    This cover was one of
    only 35 pieces of mail
    carried on the Slick Airways inaugural flight from Chicago, Illinois to Dallas, Texas (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as 101W8.
    On July 1, 1966, Slick Airways was shut down, and the assets were acquired by Airlift International.