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Trans Caribbean Airways First Flight Washington DC - San Juan Puerto Rico - 1967
Trans Caribbean Airways First Flight Washington DC - San Juan Puerto Rico - 1967

Trans Caribbean Airways First Flight Washington DC - San Juan Puerto Rico - 1967

$ 1.05

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Aviation History
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    When trans Caribbean Airways started direct service from Washington DC to San Juan, philatelic service was
    provided.
    This cover was
    carried on the October 19, 1967
    inaugural Foreign Air Mail Route 42 flight from the Dulles Airport Mail Facility in Washington, DC to San Juan, Puerto Rico (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Foreign Air Mail (FAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as F42-4F.
    Trans Caribbean Airways was merged into American Airlines during March 1971.