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American Airlines First Flight Chicago Illinois AMF - San Francisco - Boeing 707
American Airlines First Flight Chicago Illinois AMF - San Francisco - Boeing 707

American Airlines First Flight Chicago Illinois AMF - San Francisco - Boeing 707

$ 0.92

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Exact Topic: First Flight
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Topic: Postal History
  • Type: Aviation History

    Description

    American Airlines added Chicago and San Francisco to its Boeing 707 transcontinental jet service
    on March 22, 1959. The flight had been postponed from a scheduled date of March 1.
    This cover was carried on the inaugural Boeing 707 flight from the O'Hare Airport Mail Facility in Chicago, Illinois to San Francisco, California (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Jet Age Flights (Jet) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-51Wf.