Description: On January 1, 1961 service was scheduled over an extension of this route from Pittsburgh to Charleston, via Wheeling, Morgantown, Clarksburg / Fairmont and Elkins, but due to adverse weather conditions service to all cities was not completed until January 5. This cover was one of only 203 pieces of mail carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 88 flight from Wheeling, West Virginia to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 88N63.The Wheeling Postmaster autographed the cover. Effective July 1, 1968, Lake Central Airlines merged with Allegheny Airlines. Accordingly, Air Mail Route 88 was combined with Allegheny's Air Mail Route 97 and the entire system designated as Air Mail Route 97.A Civil Aeronautics Board order, effective June 11, 1979, authorized the corporate title “Allegheny Airlines” to be changed to “USAir, Inc.” The name change reflected the carrier’s geographic expansion and increased airline status.In early 1997 USAir changed its name to US Airways and introduced a new corporate identity. On February 14, 2013, US Airways Group and AMR Corporation announced that the two companies would merge to form the largest airline in the world. The combined airline carries the American Airlines name.
Price: 4 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-10-29T20:01:27.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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Type: Aviation History
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Postal History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
