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Frontier Airlines First Flight Hayden Colorado - Salt Lake City Utah - 1966
Frontier Airlines First Flight Hayden Colorado - Salt Lake City Utah - 1966

Frontier Airlines First Flight Hayden Colorado - Salt Lake City Utah - 1966

$ 1.05

Availability: 95 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Type: Transportation
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Certification: Uncertified

    Description

    Hayden, Steamboat Springs, and Craig (jointly served through the Yampa Valley Airport) were added to Air Mail Route 73 on October 9, 1966, as a stop between Denver, Colorado and Vernal, Utah. Because of conditions at Vernal's airport, flights between Salt Lake City and the Yampa Valley Airport operated nonstop.
    The Yampa Valley Airport was dedicated on this date.
    This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 73 flight from Hayden, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah
    (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 73W78.
    Bob Haring, a former Editor-in-Chief of The American Air Mail Catalogue, prepared the cover.