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Helicopter Air Service First Flight Glen Ellyn Illinois - Chicago - 1949
Helicopter Air Service First Flight Glen Ellyn Illinois - Chicago - 1949

Helicopter Air Service First Flight Glen Ellyn Illinois - Chicago - 1949

$ 1.58

Availability: 91 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Type: Transportation
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country: United States
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History

    Description

    Helicopter Air Service inaugurated air mail service to
    Wheaton and Glen Ellyn on Segment B with the first westbound service on December 19, 1949.
    This cover
    was carried on the Air Mail Route 96 inaugural flight from Glen Ellyn, Illinois to Chicago, Illinois (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catagoue was 96-49.
    The Glen Ellyn Postmaster autographed the cover.
    Service over Air Mail Route 96 was suspended after December 31, 1965, following the elimination of mail subsidy. Postal operations were resumed in June 1969 but were again suspended in June 1975.