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American First Flight Baltimore Maryland - Los Angeles CA - Boeing 707 - 1959
American First Flight Baltimore Maryland - Los Angeles CA - Boeing 707 - 1959

American First Flight Baltimore Maryland - Los Angeles CA - Boeing 707 - 1959

$ 1.05

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

    Description

    American Airlines added the Nation’s capital to its newest extension of transcontinental Boeing
    707 jet service, using Friendship International Airport, located between Washington and Baltimore
    on June 7, 1959.
    This cover was
    carried on the inaugural Boeing 707 flight from Baltimore, Maryland to Los Angeles, California (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Jet Age Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-86.