Army Air Corps Emergency First Flight Richmond Virginia - Miami Florida - 1934

Description

Early in 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt caused all air mail contracts to be cancelled, subject to renegotiation and rebidding.  With only a few days' notice, the Army Air Corps was given the assignment to fly the air mail, to begin February 19, 1934.  With limited equipment and relatively inexperienced pilots, the Army started flying the main routes previously flown.
This cover was carried on the inaugural Army Emergency Flight from Richmond, Virginia to Miami, Florida (the cover was backstamped in Sanford, Florida) an
d is listed in the Army Emergency Flights of 1934 Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 19-H.