Description: Segment 5 of Air Mail Route 97, serving Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Parkersburg, and Cincinnati, was inaugurated on May 23. Official map-type cachets, with a pictorial inset for each individual city were authorized for all points. Covers handled by All American Airways received that company's unofficial cachet.Athens, Ohio was dropped from the route prior to this inaugural. The Athens Post Office applied an official cachet in green to collector covers. These covers were marked “cancelled” and returned to collectors without a postmark or being flown on an inaugural flight. The cover is from the collection of David L. Miller. David L. Miller was an aviation pioneer who was instrumental in development of the early air mail pick-up techniques that gave birth to All American Aviation. Allegheny Airlines became the new name of All American Airways on January 1, 1953.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: 2 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2023-09-16T12:00:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.3 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Aviation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
