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American Airlines First Flight Chicago Illinois - Boston MA - 1959 - Boeing 707
American Airlines First Flight Chicago Illinois - Boston MA - 1959 - Boeing 707

American Airlines First Flight Chicago Illinois - Boston MA - 1959 - Boeing 707

$ 1.05

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

    Description

    American Airlines added Boston to its transcontinental network of Boeing 707 service on September 8, 1959
    .  Service was via Chicago, Illinois to San Francisco, California on September 8, 1959.
    This cover was
    carried on the inaugural Boeing 707 flight from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Jet Age Flights Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as J-241E.