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Capital Airlines First Flight Clearwater Florida - Miami - 1959 - 51S28
Capital Airlines First Flight Clearwater Florida - Miami - 1959 - 51S28

Capital Airlines First Flight Clearwater Florida - Miami - 1959 - 51S28

$ 1.05

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

    Description

    On January 15, 1969 Capital Airlines inaugurated service into the Tampa International Airport on the Miami extension of Air Mail Route 51. Tampa, Saint Petersburg, and Clearwater were all served through this single stop. Official map-type cachets, similar to the one used at Miami, were applied to covers at all three points. Tampa Airport was embraced between Buffalo and Miami.
    This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 51 flight from Clearwater, Florida
    to Miami, Florida (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 51S28.
    On June 1, 1961, Capital Airlines was formally merged into United Air Lines.