Air Mail Postal History

The history of aviation in America is the history of the mails, as the post office and the drive for faster delivery of the mail was the principle energy beyond early advances in aviation. Every airport opening, every first flight of a new airmail route, the intriguing Zephelins, and unfortunately there are also crash covers to be collected; amil that shows scars of having been in a mishap in the skys. Of course, the airplane also played a part in our national need for speed and thus developed the covers commemorating Air Races and Special Events. iHobb.com has an extensive and always changing inventory of Air Mail and Air Race related postal history for your collecting enjoyment.

Air Races, Air Shows and Special Event Covers

Air Races, airshow and other special event involving aviation would with certainty include the production of a special event cover. Because the mail was so closely linked to the progress of aviation due to the mail contracts that funded much of the development, this is a logical extension and one that is enjoyable for collectors today.

Airmail First Flight Covers

First Flight Covers mark the initial transport of mail over newly established routes connecting cities to the new wonder of airmail. Know as CAM routed for domestic mail and FAM routes for international mail, a collection of these covers in any degree of completeness is a challenge that can give years of enjoyment.
Pendleton OR 1st Flight
Code: A5754*Cover
Price: $3.00
Pendleton, Oregon First Flight Cover 1934 cover with cachet from Pendleton to Boise (backstamped)... more info
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Akron OH Celebration
Code: A5760*Cover
Price: $2.00
125 Years of City of Wooster Celebration cover with a tie in to the Airship Dock in Akron, Ohio... more info
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Linprint cachet Century of Progress
Code: A5761*Cover
Price: $10.00
Century of Progress Linprint Cachet Post Card A very attractive item with address in pencil, blank on ... more info
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U.S. German Sea Post
Code: A5782*Cover
Price: $5.00
First Voyage of S.S. Manhattan U.S. German Sea Post cancel on Cachet Cover for the Maiden Voyage of th... more info
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U.S. #724 FDC
Code: A5785*Cover
Price: $5.00
U.S. #724 First Day Cover on Chamber of Commerce Cachet Cover... more info
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U.S. Frigate Constitution
Code: A5786*Cover
Price: $3.00
U.S. Frigate Constitution, Washington D.C. George Washington Bicentennial, Navy Day, October 27, 1932... more info
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U.S. Frigate Constitution
Code: A5787*Cover
Price: $3.00
U.S. Frigate Constitution, Washington D.C. George Washington Bicentennial, Navy Day, October 27, 1932... more info
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Special Delivery Cover
Code: A5791*Cover
Price: $5.00
The Halifax Fire Insurance Company January 1931 Special Delivery of a commercial cover... more info
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National Air Mail Week
Code: A5792*Cover
Price: $30.00
National Air Mail Week, Mason City, Iowa ... more info
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Berkley - Albany Airmail
Code: A5793*Cover
Price: $30.00
Berkeley - Albany Airmail Week, 20th Anniversary 1938 Chamber of Commerce Promotion Cover... more info
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National Airmail Week
Code: A5797*Cover
Price: $15.00
U.S. #722 Coil Pair onMason City, Iowa cover National Air Mail Week 1938... more info
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Pacific Coast Glider Contest
Code: A5802*Cover
Price: $3.00
U.S. #C23 First Pacific Coast Glider Contest Cover from the May 4th 1929 Long Beach, California glider... more info
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