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.
Cover: Atlanta to Ft Myers
Code: A5835*Cover
Price: $3.00
Atlanta to Ft. Myers First Flight, May 12, 1926, 6:30 A.M. Franked with a #C7, backstamped receipt in ... more info
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Lakehurst Cover
Code: A5844*Cover
Price: $2.00
40th Anniversary of U.S.N.A.S Lakehurst, N.J. Airship Flights... more info
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Hibbing Minn Air Port Dedication
Code: A5849*cover
Price: $5.00
Roessler Cover: First Flight Air Mail - Dedication of Airport - Fort Collins, Colorado - May 7th, 1929... more info
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Los Angeles Air Port Dedication
Code: A5854*Cover
Price: $1.95
Los Angeles, California April 17, 1930 Dedication of New Western Terminal, Los Angeles, California... more info
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El Centro Air Port Dedication
Code: A5858*Cover
Price: $2.00
El Centro, Imperial County, California April 12, 1953 Dedication of Imperial County Airport... more info
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Sacramento Air Port Dedication
Code: A5862*Cover
Price: $3.00
Sacramento, California April 12, 1954 Dedication of Sacramento (Calif) Municipal Airport - Cachet incl... more info
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Sacramento Air Port Dedication
Code: A5865*Cover
Price: $3.00
Sacramento, California April 12, 1954 Dedication of Sacramento (Calif) Municipal Airport - Cachet incl... more info
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Vultee Field Air Port Dedication
Code: A5878*Cover
Price: $2.00
Vultee Field, California May 20, 1940 First Day Cover... more info
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U.S. #C10a 1934
Code: A5886*Cover
Price: $10.00
U.S. #C10 First Day of Issue - Washington, June 18, 1927 First Day Cover from the Grand Commissaire In... more info
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Bremen Flyers
Code: A5895*Cover
Price: $10.00
10c Lindbergh 1928 Milwaukee, Wis. Special Flight In Commemoration Reception German-Irish Bremen Flye... more info
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U.S. #768a CAM 24W7
Code: A5902*Cover
Price: $3.00
U.S. #768a (pair) on First Flight of Huntington, W. VA. Extension of CAM 24 AAMS 24W5f - Airfield Cds.... more info
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Cover: APO Cover
Code: A5893*Cover
Price: $1.00
Army Postal Service Cover, via Airmail Passed by Army Examiner - October 25, 1945... more info
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