de61
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Post by de61 on Mar 21, 2020 17:46:18 GMT
The Army Air Corps was periodically responsible for delivering air mail since the inception of air mail service. Its responsibilities were usually on an emergency or experimental basis. Following is an Army Air Mail first flight cover of February 19, 1934, from Washington, D.C., to Colorado Springs. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared an emergency and implemented the Army Air Mail Service on this date, citing possible corruption and collusion in the awarding of air mail contracts among private carriers. He canceled all existing air mail contracts and handed over responsibilities to the Army Air Corps. Contract air mail service was restored on June 1, 1934. More thorough information can be found at www.antiqueairfield.com/features/us_airmail.html.
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anilkhemlani
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Post by anilkhemlani on Feb 1, 2024 15:33:15 GMT
found this cover from 1944, from New York to Michigan, by air mail never seen the stamp before. looks interesting.
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Feb 1, 2024 15:56:21 GMT
anilkhemlani - Nice cover! That address is very close to where I grew up. The family name seems familiar, too. Thanks for sharing.
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anilkhemlani
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Post by anilkhemlani on Feb 2, 2024 3:23:33 GMT
anilkhemlani - Nice cover! That address is very close to where I grew up. The family name seems familiar, too. Thanks for sharing. thanks philatelia at first I just picked this up for a new looking stamp. later realised that it was a army cover. so cool that someone actually knows of one of the parties on the cover. its a small world after all
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