Tucson AZ 1930 First Flight Airmail Cover #AM33 Southern Transcontinental Route

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Catalog Number

AM33

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Cover (Postal History)

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Single

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Grade: Ungraded
Postal History Item: Cover. This item was created for philatelic purposes, specifically as a First Flight cover, and was also postally used. From: Tucson, Arizona (as indicated by cachet and origin postmark). To: Karl Wilcox, General Delivery, Syracuse, New York. Additional Visible Features: Prominent cachet: "SOUTHERN TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE / FIRST FLIGHT / AIR MAIL / OCT 15 1930 / TUCSON, ARIZ / ROUTE 33 / P.O.D." with winged design. Purple handstamp: "Via Air Mail". Postmarks: Origin: TUCSON, ARIZ. circular postmark dated OCT 15, 1930, 10 AM. Receiving: SYRACUSE, N.Y. GEN. DEL. circular postmark dated OCT 17, 1930. Transit Details: Complete Travel Time: Approximately 2 days. The cover was postmarked in Tucson on October 15th and received in Syracuse for General Delivery on October 17th. Approximate Travel Distance: The approximate air travel distance between Tucson, Arizona, and Syracuse, New York, is roughly 2,400 miles. Historical Context for Postmark Date (October 15, 1930, Tucson, AZ): The date October 15, 1930, as indicated on both the postmark and the cachet, marks the inauguration of service on Air Mail Route AM-33 (Southern Transcontinental Route). This cover specifically commemorates the first flight service involving Tucson, Arizona, on this newly established route. AM-33 was a significant development in the U.S. Air Mail system, providing a southern corridor across the country, operated at the time primarily by Southern Air Transport (which would soon become part of American Airways, a predecessor to American Airlines). thumb_up thumb_down

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