Description: Effective June 28, 1953 Trans-Texas Airways’ Air Mail Route 82 was extended from Dallas, Texas via Tyler, Texas, Texarkana, Arkansas-Texas, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Stuttgart and Helena, Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee. This cover was one of only 200 pieces of mail carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 82 flight from Tyler, Texas to Memphis, Tennessee (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 82E52. The airline remained under the Trans-Texas Airways name until 1969 when it became Texas International Airlines (TIA), and evolved into a regional airline serving 66 cities in 6 states, and Mexico. In 1972, after suffering annual losses of up to $3 million, Texas International was purchased by Jet Capital Corporation under the leadership of businessman and entrepreneur Frank Lorenzo.
Price: 3.75 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-21T16:42:19.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Type: Aviation History
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Exact Topic: First Flight
Topic: Postal History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
