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Home > Miscellaneous > First Flight

First Flight

A 'first flight' is a piece of mail that has been carried on an inaugural flight of an airline, route, or aircraft. They are normally postmarked with the date of the flight, often at the arrival destination (proving it was actually carried on the aircraft) and may have a special flight cachet and/or an arrival postmark. First flight postcards were typically intended to be collectables, as opposed to actual correspondence. By their very nature, first flight cards are always postmarked.

Postal Card

Picture
U. S. Air Mail Escanaba First Flight AM 86
Postmarked: 6/1/1950
Picture
United States Air Mail Route AM 86 First Flight
Postmarked: 4/4/1953
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      • Other Lighthouses
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      • Hotels >
        • Delta Hotel
        • House of Ludington
        • Tilden House
      • Motels & Cabins >
        • Brotherton
        • Memory Lane
        • Mobil Cabins
        • Shell Cabins
        • Simpson's
        • Sunset
    • Municipal Buildings >
      • City Hall
      • Court House
      • Public Library
      • Public Utilities
    • Post Office
    • Private Residences >
      • Camps & Cottages
      • Homes
    • Retail >
      • Banks
      • Restaurants
      • Stores & Shops
    • Schools >
      • High School >
        • Franklin High School
        • Escanaba High School
      • Junior High School
      • Parochial
    • Wm Bonifas Auditorium
    • Other Structures
  • Recreation
    • Nearby Destinations >
      • Fayette
      • Kitch-iti-kipi
    • Festivals & Fairs
    • On the Water >
      • Boating >
        • Excursion Cruises
        • Lakes & Rivers
        • Municipal Dock
        • Yacht Harbor
      • Fishing
      • Rivers
      • Swimming
    • Parks & Campgrounds >
      • Bay Shore/City Park
      • Brotherton Park
      • Ludington Park
      • Pioneer Trail Park
      • Tourist Camp
    • Sports >
      • Football
    • Wildlife
  • Transportation
    • Bridges
    • City Streets >
      • Campbell Street
      • Lake Shore Drive
      • Ludington Street
      • Michigan Avenue
      • Ogden Avenue
      • Tweedy Street
      • Wells Avenue
      • Other City Streets
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      • Ford River Drive
      • Bay Shore Road
      • Other Roads & Drives
  • Industry
    • Agriculture
    • Forest Products
    • Hydro-electric Power
    • Manufacturing
    • Railroading
    • Shipping >
      • Coal
      • Iron Ore
      • Freight
  • Miscellaneous
    • Comic
    • First Flight
    • Greeting
    • Holiday
    • Novelty >
      • Embossed
      • Felt Pennant
      • Glitter
      • Leather
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