Description: On March 2, 1987, Delta Airlines inaugurated round trip service to Asia. Its inaugural flight to Tokyo originated in Atlanta and made a scheduled stop and crew change in Portland. A Lockheed L-1011 was utilized for the inaugural. Authorization to serve this route was granted as part of the United States-Japan Gateway Case, decided on September 19, 1986, by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Delta Airlines had filed an application to serve this route more than a year earlier when the United States and Japan entered into a Memorandum of Understanding allowing the United States to select three new routes to Japan. This cover was carried on the inaugural Delta Airlines flight from the Atlanta, Georgia Airport Mail Facility to Tokyo, Japan (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as DL-F72f.
Price: 2.5 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-09-30T14:51:56.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Transportation
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: First Flight Cover
Country: United States
Event: First Flight
Grade: Ungraded
Exact Topic: Aviation History
Topic: Delta Airlines
Exact Type: Postal History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
