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FAM Brownsville to Mexico City First Flight Cover with Postmaster Signature
uncommon1900-1945

FAM Brownsville to Mexico City First Flight Cover with Postmaster Signature

United States · 1929 · 27¢

This is a First Flight Airmail cover from Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico City, featuring multiple US definitive and airmail stamps, postmarks, and a postmaster's signature. The cover is addressed to Mexico City.

This cover commemorates the inaugural flight of the Foreign Air Mail (FAM) route between Brownsville, Texas, and Mexico City on March 10, 1929, marking a significant milestone in early international airmail service and the expansion of air travel connections between the United States and Mexico.

Image: U.S. Post Office, Stamp: Bureau of Engraving and Printing · License: Public domain

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