Braniff Airways First Flight Agana Guam - Honolulu Hawaii - 1979

Description: A new route to the Far East extended Braniff Airlines’ previously established Los Angeles-Honolulu service to Guam and Hong Kong. Official cachets were not authorized for the new service, which utilized Boeing 747 equipment, but an official announcement was made in The Postal Bulletin. This cover was carried on the July 5, 1979 inaugural Braniff Airlines flight from Agana, Guam to Honolulu, Hawaii (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as BN-D67E.Braniff ceased air carrier operations in May 1982 because of high fuel prices, credit card interest rates and extreme competition from the large trunk carriers and the new airline startups created by the Airline Deregulation Act of December 1978.Two later airlines used the Braniff name: the Hyatt Hotels-backed Braniff, Inc. in 1983–1989, and Braniff International Airlines, Inc. in 1991–1992.

Price: 2.75 USD

Location: Cranford, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-08-19T18:48:53.000Z

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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

Topic: Postal History

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Certification: Uncertified

Modified Item: No