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 4, 1979 inaugural Braniff Airlines flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Agana, Guam (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as BN-D66W.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: 3.25 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-09-19T18:48:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD
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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: 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
