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Background: The Post Office Department designated any contract air mail route flown by an airline into/from a foreign country into/from the US as a "Foreign Air Mail" route. The Foreign Air Mail routes became known as FAM's.

FAM-9: FAM-9 was awarded to Pan American-Grace Airways (PANAGRA).
        Huff Daland Dusters was founded in 1924 in Macon GA by several partners including Collett E Woolman becoming the world's first aerial crop dusting company. Huff Daland Dusters moved to Monroe LA in 1925. In 1928 HDD was purchased by CE Woolman and renamed Delta Air Service after the Mississippi Delta (see AM-54).
        To even out the seasonal nature of the crop dusting business, Harold R Harris left HDD and began dusting operations in Peru. While in Peru, he mapped out the framework for an airline route system part of which became Peruvian Airways. On September 13, 1928 a Peruvian Airway's Fairchild FC-2 took off from a race track in Lima Peru on a 550 mile flight to a soccer field in Talara Peru.
        WR Grace & Co which had long held a monopoly of shipping down the west coast of South America financed the emerging Peruvian Airways and partnering with Pan American Airways founded Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra).
        FAM-9 was awarded to Panagra and on May 17, 1929 flying a Fairchild 71 piloted by Frank E Ormsbee, it inaugurated flight service from Cristobal Canal Zone down the west coast of South America to Mollendo Peru. It carried US inaugural mail that had been dispatched on May 14, 1929 from Miami FL to Cristobal Canal Zone.

PANAGRA
Fairchild 71

F9-3a 290514 Miami FL-Buenaventura Columbia PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $15.00
F9-3 290514 Miami FL-Tumaco Columbia PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-1a 290514 Miami FL-Esmeraldas Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $26.25
F9-1b 290514 Miami FL-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $26.25
F9-1c 290514 Miami FL-Talara Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-1d 290514 Miami FL-Trujillo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-1e 290514 Miami FL-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-1 290514 Miami FL-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-2a 290517 Cristobal Canal Zone-Esmeraldas Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-2b 290517 Cristobal Canal Zone-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $15.00
F9-2c 290517 Cristobal Canal Zone-Talara Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-2d 290517 Cristobal Canal Zone-Trujillo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-2e 290517 Cristobal Canal Zone-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $18.75
F9-2 290517 Cristobal Canal Zone-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-9a 290517 Esmeraldas Ecuador-Points South PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-9 290517 Esmeraldas Ecuador-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-11a 290518 Guayaquil Ecuador-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-11b 290518 Guayaquil Ecuador-Points South PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $33.75
F9-11 290518 Guayaquil Ecuador-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-19a 290518 Mollendo Peru-Points North PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-19 290518 Mollendo Peru-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-18a 290518 Lima Peru-Points North PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-18 290518 Lima Peru-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-12a 290518 Guayaquil Ecuador-Esmeraldas Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-12 290518 Guayaquil Ecuador-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $18.75
F9-10 290519 Esmeraldas Ecuador-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-15 290521 Trujillo Peru-Points South PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-16 290521 Trujillo Peru-Points North PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-5a 290523 Panama City Panama-Esmeraldas Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-5b 290523 Panama City Panama-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-5c 290523 Panama City Panama-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $18.75
F9-5 290523 Panama City Panama-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $18.75
F9-6a 290523 Colon Canal Zone-Esmeraldas Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-6b 290523 Colon Canal Zone-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $75.00
F9-6c 290523 Colon Canal Zone-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-6 290523 Colon Canal Zone-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $120.00
F9-4a 290524 Cristobal Canal Zone-Buenaventura Columbia PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $15.00
F9-4 290524 Cristobal Canal Zone-Tumaco Columbia PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $18.75
F9-7a 290524 Tumaco Columbia-Points South PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-7 290524 Tumaco Columbia-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-17 290525 Lima Peru-Mollendo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-8 290526 Tumaco Columbia-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-13 290601 Talara Peru-Points South PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-14 290601 Talara Peru-Points North PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50

        FAM-9 was extended to Santiago Chile on July 16, 1929.

F9-25A 290712 Miami FL-Arica Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-25B 290712 Miami FL-Chanaral Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-25 290712 Miami FL-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-26A 290716 Cristobal Canal Zone-Arica Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-26B 290716 Cristobal Canal Zone-Chanaral Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-26 290716 Cristobal Canal Zone-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $18.75
F9-27 290716 Panama City Panama-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-28 290716 Colon Canal Zone-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $225.00
F9-29A 290716 Any other FAM-9 point-Arica Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-29B 290716 Any other FAM-9 point-Chanaral Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-29 290716 Any other FAM-9 point-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-30A 290719 Arica Chile-Chanaral Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $45.00
F9-30 290719 Arica Chile-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-32 290719 Chanaral Chile-Santiago Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-31A 290722 Arica Chile-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-31B 290722 Arica Chile-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-31C 290722 Arica Chile-Any other FAM-9 point PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-31 290722 Arica Chile-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-31C 290722 Arica Chile-Any other FAM-9 point PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-31 290722 Arica Chile-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $22.50
F9-33A 290716 Chanaral Chile-Arica Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-33B 290721 Chanaral Chile-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-33C 290721 Chanaral Chile-Any other FAM-9 point north PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $52.50
F9-33 290721 Chanaral Chile-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-34A 290721 Santiago Chile-Chanaral Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-34B 290721 Santiago Chile-Arica Chile PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-34C 290721 Santiago Chile-Lima Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-34D 290721 Santiago Chile-Trujillo Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-34E 290721 Santiago Chile-Talara Peru PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $37.50
F9-34F 290721 Santiago Chile-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $30.00
F9-34 290721 Santiago Chile-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA Frank E Ormsbee $12.00

PANAGRA
Sikorsky S-38

F9-40 291005 Miami FL-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $26.25
F9-41 291008 Cristobal Canal Zone-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $30.00
F9-42 291008 Panama City Panama-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $30.00
F9-43 291008 Colon Canal Zone-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $15.00
F9-44 291010 Guayaquil Ecuador-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $90.00
F9-45 291010 Lima Peru-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $45.00
F9-46 291007 Any other FAM-9 point-Buenos Aires Argentina PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-47A 291012 Buenos Aires Argentina-Santiago Chile PANAGRA -- $262.50
F9-47B 291012 Buenos Aires Argentina-Chanaral Chile PANAGRA -- $300.00
F9-47C 291012 Buenos Aires Argentina-Lima Peru PANAGRA -- $300.00
F9-47D 291012 Buenos Aires Argentina-Guayaquil Ecuador PANAGRA -- $300.00
F9-47E 291012 Buenos Aires Argentina-Buenaventura Columbia PANAGRA -- $375.00
F9-47 291012 Buenos Aires Argentina-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA -- $225.00

F9-50 300111 Miami FL-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $22.50
F9-51 300114 Cristobal Canal Zone-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $15.00
F9-52 300113 Panama City Panama-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $22.50
F9-53 300114 Colon Canal Zone-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $26.25
F9-54 300114 Any other FAM-9 point-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $45.00
F9-55A 291130 Montevideo Uruguay-Any other FAM-9 point PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-55 291130 Montevideo Uruguay-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA -- $45.00

PANAGRA
Ford Tri-Motor

F9-60 320518 Miami FL-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-61 320520 Cristobal Canal Zone-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $37.50
F9-62 320520 Panama City Panama-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $41.25
F9-63 320520 Colon Canal Zone-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $41.25
F9-64 320520 Any other FAM-9 point south-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-65A 320523 La Paz Bolivia-Any other FAM-9 point north PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-65 320523 La Paz Bolivia-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA -- $60.00
F9-66A 320524 La Paz Bolivia-Any other FAP-9 point south PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-66 320524 La Paz Bolivia-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $60.00

F9-70A 350602 La Paz Bolivia-Any other FAM-9 point north PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-70 350602 La Paz Bolivia-Cristobal Canal Zone PANAGRA -- $60.00
F9-71A 350601 La Paz Bolivia-Any other FAM-9 point south PANAGRA -- $67.50
F9-71 350602 La Paz Bolivia-Montevideo Uruguay PANAGRA -- $60.00
F9-72 350603 Montevideo Uruguay-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $75.00
F9-73 350603 Any other FAM-9 point north-La Paz Bolivia PANAGRA -- $45.00

F9-75 370718 Cristobal Canal Zone-Cali Columbia PANAGRA -- $52.50
F9-76 370718 Panama City Panama-Cali Columbia PANAGRA -- $56.25
F9-77 370718 Colon Canal Zone-Cali Columbia PANAGRA -- $56.25

PANAGRA
Douglas DC-8

F9-80 660424 Miami FL-Lima Peru PANAGRA -- $4.00
F9-80f 660424 Miami FL-Lima Peru PANAGRA -- $4.00
F9-81 660424 Lima Peru-Miami FL PANAGRA -- $7.50
F9-82 660425 New York NY-Lima Peru PANAGRA -- $4.00
F9-82f 660425 New York NY-Lima Peru PANAGRA -- $4.00
F9-82u 660425 United Nations New York NY-Lima Peru PANAGRA -- $4.50
F9-83 660807 Lima Peru-New York NY PANAGRA -- $7.50

        On February 1, 1967 PANAGRA merged with Braniff International Airways

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