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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-26: FAM-26 was awarded to American Airlines.
        American Airlines had developed from a conglomeration of 82 small airlines companies through a series of corporate acquisitions and reorganizations. On January 25, 1930 American Airways was incorporated as a single company. American operated its routes with all-metal Fokker Tri-motors and Ford Tri-motors. In 1934 American began flying Curtiss Condor biplanes fitted with sleeping berths. The Condor carried air mail and accommodated 15-18 passengers in the ultimate of airline comfort.
        In 1934, American Airways Company slipped into financial straits and was acquired by corporate raider, Errett Lobban Cord, who renamed the company "American Airlines." Early in its history, American was headquartered at Midway Airport in Chicago IL. On June 25, 1936, American was the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-3 in commercial service. By the end of the decade, American was the nation's number one domestic air carrier in terms of revenue passenger miles. On Feb. 16, 1937, American carried its one-millionth passenger.
        FAM-26 was awarded to AA and on September 9, 1942 it inaugurated flight service simultaniously from Forth Worth and El Paso TX south to Mexico City. FAM-26 became the collective designation for all American Airline's international routes.

AA
Douglas DC-3

F26-1a 420909 Fort Worth TX-Monterrey Mexico AA CW Hutchinson $112.50
F26-1 420909 Fort Worth TX-Mexico City Mexico AA CW Hutchinson $112.50
F26-2a 420909 El Paso TX-Monterrey Mexico AA AR Perkins $112.50
F26-2 420909 El Paso TX-Mexico City Mexico AA AR Perkins $112.50
F26-4 420909 Mexico City Mexico via Monterrey Mexico-US AA CW Hutchinson $120.00
F26-3 420909 Monterrey Mexico-US AA CW Hutchinson $120.00

The following is one of the rare instances where mail was carried domestically under a FAM contract.

F26-11 440801 San Antonio TX-Fort Worth TX AA AB Fitzgerald $6.00
F26-14 440801 Mexico City Mexico via Monterrey Mexico-San Antonio TX AA AB Fitzgerald $22.50
F26-13 440801 Monterrey Mexico-San Antonio TX AA AB Fitzgerald $22.50
F26-10 440802 Fort Worth TX-San Antonio TX AA JW Evans $22.50
F26-12a 440802 San Antonio TX-Monterrey Mexico AA JW Evans $9.00
F26-12 440802 San Antonio TX-Mexico City Mexico AA JW Evans $9.00

AA
Douglas DC-6

F26-20 580105 Chicago IL-Mexico City Mexico AA R Newhouse $3.75
F26-20f 580105 Chicago IL-Mexico City Mexico AA R Newhouse $3.00
F26-21 580105 Mexico City Mexico-Chicago IL AA R Newhouse $11.25

AA
Boeing 707

F26-25 660116 Chicago IL-Acapulco Mexico AA Robert A McDaniels & James A Steele $3.75
F26-25f 660116 Chicago IL-Acapulco Mexico AA Robert A McDaniels & James A Steele $3.75
F26-26 660116 Dallas TX-Acapulco Mexico AA Robert A McDaniels & James A Steele $200.00
F26-26f 660116 Dallas TX-Acapulco Mexico AA Robert A McDaniels & James A Steele $150.00
F26-27 660116 Acapulco Mexico-Chicago IL AA Robert A McDaniels & James A Steele $7.50

F26-30 700801 New York NY-Sydney Australia AA William T Newkirk $3.75
F26-30f 700801 New York NY-Sydney Australia AA William T Newkirk $3.75
F26-30u 700801 United Nations NY-Sydney Australia AA William T Newkirk $4.50
F26-31 700801 Honolulu HI-Sydney Australia AA William T Newkirk $3.75
F26-30a 700801 New York NY-Nadi Fiji AA William T Newkirk $4.50
F26-30fa 700801 New York NY-Nadi Fiji AA William T Newkirk $3.75
F26-30ua 700801 New York NY-Nadi Fiji AA William T Newkirk $4.50
F26-31a 700801 Honolulu HI-Nadi Fiji AA William T Newkirk $3.75
F26-34 700802 New York NY-Auckland New Zealand AA Gardner (NY-Honolulu)
Edward Cycon &
Donald Jordan (Honolulu-Nandi)
William T Newkirk &
Vernon L Godfrey (Honolulu-Pago Pago)
$3.75
F26-34f 700802 New York NY-Auckland New Zealand AA $3.75
F26-34u 700802 United Nations NY-Auckland New Zealand AA $4.50
F26-35 700802 Honolulu HI-Auckland New Zealand AA $3.75
F26-34a 700802 New York NY-Pago Pago American Samoa AA $4.50
F26-34fa 700802 New York NY-Pago Pago American Samoa AA $3.75
F26-34ua 700802 United Nations NY-Pago Pago American Samoa AA $4.50
F26-35a 700802 Honolulu HI-Pago Pago American Samoa AA $3.75
F26-36 700802 Pago Pago American Samoa-Auckland New Zealand AA $3.75
F26-32a 700803 Sydney Australia-Honolulu HI AA William T Newkirk $60.00
F26-32 700803 Sydney Australia-New York NY AA William T Newkirk $22.50
F26-33a 700803 Nadi Fiji-Honolulu HI AA William T Newkirk $75.00
F26-33 700803 Nadi Fiji-New York NY AA William T Newkirk $30.00
F26-38a 700803 Pago Pago American Samoa-Honolulu HI AA William T Newkirk $4.50
F26-38 700803 Pago Pago American Samoa-New York NY AA William T Newkirk $3.75
F26-37a 700804 Auckland New Zealand-Pago Pago American Samoa AA $11.25
F26-37b 700804 Auckland New Zealand-Honolulu HI AA $12.00
F26-37 700804 Auckland New Zealand-New York NY AA $7.50

F26-45 710302 New York NY-Curacao AA $4.50
F26-45f 710302 New York NY-Curacao AA $3.75
F26-45u 710302 United Nations NY-Curacao AA $4.50
F26-47 710302 Curacao-New York NY AA $30.00
F26-46 710302 Aruba-Curacao AA $45.00
F26-45a 710302 New York NY-Aruba AA $4.50
F26-45fa 710302 New York NY-Aruba AA $3.75
F26-45ua 710302 New York NY-Aruba AA $4.50
F26-48 710302 Aruba-New York NY AA $30.00
F26-49 710302 New York NY-Port-au-Prince Haiti AA $4.50
F26-49f 710302 New York NY-Port-au-Prince Haiti AA $3.75
F26-49u 710302 New York NY-Port-au-Prince Haiti AA $4.50
F26-50 710302 Port-au-Prince Haiti-New York NY AA $19.00
F26-52 710302 Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas VI-Washington DC AA $34.00
F26-53 710302 Christiansted Saint Croix VI-Washington DC AA $34.00
F26-54 710302 Aruba-San Juan Puerto Rico AA $45.00
F26-55 710303 San Juan Puerto Rico-Curacao AA $3.75
F26-55a 710303 San Juan Puerto Rico-Aruba AA $3.75
F26-56a 710303 Curacao-San Juan Puerto Rico AA $38.00
F26-56 710303 Curacao-Washington DC AA $38.00

F26-70 711130 Chicago IL-Melbourne Australia AA Earle Hogate &
Donald H Jordan (Chicago-Honolulu)
Craigin &
Kalin (Honolulu-Melbourne)
$4.50
F26-70f 711130 Chicago IL-Melbourne Australia AA $3.75
F26-71 711130 Honolulu HI-Melbourne Australia AA Craigin &
Kalin (Honolulu-Melbourne)
$3.75
F26-72 711202 Nadi Fiji-Melbourne Australia AA $38.00

F26-80 730709 New York NY-Port-au-Prince Haiti AA Robert Guba & Krepstein $4.50
F26-80f 730709 New York NY-Port-au-Prince Haiti AA Robert Guba & Krepstein $3.75
F26-80u 730709 New York NY-Port-au-Prince Haiti AA Robert Guba & Krepstein $4.50
F26-81 730709 Port-au-Prince Haiti-New York NY AA Robert Guba & Krepstein $15.00

F26-85 750908 New York NY-Hamilton Bermuda AA Robert Guba & Ronald Aerkin $3.75
F26-85f 750908 New York NY-Hamilton Bermuda AA Robert Guba & Ronald Aerkin $3.75
F26-85u 750908 United Nations NY-Hamilton Bermuda AA Robert Guba & Ronald Aerkin $4.50
F26-86 750908 Hamilton Bermuda-New York NY AA Robert Guba & Ronald Aerkin $15.00
F26-87 750908 Boston MA-Hamilton Bermuda AA Marty Rowley & Lee Dipietro $4.50
F26-87f 750908 Boston MA-Hamilton Bermuda AA Marty Rowley & Lee Dipietro $3.75
F26-88 750908 Hamilton Bermuda-Boston MA AA Marty Rowley & Lee Dipietro $60.00
F26-89 750908 Philadelphia PA-Hamilton Bermuda AA Don Gulotta & Charles Bruckner $3.75
F26-89f 750908 Philadelphia PA-Hamilton Bermuda AA Don Gulotta & Charles Bruckner $3.75
F26-91 750908 Hamilton Bermuda-Philadelphia PA AA Don Gulotta & Charles Bruckner $19.00
F26-90 750908 Newark NJ-Hamilton Bermuda AA Alfred Cohen & Jerome Davis $4.50
F26-90f 750908 Newark NJ-Hamilton Bermuda AA Alfred Cohen & Jerome Davis $3.75
F26-91a 750908 Hamilton Bermuda-Newark NJ AA Alfred Cohen & Jerome Davis $22.50
F26-92 750908 New York NY-Santo Domingo Dominican Republic AA Lee Atkins & Verne Rainey $3.75
F26-92f 750908 New York NY-Santo Domingo Dominican Republic AA Lee Atkins & Verne Rainey $3.75
F26-92u 750908 United Nations NY-Santo Domingo Dominican Republic AA Lee Atkins & Verne Rainey $4.50
F26-93 750908 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic-New York NY AA Lee Atkins & Verne Rainey $15.00
F26-94 751101 New York NY-Barbados AA D Cowser & H Brown $3.75
F26-94f 751101 New York NY-Barbados AA D Cowser & H Brown $3.75
F26-93 751101 Barbados-New York NY AA D Cowser & H Brown $15.00

F26-100 751210 Cleveland OH-Acapulco Mexico AA John Putty & James Pickerel $6.00
F26-100f 751210 Cleveland OH-Acapulco Mexico AA John Putty & James Pickerel $4.50
F26-101 751210 Dayton OH-Acapulco Mexico AA John Putty & James Pickerel $4.50
F26-102 751210 Nashville TN-Acapulco Mexico AA $6.00
F26-102f 751210 Nashville TN-Acapulco Mexico AA $4.50

F26-105 770302 New York NY-Kingston Jamaica AA J Price & P Johnson $4.50
F26-105f 770302 New York NY-Kingston Jamaica AA J Price & P Johnson $3.75
F26-105u 770302 United Nations NY-Kingston Jamaica AA J Price & P Johnson $4.50
F26-106 770302 Kingston Jamaica-New York NY AA J Price & P Johnson $19.00
F26-105a 770302 New York NY-Montego Bay Jamaica AA J Price & P Johnson $4.50
F26-105fa 770302 New York NY-Montego Bay Jamaica AA J Price & P Johnson $3.75
F26-105Ua 770302 United Nations NY-Montego Bay Jamaica AA J Price & P Johnson $4.50
F26-107 770302 Montego Bay Jamaica-New York NY AA J Price & P Johnson $30.00
F26-109 770402 New York NY-Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe AA JF Ramsey & M Duff $4.50
F26-109f 770402 New York NY-Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe AA JF Ramsey & M Duff $3.75
F26-109u 770402 United Nations NY-Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe AA JF Ramsey & M Duff $4.50
F26-111 770402 Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe-New York NY AA J Price & P Johnson $38.00
F26-110 770402 New York NY-Fort de France Martinique AA JF Ramsey & M Duff $4.50
F26-110f 770402 New York NY-Fort de France Martinique AA JF Ramsey & M Duff $3.75
F26-110u 770402 United Nations NY-Fort de France Martinique AA JF Ramsey & M Duff $4.50

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