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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-33: FAM-33 was awarded to Colonial Airlines.
        On March 16, 1923 a small aviation company called the Bee Line was formed in the Naugatuck Valley of Connecticut. Early passengers on the Bee Line included the Connecticut Governor and his aide. In 1925 the Bee Line was reorganized as Colonial Air Transport and on July 1, 1926 inaugurated airmail service between New York and Boston along CAM-1. The Colonial system was soon expanded with the formation of Canadian Colonial (service to Montreal) and Colonial Western (service to Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and eventually Erie and Cleveland). Canadian Colonial Airways was awarded FAM-1 and on October 1, 1928 began flight service between New York and Montreal Canada. (Later on February 19, 1946 included under AM-72) The three separate Colonial divisions were combined into a single holding company named Colonial Airways Corporation in March 1929.
        In October of 1939 Canadian Colonial Airways was taken over by a group of investors led by Sigmund Janas. CCA had not been terribly aggressive in the marketplace and Janas resolved to change this. Accordingly, on May 1, 1942 he changed the corporate name of the airline to Colonial Airlines and took steps to expand its route structure.
        FAM-33 was awarded to Colonial Airlines and on August 1, 1947 flying a Douglas DC-4 piloted by Herbert E Clark, it inaugurated flight service from New York NY and Washington DC to Hamilton Bermuda.

Douglas DC-4

F33-1	470801	New York NY-Hamilton Bermuda	CA	Herbert E Clark	$3.00
F33-1f	470801	New York NY-Hamilton Bermuda	CA	Herbert E Clark	$3.00
F33-3	470801	Hamilton Bermuda-New York NY	CA	Herbert E Clark	$11.25
F33-2	470801	Washington DC-Hamilton Bermuda	CA	Samuel C Barnitt	$3.00
F33-2f	470801	Washington DC-Hamilton Bermuda	CA	Samuel C Barnitt	$3.00
F33-4	470801	Hamilton Bermuda-Washington DC	CA	Samuel C Barnitt	$11.25

Eastern Air Lines acquired all of Colonial Airline's routes and assets on June 1, 1956.

EAL

EAL

Douglas DC-9

F33-10	680622	Philadelphia PA-Nassau Bahamas	EAL	JT Maxwell & RH Ehlies	$4.50
F33-10f	680622	Philadelphia PA-Nassau Bahamas	EAL	JT Maxwell & RH Ehlies	$3.75
F33-11	680622	Baltimore MD-Nassau Bahamas	EAL	JT Maxwell & RH Ehlies	$3.75
F33-12	680622	Nassau Bahamas-Baltimore MD	EAL	JT Maxwell & RH Ehlies	$233.00

F33-14	690427	Chicago IL-Bermuda	EAL		$405.00
F33-14f	690427	Chicago IL-Bermuda	EAL		$105.00

F33-15	691213	Newark NJ-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-15f	691213	Newark NJ-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-19	691213	Montego Bay Jamaica-Newark NJ	EAL		$135.00
F33-15a	691213	Newark NJ-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-15fa	691213	Newark NJ-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-18	691213	Kingston Jamaica-Newark NJ	EAL		$210.00
F33-16	691213	Philadelphia PA-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-16f	691213	Philadelphia PA-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-19b	691213	Montego Bay Jamaica-Philadelphia PA	EAL		$75.00
F33-16a	691213	Philadelphia PA-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-16fa	691213	Philadelphia PA-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-18b	691213	Kingston Jamaica-Philadelphia PA	EAL		$248.00
F33-17	691213	Baltimore MD-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$7.50
F33-19a	691213	Montego Bay Jamaica-Baltimore MD	EAL		$120.00
F33-17a	691213	Baltimore MD-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Henry D Mosley & Edmond Kerge	$6.00
F33-18a	691213	Kingston Jamaica-Baltimore MD	EAL		$180.00

F33-25a	720701	Minneapolis MN-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	WW Schofield & BF Humphrey	$4.50
F33-25	720701	Minneapolis MN-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	WW Schofield & BF Humphrey	$4.50
F33-26a	720701	Saint Paul MN-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	WW Schofield & BF Humphrey	$4.50
F33-26	720701	Saint Paul MN-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	WW Schofield & BF Humphrey	$4.50
F33-26a	720701	Twin Cities MN-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	WW Schofield & BF Humphrey	$4.50
F33-32	720701	Montego Bay Jamaica-Twin Cities MN	EAL		$188.00
F33-26a	720701	Twin Cities MN-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	WW Schofield & BF Humphrey	$4.50
F33-31	720701	Kingston Jamaica-Twin Cities MN	EAL		$203.00
F33-30	720701	Atlanta GA-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Phillip L Giboney & David W Schneider	$4.50
F33-30f	720701	Atlanta GA-Montego Bay Jamaica	EAL	Phillip L Giboney & David W Schneider	$3.75
F33-32a	720701	Montego Bay Jamaica-Atlanta GA	EAL		$188.00
F33-29	720701	Atlanta GA-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Phillip L Giboney & David W Schneider	$3.75
F33-29f	720701	Atlanta GA-Kingston Jamaica	EAL	Phillip L Giboney & David W Schneider	$4.50
F33-31a	720701	Kingston Jamaica-Atlanta GA	EAL		$203.00

F33-35	730501	Miami FL-Hamilton Bermuda	EAL	Allen F Webb & EL Coombs	$4.50
F33-35f	730501	Miami FL-Hamilton Bermuda	EAL	Allen F Webb & EL Coombs	$6.00
F33-38	730501	Hamilton Bermuda-Miami FL	EAL		$37.50
F33-36	730501	Orlando FL-Hamilton Bermuda	EAL	Allen F Webb & AS Coon	$4.50
F33-38b	730501	Hamilton Bermuda-Daytona Beach FL	EAL		$37.50
F33-37	730501	Atlanta GA-Hamilton Bermuda	EAL	Allen F Webb & EL Coombs	$4.50
F33-37f	730501	Atlanta GA-Hamilton Bermuda	EAL	Allen F Webb & EL Coombs	$4.50
F33-38a	730501	Hamilton Bermuda-Atlanta GA	EAL		$37.50

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