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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-35: FAM-35 was awarded to Eastern Air Lines.
        On January 17, 1930 Pitcairn Aviation was re-named Eastern Air Transport. Supplementing its fleet of Mailwing’s, EAT acquired three Ford Trimotors. On January 1, 1931 EAT flying its Ford Trimotor, inaugurated its first combined passenger and air mail flight service between St Petersburg FL and Newark NJ. EAT later became Eastern Air Lines (EAL) on March 29, 1938. Former WW-I hero, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker took over at the "new" Eastern Air Lines. All Eastern's equipment bore the legend "The Great Silver Fleet." In 1949 "The Great Silver Fleet" legend was replaced with "Fly - Eastern Air Lines".
        FAM-35 was awarded to Eastern Air Lines and on July 23, 1957 it inaugurated flight service from New Orleans LA to Mexico City Mexico.

EAL
Douglas DC-7

F35-1 570723 New Orleans LA-Mexico City Mexico EAL $3.75
F35-1f 570723 New Orleans LA-Mexico City Mexico EAL $4.50
F35-2 570723 Mexico City Mexico-New Orleans LA EAL $15.00

F35-3 570919 New York NY-Mexico City Mexico EAL $3.75
F35-3f 570919 New York NY-Mexico City Mexico EAL $3.75
F35-4 570919 Mexico City Mexico-New York NY EAL $11.25

EAL
Douglas DC-8

F35-10 660106 New York NY-Acapulco Mexico EAL Lenox M Hodge & Curtis L Osborn $3.75
F35-10f 660106 New York NY-Acapulco Mexico EAL Lenox M Hodge & Curtis L Osborn $3.00
F35-10u 660106 United Nations NY-Acapulco Mexico EAL Lenox M Hodge & Curtis L Osborn $4.50
F35-11 660107 Acapulco Mexico-New York NY EAL $313.00

F35-15 660701 New York NY-Acapulco Mexico EAL Melvin H French & Ellis Traub $6.00
F35-15f 660701 New York NY-Acapulco Mexico EAL Melvin H French & Ellis Traub $3.00
F35-15u 660701 United Nations NY-Acapulco Mexico EAL Melvin H French & Ellis Traub $7.50
F35-16 660702 Acapulco Mexico-New York NY EAL $19.00

F35-20 670506 Mexico City Mexico-Washington DC EAL $11.25

F35-25 710701 Atlanta GA-Mexico City Mexico EAL $4.50
F35-25f 710701 Atlanta GA-Mexico City Mexico EAL $3.75

F35-30 721216 Atlanta GA-Acapulco Mexico EAL $4.50
F35-30f 721216 Atlanta GA-Acapulco Mexico EAL $3.75
F35-31 721216 Acapulco Mexico-Atlanta GA EAL $11.25

EAL
Lockheed Tristar

F35-35a 781101 New Orleans LA-Cancun Mexico EAL Frank Allen Causey & Ronald Frank Wingate $4.50
F35-35fa 781101 New Orleans LA-Cancun Mexico EAL Frank Allen Causey & Ronald Frank Wingate $4.50
F35-35b 781101 New Orleans LA-Cozumel Mexico EAL Frank Allen Causey & Ronald Frank Wingate $4.50
F35-35fb 781101 New Orleans LA-Cozumel Mexico EAL Frank Allen Causey & Ronald Frank Wingate $3.75
F35-35 781101 New Orleans LA-Merida Mexico EAL Frank Allen Causey & Ronald Frank Wingate $4.50
F35-35f 781101 New Orleans LA-Merida Mexico EAL Frank Allen Causey & Ronald Frank Wingate $4.50

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