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Inauguration of Inter-Island Air Star Route
G-0280 500301 Honolulu Molokai HI US Post Office H Charles "Happy" Cockett $3.00
G-0280A 500301 Kalaupapa Molokai HI US Post Office H Charles "Happy" Cockett $5.25

US Post Office
Lockheed Constellation

CAM-6 25th Anniversary
G-0285 510215 Cleveland OH US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0285A 510215 Detroit MI US Post Office -- $7.50
G-0285B 510215 Chicago IL US Post Office -- $11.25

US Dept of Interior
Consolidated PBY-5A (Transocean Air Line)

Inauguration of Pacific Trust Islands Air Mail
G-0290 510701 Yap Caroline Islands US Department of the Interior -- $45.00
G-0290A 510701 Koror Caroline Islands US Department of the Interior -- $45.00
G-0290B 510701 Truk Caroline Islands US Department of the Interior -- $45.00
G-0290C 510701 Ponape Caroline Islands US Department of the Interior -- $45.00
G-0290D 510701 Majuro Marshall Islands US Department of the Interior -- $45.00
G-0290E 510702 Saipan Mariana Islands US Department of the Interior -- $45.00

US Post Office
Douglas DC-4

Inauguration of Alaska Airline Route 176
G-0291f 510812 Seattle WA US Post Office -- $4.50

US Post Office
Douglas DC-4

Inauguration of Pacific Northern Airline Route 175
G-0292 511001 Portland OR US Post Office JE Morris $3.00
G-0292A 511001 Seattle WA US Post Office JE Morris $3.00
G-0292fB 511001 Seattle WA US Post Office JE Morris $3.75
G-0292C 511001 Anchorage AK US Post Office JE Morris $3.00

US Air Force
F-84 Thunderjet

50th Anniversary of Powered Flight
G-0300(J-0003) 530530 Dayton OH-Washington DC US Post Office -- $3.00

1st Class Mail sent by Air Mail
G-0303 531006 New York NY-Chicago IL US Post Office Howard E Hall(TWA) $7.50
G-0303A 531006 Chicago IL-New York NY US Post Office P Marvin Althaus(American) $7.50
G-0303B 531006 Chicago IL-Washington DC US Post Office Frederic F Stripe(Capital) $7.50
G-0303C 531006 Washington DC-Chicago IL US Post Office Arthur L Lutz(United) $7.50

US Post Office
Lockheed Constellation

1st Scheduled Non-Stop Transcontinental Air Mail (TWA)
G-0304f 531019 Los Angeles CA US Post Office -- $3.00

US Post Office
Douglas DC-7

1st Scheduled Non-Stop Transcontinental Air Mail (American Airlines)
G-0307 531129 Los Angeles CA US Post Office Walter J Hunter $3.00
G-0307fA 531129 Los Angeles CA US Post Office Walter J Hunter $3.00
G-0307B 531006 New York NY US Post Office Harry Clark $3.00
G-0307fC 531006 New York NY US Post Office Harry Clark $3.00

1st Class Mail sent by Air Mail
G-0315 540222 Chicago IL US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315f 540222 Chicago IL US Post Office -- $9.00
G-0315B 540222 Miami FL US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315C 540222 Tampa FL US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315D 540222 Jacksonville FL US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315fE 540222 Jacksonville FL US Post Office -- $11.25
G-0315F 540222 Washington DC US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315G 540222 Newark NJ US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315fH 540222 Newark NJ US Post Office -- $9.00
G-0315I 540222 New York NY US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0315fJ 540222 New York NY US Post Office -- $9.00

US Post Office
Douglas DC-7 (United Air Lines)

Inauguration of Non-Stop Transcontinental Air Mail (United Airlines)
G-0317 540601 San Francisco CA US Post Office EB Gray $3.00
G-0317fA 540601 San Francisco CA US Post Office EB Gray $3.00

Inauguration of Non-Stop Transcontinental Air Mail (American Airlines)
G-0318 540701 Washington DC US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0318fA 540701 Los Angeles CA US Post Office Cecil Hefner $3.00

1st Class Mail sent by Air Mail
G-0325 541122 Seattle WA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325A 541122 Tacoma WA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325B 541122 Portland OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325C 541122 Salem OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325D 541122 Redmond OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325E 541122 Bend OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325F 541122 Eugene OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325G 541122 Medford OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325H 541122 Klamath Falls OR US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325I 541122 Oakland CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325J 541122 San Francisco CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325K 541122 Sacramento CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325L 541122 Stockton CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325M 541122 Modesto CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325N 541122 Merced CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325O 541122 Salinas CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325P 541122 Fresno CA US Post Office -- $3.75
G-0325Q 541122 Visalia CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325R 541122 Bakersfield CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325S 541122 Los Angeles CA US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0325T 541122 Long Beach CA US Post Office -- $5.25
G-0325U 541122 San Diego CA US Post Office -- $3.00

US Post Office
Douglas DC-7 (United Air Lines)

Inauguration of Non-Stop Transcontinental Air Mail (United Airlines)
G-0327 550506 New York NY US Post Office -- $3.00
G-0327f 550506 New York NY US Post Office -- $3.00

US Post Office
Viscount 700 Turbo-Prop (Capital Airlines)

1st Scheduled Turbo-Jet Air Mail
G-0330(J-0004) 550726 Norfolk VA US Post Office -- $7.50
G-0330A(J-0005E) 550726 Washington DC-Norfolk VA US Post Office -- $11.25
G-0330B(J-0005Ef) 550726 Washington DC-Norfolk VA US Post Office -- $15.00
G-0330C(J-0005W) 550726 Washington DC-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $9.00
G-0330D(J-0005Wf) 550726 Washington DC-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $7.50
G-0330E(J-0006) 550726 Pittsburgh PA US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0330F(J-0006f) 550726 Pittsburgh PA US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0330G(J-0007) 550726 Chicago IL US Post Office -- $4.50
G-0330H(J-0007f) 550726 Chicago IL US Post Office -- $6.00

40th Anniversary of US Air Mail
G-0355 580515 Washington DC US Post Office Leon D Smith $3.00
G-0355A 580515 Philadelphia PA US Post Office Leon D Smith $3.00

US Navy
Douglas AD3 Turbo-Prop (US Navy)

Navy Demonstration Flight
G-0360(J-0022) 581010 San Francisco-Saint Louis MO US Navy -- $4.50

US Army
Huey UH-1 Helicopter

Armed Forces Day Special Helicopter Flights
G-0375(H-0492) 590516 Saint Louis MO US Army Capt Carl R Anderson $3.00
G-0375f(H-0493f) 590516 Saint Louis MO US Army Capt Carl R Anderson $15.00

US Navy
Regulus-1 Missle

1st Official Missile (Regulus-1) Air Mail
G-0376 590608 Washington DC USS Barbero -- $1200.00

INDEX: GOVERNMENT First Flights by year.

1918-19 1920-29 1931-38 1940-48 1950-59 1961-69
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