Mailing Envelope used on the First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6) from Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926

THF255239 / Mailing Envelope used on the First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6) from Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926
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Artifact Overview

After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926. The first two contract routes, connecting Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago, were awarded to Ford Air Transport, Ford Motor Company's airline subsidiary. Ford planes carried more than 32,000 pounds of mail before the contract ended in July 1928.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Envelope

Date Made

15 February 1926

Subject Date

15 February 1926

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.465.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Stamping (Marking)

Color

Yellow (Color)
Red
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 12 mm
Width: 8.625 mm

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