International airmail service was inaugurated on March 3, 1919, between Seattle, WA, USA, and Victoria, BC, Canada Continue reading
Category: Airmail
John Jeffries
John Jeffries (5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819) was a Boston physician, scientist, and a military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. Continue reading
William Franklin Sends First Airmail Letter
William Franklin,sent the first airmail letter to his father, Benjamin Franklin on January 7, 1785 while stationed in Europe at the Continental Congress. Continue reading
Military Airmail Route Operated by Italian Army
The Italian Army operated the international airmail route between Brindisi, Italy to Valona, Albania from May to June 1917. Continue reading
First Biplane Airmail Flight
A Humber-Sommer biplane piloted by Henri Becquet flew over 6,000 pieces of mail from Allahabad to Naini Junction, India on February 18, 1911 or a distance of 5 miles (8 kilometres). Continue reading