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FAM 14-29 1947 1st Flight Honolulu to Shanghai, China FAM-14 Flight used on June 4, 1947 to Shanghai, China Arrival backstamp on reverse dated June 6, 1947.

FAM 24-45 1947 FAM-24 was extended to Helsinkii, Finland on June 24, 1947. An official cachet was supplied at New York Air Mail Field as well as the main office. Covers are postmarked June 19, the scheduled inaugural date, but the actual departure did not take place intil June 24. Helsinki airmail arrival backstamp dated '26 VI 47' on reverse.

FAM 28-12a 1947 1st Flight Alaska to China Anchorage, Alaska to Shanghai, China. Arrival backstamp on reverse. Only 285 covers Flown!

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