USA 1946 #FAM24 First Airmail Flight New York to Berlin Germany Cover Postage For Sale

U.S. Postal History: First Flight Cover commemorating the inaugural American Overseas Airlines (AOA) service on Foreign Air Mail (FAM) Route 24 to Berlin, Germany.

• Sent From:New York, N.Y. (as per dispatch postmark for the inaugural flight)

• Addressed To:Albert Brianzi, %American Overseas Airlines, Tempelhof Airdrome, Berlin, Germany.

• Sender\'s Details (Upper Left):Albert Brianzi, N.Y. Public Library, 476 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N.Y.

Additional Visible Features:

• Prominent purple cachet: \"US AIRMAIL FAM-24 FIRST FLIGHT TO BERLIN GERMANY\" featuring an airplane illustration. This signifies the cover was carried on the inaugural flight.

• German circular date stamp \"BERLIN - ZENTRALFLUGHAFEN / 23. 8. 46 -15 / a\" on the front, applied in Berlin before the cover was sent to New York to be placed on the eastbound inaugural flight.

Postmarks & Transit:

• Dispatch Postmark:NEW YORK, N.Y. / AUG 28 / 1946 / AIR MAIL (duplex cancel). This officially entered the cover onto the FAM-24 inaugural flight.

• Arrival Postmark:BERLIN NW / 30. 8. 46. -20 / 20 (on reverse). This confirms receipt in Berlin.

• Complete Travel Time (New York to Berlin):Approximately 2 days (Dispatched NY Aug 28, Arrived Berlin Aug 30).

• Approximate Travel Distance (New York to Berlin):~3,970 miles (~6,390 km).

Historical Context for August 28, 1946:

• This date marks the official inauguration of American Overseas Airlines (AOA) service on FAM Route 24 from New York to Berlin. This was a significant step in re-establishing civilian air connections to post-WWII Berlin, which was under Four-Power Allied occupation. Tempelhof Airport (Zentralflughafen), the destination, was located in the American sector of Berlin.