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What Was The First Air Mail Route?

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What Was The First Air Mail Route? The first regularly scheduled airmail route connected New York and Washington, D.C., via Philadephia, from May 15, 1918, to May 31, 1921. The Post Office Department operated the 218-mile route to demonstrate that mail transportation by airplane was possible on a regular schedule in all kinds of weather.

Does Media Mail Travel By Air?

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Does Media Mail Travel By Air? Parcel Select and Media Mail, which receive special discounted rates, will generally ship by surface transportation. How does the USPS ship mailpieces by air? Rather than maintaining an expensive fleet of postal planes, your mail will generally “hitch a ride” on the airplane of a private carrier. Does USPS