1962 First Jet Air Mail Service Miami, Florida to Hamilton, Bermuda

Inaugural flight between Miami and Bermuda

Date: 5th May 1962
First air mail service on London-Miami route vis Bermuda and the Bahamas by Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd.

Miami (AMF) to Bermuda

Cachet: FIRST JET AIR MAIL SERVICE CUNARD EAGLE AIRWAYS Bahamas Limited CUNARD EAGLE AIRWAYS Bermuda Limited MIAMI, FLORIDA TO HAMILTON, BERMUDA (magenta)

Type: First Flight
CDS: MAY 5 6-PM 1962 MIAMI FLA. AIRPORT MAIL FACILITY
Backstamp HAMILTON BERMUDA -7MAY62B
Address: MRS. MONICA BROCK, 159 St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn 37, N.Y., USA
Envelope: VIA AIR MAIL CORREO AEREO PAR AVION
Stamps: UNITED STATES 2 x 7c US AIR MAIL

Miami (GPO) to Bermuda

Cachet: FIRST JET AIR MAIL SERVICE CUNARD EAGLE AIRWAYS Bahamas Limited CUNARD EAGLE AIRWAYS Bermuda Limited MIAMI, FLORIDA TO HAMILTON, BERMUDA (black)

Bermuda to Miami

5th May Hamilton – Miami by Cunard Eagle Airways Bermuda Ltd. Backstamped Miami 5th May and cachet in violet with emblem of the Bermuda and Bahamas depots of the operating company.
Cachet: FIRST JET MAIL SERVICE / HAMILTON, BERMUDA TO MIAMI, FLORIDA (violet)

Bermuda to Bahamas