Pan American Airways, who had been awarded the contract for U.S. foreign air mail route (F.A.M.) 6 between Miami, Florida (USA), Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico (USA) inaugurated service on January 9, 1929. Covers in this group are either signed by PAA pilot Basil Rowe, or addressed to Rowe.
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Basil Lee Rowe First Day Air Mail Covers, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0487, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.