The public is encouraged to submit stamp suggestions. “EST” is an abbreviation for “established.” The stamp designer and typographer was Dan Gretta; Greg Breeding was the art director.
The words “UNITED STATES” and “AIR MAIL” are respectively at the top and bottom of the stamp. This type of biplane was also featured on the 24 cent stamp that was issued in 1918 to commemorate the beginning of regularly scheduled airmail service. The stamp, printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN4H biplane. On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of regular airmail service, this stamp celebrates the courage of the pioneering airmail carriers and the foresight of those who fostered the new service and made it a success. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First Class Mail one ounce price. The United States Air Mail stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp. It set up lighted airfields and erected hundreds of airmail guide beacons between New York and San Francisco so that by 1924 regularly scheduled, transcontinental flying was possible, day and night.Īirmail delivery, daily except on Sundays, became part of the fabric of the American economy and spurred the growth of the nation’s aviation industry. The stamp designs evoke that earlier period.įor airmail service to succeed in the early days of flight, the Post Office had to develop profitable routes, such as between New York and Chicago, and to establish the infrastructure for safely making night flights.
The biplane was also featured on the stamps originally issued in 1918 to commemorate the beginning of regularly scheduled airmail service.
The second stamp, red and pictured left, will commemorate this milestone with its first-day-of-issue to take place later this summer.īoth stamps, printed in the intaglio print method- a design transferred to paper from an engraved plate - depict the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane. Airmail delivery, daily except on Sundays, became part of the fabric of the American economy and spurred growth of the nation’s aviation industry. Air Mail Service later that summer, operating it from Aug. I recognize there are some logistical challenges of sorting between surface and air, but it was somehow done before so I can’t see why it couldn’t happen again.Īnd on the collector side of things, I’m certain a number of us who collect airmail stamps would enjoy having something new to hunt down for our album pages that might even include interesting usages.The United States Post Office Department, the predecessor to the U.S. Would that be more palatable? I would have to think so. Priority Mail is the next option, and for slightly more than $8 to send something that weighs less than a pound, few would choose that option.īut let’s say the rate is $1.30 for a 1-ounce airmail letter (basically matching the global airmail rate). The collector suggested that this might have just paved the way for airmail to take off again.Īnd why not? For items that weigh less than a pound, there is potential to create a new airmail rate. Green Valley, AZ 85614īrowse our wide-ranging collection of auction catalogues previewing the rare stamps and lots being offered at upcoming sales.Īn email that I recently received from a collector got me thinking.
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