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Domestic U.S. Air Mail was established as a new class of mail service by the United States Post Office Department (POD) on May 15, 1918, with the inauguration of the Washington–Philadelphia–New York route. Special postage stamps were issued for use with this service.[1] Domestic air mail became obsolete in 1975, and international air mail[2] in 1995, when the USPS began transporting First Class mail by air on a routine basis.[3][4] All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS.[5]
Scott cataloged stamps received a "C" designation for airmail issues beginning in 1940. Designated for international mail, and showing a small airplane, the January, 2012 $1.05 Scenic America series issue was designated C150. However, with the January, 2013 issue of the $1.10 Global Forever Stamp no specific airmail purpose was shown in the design. Rather, the Postal Service stated that this "stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International 1-ounce letter to any country in the world."[6] Thus a regular series Scott number, 4740, was designated.
1918–1919
Date Issued | Type | Subject | Plate No. | Image | No. Issued |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 1918 | 24¢ Rose & Blue Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
Inverted Curtis Jenny Biplane Design: Claire Aubrey Huston Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall |
8493 T, 8493 B | see also |
~100 (1 plate) Error |
May 13, 1918 | 24¢ Rose & Blue Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
Curtis Jenny Biplane Design: Claire Aubrey Huston Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall |
8492 T, 8493 T | 3,095,955[7] | |
July 11, 1918 | 16¢ Green Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
Curtis Jenny Biplane Design: Claire Aubrey Huston Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall |
F8900 T | 3,793,987 | |
December 10, 1918 | 6¢ Orange Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
Curtis Jenny Biplane Design: Claire Aubrey Huston Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall |
1955 T, Unused plate: 9164[8] | 2,134,988 |
Reference:[9]
1920–1929
Date Issued | Type | Subject | Plate No. | Image | No. Issued |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 15, 1923 | 8¢ Dark Green Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
De Havilland Airplane Propeller and Radiator Design: C. A. Huston Engraved: H. Dawson and E. M. Weeks |
14824–14827 L (four plates) | 6,414,576 | |
August 17, 1923 | 16¢ Dark Blue Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
U.S. Air Mail Service Insignia Design: C. A. Huston Engraved: H. Dawson and E. M. Hall |
14828-14831 L (four plates) | 5,309,275 | |
August 21, 1923 | 24¢ Carmine Rose Size: 7⁄8 x 3⁄4 inch |
De Havilland DH-4 Biplane Design: C. A. Huston Engraved: J. Eissler and E. M. Hall |
14840–14843 L (four plates) | 5,285,775 | |
February 13, 1926 | 10¢ Dark Blue Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Map of the U.S. & two planes Design: C. A. Huston |
18246 R, 18247 B | more than 42,092,800 | |
September 18, 1926 | 15¢ Olive Brown Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Map of the U.S. & two planes Design: C. A. Huston |
18746 L | 15,597,307 | |
January 25, 1927 | 20¢ Yellow Green Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Map of the U.S. & two planes Design: C. A. Huston |
18898 R, F18892 B | 17,616,350 | |
June 18, 1927 | 10¢ Dark Blue Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Spirit of St. Louis | 18999 R, 19427 | 20,379,179 | |
July 25, 1928 | 5¢ Carmine & Blue Size: 115⁄32 x 13⁄32 inch |
Beacon on Sherman Hill Design: A.R. Meissner |
19570 T, 19701 T (red) 19546 T (blue) |
106,887,675 |
Reference:[10]
1930–1939
Date Issued | Type | Subject | Plate No. | Image | No. Issued |
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February 10, 1930 | 5¢ Violet[P 1] Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Winged Globe Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
19944 L | 97,641,200 | |
April 19, 1930 | 65¢ Green Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic | 20077 L | 93,536 sold | |
April 19, 1930 | $1.30 Brown Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic | 20085 B | 72,428 sold | |
April 19, 1930 | $2.60 Blue Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Graf Zeppelin See also: 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps |
20092 R | 61,296 sold | |
August 19, 1931 | 5¢ Violet[P 2] Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Winged Globe Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
20606 LL | 57,340,050 | |
September 26, 1932 | 8¢ Olive Bistre Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Winged Globe Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
21030 UR | 76,648,803 | |
October 2, 1933 | 50¢ Green[P 1][PERF 1] Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Graf Zeppelin | 21172 B | 324,070 | |
June 30, 1934 | 6¢ Dull Orange Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Winged Globe Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
22135 UL | 302,205,100 | |
August 30, 1934 | 16¢ Dark Blue | Great Seal of the U.S. (Air Mail Special Delivery) |
21313, 21313 F – Reprinted imperforate, 1935 |
9,215,750 | |
November 22, 1935 | 25¢ Blue | China Clipper Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
21473 | 10,205,400 | |
February 10, 1936 | 16¢ Carmine & Blue | Great Seal of the U.S. (Air Mail Special Delivery) |
21497 F, 21495 F, 21493 | 72,517,850 | |
February 15, 1937 | 20¢ Green |
China Clipper Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
21622 | 12,794,600 | |
February 15, 1937 | 50¢ Carmine |
China Clipper Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
21624 | 9,285,300 | |
May 14, 1938 | 6¢ Carmine & Blue | Eagle and Shield | 349,946,500 | ||
May 16, 1939 | 30¢ Blue Size: 184⁄100 x 75⁄100 inch |
Winged Globe Design: Alvin R. Meissner |
F22384 T, 22381 | 19,768,150 |
Reference:[11]
1940–1949
Date Issued | Type | Subject | Plate No. | Image | No. Issued |
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June 25, 1941 | 6¢ Carmine[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | Following are shared among the 1941 issues: 40 plates between 22752-23349 & 22756-9 (4 plates) |
4,746,527,700 | |
March 21, 1944 | 8¢ Olive Green[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | 23126 | 1,744,878,650 | |
August 15, 1941 | 10¢ Violet[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | 67,117,400 | ||
August 10, 1941 | 15¢ Brown[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | 78,434,800 | ||
August 27, 1941 | 20¢ Green[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | 42,359,850 | ||
September 25, 1941 | 30¢ Blue[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | 59,880,850 | ||
October 29, 1941 | 50¢ Orange[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) |
The Twin-Motored Transport Plane | 22779 | 11,160,600 | |
September 26, 1946 | 5¢ Carmine Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
DC-4 Skymaster | 22778, 22779 | 72,517,850 | |
March 26, 1947 | 5¢ Carmine[P 2][PERF 2][D 1] (400 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
DC-4 Skymaster | 23486, 23588, 23973, 25422 | 971,903,700 | |
August 30, 1947 | 10¢ Black[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
Martin 2-0-2 over Pan American Union Building, Wash. D.C. | [D 1] [D 2] 23694 |
207,976,550 | |
August 20, 1947 | 15¢ Green[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
Lockheed Constellation over New York Skyline | [D 1][D 2] 23683 |
756,186,350 | |
July 30, 1947 | 25¢ Blue[P 2][PERF 2] (200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch |
Stratocruiser over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge | [D 1][D 2] 25615 |
132,956,100 | |
January 15, 1948 | 5¢ Carmine[PERF 3] | DC-4 Skymaster | 33,244,500 | ||
July 31, 1948 | 5¢ Red | New York City | 23846, 23851 | 38,449,100 | |
January 18, 1949 | 6¢ Carmine | DC-4 Skymaster | 5,070,095,200 | ||
May 11, 1948 | 6¢ Carmine | Alexandria Bicentennial | 24085 | 75,085,000 | |
August 25, 1949 | 6¢ Carmine[PERF 3] | DC-4 Skymaster | 260,307,500 | ||
November 18, 1949 | 10¢ Violet | U.P.U. P.O. Building | 21,061,300 | ||
October 7, 1949 | 15¢ Ultramarine | U.P.U. Globe and Doves | 36,613,100 | ||
November 30, 1949 | 25¢ Rose | U.P.U. Boeing Stratocruiser | 16,217,100 | ||
December 17, 1949 | 6¢ Magenta | Wright Brothers | 24158 | 80,405,000 |
1950–1959
Date Issued | Type | Subject | Plate No. | Image | No. Issued |
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March 28, 1952 | 80¢ Red Violet | Diamond Head, Hawaii | 24592-4 (3 plate) | 18,876,800 | |
May 29, 1953 | 6¢ Carmine | 50 Years of Powered Flight | |||
September 9, 1954 | 4¢ Blue | Eagle | 25034-35, 40–41 (4 plate) | ||
August 1, 1957 | 6¢ Blue | U.S. Air Force, 50th Anniversary | 25763 | ||
July 31, 1958 | 5¢ Red | Eagle | 26052 | ||
July 31, 1958 | 7¢ Blue | Jet Silhouette | 26046 | ||
July 31, 1958 | 7¢ Blue[PERF 3] | Jet Silhouette | – small holes | ||
January 3, 1959 | 7¢ Blue | Alaska Statehood | 26225 | ||
August 17, 1959 | 7¢ Red & Blue | Jupiter Balloon | 26392 | ||
August 21, 1959 | 7¢ Rose | Hawaii Statehood | 26432 | ||
August 27, 1959 | 10¢ Blue & Red | Pan Am Games | 26413 | ||
November 20, 1959 | 15¢ Orange & Black | Statue of Liberty | 26482 |
1960–1969
Date Issued | Type | Subject | Plate No. | Image |
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June 10, 1960 | 10¢ Green & Black | Liberty Bell Number issued: 39,960,000 |
26630 | |
April 22, 1960 | 25¢ Maroon & Black | Abraham Lincoln | 26563 | |
August 12, 1960 | 7¢ Red | Jet Silhouette | 26714 | |
October 22, 1960 | 7¢ Red[PERF 3] | Jet Silhouette | ||
June 28, 1961 | 13¢ Red & Black | Liberty Bell | 26970 | |
January 13, 1961 | 15¢ Orange & Black | Statue of Liberty | 26878 | |
December 5, 1962 | 8¢ Red[P 2][PERF 4] 400 Subjects |
Jetliner Over Capitol Building | – Booklet Pane of 5 + Label 28024 |
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December 5, 1962 | 8¢ Red[PERF 3] (Perforated 10 Horizontally) |
Jetliner Over Capitol Building | ||
May 3, 1963 | 15¢ Red, Brown & Blue | Montgomery Blair Number issued: 42,245,000 Design: Robert J. Jones |
27466 | |
July 12, 1963 | 6¢ Red | Eagle Design: V. S. McCloskey |
27390 | |
July 24, 1963 | 8¢ Carmine & Maroon | Amelia Earhart Number issued: 63,890,000 Design: Robert J. Jones |
27548 | |
October 5, 1964 | 8¢ Blue & Red | Robert Goddard Number issued: 62,255,000 |
27861 | |
March 30, 1967 | 8¢ Brown | Alaska Purchase Number issued: 55,710,000 |
29013 | |
April 26, 1967 | 20¢ Multicolored | Audubon "Columbia Jays" Number issued: more than 50 million |
29087 | |
January 5, 1968 | 10¢ Red | Runway | 29518 | |
January 5, 1968 | 10¢ Red[PERF 3] | Runway | ||
April 4, 1968 | $1 Multicolored | Airlift | ||
May 15, 1968 | 10¢ Red, Blue & Black | 50th Anniversary of Air Mail | 29673 | |
November 22, 1968 | 20¢ Red, Black & Blue | Jet & "USA" | 30510 | |
September 9, 1969 | 10¢ Multicolored[PERF 1] | Moon Landing Number issued: 152,364,800 Design: Paul Calle |
– red omitted – tagging omitted 31378 |