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List of United States airmail stamps

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

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1920–1929

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1930–1939

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1940–1949

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1950–1959

1960–1969

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–2012

Notes on types

See also

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References

  1. ^ The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Postage Stamps 2005, 27th Edition (Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps) by Thomas E. Jr Hudgeons (Author) Publisher: House of Collectibles; 27 edition (June 8, 2004) ISBN 978-1-4000-4842-7
  2. ^ "United States Postage stamps: 1847 through 1947 ~ The first 100 years". Junior Philatelists. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. ^ "Airmails C1-C15". Usstamps.coinsandstamps.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  4. ^ "U.S. Airmail Stamp Color Catalog". Stampandcoin.com. 2014. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  5. ^ Under US Copyright.
  6. ^ "Global Forever". Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  7. ^ "Air Mail Issues of the United States: 1918–1944". 1847usa.com. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  8. ^ Kirker, Joe (May 18, 2006). "6-cent Curtiss Jenny". First Airmail Issues. Arago, Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  9. ^ "Stamps from 1918–1919". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  10. ^ "Stamps from 1920-1929". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  11. ^ "Stamps from 1930-1939". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  12. ^ "Stamps from 1940-1949". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  13. ^ "Alaska Coin Exchange Presents Stamp Plate Block Collection Book One Scott #C40 Alexandria Bicentennial & C45 Wright Brothers Air Post Air Mail Stamps". Coinandstampgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  14. ^ Scenic American Landscapes
  15. ^ "Stamp Q and A". Stamp Paraphernalia.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  16. ^ Note: all plate numbers referenced from: http://www.apnss.org/Airmails.htm