#Airmail 5 cents envelope series

That would leave the population at about 94 stamps today, less a block of 8 stamps, two blocks of 4 stamps, and a plate block of 4 stamps that were originally removed from the sheet after it was resold. It is believed that about six of the original stamps from the sheet have been destroyed over time.

How many of these stamps that have survived, almost 100 years later, is unclear. The dealer later resold it to another collector for $20,000. The collector later sold it to a Philadelphia stamp dealer for $15,000. Postal inspectors tried to buy the sheet back from the collector, but he hid it from them. A single pane of 100 stamps was sold to a collector at the Washington, D.C. Shown above is an example of the famous 'Inverted Jenny' error (Sc #C3a). #C1) was issued on December 10, 1918, when the airmail postage rate to the tri-city area noted above was again reduced to 6 Cents per ounce. The orange 6 Cent denomination stamp (Sc. #C2) was issued on July 11, 1918, when the airmail postage rate to the tri-city area noted above was reduced to 16 Cents per ounce. The green 16 Cent denomination stamp (Sc. The postage rate was 24 Cents per ounce, which included immediate delivery to the addressee. #C3) was issued on for the Inauguration of Airmail Service between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York, on May 15, 1918.

The carmine and blue 24 Cent denomination stamp (Sc. In the years after the war, the plane became the backbone of US civil aviation. The 'Jenny' was originally produced as an Army training aircraft during World War I. The central designs feature a 'Curtiss Jenny' Biplane in Flight. They were available for use on regular letter mail, as well as on airmail, which was still highly experimental. #C1-3), arranged in the order of their issue dates. D.C.The first US Airmail stamps, or US definitive postage stamps issued for use on airmail letters, were issued in early 1918. Martin 2-0-2 over Pan American Union Building, Wash. Reference: 1940вЂ“1949 Date IssedДЇollowing are shared among the 1941 issues: Reference: 1920вЂ“1929 Date IssedДe Havilland Airplane Propeller and Radiator

#Airmail 5 cents envelope series

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.' Thus a regular series Scott number, 4740, was designated. However, with the January, 2013 issue of the $1.10 Global Forever Stamp no specific airmail purpose was shown in the design. Designated for international mail, and showing a small airplane, the January, 2012 $1.05 Scenic America series issue was designated C150. Scott cataloged stamps received a 'C' designation for airmail issues beginning in 1940.

All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS. Domestic air mail became obsolete in 1975, and international air mail in 1995, when the USPS began transporting First Class mail by air on a routine basis. Special postage stamps were issued for use with this service. 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 WashingtonвЂ“PhiladelphiaвЂ“New York route.