List of United States airmail stamps
Encyclopedia
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. 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. All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS.
|| Inverted Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || 8493 T, 8493 B ||
see also || ~100 (1 plate)
|-
| May 13, 1918 || 24¢ Rose & Blue
|| Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || 8492 T, 8493 T ||
|| 3,095,955
|-
| July 11, 1918 || 16¢ Green
|| Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || F8900 T ||
|| 3,793,987
|-
| December 10, 1918 || 6¢ Orange
|| Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || 1955 T, Unused plate: 9164 ||
|| 2,134,988
|}
Reference:
|| 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
|| 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¢ Rose & Blue
|| 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
|| 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
|| Map of the U.S. & two planes || 18746 L ||
|| 15,597,307
|-
| January 25, 1927 || 20¢ Yellow Green
|| Map of the U.S. & two planes || 18898 R, F18892 B ||
|| 17,616,350
|-
| June 18, 1927 || 10¢ Dark Blue
|| Spirit of St. Louis || 18999 R, 19427 ||
|| 20,379,179
|-
| July 25, 1928 || 5¢ Carmine & Blue
|| Beacon on Sherman Hill
Design: A.R. Meissner || 19570 T, 19701 T (red)
19546 T (blue) ||
|| 106,887,675
|}
Reference:
|| Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || 19944 L ||
|| 97,641,200
|-
| April 19, 1930 || 65¢ Green
|| Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic || 20077 L ||
|| 93,536 sold, see also
|-
| April 19, 1930 || $1.30 Brown
|| Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic || 20085 B ||
|| 72,428 sold, see also
|-
| April 19, 1930 || $2.60 Blue
|| Graf Zeppelin || 20092 R ||
|| 61,296 sold, see also
|-
| August 19, 1931 || 5¢ Violet
|| Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || 20606 LL ||
|| 57,340,050
|-
| September 26, 1932 || 8¢ Olive Bistre
|| Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || 21030 UR ||
|| 76,648,803
|-
| October 2, 1933 || 50¢ Green
|| Graf Zeppelin || 21172 B ||
|| 324,070
|-
| June 30, 1934 || 6¢ Dull Orange
|| 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 ||
|| 9,215,750
|-
| November 22, 1935 || 25¢ Blue || China Clipper || ||
|| 10,205,400
|-
| February 10, 1936 || 16¢ Carmine & Blue || Great Seal of the U.S. || 21497 F, 21495 F, 21493 ||
|| Unknown
|-
| February 15, 1937 || 20¢ Green || China Clipper || ||
|| 12,794,600
|-
| February 15, 1937 || 50¢ Carmine || China Clipper || ||
|| 9,285,300
|-
| May 14, 1938 || 6¢ Carmine & Blue || Eagle & Shield || ||
|| 349,946,500
|-
| May 16, 1939 || 30¢ Blue
|| Wingled Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || F22384 T, 22381 ||
|| 19,768,150
|}
Reference:
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| 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
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || 23126 ||
|| 1,744,878,650
|-
| August 15, 1941 || 10¢ Violet
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 67,117,400
|-
| August 10, 1941 || 15¢ Brown
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 78,434,800
|-
| August 27, 1941 || 20¢ Green
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 42,359,850
|-
| September 25, 1941 || 30¢ Blue
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 59,880,850
|-
| October 29, 1941 || 50¢ Orange
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) || The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || 22779 ||
|| 11,160,600
|-
| September 26, 1946 || 5¢ Carmine
|| DC-4 Skymaster || 22778, 22779 ||
|| Unknown
|-
| March 26, 1947 || 5¢ Carmine
(400 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| DC-4 Skymaster || 23486, 23588, 23973, 25422 ||
|| 971,903,700
|-
| August 30, 1947 || 10¢ Black
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| Martin 2-0-2
over Pan American Union Building, Wash. D.C. ||
– date of issue unknown
23694 ||
|| 207,976,550
|-
| August 20, 1947 || 15¢ Green
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| Lockheed Constellation over New York Skyline ||
– date of issue unknown
23683 ||
|| 756,186,350
|-
| July 30, 1947 || 25¢ Blue
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| Stratocruiser over the Golden Gate Bridge ||
– date of issue unknown
25615 || || 132,956,100
|-
| January 15, 1948 || 5¢ Carmine || DC-4 Skymaster || || || Unknown
|-
| July 31, 1948 || 5¢ Red || New York City || 23846, 23851 ||
|| 38,449,100
|-
| January 18, 1949 || 6¢ Carmine || DC-4 Skymaster || || || Unknown
|-
| May 11, 1948 || 6¢ Carmine || Alexandria Bicentennial || 24085 ||
|| 75,085,000
|-
| August 25, 1949 || 6¢ Carmine || DC-4 Skymaster || || || Unknown
|-
| 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
|}
Reference:
|-
| 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 || 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 ||
|}
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 || 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
400 Subjects || Jetliner Over Capitol Building || Also in booklet pane of 5 + Label
28024 ||
|-
| December 5, 1962 || 8¢ Red
(Perforated 10 Horizontally) || Jetliner Over Capitol Building || ||
|-
| May 3, 1963 || 15¢ Red, Brown & Blue || Montogomery 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 || 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 || Moon Landing
Number issued: 152,364,800
Design: Paul Calle
|| Known with red omitted
KNnown with tagging omitted
31378 ||
|}
|-
| May 7, 1971 || 11¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || 33020 ||
|-
| November 10, 1973 || 13¢ Red || Winged Letter || 34584 ||
|-
| July 13, 1971 || 17¢ Red, Green & Black || Statue of Liberty || 33096 ||
|-
| May 21, 1971 || 21¢ Red & Blue || USA || 33279 ||
|-
| May 7, 1971 || 11¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || ||
|-
| December 27, 1973 || 13¢ Red || Winged Letter || ||
|-
| May 3, 1972 || 11¢ Multicolored || City of Refuge || 33463 ||
|-
| August 17, 1972 || 11¢ Blue, Black, Green, Red & Yellow || Winter Olympics, Sapporo, Skiing || 33322-6 ||
|-
| July 10, 1973 || 11¢ Multicolored || Progress in Electronics || 34192 ||
|-
| January 11, 1974 || 18¢ Black, Red & Blue || Statue of Liberty || 34931, 34959 ||
|-
| January 2, 1974 || 26¢ Black, Red & Blue || Mount Rushmore || 34875 ||
|-
| January 2, 1976 || 25¢ Red, Black & Blue || Plane & Globes || 36957 ||
|-
| January 2, 1976 || 31¢ Red, Black & Blue || Plane & Globes || 36981 ||
|-
| September 23, 1978 || 31¢ Multicolored || Wright Brothers || ||
|-
| March 29, 1979 || 31¢ Multicolored || Octave Chanute || 38856 ||
|-
| November 20, 1979 || 31¢ Multicolored || Wiley Post || 39197 ||
|-
| November 1, 1979 || 31¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|}
(1980) – perf 10 1/2x11 1/2 ||
|-
| December 30, 1980 || 28¢ Multicolored || Blanche Stuart Scott || ||
|-
| December 30, 1980 || 35¢ Multicolored || Glenn Gurtis || ||
|-
| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-`
| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
|-
| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
|-
| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
|-
| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
|-
| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
|-
| February 13, 1985 || 33¢ Multicolored || Alfred V. Verville
|| ||
|-
| February 13, 1985 || 39¢ Multicolored || Lawrence and Elmer Sperry
|| ||
|-
| June 10, 1960 || 44¢ Multicolored || Transpacific 50th Anniversary || ||
|-
| August 22, 1985 || 44¢ Multicolored || Junipero Serra || ||
|-
| March 29, 1988 || 44¢ Multicolored || Junew Sweden Settling || ||
|-
| July 14, 1988 || 45¢ Multicolored || Samuel P. Langley || also known with overall tagging ||
|-
| June 23, 1988 || 36¢ Multicolored || Igor Sikorsky
|| ||
|-
| July 14, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || French Revolution
|| ||
|-
| October 12, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Pre-Columbian America || ||
|-
| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
|-
| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
|-
| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
|-
| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
|-
| November 24, 1989 || $1.80 Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
|}
|-
| April 27, 1991 || 50¢ Multicolored || Harriet Quimby
||
S1111 LL
Perf 11.2
S2222 LR ||
|-
| May 17, 1991 || 40¢ Multicolored || William T. Piper || A1111 UL ||
|-
| June 21, 1991 || 50¢ Multicolored || Antarctic Treaty || S1111 UR ||
|-
| October 12, 1991 || 50¢ Multicolored || Bering Land Bridge || 111111 LR ||
|-
| 1993 || 40¢ Multicolored || William T. Piper || S1111 LR ||
|-
| May 12, 1999 || 48¢ Multicolored || Niagara Falls
|| V11111 UL ||
|-
| July 30, 1999 || 40¢ Multicolored || Rio Grande || V11111 LR ||
|-
| January 20, 2000 || 60¢ Multicolored || Grand Canyon || B1111 UR
Die cutting omitted error
B1111 UR ||
|-
| March 6, 2001 || 70¢ Multicolored || Nine-Mile Prairie || P11111 LL ||
|-
| April 17, 2001 || 80¢ Multicolored || Mt. McKinley || V11111 UL ||
|-
| May 20, 2001 || 60¢ Multicolored || Acadia National Park || 2001 year date, prephosphored, die cut 11.25 x 11.5 (B1111 UR)
2001 year date, overall tagging, die cut 11.5 x 11.9 (B2222 UR)
2005 year date (S1111 UR)
Acadia error, printed on the backing paper (S1111 LR) ||
|-
| February 22, 2006 || 63¢ Multicolored || Bryce Canyon, Utah || S22222 LL ||
|-
| February 22, 2006 || 75¢ Multicolored || Great Smoky Mountains || P11111 LR ||
|-
| February 22, 2006 || 84¢ Multicolored || Yosemite National Park || V11111 UR ||
|-
| June 1, 2007 || 69¢ Multicolored || Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge || P11111 LL ||
|-
| June 1, 2007 || 90¢ Multicolored || Hagatña Bay, Guam || V11111 UR ||
|-
| May 16, 2008 || 72¢ Multicolored || 13-Mile Woods, New Hampshire || S11111 UL ||
|-
| May 16, 2008 || 94¢ Multicolored || St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands || V11111 LL ||
|-
| June 28, 2009 || 79¢ Multicolored || Zion National Park || ||
|-
| June 28, 2009 || 98¢ Multicolored || Grand Teton National Park || ||
|}
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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. 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. All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS.
1918–1919
| May 13, 1918 || 24¢ Rose & Blue|| Inverted Curtis Jenny Biplane
Inverted Jenny
The Inverted Jenny is a United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design was accidentally printed upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately...
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || 8493 T, 8493 B ||
see also || ~100 (1 plate)
|-
| May 13, 1918 || 24¢ Rose & Blue
|| Curtis Jenny Biplane
Curtiss JN-4
The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S...
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || 8492 T, 8493 T ||
|| 3,095,955|-
| July 11, 1918 || 16¢ Green
|| Curtis Jenny Biplane
Curtiss JN-4
The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S...
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || F8900 T ||
|| 3,793,987|-
| December 10, 1918 || 6¢ Orange
|| Curtis Jenny Biplane
Curtiss JN-4
The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S...
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall || 1955 T, Unused plate: 9164 ||
|| 2,134,988|}
Reference:
1920–1929
| August 15, 1923 || 8¢ Dark Green|| 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
|| 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¢ Rose & Blue
|| 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
|| 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
|| Map of the U.S. & two planes || 18746 L ||
|| 15,597,307|-
| January 25, 1927 || 20¢ Yellow Green
|| Map of the U.S. & two planes || 18898 R, F18892 B ||
|| 17,616,350|-
| June 18, 1927 || 10¢ Dark Blue
|| Spirit of St. Louis || 18999 R, 19427 ||
|| 20,379,179|-
| July 25, 1928 || 5¢ Carmine & Blue
|| Beacon on Sherman Hill
Design: A.R. Meissner || 19570 T, 19701 T (red)
19546 T (blue) ||
|| 106,887,675|}
Reference:
1930–1939
| February 10, 1930 || 5¢ Violet|| Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || 19944 L ||
|| 97,641,200|-
| April 19, 1930 || 65¢ Green
|| Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic || 20077 L ||
|| 93,536 sold, see also|-
| April 19, 1930 || $1.30 Brown
|| Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic || 20085 B ||
|| 72,428 sold, see also|-
| April 19, 1930 || $2.60 Blue
|| Graf Zeppelin || 20092 R ||
|| 61,296 sold, see also|-
| August 19, 1931 || 5¢ Violet
|| Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || 20606 LL ||
|| 57,340,050|-
| September 26, 1932 || 8¢ Olive Bistre
|| Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || 21030 UR ||
|| 76,648,803|-
| October 2, 1933 || 50¢ Green
|| Graf Zeppelin || 21172 B ||
|| 324,070|-
| June 30, 1934 || 6¢ Dull Orange
|| 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 ||
|| 9,215,750|-
| November 22, 1935 || 25¢ Blue || China Clipper || ||
|| 10,205,400|-
| February 10, 1936 || 16¢ Carmine & Blue || Great Seal of the U.S. || 21497 F, 21495 F, 21493 ||
|| Unknown|-
| February 15, 1937 || 20¢ Green || China Clipper || ||
|| 12,794,600|-
| February 15, 1937 || 50¢ Carmine || China Clipper || ||
|| 9,285,300|-
| May 14, 1938 || 6¢ Carmine & Blue || Eagle & Shield || ||
|| 349,946,500|-
| May 16, 1939 || 30¢ Blue
|| Wingled Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner || F22384 T, 22381 ||
|| 19,768,150|}
Reference:
1940–1949
| June 25, 1941 || 6¢ Carmine(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| 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
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || 23126 ||
|| 1,744,878,650|-
| August 15, 1941 || 10¢ Violet
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 67,117,400|-
| August 10, 1941 || 15¢ Brown
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 78,434,800|-
| August 27, 1941 || 20¢ Green
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 42,359,850|-
| September 25, 1941 || 30¢ Blue
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || ||
|| 59,880,850|-
| October 29, 1941 || 50¢ Orange
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates) || The Twin-Motored Transport Plane || 22779 ||
|| 11,160,600|-
| September 26, 1946 || 5¢ Carmine
|| DC-4 Skymaster || 22778, 22779 ||
|| Unknown|-
| March 26, 1947 || 5¢ Carmine
(400 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| DC-4 Skymaster || 23486, 23588, 23973, 25422 ||
|| 971,903,700|-
| August 30, 1947 || 10¢ Black
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| Martin 2-0-2
Martin 2-0-2
The Martin 2-0-2 was one of the first modern airliners. The twin-engined piston aircraft was designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.-Design and development:...
over Pan American Union Building, Wash. D.C. ||
– date of issue unknown
23694 ||
|| 207,976,550|-
| August 20, 1947 || 15¢ Green
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| Lockheed Constellation over New York Skyline ||
– date of issue unknown
23683 ||
|| 756,186,350|-
| July 30, 1947 || 25¢ Blue
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
|| Stratocruiser over the Golden Gate Bridge ||
– date of issue unknown
25615 || || 132,956,100
|-
| January 15, 1948 || 5¢ Carmine || DC-4 Skymaster || || || Unknown
|-
| July 31, 1948 || 5¢ Red || New York City || 23846, 23851 ||
|| 38,449,100|-
| January 18, 1949 || 6¢ Carmine || DC-4 Skymaster || || || Unknown
|-
| May 11, 1948 || 6¢ Carmine || Alexandria Bicentennial || 24085 ||
|| 75,085,000|-
| August 25, 1949 || 6¢ Carmine || DC-4 Skymaster || || || Unknown
|-
| 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
|}
Reference:
1950–1959
| March 28, 1952 || 80¢ Red Violet || Diamond Head, Honolulu || 24592-4 (3 plate) |||-
| 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 || 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
| June 10, 1960 || 10¢ Green & Black || Liberty BellNumber issued: 39,960,000 || 26630 ||
|-
| April 22, 1960 || 25¢ Maroon & Black || Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
|| 26563 ||
|-
| August 12, 1960 || 7¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || 26714 ||
|-
| October 22, 1960 || 7¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || ||
|-
| June 28, 1961 || 13¢ Red & Black || Liberty Bell
Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American Independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House , the bell was commissioned from the London firm of Lester and Pack in 1752, and was cast with the lettering "Proclaim LIBERTY...
|| 26970 ||
|-
| January 13, 1961 || 15¢ Orange & Black || Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
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| December 5, 1962 || 8¢ Red
400 Subjects || Jetliner Over Capitol Building || Also in booklet pane of 5 + Label
28024 ||
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| December 5, 1962 || 8¢ Red
(Perforated 10 Horizontally) || Jetliner Over Capitol Building || ||
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| May 3, 1963 || 15¢ Red, Brown & Blue || Montogomery Blair
Number issued: 42,245,000
Design: Robert J. Jones || 27466 ||
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| July 12, 1963 || 6¢ Red || Eagle
Design: V. S. McCloskey || 27390 ||
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| July 24, 1963 || 8¢ Carmine & Maroon || Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
Number issued: 63,890,000
Design: Robert J. Jones || 27548 ||
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| October 5, 1964 || 8¢ Blue & Red || Robert Goddard
Number issued: 62,255,000 || 27861 ||
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| March 30, 1967 || 8¢ Brown || Alaska Purchase
Number issued: 55,710,000 || 29013 ||
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| April 26, 1967 || 20¢ Multicolored || Audubon “Columbia Jays”
Number issued: more than 50 million || 29087 ||
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| January 5, 1968 || 10¢ Red || Runway || 29518 ||
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| January 5, 1968 || 10¢ Red || Runway || ||
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| April 4, 1968 || $1 Multicolored || Airlift || ||
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| May 15, 1968 || 10¢ Red, Blue & Black || 50th Anniversary of Air Mail || 29673 ||
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| November 22, 1968 || 20¢ Red, Black & Blue || Jet & “USA” || 30510 ||
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| September 9, 1969 || 10¢ Multicolored || Moon Landing
Number issued: 152,364,800
Design: Paul Calle
Paul Calle
Paul Calle was an American artist who was best known for the designs he created for postage stamps, including 40 that were released by the United States Postal Service, and others for stamps issued by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Sweden and the United Nations...
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KNnown with tagging omitted
31378 ||
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1970–1979
| May 15, 1971 || 9¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || 32946 |||-
| May 7, 1971 || 11¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || 33020 ||
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| November 10, 1973 || 13¢ Red || Winged Letter || 34584 ||
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| July 13, 1971 || 17¢ Red, Green & Black || Statue of Liberty || 33096 ||
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| May 21, 1971 || 21¢ Red & Blue || USA || 33279 ||
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| May 7, 1971 || 11¢ Red || Jet Silhouette || ||
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| December 27, 1973 || 13¢ Red || Winged Letter || ||
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| May 3, 1972 || 11¢ Multicolored || City of Refuge || 33463 ||
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| August 17, 1972 || 11¢ Blue, Black, Green, Red & Yellow || Winter Olympics, Sapporo, Skiing || 33322-6 ||
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| July 10, 1973 || 11¢ Multicolored || Progress in Electronics || 34192 ||
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| January 11, 1974 || 18¢ Black, Red & Blue || Statue of Liberty || 34931, 34959 ||
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| January 2, 1974 || 26¢ Black, Red & Blue || Mount Rushmore || 34875 ||
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| January 2, 1976 || 25¢ Red, Black & Blue || Plane & Globes || 36957 ||
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| January 2, 1976 || 31¢ Red, Black & Blue || Plane & Globes || 36981 ||
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| September 23, 1978 || 31¢ Multicolored || Wright Brothers || ||
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| March 29, 1979 || 31¢ Multicolored || Octave Chanute || 38856 ||
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| November 20, 1979 || 31¢ Multicolored || Wiley Post || 39197 ||
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| November 1, 1979 || 31¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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1980–1989
| October 13, 1980 || 40¢ Multicolored || Philip Mazzei ||(1980) – perf 10 1/2x11 1/2 ||
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| December 30, 1980 || 28¢ Multicolored || Blanche Stuart Scott || ||
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| December 30, 1980 || 35¢ Multicolored || Glenn Gurtis || ||
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| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| June 17, 1983 || 28¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
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| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
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| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
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| April 8, 1983 || 40¢ Multicolored || Olympics || Block ||
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| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| November 4, 1983 || 35¢ Multicolored || Olympics || ||
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| February 13, 1985 || 33¢ Multicolored || Alfred V. Verville
Alfred V. Verville
Alfred Victor Verville was an aviation pioneer and designer who contributed to civilian and military aviation. During his 47 years in the aviation industry, he led the design and development of nearly a dozen commercial and military airplanes...
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| February 13, 1985 || 39¢ Multicolored || Lawrence and Elmer Sperry
Sperry
-Persons:*Armstrong Sperry , American author and illustrator*Brett Sperry , American video game designer*Carlos A. Sperry, Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Greenbrier County, served 1872-1872...
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| June 10, 1960 || 44¢ Multicolored || Transpacific 50th Anniversary || ||
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| August 22, 1985 || 44¢ Multicolored || Junipero Serra || ||
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| March 29, 1988 || 44¢ Multicolored || Junew Sweden Settling || ||
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| July 14, 1988 || 45¢ Multicolored || Samuel P. Langley || also known with overall tagging ||
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| June 23, 1988 || 36¢ Multicolored || Igor Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky , born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft...
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| July 14, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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| October 12, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Pre-Columbian America || ||
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| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
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| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
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| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
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| November 27, 1989 || 45¢ Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
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| November 24, 1989 || $1.80 Multicolored || Future Mail Delivery || ||
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1990–
| October 12, 1990 || 45¢ Multicolored || Tropical Coast || A1111 UL |||-
| April 27, 1991 || 50¢ Multicolored || Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby was an early American aviator and a movie screenwriter. In 1911 she was awarded a U.S. pilot's certificate by the Aero Club of America, becoming the first woman to gain a pilot's license in the United States. In 1912 she became the first woman to fly across the English Channel...
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S1111 LL
Perf 11.2
S2222 LR ||
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| May 17, 1991 || 40¢ Multicolored || William T. Piper || A1111 UL ||
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| June 21, 1991 || 50¢ Multicolored || Antarctic Treaty || S1111 UR ||
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| October 12, 1991 || 50¢ Multicolored || Bering Land Bridge || 111111 LR ||
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| 1993 || 40¢ Multicolored || William T. Piper || S1111 LR ||
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| May 12, 1999 || 48¢ Multicolored || Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...
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| July 30, 1999 || 40¢ Multicolored || Rio Grande || V11111 LR ||
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| January 20, 2000 || 60¢ Multicolored || Grand Canyon || B1111 UR
Die cutting omitted error
B1111 UR ||
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| March 6, 2001 || 70¢ Multicolored || Nine-Mile Prairie || P11111 LL ||
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| April 17, 2001 || 80¢ Multicolored || Mt. McKinley || V11111 UL ||
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| May 20, 2001 || 60¢ Multicolored || Acadia National Park || 2001 year date, prephosphored, die cut 11.25 x 11.5 (B1111 UR)
2001 year date, overall tagging, die cut 11.5 x 11.9 (B2222 UR)
2005 year date (S1111 UR)
Acadia error, printed on the backing paper (S1111 LR) ||
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| February 22, 2006 || 63¢ Multicolored || Bryce Canyon, Utah || S22222 LL ||
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| February 22, 2006 || 75¢ Multicolored || Great Smoky Mountains || P11111 LR ||
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| February 22, 2006 || 84¢ Multicolored || Yosemite National Park || V11111 UR ||
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| June 1, 2007 || 69¢ Multicolored || Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge || P11111 LL ||
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| June 1, 2007 || 90¢ Multicolored || Hagatña Bay, Guam || V11111 UR ||
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| May 16, 2008 || 72¢ Multicolored || 13-Mile Woods, New Hampshire || S11111 UL ||
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| May 16, 2008 || 94¢ Multicolored || St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands || V11111 LL ||
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| June 28, 2009 || 79¢ Multicolored || Zion National Park || ||
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| June 28, 2009 || 98¢ Multicolored || Grand Teton National Park || ||
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See also
- Airmails of the United StatesAirmails of the United StatesAirmails of the United States or U.S. Air Mail relates to the servicing of flown mails by the U.S. postal system within the United States, its possessions, and/or territories, marked as "Via Air Mail" , appropriately franked, and afforded any then existing class or sub-class of U.S...
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