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US Airmail Stamps
1941-1961

New definitive US airmail stamps appeared during 1941, with the varying denominations featuring a large transport aircraft. As it turned out, at the end of the year, the United States would be drawn into World War II and hundreds of millions of these new airmail stamps would be required for mailing letters and packages to US military personnel all over the World.

Denomination coil-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom left (Sc. #C37), was issued on January 15, 1948. Denomination sheet-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at top right (Sc. #C39), was issued on January 18, 1949. These stamps come in both wet and dry printings, with the dry printings being the scarcer of the two. Air mail or Air Post stamps were used for the prepayment of postage for the premium service on all mailable matter sent by airmail. Inaugurated in 1918 U.S. Airmail stamps documented the early history of aviation commerce, from biplanes to zeppelins to flying boats. Airmail M-Bags Send Large Amounts of Printed Material. Airmail M-Bag ® packaging is the most affordable way to send large amounts of printed material internationally, including newspapers, magazines, journals, books, sheet music, catalogs, directories, commercial advertising, and promotional matter. Delivery varies by destination. Prices start at $51.70 at a Post Office ™ location.

The ensuing years would also witness the issues of commemorative and peacetime themed US airmail stamps.
As with the regular commemorative and definitive postage stamps of the 1950's and 1960's, rising postage rates and new mail handling technologies would also result in quite a few airmail stamp re-issues and printing varieties.
For an explanation of Wet Printings, Dry Printings, and Phosphor Tagging, please see the General Issues 1954-1968 page in this website category. The phosphor tagging on US airmail stamps is orange red, whereas the tagging on regular stamps is yellowish green.

The seven definitive US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C25-31) were all issued during 1941, with the exception of the 8 C. denomination, which was issued on March 21, 1944.
The uniform designs of these airmail stamps features a twin-motored transport aircraft.
Being the most frequently used denomination of the series, the 6 C. denomination airmail stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of three stamps, on March 18, 1943.
Almost five billion of the 6 C. denomination airmail stamps and almost two billion of the 8 C. denomination airmail stamps were printed, as opposed to the other airmail stamp denominations, which ranged from about 11 million to about 78 million.

The 5 C. denomination sheet-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at top left (Sc. #C33), was issued on March 26, 1947.
The 5 C. denomination coil-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom left (Sc. #C37), was issued on January 15, 1948.
The 6 C. denomination sheet-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at top right (Sc. #C39), was issued on January 18, 1949. These stamps come in both wet and dry printings, with the dry printings being the scarcer of the two.
The 6 C. denomination sheet-format definitive airmail stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #C39a), on March 18, 1943.
The 6 C. denomination coil-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom right (Sc. #C41), was issued on August 25, 1949.
All four of these new, smaller-sized, definitive airmail stamps feature a DC-4 Skymaster.

The threepeacetime-themed definitive US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C34-36) were issued during 1947. These stamps come in both wet and dry printings, with the dry printings being the scarcer of the two.
The designs feature new commercial aircraft of 1947, and they are as follows:

• 10 C. - Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C. and a Martin 2-0-2.
• 15 C. - Statue of Liberty, New York skyline, and a Lockheed Constellation.
• 25 C. - San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge and a Boeing B377 Stratocruiser.
  

The threecommemorative US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C42-44) were issued during 1949, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union(UPU).
The designs are as follows:

• 10 C. - U.S. Post Office Department Building in Washington, D.C.
• 15 C. - Globe and doves carrying messages.
• 25 C. - Globe and Boeing Stratocruiser.
  

The 80 C. denomination definitive airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C46), was issued on March 26, 1952. This stamp was issued to pay the airmail rate for shipping orchids to the United States mainland.
The design features Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
The 6 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C49), was issued on August 1, 1957 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the United States Air Force (U.S. Army Air Corps).
The design features a B-52 Stratofortress and three F-104 Starfighters.

The 4 C. denomination definitive airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C48), was issued on September 3, 1954.
The 5 C. denomination definitive airmail stamp shown above,at the right(Sc. #C50), was issued on July 31, 1958.
These stamps were issued to pay the current domestic airmail post card rate during 1954 and again during 1958.
The designs of these two US airmail stamps feature a Bald Eagle in flight.

The blue7 C. denomination sheet-format definitiveairmail stamp, shown at top left (Sc. #C51), was issued on July 31, 1958. This stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #C51a).
The blue7 C. denomination coil-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom left (Sc. #C52), was issued on July 31, 1958.
The carmine7 C. denomination sheet-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at top right (Sc. #C60), was issued on August 12, 1960. This stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #C60a).
The carmine7 C. denomination coil-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom right (Sc. #C61), was issued on October 22, 1960.

The 7 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C53), was issued on January 3, 1959 to celebrate Alaska Statehood.
The design features the Big Dipper, the North Star, a map of Alaska, and Alaskan scenery.
The 7 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C55), was issued on August 21, 1959 to celebrate Hawaii Statehood.
The design features a warrior, a map of the Hawaiian Islands, and the star of statehood, which would later be added to the United States flag.

The 7 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C54), was issued on August 17, 1959 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Airmail Flight of the Balloon Jupiter.
The Balloon Jupiter carried a mailbag, containing 123 letters, during its flight from Lafayette, Indiana to Crawfordsville, Indiana on August 17, 1859. The flight was originally planned to go from Lafayette, Indiana to New York City, but it didn't make it, due to weather conditions.
This balloon flight was officially sanctioned by the U.S. Post Office Department, thus this was actually the first airmail flight in United States history.
The 10 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C56), was issued on August 27, 1959 to publicize the 3rd Pan-American Games, held in Chicago, Illinois from August 27 through September 7, 1959.
The design features a runner holding a torch.

The five definitive US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C57-59, #C62-63) were originally issued (Untagged versions)between 1959 and 1961.
The 10 C. denomination was issued on June 10, 1960, and its design features the Liberty Bell, with the inscription, 'LET FREEDOM RING'.
The 13 C. denomination was issued on June 28, 1961 (Untagged) and on February 15, 1967 (Tagged), and its design features the Liberty Bell, with the inscription, 'LET FREEDOM RING'.
The 15 C. (original design) denomination was issued on November 20, 1959, and its design features the Statue of Liberty, with the inscription, 'LIBERTY FOR ALL'.
The 15 C. (re-drawn design) denomination was issued on January 13, 1961 (Untagged) and on January 11, 1967 (Tagged), and its design features the Statue of Liberty, with the inscription, 'LIBERTY FOR ALL'.
The 25 C. denomination was issued on April 22, 1960 (Untagged) and on December 29, 1966 (Tagged), and its design features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, with the inscription, 'OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE', from the Gettysburg Address.

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US Airmail Stamps
1941-1961

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New definitive US airmail stamps appeared during 1941, with the varying denominations featuring a large transport aircraft. As it turned out, at the end of the year, the United States would be drawn into World War II and hundreds of millions of these new airmail stamps would be required for mailing letters and packages to US military personnel all over the World.

The ensuing years would also witness the issues of commemorative and peacetime themed US airmail stamps.
As with the regular commemorative and definitive postage stamps of the 1950's and 1960's, rising postage rates and new mail handling technologies would also result in quite a few airmail stamp re-issues and printing varieties.
For an explanation of Wet Printings, Dry Printings, and Phosphor Tagging, please see the General Issues 1954-1968 page in this website category. The phosphor tagging on US airmail stamps is orange red, whereas the tagging on regular stamps is yellowish green.

The seven definitive US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C25-31) were all issued during 1941, with the exception of the 8 C. denomination, which was issued on March 21, 1944.
The uniform designs of these airmail stamps features a twin-motored transport aircraft.
Being the most frequently used denomination of the series, the 6 C. denomination airmail stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of three stamps, on March 18, 1943.
Almost five billion of the 6 C. denomination airmail stamps and almost two billion of the 8 C. denomination airmail stamps were printed, as opposed to the other airmail stamp denominations, which ranged from about 11 million to about 78 million.

The 5 C. denomination sheet-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at top left (Sc. #C33), was issued on March 26, 1947.
The 5 C. denomination coil-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom left (Sc. #C37), was issued on January 15, 1948.
The 6 C. denomination sheet-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at top right (Sc. #C39), was issued on January 18, 1949. These stamps come in both wet and dry printings, with the dry printings being the scarcer of the two.
The 6 C. denomination sheet-format definitive airmail stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #C39a), on March 18, 1943.
The 6 C. denomination coil-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom right (Sc. #C41), was issued on August 25, 1949.
All four of these new, smaller-sized, definitive airmail stamps feature a DC-4 Skymaster.

The threepeacetime-themed definitive US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C34-36) were issued during 1947. These stamps come in both wet and dry printings, with the dry printings being the scarcer of the two.
The designs feature new commercial aircraft of 1947, and they are as follows:

• 10 C. - Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C. and a Martin 2-0-2.
• 15 C. - Statue of Liberty, New York skyline, and a Lockheed Constellation.
• 25 C. - San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge and a Boeing B377 Stratocruiser.
  

The threecommemorative US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C42-44) were issued during 1949, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union(UPU).
The designs are as follows:

• 10 C. - U.S. Post Office Department Building in Washington, D.C.
• 15 C. - Globe and doves carrying messages.
• 25 C. - Globe and Boeing Stratocruiser.
  

The 80 C. denomination definitive airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C46), was issued on March 26, 1952. This stamp was issued to pay the airmail rate for shipping orchids to the United States mainland.
The design features Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
The 6 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C49), was issued on August 1, 1957 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the United States Air Force (U.S. Army Air Corps).
The design features a B-52 Stratofortress and three F-104 Starfighters.

The 4 C. denomination definitive airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C48), was issued on September 3, 1954.
The 5 C. denomination definitive airmail stamp shown above,at the right(Sc. #C50), was issued on July 31, 1958.
These stamps were issued to pay the current domestic airmail post card rate during 1954 and again during 1958.
The designs of these two US airmail stamps feature a Bald Eagle in flight.

The blue7 C. denomination sheet-format definitiveairmail stamp, shown at top left (Sc. #C51), was issued on July 31, 1958. This stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #C51a).
The blue7 C. denomination coil-format definitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom left (Sc. #C52), was issued on July 31, 1958.
The carmine7 C. denomination sheet-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at top right (Sc. #C60), was issued on August 12, 1960. This stamp was also issued in booklets, containing panes of six stamps (Sc. #C60a).
The carmine7 C. denomination coil-formatdefinitive airmail stamp, shown at bottom right (Sc. #C61), was issued on October 22, 1960.

The 7 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C53), was issued on January 3, 1959 to celebrate Alaska Statehood.
The design features the Big Dipper, the North Star, a map of Alaska, and Alaskan scenery.
The 7 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C55), was issued on August 21, 1959 to celebrate Hawaii Statehood.
The design features a warrior, a map of the Hawaiian Islands, and the star of statehood, which would later be added to the United States flag.

The 7 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the left (Sc. #C54), was issued on August 17, 1959 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Airmail Flight of the Balloon Jupiter.
The Balloon Jupiter carried a mailbag, containing 123 letters, during its flight from Lafayette, Indiana to Crawfordsville, Indiana on August 17, 1859. The flight was originally planned to go from Lafayette, Indiana to New York City, but it didn't make it, due to weather conditions.
This balloon flight was officially sanctioned by the U.S. Post Office Department, thus this was actually the first airmail flight in United States history.
The 10 C. denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C56), was issued on August 27, 1959 to publicize the 3rd Pan-American Games, held in Chicago, Illinois from August 27 through September 7, 1959.
The design features a runner holding a torch.

The five definitive US airmail stamps shown above (Sc. #C57-59, #C62-63) were originally issued (Untagged versions)between 1959 and 1961.
The 10 C. denomination was issued on June 10, 1960, and its design features the Liberty Bell, with the inscription, 'LET FREEDOM RING'.
The 13 C. denomination was issued on June 28, 1961 (Untagged) and on February 15, 1967 (Tagged), and its design features the Liberty Bell, with the inscription, 'LET FREEDOM RING'.
The 15 C. (original design) denomination was issued on November 20, 1959, and its design features the Statue of Liberty, with the inscription, 'LIBERTY FOR ALL'.
The 15 C. (re-drawn design) denomination was issued on January 13, 1961 (Untagged) and on January 11, 1967 (Tagged), and its design features the Statue of Liberty, with the inscription, 'LIBERTY FOR ALL'.
The 25 C. denomination was issued on April 22, 1960 (Untagged) and on December 29, 1966 (Tagged), and its design features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, with the inscription, 'OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE', from the Gettysburg Address.

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