| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | May 1, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 7,500,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.50 | Color | Pantone 280C |
| Perforation or Dimension | 1.56 x 0.98 in/39.62 x 24.89 mm |
| Issue Location | Washington, DC 20066 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new 14.5 x 21.75-inch press sheet with die cuts, containing six sheets of United States Air Mail Blue Forever® stamps positioned two across by three down.
The stamp commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service on May 15, 1918. The stamp, rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477706
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new United States Air Mail Blue First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
The stamp commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service on May 15, 1918. The stamp, rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane.
The pictorial postmark features the stamp title and ornamentation that evokes intaglio printing, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: May 1, 2018, Washington, DC 20066.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477716
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new United States Air Mail Blue First Day Cover. The #6 ¾ envelope bears an affixed Forever® stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue postmark.
The stamp commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service on May 15, 1918. The stamp, rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane.
Evocative of intaglio printing, the digital color postmark features a winged globe in red surrounded by the stamp title and First Day of Issue details in blue. Date and location of stamp issuance: May 1, 2018, Washington, DC 20066.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477721
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service and recognize the First Day of Issue of the United States Air Mail Blue Forever® stamp with this new official ceremony program and cover.
The program features the First Day Ceremony agenda and participants on one side, with a narrative about the stamp design on the reverse that tucks inside of a 9 x 6-inch envelope that bears an affixed Forever® stamp and the official First Day of Issue cancellation. Also included are the words “First Day of Issue Ceremony Program” and “Celebrate the Art of Stamps,” along with the official United States Postal Service® logo.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477730
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new keepsake combination: one pane of 20 United States Air Mail Blue Forever® stamps and one Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover.
The stamp commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service on May 15, 1918. The stamp, rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane.
Evocative of intaglio printing, the digital color postmark features a winged globe in red surrounded by the stamp title and First Day of Issue details in blue. Date and location of stamp issuance: May 1, 2018, Washington, DC 20066.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477710
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new United States Air Mail Blue Stamp Ceremony Memento.
This new collectible contains the First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation, the First Day of Issue Ceremony Program, Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover, and a pane of 20 United States Air Mail Blue Forever® stamps.
The stamp commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service on May 15, 1918. The stamp, rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477734
On May 1, 2018, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the United States Air Mail stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps. The stamp will go on sale nationwide May 1, 2018.
On May 15, 1918, in the midst of World War I, a small group of Army pilots delivered mail along a route that linked Washington, Philadelphia, and New York—initiating the world's first regularly scheduled airmail service. The United States Post Office Department took charge of the “U.S. Air Mail Service” later that summer, operating it from August 12, 1918, through September 1, 1927.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service, the Postal Service™ is issuing two stamp designs in 2018. The first stamp, United States Air Mail Blue, commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated airmail service on May 15, 1918. Rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, this stamp features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane. A second stamp, identical to the first except for being rendered in red, will commemorate the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918. That stamp, United States Air Mail Red, will be issued later this summer.
For airmail service to succeed in the early days of flight, the Post Office had to develop profitable routes, such as between New York and Chicago, and to establish the infrastructure for safely making night flights. It set up lighted airfields and erected hundreds of airmail guide beacons between New York and San Francisco so that by 1924 regularly scheduled, transcontinental flying was possible, day and night.