| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | August 11, 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Quantity | 20,000,000 |
| Denomination |
First-Class Mail Forever
|
| Denomination Value | $0.50 | Color | Pantone 7623 Red |
| Perforation or Dimension | 1.56 x .98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm |
| Series | Air Mail |
| Series Time Span | 2018 |
| Issue Location | College Park, MD 20740 |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
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
The stamp commemorates the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918, and pays tribute to the foresight of those who fostered airmail service and made it a success. The stamp, rendered in red 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: 477906
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new United States Air Mail Red 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 beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918, and pays tribute to the foresight of those who fostered airmail service and made it a success. The stamp, rendered in red 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 pictorial postmark features a winged globe surrounded by the stamp title and First Day of Issue details, as well as the date and location of stamp issuance: August 11, 2018, College Park, MD 20740.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477916
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new United States Air Mail Red 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 beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918, and pays tribute to the foresight of those who fostered airmail service and made it a success. The stamp, rendered in red 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.
Rendered in a style that evokes intaglio printing, the Digital Color Postmark features the stamp title and ornamentation in red and blue, as well as the date and location of the stamp issuance: August 11, 2018, College Park, MD 20740.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477921
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail and recognize the First Day of Issue of the United States Air Mail Red Forever® stamp, with this new official ceremony program and cover.
The full-color program folder features the First Day of Issue details and narrative about the stamp design. An insert placed inside the folder includes the ceremony agenda and participants.
The program folder is tucked inside a 9 x 6-inch envelope bearing an affixed, randomly selected 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: 477930
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new keepsake combination: one pane of 20 United States Air Mail Red Forever® stamps and one Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover.
The stamp commemorates the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918, and pays tribute to the foresight of those who fostered airmail service and made it a success. The stamp, rendered in red 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.
Rendered in a style that evokes intaglio printing, the Digital Color Postmark features the stamp title and ornamentation in red and blue, as well as the date and location of the stamp issuance: August 11, 2018, College Park, MD 20740.
Made in the USA.
SKUs featured on this page: 477910
Honor the 100th anniversary of the beginning of airmail service with this new United States Air Mail Red Stamp Ceremony Memento.
This 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 Red Forever® stamps.
The stamp commemorates the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918, and pays tribute to the foresight of those who fostered airmail service and made it a success. The stamp, rendered in red 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: 477934
On August 11, 2018, in College Park, MD, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the United States Air Mail (red) 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 August 11, 2018.
The United States Air Mail (red) stamp will be the second stamp issued in 2018 by the Postal Service™ to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of regular airmail service. The first stamp, United States Air Mail (blue), issued in May, paid tribute to the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the airmail service on May 15, 1918. This second stamp, identical to the first except that it is rendered in red, commemorates the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918. Both stamps are printed in intaglio and feature a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane. The stamp design evokes that earlier period. The stamp designer and typographer was Dan Gretta, while Greg Breeding served as the art director.
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™ has issued two stamp designs in 2018. The first stamp, United States Air Mail Blue, commemorated the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated airmail service on May 15, 1918. Rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, the stamp features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane. This second stamp, United States Air Mail Red, identical to the first except for being rendered in red, commemorates the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department on August 12, 1918, and pays tribute to the foresight of those who fostered airmail service and made it a success.
For the 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.
Airmail delivery, daily except on Sundays, became part of the fabric of the American economy and spurred the growth of the nation’s aviation industry.
The stamp designer and typographer was Dan Gretta; Greg Breeding was the art director.
The United States Air Mail Red stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce price.