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 …

U.S. Air Mail stamps decade by decade. Click on the decade to show all the stamps of that period. Click on the stamp image to view a larger picture. Scott catalog numbers are copyrighted by Amos Publishing Company and are used here without permission for reference purposes only.

An airmail stamp is a postage stamp intended to pay either an airmail fee that is charged in addition to the surface rate, or the full airmail rate, for an item of mail to be transported by air. [1]

There are two types of airmail stamps. The first is a postage stamp that represents a fee above the stand surface rate so that an item can be transported by air. The second is a stamp combining the two costs into one. Some countries restricted the …

Some of the most popular United States stamps are the Airmail issues. These stamps were issued to pay the increased fee on letters sent by airmail. The first airmail flight (by airplane rather than balloon) took place in September 1911, and was a private flight carrying little mail and covering but a few miles. In 1918, a new set of stamps were ...

Since 1918, a number of notable aircraft and aviation pioneers have been celebrated on U.S. airmail stamps. Learn more about the most famous U.S. airmail stamp, the Inverted Jenny US Airmail Stamps/Inverted Jenny

Judging by the ornateness and technical printing prowess in the designs and executions of these early Airmail stamps, I have always felt that they were meant to be philatelic souvenirs as much as legitimate postage stamps meant to pay for airmail. The two French 50 franc stamps above are certainly beautiful, but the amount of postage that they ...

Distinct from regular postage stamps, airmail stamps often featured unique designs and higher denominations to cover the additional costs of air transportation. Some of these early issues, due to their rarity and historical significance, are now considered among the …

Airmail stamps have been printed in a wide range of denominations — mint condition first and second issue stamps can easily fetch upwards of $100 at auction. Apfelbaum, Inc. frequently has U.S. Airmail stamps of all ages for sale through our Public Auctions, Buy It …

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