List of United States airmail stamps

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.[1] Domestic air mail became obsolete in 1975, and international air mail[2] in 1995, when the USPS began transporting First Class mail by air on a routine basis.[3][4] All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS.[5]

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Scott cataloged stamps received a "C" designation for airmail issues beginning in 1940. Designated for international mail, and showing a small airplane, the January, 2012 $1.05 Scenic America series issue was designated C150. However, with the January, 2013 issue of the $1.10 Global Forever Stamp no specific airmail purpose was shown in the design. Rather, the Postal Service stated that this "stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International 1-ounce letter to any country in the world."[6] Thus a regular series Scott number, 4740, was designated.

1918–1919
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image No. Issued
May 13, 191824¢ Rose & Blue
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		Inverted Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall		8493 T, 8493 B
see also		~100 (1 plate) Error
May 13, 191824¢ Rose & Blue
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall		8492 T, 8493 T3,095,955[7]
July 11, 191816¢ Green
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall		F8900 T3,793,987
December 10, 19186¢ Orange
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		Curtis Jenny Biplane
Design: Claire Aubrey Huston
Engravers: J. Eissler and Edward M. Hall		1955 T, Unused plate: 9164[8]2,134,988

Reference:[9]

1920–1929
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image No. Issued
August 15, 19238¢ Dark Green
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		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, 192316¢ Dark Blue
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		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, 192324¢ Carmine Rose
Size: +7⁄8 x +3⁄4 inch		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, 192610¢ Dark Blue
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Map of the U.S. & two planes
Design: C. A. Huston		18246 R, 18247 Bmore than 42,092,800
September 18, 192615¢ Olive Brown
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Map of the U.S. & two planes
Design: C. A. Huston		18746 L15,597,307
January 25, 192720¢ Yellow Green
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Map of the U.S. & two planes
Design: C. A. Huston		18898 R, F18892 B17,616,350
June 18, 192710¢ Dark Blue
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Spirit of St. Louis18999 R, 1942720,379,179
July 25, 19285¢ Carmine & Blue
Size: 1+15⁄32 x 1+3⁄32 inch		Beacon on Sherman Hill
Design: A.R. Meissner		19570 T, 19701 T (red)
19546 T (blue)		106,887,675

Reference:[10]

1930–1939
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image No. Issued
February 10, 19305¢ Violet[P 1]
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		19944 L97,641,200
April 19, 193065¢ Green
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic20077 L93,536 sold
April 19, 1930$1.30 Brown
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic20085 B72,428 sold
April 19, 1930$2.60 Blue
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Graf Zeppelin
See also: 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps		20092 R61,296 sold
August 19, 19315¢ Violet[P 2]
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		20606 LL57,340,050
September 26, 19328¢ Olive Bistre
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		21030 UR76,648,803
October 2, 193350¢ Green[P 1][PERF 1]
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Graf Zeppelin21172 B324,070
June 30, 19346¢ Dull Orange
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		22135 UL302,205,100
August 30, 193416¢ Dark BlueGreat Seal of the U.S.
(Air Mail Special Delivery)		21313, 21313 F
– Reprinted imperforate, 1935
9,215,750
November 22, 193525¢ Blue
Size: 37+0⁄100 x 23+1⁄2 inch		China Clipper
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		2147310,205,400
February 10, 193616¢ Carmine & BlueGreat Seal of the U.S.
(Air Mail Special Delivery)		21497 F, 21495 F, 2149372,517,850
February 15, 193720¢ Green
Size: 37+0⁄100 x 23+1⁄2 inch		China Clipper
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		2162212,794,600
February 15, 193750¢ Carmine
Size: 37+0⁄100 x 23+1⁄2 inch		China Clipper
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		216249,285,300
May 14, 19386¢ Carmine & BlueEagle and Shield349,946,500
May 16, 193930¢ Blue
Size: 1+84⁄100 x +75⁄100 inch		Winged Globe
Design: Alvin R. Meissner		F22384 T, 2238119,768,150

Reference:[11]

1940–1949
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image No. Issued
June 25, 19416¢ Carmine[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		The Twin-Motored Transport PlaneFollowing are shared among the 1941 issues:
40 plates between 22752-23349
& 22756-9 (4 plates)		4,746,527,700
March 21, 19448¢ Olive Green[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		The Twin-Motored Transport Plane231261,744,878,650
August 15, 194110¢ Violet[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		The Twin-Motored Transport Plane67,117,400
August 10, 194115¢ Brown[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		The Twin-Motored Transport Plane78,434,800
August 27, 194120¢ Green[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		The Twin-Motored Transport Plane42,359,850
September 25, 194130¢ Blue[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		The Twin-Motored Transport Plane59,880,850
October 29, 194150¢ Orange[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)		The Twin-Motored Transport Plane2277911,160,600
September 26, 19465¢ Carmine
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		DC-4 Skymaster22778, 2277972,517,850
March 26, 19475¢ Carmine[P 2][PERF 2][D 1]
(400 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		DC-4 Skymaster23486, 23588, 23973, 25422971,903,700
August 30, 194710¢ Black[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		Martin 2-0-2 over Pan American Union Building, Wash. D.C.[D 1]
[D 2]
23694		207,976,550
August 20, 194715¢ Green[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		Lockheed Constellation over New York Skyline[D 1][D 2]
23683		756,186,350
July 30, 194725¢ Blue[P 2][PERF 2]
(200 Subject Electric Eye Plates)
Size: 1.44 x 0.84 inch		Stratocruiser over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge[D 1][D 2]
25615		132,956,100
January 15, 19485¢ Carmine[PERF 3]DC-4 Skymaster33,244,500
July 31, 19485¢ RedNew York City23846, 2385138,449,100
January 18, 19496¢ CarmineDC-4 Skymaster5,070,095,200
May 11, 19486¢ CarmineAlexandria Bicentennial2408575,085,000
August 25, 19496¢ Carmine[PERF 3]DC-4 Skymaster260,307,500
November 18, 194910¢ VioletU.P.U. P.O. Building21,061,300
October 7, 194915¢ UltramarineU.P.U. Globe and Doves36,613,100
November 30, 194925¢ RoseU.P.U. Boeing Stratocruiser16,217,100
December 17, 19496¢ MagentaWright Brothers2415880,405,000

Reference:[12][13]

1950–1959
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image No. Issued
March 28, 195280¢ Red VioletDiamond Head, Hawaii24592-4 (3 plate)18,876,800
May 29, 19536¢ Carmine50 Years of Powered Flight
September 9, 19544¢ BlueEagle25034-35, 40–41 (4 plate)
August 1, 19576¢ BlueU.S. Air Force, 50th Anniversary25763
July 31, 19585¢ RedEagle26052
July 31, 19587¢ BlueJet Silhouette26046
July 31, 19587¢ Blue[PERF 3]Jet Silhouette– small holes
January 3, 19597¢ BlueAlaska Statehood26225
August 17, 19597¢ Red & BlueJupiter Balloon26392
August 21, 19597¢ RoseHawaii Statehood26432
August 27, 195910¢ Blue & RedPan Am Games26413
November 20, 195915¢ Orange & BlackStatue of Liberty26482

1960–1969
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image
June 10, 196010¢ Green & BlackLiberty Bell
Number issued: 39,960,000		26630
April 22, 196025¢ Maroon & BlackAbraham Lincoln26563
August 12, 19607¢ RedJet Silhouette26714
October 22, 19607¢ Red[PERF 3]Jet Silhouette
June 28, 196113¢ Red & BlackLiberty Bell26970
January 13, 196115¢ Orange & BlackStatue of Liberty26878
December 5, 19628¢ Red[P 2][PERF 4]
400 Subjects		Jetliner Over Capitol Building– Booklet Pane of 5 + Label
28024
December 5, 19628¢ Red[PERF 3]
(Perforated 10 Horizontally)		Jetliner Over Capitol Building
May 3, 196315¢ Red, Brown & BlueMontogomery Blair
Number issued: 42,245,000
Design: Robert J. Jones		27466
July 12, 19636¢ RedEagle
Design: V. S. McCloskey		27390
July 24, 19638¢ Carmine & MaroonAmelia Earhart
Number issued: 63,890,000
Design: Robert J. Jones		27548
October 5, 19648¢ Blue & RedRobert Goddard
Number issued: 62,255,000		27861
March 30, 19678¢ BrownAlaska Purchase
Number issued: 55,710,000		29013
April 26, 196720¢ MulticoloredAudubon "Columbia Jays"
Number issued: more than 50 million		29087
January 5, 196810¢ RedRunway29518
January 5, 196810¢ Red[PERF 3]Runway
April 4, 1968$1 MulticoloredAirlift
May 15, 196810¢ Red, Blue & Black50th Anniversary of Air Mail29673
November 22, 196820¢ Red, Black & BlueJet & "USA"30510
September 9, 196910¢ Multicolored[PERF 1]Moon Landing
Number issued: 152,364,800
Design: Paul Calle		– red omitted
– tagging omitted
31378

1970–1979
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image
May 15, 19719¢ Red[PERF 4]Jet Silhouette32946
May 7, 197111¢ Red[PERF 2]Jet Silhouette33020
November 10, 197313¢ RedWinged Letter34584
July 13, 197117¢ Red, Green & BlackStatue of Liberty33096
May 21, 197121¢ Red & BlueUSA33279
May 7, 197111¢ Red[PERF 5][PERF 3]Jet Silhouette
December 27, 197313¢ Red[PERF 5][PERF 3]Winged Letter
May 3, 197211¢ Multicolored[PERF 1]City of Refuge33463
August 17, 197211¢ Blue, Black, Green, Red & Yellow[PERF 2]Winter Olympics, Sapporo, Skiing33322-6
July 10, 197311¢ Multicolored[PERF 1]Progress in Electronics34192
January 11, 197418¢ Black, Red & Blue[PERF 1]Statue of Liberty34931, 34959
January 2, 197426¢ Black, Red & Blue[PERF 1]Mount Rushmore34875
January 2, 197625¢ Red, Black & BluePlane & Globes36957
January 2, 197631¢ Red, Black & BluePlane & Globes36981
September 23, 197831¢ MulticoloredWright Brothers
September 23, 197831¢ MulticoloredWright Brothers
March 29, 197931¢ MulticoloredOctave Chanute38856
March 29, 197931¢ MulticoloredOctave Chanute
November 20, 197931¢ MulticoloredWiley Post39197
November 20, 197931¢ MulticoloredWiley Post
November 1, 197931¢ MulticoloredOlympics

1980–1989
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image
October 13, 198040¢ MulticoloredPhilip Mazzei[PERF 1]
(1980) – perf 10 1/2x11 1/2
December 30, 198028¢ MulticoloredBlanche Stuart Scott
December 30, 198035¢ MulticoloredGlenn Curtiss
June 17, 198328¢ MulticoloredOlympics
June 17, 198328¢ MulticoloredOlympics
June 17, 198328¢ MulticoloredOlympics
June 17, 198328¢ MulticoloredOlympics
April 8, 198340¢ MulticoloredOlympics– block[PERF 1]
April 8, 198340¢ MulticoloredOlympics– block[PERF 1]
April 8, 198340¢ MulticoloredOlympics– block[PERF 1]
April 8, 198340¢ MulticoloredOlympics– block[PERF 1]
November 4, 198335¢ MulticoloredOlympics
November 4, 198335¢ MulticoloredOlympics
November 4, 198335¢ MulticoloredOlympics
November 4, 198335¢ MulticoloredOlympics
February 13, 198533¢ MulticoloredAlfred V. Verville
February 13, 198539¢ MulticoloredLawrence and Elmer Sperry
June 10, 198544¢ MulticoloredTranspacific 50th Anniversary
August 22, 198544¢ MulticoloredJunipero Serra
March 29, 198844¢ MulticoloredNew Sweden Settling
July 14, 198845¢ MulticoloredSamuel P. Langley– overall tagging
June 23, 198836¢ MulticoloredIgor Sikorsky
July 14, 198945¢ MulticoloredFrench Revolution
October 12, 198945¢ MulticoloredPre-Columbian America
November 27, 198945¢ MulticoloredFuture Mail Delivery
November 27, 198945¢ MulticoloredFuture Mail Delivery
November 27, 198945¢ MulticoloredFuture Mail Delivery
November 27, 198945¢ MulticoloredFuture Mail Delivery
November 24, 1989$1.80 MulticoloredFuture Mail Delivery Miniature sheet

1990–2012
Date Issed Type Subject Plate No. Image
October 12, 199045¢ MulticoloredTropical CoastA1111 UL
April 27, 199150¢ MulticoloredHarriet Quimby[PERF 1]
S1111 LL
– Perf 11.2
S2222 LR
May 17, 199140¢ MulticoloredWilliam T. PiperA1111 UL
June 21, 199150¢ MulticoloredAntarctic TreatyS1111 UR
October 12, 199150¢ MulticoloredBering Land Bridge111111 LR
199340¢ MulticoloredWilliam T. PiperS1111 LR
May 12, 199948¢ MulticoloredNiagara FallsV11111 UL (First of the Scenic American Landscapes Series[14])
July 30, 199940¢ MulticoloredRio GrandeV11111 LR
January 20, 200060¢ MulticoloredGrand CanyonB1111 UR
– die cutting omitted error
B1111 UR
March 6, 200170¢ MulticoloredNine-Mile PrairieP11111 LL
April 17, 200180¢ MulticoloredMt. McKinleyV11111 UL
May 20, 200160¢ MulticoloredAcadia 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, 200663¢ MulticoloredBryce Canyon, UtahS22222 LL
February 22, 200675¢ MulticoloredGreat Smoky MountainsP11111 LR
February 22, 200684¢ MulticoloredYosemite National ParkV11111 UR
June 1, 200769¢ MulticoloredOkefenokee Swamp National Wildlife RefugeP11111 LL
June 1, 200790¢ MulticoloredHagatña Bay, GuamV11111 UR
May 16, 200872¢ Multicolored13-Mile Woods, New HampshireS11111 UL
May 16, 200894¢ MulticoloredSt. John, U.S. Virgin IslandsV11111 LL
June 28, 200979¢ MulticoloredZion National Park
June 28, 200998¢ MulticoloredGrand Teton National Park
April 11, 201180¢ MulticoloredVoyageurs National Park
January 19, 201285¢ MulticoloredGlacier National Park
January 20, 2012$1.05 MulticoloredLancaster County, Pennsylvania

Notes on types
Plate type (P notes)
[P 1][P 2] – plate type
  1. Flat Plate Printing – A printing process in which stamps are printed from a flat plate pressed straight down onto the blank sheet. The gum on the back of a Flat Plate stamp will be smooth.
  2. Rotary Press Printing – A printing process in which stamps are printed from a round plates that roll over the blank sheets. The design will be slightly larger than flat plate stamps due to stretching during the printing process. The gum on the back of a Rotary Press stamp will have ridges.
Perforation (PERF notes)Printing Dryness (D notes)
[PERF 1][PERF 2][PERF 4][PERF 5][PERF 3] – perforation details, see here[15][16] for more details

[D 2][D 1] – printing dryness, see also (airmail section)

  1. Perf 11
  2. Perf 11 x 10½
  3. Coil stamp – a type of postage stamp sold in strips one stamp wide
  4. Perf 10½ x 11
  5. Perf 10 Vertical
  1. wet technique, from 15 to 35% moisture content, less sharp
  2. dry technique, from 5 to 10% moisture content, more sharp

See also

References
  1. The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Postage Stamps 2005, 27th Edition (Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps) by Thomas E. Jr Hudgeons (Author) Publisher: House of Collectibles; 27 edition (June 8, 2004) ISBN 978-1-4000-4842-7
  2. "United States Postage stamps: 1847 through 1947 ~ The first 100 years". Junior Philatelists. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. "Airmails C1-C15". Usstamps.coinsandstamps.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  4. "U.S. Airmail Stamp Color Catalog". Stampandcoin.com. 2014. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  5. Under US Copyright.
  6. "Global Forever". Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  7. "Air Mail Issues of the United States: 1918–1944". 1847usa.com. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  8. Kirker, Joe (May 18, 2006). "6-cent Curtiss Jenny". First Airmail Issues. Arago, Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  9. "Stamps from 1918–1919". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  10. "Stamps from 1920-1929". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  11. "Stamps from 1930-1939". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  12. "Stamps from 1940-1949". American Air Mail Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  13. "Alaska Coin Exchange Presents Stamp Plate Block Collection Book One Scott #C40 Alexandria Bicentennial & C45 Wright Brothers Air Post Air Mail Stamps". Coinandstampgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  14. Scenic American Landscapes
  15. "Stamp Q and A". Stamp Paraphernalia.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  16. Note: all plate numbers referenced from: http://www.apnss.org/Airmails.htm
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