![]() ![]() The 5¢ SkyMaster coil stamp was also issued in much lower numbers than the other SkyMaster stamps. So most individuals didn’t use them, instead they were usually used by corporations and other groups. That was a large sum for the time, plus the stamps weren’t properly formatted for current vending machines. The new stamp was only available in coils of 500, which cost $25. ![]() Then on January 15, 1948, the Post Office issued its very first airmail coil stamp. The embossed stamp had the busts of Washington and Franklin (who appeared on the first two US stamps) plus different methods of mail delivery, including a shop, a horse rider, and a DC-4 SkyMaster. And in May, they issued a Postal Stationery Envelope to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of US postage stamps. ![]() A month later, the Post Office issued its first Air Letter Sheet, which also picture the SkyMaster. The smaller size was adopted in preparation for future issues that could be used as coils or booklets and sold in vending machines. On March 26, 1947, the SkyMaster design appeared on a new, smaller airmail stamp. US #C33 – first SkyMaster stamp issued at the smaller size The Post Office also reported an increase of 19 million airmail letters sent in the first two weeks of October compared to the first two weeks of September, which they credited to the new lower rate. The SkyMaster issue was soon known as the “Nickel Air Mail Stamp” and was promoted during National Air Mail Week. The stamp and a matching Airmail Stationery Envelope were issued on September 25, but the rate didn’t take effect until October 1. This was a savings of up to 90¢ per ounce. This included airmail sent to and from US territories including Hawaii, Guam, and the Canal Zone. ![]() The first SkyMaster stamp was issued in 1946 to pay the reduced rate of domestic airmail from 8¢ per ounce to 5¢ per ounce. US #C32 – first SkyMaster stamp, issued in the larger format The SkyMaster was also widely used in commercial aviation and to deliver airmail. The aircraft quickly played a critical role in the Allied war effort and the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49. The DC-4 SkyMaster made its maiden flight on February 14, 1942. Only a few more coil stamps would be issued over the next 30 years, but the DC-4 SkyMaster would appear on more than a dozen postal items. The first US Airmail coil stamp was issued on January 15, 1948, in Washington, DC. D.C.US #C37 – America’s first Airmail coil stamp Martin 2-0-2 over Pan American Union Building, Wash. Reference: 1940–1949 Date Issedįollowing are shared among the 1941 issues: Reference: 1920–1929 Date Issedĭe Havilland Airplane Propeller and Radiator 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." Thus a regular series Scott number, 4740, was designated. However, with the January, 2013 issue of the $1.10 Global Forever Stamp no specific airmail purpose was shown in the design. Designated for international mail, and showing a small airplane, the January, 2012 $1.05 Scenic America series issue was designated C150. Scott cataloged stamps received a "C" designation for airmail issues beginning in 1940. All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS. Domestic air mail became obsolete in 1975, and international air mail in 1995, when the USPS began transporting First Class mail by air on a routine basis. Special postage stamps were issued for use with this service. 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. ![]()
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