First Phosphorescent U.S. Stamps
On August 1, 1963, the U.S. Post Office experimented with luminescent stamps for the first time, in an effort to speed up mail sorting and cancellation.
On August 1, 1963, the U.S. Post Office experimented with luminescent stamps for the first time, in an effort to speed up mail sorting and cancellation.
On June 24, 1904, the US issued its first stamps for use in the Canal Zone.
On May 26, 1928, the U.S. issued its first-ever Airmail booklet – U.S. #C10a.
On May 13, 1918, the United States issued its first airmail stamp – U.S. #C3.
On May 12, 1999, the USPS introduced a new series of Airmail stamps – the Scenic American Landscapes.
On April 19, 1930, three special airmail stamps, the Graf Zeppelins, were made available for sale to be used exclusively on mail carried via the Graf Zeppelin on its European – Pan American flights the following month.
Pilot Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan.
On November 22, 1935, the China Clipper made its first airmail voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
On September 23, 1911, Earle Ovington made America’s first airmail delivery between Garden City and Mineola, New York.