Air Mail

U.N. New York, Page 74.2 (BL-1)

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Almost all of these stamps are air mail stamps. To me, that’s a little odd for the U.N. to specify and charge for air mail service. I know I said this on an earlier page in this album, but there’s nothing much else I can say about these stamps.

There are no airplanes or airports on U.N. grounds, at the U.N. headquarters. I guess you’re paying to get in on U.S. air mail service: they transport a sack of airmail posted envelopes to one of the airports in New York and give it to a U.S. postal distribution facility there for them to put on a plane to go wherever? Still, unless you’re mailing to somewhere in the U.S., all letters regardless of postage paid will go by air.

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Again, although I think the air mail designation for U.N. mail is pointless and usually redundant, I do like the look of these stamps. I particularly like the middle two . The bottom one is cheery, and the colors are not primary or standard colors. They have subtle and soft colors, while still being bright. The other middle one, the one with a globe and a silouette of an airplane remind me of the Pan-Am and other airline logos. It brings back memories of the charm of air travel from my childhood.

Contains 6 spots: own 6 – 6 unused, 0 used.
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Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot	own	catalog	subject	description	comment
1.1	✓	249	Dove and UN Emblem	2c (may 1974) definitive, bright lilac ultramarine
2.1	✓	250	Head Office of UNO	10c (jun 1974) definitive, multicolor
2.2	✓	C19	Globe and Jet	13c (sep 1974) air mail, multicolor
2.3	✓	251	Current Series	18c (jun 1974) definitive, multicolor
3.1	✓	C20	Pathways Radiating from UN Emblem	18c (sep 1974) air mail, multicolor
4.1	✓	C21	Bird in Flight, UN Headquarters	26c (sep 1974) air mail, multicolor

Footnotes

• Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).

• Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.

• Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.

• To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.

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