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Bureau of Engraving, Page A3 (RE-3)

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These days there’s no need to mark a letter or package for airmail or to pay extra for that mode of transportation. The post office sends mail by whatever method is the most efficient: by truck or by airplane or both, depending on where it’s going. There is express service, but not air mail.

Nevertheless, during the early part of the Twentieth Century, using aircraft was an expensive mode of mail transportation. However, it shortened delivery time by days for letters going across the country. Senders who wanted to take advantage of this service, had to pay extra. They had to buy these stamps and mark their envelops with the words, Air Mail - Par Avion.

There was something special about marking and sending a letter by air mail. It made you feel like you had something important to communicate to whomever you had written. It also made the recipient feel special or important. Maybe I’m just being nostalgic and romantic, but I miss those days.

Note

This album page is missing only one stamp, the first one at the top. I found one unused for sale on-line for a good price. I have it in my shopping cart to buy next week. It may take a couple more weeks before I get it and post a copy of it here. But then this page will be finished.

Contains 12 spots: own 12 – 12 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Album or Web Page Last changed Mar 21, 2025

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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	✓	C18	Zeppelin Air Ship Freidrichshafen to Chicago	50c (oct 1933) air mail, yellow green
2.1	✓	C12	Winged Globe	5c (feb 1930) air mail, violet
2.2	✓	C16	Winged Globe	5c (aug 1931) air mail, violet
3.1	✓	C17	Winged Globe	8c (jan 1932) air mail, olive
3.2	✓	C19	Winged Globe	6c (jun 1934) air mail, dull orange
3.3	✓	C24	Winged Globe	30c (may 1939) air mail, dark blue
4.1	✓	C20	China Clipper over Pacific	25c (nov 1935) air mail, blue
4.2	✓	C21	China Clipper over Pacific	20c (feb 1937) air mail, green
4.3	✓	C22	China Clipper over Pacific	50c (feb 1937) air mail, carmine
5.1	✓	C23	Bald Eagle	6c (may 1938) air mail, carmine & deep blue
6.1	✓	CE2	Great Seal of U.S.	16c (feb 1936) air mail, red & blue
6.2	✓	CE1	Great Seal of U.S.	16c (aug 1934) air mail, dark blue

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.