#C23 1938 FDC 6c Airmail Eagle & Shield 20th Anniversary of Commercial Aviation

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#C23 1938 FDC 6c Airmail Eagle & Shield 20th Anniversary of Commercial Aviation
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Stamp Description
Issue Date: May 14, 1938
City: Dayton, OH, and St. Petersburg, FL
Quantity:  349,946,500
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat plate printing
Perforations: 11
Color: dark blue and carmine
This bi-colored 6¢ airmail stamp was issued in celebration of National Airmail Week, which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first government airmail flight. President Franklin Roosevelt, a stamp enthusiast, was presented with some possible designs for the new stamp, but sketched his own idea instead. His flying eagle became the picture on the new airmail stamp.
The 6¢ Eagle first went on sale in Dayton, OH, the home of the Wright brothers, and St. Petersburg, FL, where the first passenger flight was made. A temporary post office was established, because the American Air Mail Society was holding its annual convention in St. Petersburg.
The black cachet, features an American Eagle clutching broken arrows and reads:
1918 Air Mail 1938 - E Pluribus Unum
First Day of Issue - Issued in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Commercial Aviation in the United States
The backflap is sealed and intact. No contents. No cancellation
The cover in the scan is the one you will receive.
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Please Note:
Examine photos closely. Item(s) may be opened on sides, have sealed flaps, tears, folds, scuffs, gouges, or stamp damage. Condition usually shows normal wear to tips and edges, opening tears and some creases and wrinkles.
Old postcards, covers or other documents will usually show various degrees of toning.
Any price markings you may see on the item (in pencil, pen, sticker etc) are not valid. I do not erase or alter any markings on the items we offer for sale. The only valid price for this item is one generated through eBay site.
Stamp Description
Issue Date: May 14, 1938
City: Dayton, OH, and St. Petersburg, FL
Quantity:  349,946,500
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat plate printing
Perforations: 11
Color: dark blue and carmine
This bi-colored 6¢ airmail stamp was issued in celebration of National Airmail Week, which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first government airmail flight. President Franklin Roosevelt, a stamp enthusiast, was presented with some possible designs for the new stamp, but sketched his own idea instead. His flying eagle became the picture on the new airmail stamp.
The 6¢ Eagle first went on sale in Dayton, OH, the home of the Wright brothers, and St. Petersburg, FL, where the first passenger flight was made. A temporary post office was established, because the American Air Mail Society was holding its annual convention in St. Petersburg.
#C23 1938 FDC 6c Airmail Eagle & Shield 20th Anniversary of Commercial Aviation
Cachet text: 1918 Air Mail 1938
E Pluribus Unum First Day of Issue - Issued in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Commercial Aviation in the United States
First Day Cover
Postmarked Saint Petersburg FLA May 14 1938
The backflap is sealed and intact. No contents. No cancellation
The cover in the scan is the one you will receive.
Sorry, we
do not
ship internationally at this time.
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