The book, published by the American Philatelic Society, recalls stories about the many owners of the infamous 1918 24¢ Inverted Jenny airmail error stamp (Scott C3a). There are no admission fees.Īuthors Kellen Diamanti and Deborah Fisher spoke about their new book Stamp of the Century at a reception following the first-day event. N.E.) is open daily, except for Christmas. The National Postal Museum (2 Massachusetts Ave. The exhibit will be open through May 27, 2019. The first-day ceremony also marked the opening of a new exhibit at the museum, “Postmen of the Skies” that features stories about early mail pilots and their exploits. “While it no longer operated the service, the Post Office supported the fledgling companies with mail contracts, helping to create the nation’s commercial aviation system,” Pope said. The department began turning the routes and operations over to private contractors in 1925. The entire Army mail operation lasted three months, and then the Post Office Department took charge of the airmail service. Pope quoted an Army officer saying that the only thing that stopped Boyle from flying further was the Atlantic Ocean. Despite another plane to guide him to Philadelphia, Boyle flew to the Chesapeake Bay and then went south, landing at Cape Charles, Va. Two days later the Post Office Department gave Boyle a second chance. Three other pilots made their initial flights that day without mishap that day. His airmail letters were placed on a truck and then a train. Sent into the skies by a delegation headed by President Woodrow Wilson, Boyle mistakenly flew southeast, crashing in Waldorf, Md. He was selected to make the premier mail flight from Washington to Philadelphia on May 15, 1918. George Boyle had one of the most infamous flights. They navigated by rivers and railroads, and when they crashed they often laughed off the disaster.Īfter plowing into a tree, pilot Sam Eaton declared in a report he had delivered his mail to a “branch” post office, Pope said.ĭean Smith, another pilot, reported his plane crashed into a pasture. They flew by day because there were no airfield beacons or land lights at the time, Pope, the head curator at the postal museum, recalled. The first postal pilots were Army officers. “Fifteen years later, with the first airmail flights, the Post Office helped turn that possibility into reality.” “The Wright Brothers opened this country’s eyes to what could be possible,” Brownell said. Post Office Department took charge of the flights from the Army. 11 at College Park, Md., to mark the 100th anniversary of when the U.S. Susan Brownell, a Postal Service vice president, called the blue United States Airmail forever stamp featuring an image of the Curtis JN-4H, or Jenny, “a beautiful reminder of the imprint of United States Air Mail on today’s world.”Ī second stamp bearing the same image but printed in red will be issued Aug. “The astronauts of their age, they braved storms and equipment failure,” she said. Standing under one of the planes the first postal pilots flew, Pope said those men “were a hit” with the public. Green Valley, AZ 85614īrowse our wide-ranging collection of auction catalogues previewing the rare stamps and lots being offered at upcoming sales. Your 200 different foreign plus SAES for my 200 different. LARGE SCOTT SPECIALITY 3-RING BINDER - TOP SELLER! Find information about every stamp issued by the USPS and other postal services since 1997, and learn where in the world stamps about your favorite topics are being issued.Quickly search our catalog by OR across countries, zoom, take it anywhere and much much more. The all-new way to always have the latest listings and values.Maintained by our expert staff (who also publish Linn's), we catalog all new stamp issues and regularly release stamp value updates. The Scott Catalogue of Postage Stamps is the foremost name in stamp collecting.Monday Morning Brief | New stamps in catalog.Gaertner specialized sale May 26 during Ibra exhibition in Essen, Germany.
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