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An airmail stamp is a postage stamp intended to pay either an airmail fee that is charged in addition to the surface rate, or the full airmail rate, for an item of mail to be transported by air.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 38 relations: Aerophilately, Airmail, Airmail etiquette, Airmail stamps of Denmark, Airplane, American Air Mail Society, American Philatelic Society, Art Deco stamps, Balloon mail, Cover (philately), Curtiss JN Jenny, Field post office, Gallatin, Tennessee, Hamlyn (publisher), Invert error, Inverted Jenny, Linn's Stamp News, List of postal entities, List of United States airmail stamps, Local post, Mail, Nashville, Tennessee, National Postal Museum, Official mail, Overprint, Parcel stamp, Postage due, Postage stamp, Poste Italiane, Revenue stamp, Stamp album, Stamp collecting, Telegraph stamp, Topical stamp collecting, U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13, U.S. Special Delivery (postal service), United States Post Office Department, Vin Fiz Flyer.

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Aerophilately

Aerophilately is the branch of philately that specializes in the study of airmail. Airmail stamp and Aerophilately are airmail.

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Airmail

Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air.

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Airmail etiquette

An airmail etiquette, often shortened to just etiquette, is a label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail. Airmail stamp and airmail etiquette are airmail.

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Airmail stamps of Denmark

Denmark issued ten definitive airmail stamps between 1925 and 1934 in two distinct series. Airmail stamp and airmail stamps of Denmark are airmail stamps.

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Airplane

An airplane (North American English) or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine.

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American Air Mail Society

The American Air Mail Society (AAMS) is a U.S. nonprofit organization devoted to the collecting and study of airmail and aerophilately. Airmail stamp and American Air Mail Society are airmail.

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American Philatelic Society

The American Philatelic Society (APS) is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting foundation of philately in the world.

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Art Deco stamps

Art Deco stamps are postage stamps designed in the Art Deco style, which was a popular international design style in the 1920s through the 1930s.

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Balloon mail

Balloon mail is the transport of mail (usually for weight reasons in the form of a postcard) carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium filled balloon. Airmail stamp and balloon mail are airmail.

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Cover (philately)

In philately, the term cover pertains to the outside of an envelope or package with an address, typically with postage stamps that have been cancelled and is a term generally used among stamp and postal history collectors.

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Curtiss JN Jenny

The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Glenn Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

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Field post office

A field post office (FPO) is a post office set up during time of war or when a military unit is on manoeuvres.

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Gallatin, Tennessee

Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States.

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Hamlyn (publisher)

Hamlyn is a UK publishing company founded by Paul Hamlyn in 1950 with an initial investment of £350.

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Invert error

In philately, an invert error occurs when part of a stamp is printed upside-down.

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Inverted Jenny

The Inverted Jenny (also known as an Upside Down Jenny, Jenny Invert) is a 24 cent United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918, in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design is printed upside-down; it is one of the most famous errors in American philately. Airmail stamp and Inverted Jenny are airmail stamps and postage stamps.

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Linn's Stamp News

Linn's Stamp News is an American weekly magazine for stamp collectors.

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List of postal entities

This is a list of postal entities by country.

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List of United States airmail stamps

Domestic U.S. Air Mail was established as a new class of mail service by the United States Post Office Department (POD) on May 15, 1918, with the inauguration of the Washington–Philadelphia–New York route. Airmail stamp and List of United States airmail stamps are airmail stamps.

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Local post

A local post is a mail service that operates only within a limited geographical area, typically a city or a single transportation route.

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.

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National Postal Museum

The National Postal Museum, located opposite Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries.

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Official mail

Official mail is mail sent from, or by, an authorized department of government, governmental agency or international organizationHorning (1970), pp.

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Overprint

An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage or revenue stamp, postal stationery, banknote or ticket after it has been printed. Airmail stamp and overprint are postage stamps.

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Parcel stamp

In philately a parcel stamp is a stamp specifically issued to pay the fee for the transport of a parcel through the postal system and usually marked as such.

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Postage due

Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage.

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Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Airmail stamp and postage stamp are postage stamps.

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Poste Italiane

Poste Italiane (Italian Post; PT) is the Italian postal service provider.

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Revenue stamp

A revenue stamp, tax stamp, duty stamp or fiscal stamp is a (usually) adhesive label used to designate collected taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things.

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Stamp album

Stamp albums are books used to house a collection of postage stamps.

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Stamp collecting

Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects.

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Telegraph stamp

Telegraph stamps are stamps intended solely for the prepayment of telegraph fees.

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Topical stamp collecting

Topical or thematic stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps relating to a particular subject or concept.

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U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13

The U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 were the first such stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office Department and consisted of twelve denominations to pay the postage on parcels weighing 16 ounces and more, with each denomination printed in the same color of "carmine-rose".

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U.S. Special Delivery (postal service)

U.S. Special Delivery was a postal service paid for with additional postage for urgent letters and postal packets which are delivered in less time than by standard or first class mail service.

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United States Post Office Department

The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792.

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Vin Fiz Flyer

The Vin Fiz Flyer was an early Wright Brothers Model EX pusher biplane that in 1911 became the first aircraft to fly coast-to-coast across the U.S., a journey that took almost three months.

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See also

Airmail

Airmail stamps

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airmail_stamp

Also known as Air mail stamp, Airmail Stamps.