Red and Blue Stripes - Diagonally and Vertically

See links at bottom to the two pages of horizontal stripes.

Diagonal Stripes

Stripes in all four corners

• May 3, 1930

• The text on the back of the envelope reads, "Design No. 4, Mfd. by Edmond L. Miller, 812 W. Creighton Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind." - September 1, 1937.

Stripes in upper left and lower right corners

• July 4, 1932.

• This envelope is the same as the one above except there are no dashes in front of, and behind, the script and the script is heavier - May 5, 1948.

Stripes in Upper Right and Lower Left corners

• May 19, 1938.

Stripes in bottom left corner

• "VIA U.S. AIR MAIL" - July 1, 1927.

• "AIR MAIL" - November 13, 1929

Stripes in bottom right Corner

• "VIA AIR MAIL" - June 16, 1936.

Stripes in upper left corner

• June 16, 1932

• The stripes are incorporated into the design of an airplane - July 17, 1928.

• "VIA AIR MAIL" in large blue letters, blue stripe at the top - September 8, 1928.

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• "VIA AIR MAIL" in two lines - April 26, 1930.

• The text reads, ""My reward will be your continued use of the Air Mail", Col. Chas. A. Lindburgh" - July 17, 1928.

• "VIA AIRMAIL" in red. The red stripe is the top stripe on this envelope - August 1, 1928.

• The writing between the lines reads "VIA U.S. AIR MAIL" - November 12, 1928.

• Red "VIA AIR MAIL" with long lines - February 2, 1931.

• As the envelope above, but the stripes are not on such a long angle. "VIA AIRMAIL" in red - June 2, 1931.

Vertical stripes

• April 15, 1944

• The image to the right was made from viewing two different copies of this envelope. One showed the written text and the one here has it covered - November 22, 1935.

• June 1, 1932

• September 26, 1932

• September 27, 1929

• September 15, 1926.

• February 15, 1926

• September 1, 1930.

• May 19, 1938

• This is the second of only two envelopes shown on this page that does not have "AIR MAIL", "VIA AIR MAIL" or "PAR AVION" printed on it - September 23, 1931.

• June 1, 1932. This envelope has both the plane and the "VIA AIR MAIL".

• Similar to the above cover except there are double rows of thin stripes - May 6, 1932.

• Number 10 size envelope with the stripes to the left - May 19, 1938.

• "VIA AIR MAIL" - April 27, 1952.

• Because of the use of U.S. stamps and that it is from Puerto Rico, I've included this envelope. I have seen others used in the continental U.S. - January 4, 1929.

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