More Airmail Envelopes

Please note that the dates posted are for the date of use, not when the envelopes were created or sold.

May 14, 1932

September 21, 1928 - Double stripes at the top and the bottom with small, blue "via air mail" in the center of the envelope.

May 16, 1938 - An attractive envelope with double lines at the top and the bottom.

May 8, 1938 - First Flight envelope.

April 19, 1931

Date unreadable

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October 5, 1928

May 15, 1938 - The first day of issue of the stamp was the previous day in Dayton, OH and St. Petersburg, FL. The stamp was issued for National Air Mail Week (May 15 - 21, 1938), which began the following day, and is found on hundreds of thousands of covers during that period.

May 19, 1938 - Two stars at the top left.

July 1, 1941 - Three stars at the top left. This design was in use in the late 1930s as well.

March 1, 1941 - Blue "AIR MAIL" to the left of the stripes, located at the bottom of the envelope.

September 23, 1933 - This cover was postmarked later as the event was postponed due to rain.

July 20, 1931 - This envelope and the one directly below it had to have been produced by the same company.

December 2, 1939

May 15, 1938

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February 27, 1951

October 25, 1944

September 24, 1946

February 9, 1946

This is obviously from the U.S. but the year and where it was sent from are unknown.

August 27, 1967

September 4, 1949

February 4, 1946

March 1, 1944

October 15, 1936

April 15, 1965

October 1, 1950

June 1, 1928.

May 26, 1928 - without "Air Mail" in the shield.

February 1, 1928

February 1, 1928 - The same envelope as above, but in red.

May 14, 1932

June 4, 1930

February 6, 1928

July 1, 1934

April 3, 1938

November 5, 1937

September 15, 1929

February 6, 1928

September 28, 1945

October 21, 1949. Most likely there is a "Via Air Mail" under the stamps, but I have not seen another envelope of this design to compare.

June 30, 1957. The back of the envelope has the same design, but flipped over so the two bands and star are in the right bottom corner. Also there is no star, the two bands are thinner and it says "VIA AIR MAIL" in red in the bottom center above the lines of color.

April 4, 1950

July 17, 1948

April 15, 1946 - A more modern version of the red and blue bar envelope.

August 1, 1959 - This envelope does not have "Air Mail" printed anywhere on it, but it is undoubteldy an air mail envelope. Note that due to the design the envelope does not seem rectangular in shape. It is an optical illusion making it appear wider on the left edge.

August 1, 1969

September 8, 1944

March 5, 1928

February 10, 1930

April 15, 1946 - Winged circle.

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September 21, 1928

August 24, 1947

May 18, 1968

December 14, 1948

Date unreadable - This looks like a home made version of the envelope above, but it is not.

May 19, 1938

October 26, 1930

May 30, 1951

September 18, 1940

September 7, 1941

November 23, 1957

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