![]() Don't see the stamps you are looking for in my Etsy shop? Check out my website of vintage postage stamps for mailing or collecting at where you will find more stamps that I sell that are not available in my Etsy shop. Use the link to browse through my inventory of other exciting and beautiful postage stamps at. ![]() In an all-out effort to increase the use of airmail service, the Post Office Department reduced the rate to 5¢ per ounce. Beginning with this issue, airmail stamps were restricted to exclusive use on mail carried by air and could no longer be used as a substitute for ordinary postage. The design features the beacon light that is atop Sherman Hill in the Rocky Mountains. One Mint unused postage stamps with original gum as issued by the Post Office. These stamps are genuine and valid to use as postage for current mailing. Be sure to use enough total postage to meet the current postage rate for mailing a letter if you want to use them for mailing. Please be sure that the Mailing address provided to me by Etsy is your current address.Īlso good to use for scrapbooking or displaying in a small picture frame. Sherman Hill beacon on Laramie Range, 30 miles west, is 8,600 feet high. If you would like me to put a custom order together that includes this stamp please convo me with your questions or request a custom order. During 1923 a regular airmail schedule was flown on a test basis for a period. I have a large inventory of Vintage US Postage stamp for you to buy from. I do my best to keep shipping charges to a minimum while keeping it simple. For most orders there is a fixed rate which applies to the first item purchased and a small charge is added for additional items. Other store items such as ceramics, vintage items, etc they have individual shipping prices that are based on the weight involved. Your order will be shipped within 3 days of payment as a general rule but may take longer if I happen to be traveling which doesn't happen that often. ![]() If there is going to be a delay I will notify you. Custom orders will take longer if in the event I need to obtain stamps from other sources. I will keep in contact with you on the progress of custom orders and their expected shipping date. This photograph was the source of the design on the 2-cent stamp.Your order will be mailed to the mailing address provided to me by Etsy unless you request otherwise. ![]() The title image is an official photograph of the airplane used by the Wright Brothers during their successful flight of 1903. Herbert Hoover, then-Secretary of Commerce, was an avid stamp collector. However, the Commerce Department assumed oversight of the conference during its presence in Washington. Congress appropriated funds, and the State Department issued an international call for papers to those countries with which the United States had diplomatic relations. Issued on May 26, 1928, the pane of three 10¢ airmail stamps depicted the airplane Charles Lindbergh flew in the first successful solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight. This led President Calvin Coolidge to suggest an international conference in Washington, D.C. The United States was eager to assume a leadership role in international aviation policy and industry growth. The first day cancellations were applied in green, the first time non-black ink was used for first day postmarks by machine. They were issued from a non-postal facility, a rare occurrence for 1928 and They represent the first time the Post Office celebrated the Wright Brothers' achievements The stamps were notable for the following reasons: from December 12-14, 1928, the conference marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' successful manned flight at Kitty Hawk. On December 12, 1928, the Post Office Department issued 2-cent and 5-cent stamps in celebration of the International Civil Aeronautics Conference. ![]()
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