On a more philatelic note, this specimine is a precancelled postage stamp. The precancellation is for use in Washington, D.C.
There are several important points to this small stamp's design:
This attractive stamp is simple, yet clearly an AIRMAIL stamp.
The silhouette of a portion of a jet is the design on this stamp. It is very functional, and the "meaning" of the stamp which is AIRMAIL is clear.
This stamp is also a precancel. We are not aware of any disticntion between the two types of precancellations shown on this page. If anyone with knowledge of this specialty can inform me, I'd like to offer more information here on this page.
The winged air letter tells us our thoughts travel fast when we use
this stamp. Surprising to us is the view of the seal side of the
airmail envelope.
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