U.S. Airmail: New Generation

News!

The authoritative Scott's Catalog (Scott 2007 Us Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps & Covers (Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps)) will consider a stamp an AIR MAIL stamp if it has those words on it, or if it has an aircraft "icon" on the stamp. We thus have a new generation of airmail stamps, in answer to a page earlier.

There are some differences. These NEW GENERATION stamps are self-adhesive, you can see the differences in the die-cut "perforations." Nevertheless, U.S. Airmail stamps are not extinct, and that is big news for those who enjoy collecting them.

Grand Canyon

This stamp was issued ar Grand Canyon, AZ on 1/20/2000. It was printed with an offset printing process. The rate of 60 cents is the overseas air mail rate for the first half ounce of an airmail letter.

Justin Milliun