Pan American Airways Commemorative Airmail Stamp

Pan American Airways Commemorative Airmail Stamp: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Pan American Airways Commemorative Airmail Stamp

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Pan American Airways Commemorative Airmail Stamp

Entry/Object ID

2026.11.0005

Description

A 12-centavo Cuban airmail commemorative stamp issued in 1957 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pan American Airways' inaugural Key West–Havana air service. Its design reproduces the original 1927 commemorative, featuring a map of the route between Florida and Cuba alongside a Fokker F.VIIb tri-motor aircraft. The imagery commemorates the October 28, 1927, inaugural flight, which marked the beginning of Pan American's scheduled international operations and an important milestone in the development of commercial aviation and airmail service between the United States and Cuba.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stamp, Postage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Paper

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good