Name/Title
New Air StampEntry/Object ID
2023.2.199 A-CScope and Content
An post card and news paper clipping inside an Air Mail envelopeContext
A.
The post card is from the Post Office Department, Division of Stamps, Washington to Mrs R. D. Denicke, Saint Joseph, Missouri. It is postmarked WASHINGTON, AUG 27, 1946. (The backside reads):
NEW ISSUE OF 5-CENT AIR-MAIL STAMP AND STAMPED ENVELOPE
To meet the decrease in air-mail postage rate, effective October 1,1946, a new 5-cent air-mail postage stamp
and an embossed 5-cent air-mail stamped envelope, will be first placed on sale at Washington, D. C., on September
25, 1946
The 5-sent air-mail postage stamp is of special-delivery size, arranged horizontally, printed by rotary process in
red, ad issued in sheets of 50 subjects. . . . . . . . ..
Collectors desiring first-day cancellations of the stamped envelop may submit order to 'Postmaster, Washington 13,
D. C., for not more than 3 envelopes', plainly indicating full name and address for each envelope. . . . . . . and remittance to the Postmaster at Washington must, therefore, be made in accordance with the following price list:
1 Cover 2 Covers 3 Covers 4 Covers 5 Covers
$0.11 $0.21 $0.31 $0.42 $0.52
Postage stamps and personal checks are not accepted in payment for covers, and orders must not include requests
for uncanceled stamps or uncanceled stamped envelopes. . . . . . . 'The Philatelic Agency does not sell stamped envelopes, and does not service covers.'
U.S.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
B.
A small article in THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1946
NEW AIR STAMP OUT SOON
General Distribution to Start September 26,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (AP) - The Postoffice department announced
today that the new 5-cent air mail stamp will be placed on exclusive first-day
sale her September25. It will be available to other offices beginning September 26.
The stamp will be of special delivery size, red in color and with a 4-engined
transport in flight as the central design.
The new 5-cent rate becomes effective October 1 between all United States
territory points and to members of the armed forces abroad.
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C.
The air-mail envelope is addressed to Mrs. R. D. Denicke, St. Joseph Mo. It is postmarked WASHINGTON D. C.
SEP 25 1946. It contains both a pink attached 5¢ AIR MAIL stamp and an embossed 5¢ AIR MAIL stamp. Each
include a picture or outline of a military airplane. Below them is stamped -FIRST DAY OF ISSUE-Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
EnvelopeNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Stamp, PostageNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clipping, NewspaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, DocumentNomenclature Primary Object Term
StampNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClippingNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing AccessoriesNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Notes
3¼" X 5½"Dimension Notes
2" X 3"Dimension Notes
3¾" X 6¾"
