Regular Air Mail service began in 1918 and over the years rates varied considerably depending on distance and technology. Domestic Air Mail, as a class of service, officially ended May 1, 1977. Fleet, the executive officer to Colonel Henry H. ‘Hap’ Arnold in charge of planning instruction at Army Air Service schools, was concerned about training pilots at 34 fields in the United States; setting up an experimental airmail service was far from his mind. Denomination commemorative airmail stamp shown above, at the right (Sc. #C49), was issued on August 1, 1957 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the United States Air Force (U.S. Army Air Corps). The design features a B-52 Stratofortress and three F-104 Starfighters. Air Mail was established as a new class of mail service by the United States Post Office Department (POD) on May 15, 1918, with the inauguration of the Washington–Philadelphia–New York route. Special postage stamps were issued for use with this service. Air Mail Pilot’s Coat and Helmet. James Edgerton flew the mail from Philadelphia to Washington during the first scheduled air mail flight on May 15, 1918. He wore this helmet and coat during that flight. Edgerton left the Army in 1919 and became the Chief of Flying for the U.S.

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United States Airmail Postage Stamp

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Media in category 'United States Air Mail'

The following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total.

• '20th Anniversary Congratulations to the Post Office Dept. from the Citizens of Bristol PA' 1938 art detail, from- Postmaster General James A. Farley During National Air Mail Week, 1938 (cropped).jpg984 × 1,229; 432 KB
  
• 'Arriving in Japan' (9524918474).jpg2,882 × 2,223; 422 KB
  
• 'Bagged for Transportation' (9522136575).jpg2,722 × 2,068; 508 KB
  
• 'FLAGSHIP TEXAS'- Hollywood star arrives to participate in celebration of National Airmail Week. Washington, D.C., May 15. A typical Hollywood reception was accorded Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount starlet, as LCCN2016873582 (cropped).tif4,911 × 6,137; 57.49 MB
  
• Air Field of Bellefonte, Penn.jpg550 × 311; 88 KB
  
• Air Mail Across the Pacific (19291816499).jpg848 × 1,043; 608 KB
  
• Air Mail Poster (19290383998).jpg754 × 1,100; 664 KB
  
• Beacons.webm34 s, 640 × 480; 2.55 MB
  
• Blonde airmail package for the Postmaster General. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, signs for a package of lovliness sent, via airmail, from the former airmail LCCN2016873605.jpg10,072 × 8,078; 7.43 MB
  
• Blonde airmail package for the Postmaster General. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, signs for a package of lovliness sent, via airmail, from the former airmail LCCN2016873605.tif10,072 × 8,078; 155.21 MB
  
• Boeing 'C' seaplane with air mail, March 1919 (MOHAI 6927).jpg700 × 556; 52 KB
  
• Boeing 40 unloading cargo NACA Aircraft Circular 52.jpg1,617 × 899; 239 KB
  
• Commercial Aviation Stamp 1926-76 Scott -1684.jpg631 × 404; 131 KB
  
• DonThomasPosters14 (19482266161).jpg848 × 1,082; 558 KB
  
• Eddie Hubbard and unidentified man in mail plane, Seattle, ca 1919 (MOHAI 845).jpg640 × 515; 42 KB
  
• First Night US Transcontinental Air Mail 1924.jpg1,000 × 559; 345 KB
  
• Hollywood star arrives to participate in celebration of National Airmail Week. Washington, D.C., May 15. A typical Hollywood reception was accorded Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount starlet, as LCCN2016873582.jpg10,064 × 8,036; 9.61 MB
  
• Hollywood star arrives to participate in celebration of National Airmail Week. Washington, D.C., May 15. A typical Hollywood reception was accorded Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount starlet, as LCCN2016873582.tif10,064 × 8,036; 154.28 MB
  
• Jeffersonville airmail box.jpg1,584 × 2,816; 1.8 MB
  
• Loading airmail onto de Havilland.jpg5,702 × 3,942; 2.35 MB
  
• Master list of the Air Mail Service pilots.pdf1,275 × 1,650, 11 pages; 211 KB
  
• National Airmail essay winners, (L.R.) Postmaster Vincent Burke, Wash., D.C.; Ellen Peak of Manhattan, Ka(?) 1st prize; Perry Morrison, of Arcadio, Calif., 2nd prize; Homer Still, 3rd prize LCCN2016863054.tif8,112 × 10,089; 156.12 MB
  
• Photograph of airmail planes at Cleveland, Ohio (4010643933).jpg8,481 × 6,651; 5.09 MB
  
• Postmark US airmail saves time.jpg1,200 × 457; 121 KB
  
• Postmaster General James A. Farley During National Air Mail Week, 1938.jpg4,558 × 3,682; 5.25 MB
  
• The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores and United States mail contractors LCCN2002722663.tif4,236 × 3,318; 40.22 MB
  
• U.S. Air Mail 40th Anniversary Cover May 15, 1958.jpg2,844 × 1,244; 3.16 MB
  
• US postcard airmail Tom Gunn 1914.jpg970 × 592; 124 KB
  
• ZR-3 USS Lss Angeles Delivery Flight Cover 1924.jpg1,208 × 702; 1.19 MB
  

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