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1938 National Air Mail Week NAMW Grove City Ohio OH with cachet Sc C23

Description: 1938 National Air Mail Week NAMW Grove City Ohio OH with cachet Sc C23 In 1938 the United States was still mired in the Great Depression. Air transport companies were developing but struggling to stay financially afloat. Air travel was still a novelty. National Air Mail Week: To promote air mail service, a nation-wide public relations campaign was launched by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Postmaster-General James A Farley. It was called National Air Mail Week. It took place during the week of May 15/21, 1938. To begin this promotion, on Saturday, May 14th the US issued an air mail stamp C-23 (6 cent Eagle multi-colored airmail stamp) in Washington DC and also Dayton OH and Saint Petersburg FL. The stamp honored the twentieth anniversary of the inauguration of scheduled air mail service in the US which had its formal beginnings on May 15, 1918 with flights between New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Each citizen was encouraged to mail or receive an airmail letter during the week-long celebration. Postal employees, postal organizations, civic and municipal authorities, radio stations, newspapers and citizens cooperated to make this a successful event. Thousands of cities across the US (48 States) and most US Territories became involved with their own local air mail activities. Close to 10,000 individual city cachets were prepared, giving each locality a chance to boast about what made their locality proud, special and important. On Thursday, May 19th over 1,700 special one-day-only flights occurred carrying these specially prepared air mail covers linking location to location. Forty-three special flights were made by women pilots. One special flight was made by the first black pilot to carry airmail. Grover C Nash flew a special one-day flight from Chicago via Mattoon IL to Charleston IL. Many local airports were dedicated during the week. Some special flights were delayed due to weather and only one of the special flights crashed. Over 16.2 million letters/covers and 9 thousand parcels were transported by air that week. American Philatelic Society dealer member American Numismatic Association life member Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.

Price: 21.69 USD

Location: Perryville, Arkansas

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1938 National Air Mail Week NAMW Grove City Ohio OH with cachet Sc C23

Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 60 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Year of Issue: 1931-1940

Cancellation Type: Handstamped

Modified Item: No

Certification: Uncertified

State: Ohio

Color: Bi-color

Place of Origin: United States

Topic: Postal History

Quality: Used

Denomination: 6 Cent

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Grade: Ungraded

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