Amelia Earhart and U.S. Air Mail Stamps

Amelia Earhart US Postage Stamp On this day 20th May, in 1932, Amelia Earhart the American aviator, set off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland on the first solo transatlantic flight by a woman!

The flight lasted 14 hours, 56 minutes and she landed in a field in Culmore, north of Derry, Northern Ireland.

This 8ยข U.S. Air Mail Stamp featuring the aviation heroine was issued on what would have been her 66th birthday on July 24, 1963 (cat. Scott #C68).

The collection of aviation stamps and more specifically U.S. Air Mail Stamps is an increasingly popular thematic specialization known as Aerophilately.
1941 STRIP OF LOCKHEED STAMPS 1ST CLASS AIRMAIL COMING 1941 STRIP OF LOCKHEED STAMPS 1ST CLASS AIRMAIL COMING
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11 DIFFERENT US AIR MAIL PLATE BLOCKS MNH 1947 1973 11 DIFFERENT US AIR MAIL PLATE BLOCKS MNH 1947 1973
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13 DIFFERENT US AIR MAIL PLATE BLOCKS MNH 1974 1985 13 DIFFERENT US AIR MAIL PLATE BLOCKS MNH 1974 1985
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Facsimile of US C1 C6 First Airmail Issues Facsimile of US C1 C6 First Airmail Issues
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PORT EDWARDS WIS 1938 AIRMAIL WEEK PORT EDWARDS WIS 1938 AIRMAIL WEEK
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Air Mail Stamp Stamped Booklet Cover 1977 Air Mail Stamp Stamped Booklet Cover 1977
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C7 C10 1926 27 US Airmail Stamp Lot MNH C7 C10 1926 27 US Airmail Stamp Lot MNH
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1940s Air Mail Covers 3C32 3 C37 SCV $5 1940s Air Mail Covers 3C32 3 C37 SCV $5
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1940s Air Mail Covers 3 C34 6 SCV $6 1940s Air Mail Covers 3 C34 6 SCV $6
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AIR MAIL C75 FDC COVER CRAFT 1968 AIR MAIL C75 FDC COVER CRAFT 1968
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