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.
Colorano Silk FDC Transpacific Airmail C115 Colorano Silk FDC Transpacific Airmail C115
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FDC C22 Trans Pacific Air Mail CS Anderson Cachet FDC C22 Trans Pacific Air Mail CS Anderson Cachet
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C 33 5cts DC 4 Skymaster Airmail First Day Cover C 33 5cts DC 4 Skymaster Airmail First Day Cover
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US AIRMAIL STAMPS SCOTT C4 6 AIR POST STAMPS US AIRMAIL STAMPS SCOTT C4 6 AIR POST STAMPS
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US airmail mint sheet of 100 scc91 92 Wright Brothers US airmail mint sheet of 100 scc91 92 Wright Brothers
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Adams Non Stop Pick Up AIRMAIL 1929 PILOT Autograph Adams Non Stop Pick Up AIRMAIL 1929 PILOT Autograph
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HUGE LOT US plateblocks AIRMAIL MORE MUST SEE HUGE LOT US plateblocks AIRMAIL MORE MUST SEE
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U S Scott C53 Airmail Plate Block Of 4 Mint OG NH U S Scott C53 Airmail Plate Block Of 4 Mint OG NH
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US STAMPS AIRMAIL SCOTT C3 6 USED CV $10900 US STAMPS AIRMAIL SCOTT C3 6 USED CV $10900
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US STAMPS AIRMAIL SCOTT C4 6 USED CV $7400 US STAMPS AIRMAIL SCOTT C4 6 USED CV $7400
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