We are one week away from the arrival of the United States Air Mail Blue Forever Stamp. In reading about this new stamp celebrating the beginning of regular airmail service 100 years ago, I’m reminded of the must read book WWI Letters Dear Boys In Service by Frank Skidmore which we covered last April. In addition, I’m still making my way through the hard back book Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail I was blogging about in February.
United States Air Mail Blue Forever Stamp
Firstly, it is one of two stamps in 2018 honoring the 100th anniversary of the “beginning of regular airmail service.” 
Secondly, one can currently pre-order a Commemorative Pane of 20 stamps; the issue date is May 01, 2018.
Thirdly, you’ll note that the sheet of 20 stamps is $10.00, the Forever pricing of 50 cents each at the First-Class Mail rate.
I’m including from the Stamp Announcement the below excerpt.
“In honor of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of regular airmail service, the Postal Service™ will issue two stamps in 2018. The first stamp, issued May 1, commemorates the pioneering spirit of the brave Army pilots who initiated the world’s first regularly scheduled airmail service.
The stamp, rendered in blue and printed in intaglio, features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane.
An identical stamp, printed in red, will commemorate the beginning of airmail delivery through the U.S. Post Office Department, which began in August 1918. The red stamp will be issued later this summer…”
Furthermore, to read the details for obtaining First-Day-of-Issue Postmark and First-Day Covers for the United States Air Mail Blue Forever Stamp click here. In addition, this Forever stamp is one I’m planning on pre-ordering.
In conclusion, thank you for joining me today!
Anchors Aweigh,
Helen
United States Air Mail Blue Forever Stamp Attribution & Thank you to the following who are referenced today
USPS website store, United States Air Mail Blue Forever Stamp image, excerpt
US Postal Bulletin 22490 – Stamp Announcement 18-13: United States Air Mail Stamp, 03-39-2018, image, excerpt
You may also enjoy these AnchoredScraps daily blog posts:
- Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail 2-18-2018
- WWI Letters Dear Boys In Service by Frank Skidmore 4-09-2017
- Smithsonian National Postal Museum World War I Letters Exhibit 4-08-2017
- Jupiter Balloon Airmail Flight and 2012 100th Anniversary First North Carolina Air Mail Flight 3-19-2017
- Celebrating Charles Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis! 5-20-2015
