Air Mail Stamp with inverted Jenny Aircraft, surrounded by legend and sprigs.
Obverse lettering
58th ANNIVERSARY
FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED
U.S. AIR MAIL
W.D.A.
1918-1976
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Narrative text over USPS logo.
Reverse lettering
1918-1976
On May 15, 1918 the first
regularly scheduled air mail ser-
vice was inaugurated in the U.S. The
Scheduled route connected Washington,
D.C. and New York, with a stop at Phila-
delphia. A distinctive 24c air mail stamp,
depicting a `jennie` in flight, was issued
May 13, 1918. Through error a sheet of
these stamps was printed with an inverted
center, making it one of the most cele-
brated of U.S. issues.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
US MAIL
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
