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Medallion - 58th Anniversary of Air Mail
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting a facsimile of the 1918 24-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp showing the Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny' biplane in flight, flanked by olive sprigs in the field. A ribbon banner below the stamp reads 'U.S. AIR MAIL', with the legend '58th ANNIVERSARY / FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED' above and the dates '1918-1976' along the lower rim. The designer's initials 'W.D.A.' appear to the right of the stamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | 58th ANNIVERSARY FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED U.S. AIR MAIL W.D.A. 1918-1976 |
| Reverse description | Mirror-polished field bearing a multi-line narrative text inscription in the upper and central portion, with the circular United States Postal Service eagle logo and 'US MAIL' emblem in low relief at the bottom. The dates '1918 - 1976' appear at the top of the field. |
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