The Curtiss Jenny Biplane 25c First Day of Issue

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NO 826 25 HINGTON NOV 19 1989 826 201h Universal Postal Congress FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 20066 DC

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The Curtiss Jenny biplane pioneered airmail transport. On May 15, 1918, the first regular airmail service in the United States was begun between New York and Washington, DC. This stamp was designed by Mark Hess. POSTAL SERVICE Item 8847-4 © 1989 U.S. Postal Service. All rights reserved.