US Air Mail 50-cent Trans-Pacific Flight
United States · 1935 · 50¢
The stamp features a stylized airplane soaring over a globe, symbolizing the trans-Pacific route. 'U.S. POSTAGE' and 'AIR MAIL' are prominently displayed.
This stamp commemorates the inaugural Trans-Pacific airmail flight, a monumental achievement in aviation that connected the United States with Asia. It was issued for the first flight of the China Clipper.
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