Airmail 5 cent stamp plus#

On the 1929 Australian airmail stamp, this means that the design of stamps printed on paper with a vertical mesh shrunk top to bottom and measure 31 millimeters by 22mm. Once the paper dried, however, the stamps had a tendency to shrink, affecting the finished size depending on the direction of the mesh of the paper. Paper accepts ink more readily if it is moistened prior to printing. When paper is placed on the inked plate, the press applies great pressure to force the paper into the plate where it picks up the ink. Ink is forced into the recessed areas, and the excess is wiped away. The plates for engraved stamps have the design of the stamp in recess (below the surface of the plate).

The 1929 airmail stamps are a superb demonstration of a phenomenon that occurs with engraved stamps, which use the so-called wet method. To use this 3d stamp for the airmail service between Perth and Adelaide, a sender had to add an additional stamp or stamps amounting to another 1½d, for a total of 4½d for postage and airmail service. Letters sent by air still needed the standard postage in addition to the 3d airmail stamp. The 3-penny Airplane Over Bush Lands stamp (Scott C1), shown in Figure 1, paid only the fee for the airmail service. The first Australian airmail stamp was issued May 20, 1929, in advance of the proposed air service between Perth and Adelaide that was initiated 12 days later. And yet, this one-of-each approach tells only part of the story. They have a total catalog value of $78.75 for unused, hinged and some mint stamps and $28.80 for used, making a nice fit for modest budgets. The Scott standard catalog lists only eight Australian airmail stamps. The airmails of any country are listed after the regular postage, postal fiscal and semipostal listings.Īustralia is a good country for an airmail collection. The easiest way to start a collection of airmail stamps is to select one country or a group of countries and concentrate on acquiring the stamps in your preference of mint or used condition.Ĭheck the listings in a recent edition of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. You will find airmail stamps in the catalogs listed with the 'C' catalog-number prefix. Airmail was an expeditious way to improve the speed of communication. In today's world, that might sound like a quaint anachronism, but it has not been that many years ago when letters mailed by regular surface mail took many days or weeks longer to reach a recipient. The stamps were issued for the specific purpose of paying a fee for transporting a letter from one place to another by air. Green Valley, AZ 85614īrowse our wide-ranging collection of auction catalogues previewing the rare stamps and lots being offered at upcoming sales.Īnd yet, airmail stamps are worthy of consideration as an area of specialization.

Airmail 5 cent stamp plus#

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