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#5282 - (50¢) Air Mail Centennial - red

On August 12, 1918, the United States Post Office took over air mail delivery from the Army pilots that had started providing the service in May of that year on a route that covered Washington, New York, and Philadelphia. Service soon expanded to Chicago and other cities across the country The plane used on the initial flight for the Post Office service was a more powerful Curtiss R-4. Scott 5282 Air Mail Centennial

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