Departure Tax Stamps
THE TERMINOLOGY OF these items may be discussed ad nauseum – departure tax, departure charge or even departure stamps! The
U.S. Air Mail Stamps (Video)
Please visit www.usairmailstamps.com for more rare and collectible United States Airmail Special Delivery postage stamps.
Japan to Australia by Airmail: The Early Postwar Years
Correspondence between Japan and Australia resumed reasonably soon after the end of WWII. The earliest item I have is a
British European Airways (BEA)
After 1951 it issued its own airmail stamps to cover fees on letters carried. The letters had to be handed
Air Stamp
A stamp issued specifically for mail transported by air.
Aerogramme
A special lightweight single sheet of paper printed and gummed and designed when sealed to form an air letter. The
Aero-Philately
A branch of philately concerned with the study and/or collection of air-stamps.
Airmail
A general term to denote letters and postal items carried by air. The cost is usually more than the surface
British Air Mail Society
The British Air Mail Society (BAMS) formerly the British Aerophilatelic Federation (BAeF) was founded in 1985 and incorporates the Aero
Metropolitan Air Post Society
The Metropolitan Air Post Society, or MAPS, is a non-profit association of aerophilatelists. It started as the Metropolitan Airmail Cover
Irish Airmail Society
The Irish Airmail Society was founded in 1989, following interest in Irish airmails shown by several philatelists, some resident in
American Air Mail Society
The AAMS was founded in 1923, and is the second oldest aerophilatelic society in the world with over 1,500 members
AIF First Day Covers by Air 1940
Ronald M. Lee. Amongst the more common Australian first day covers are those issued in 15 July 1940 to honour
H
Overprint on the 1921-8 series of stamps issued by SCADTA, the Colombian airmail company. The overprint signified Hollandia, the Spanish
V Mail Service
Special airmail service, operating in 1942 for United States’ servicemen. Similar to the British Airgraph Service.