USPS releases American Advances in Aviation stamps
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Yesterday, July 29, 2005 USPS issued a set of 10 stamps commemorating American Advances in Aviation. The stamps depict 10 different classic aircraft from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. The aircraft depicted include: Boeing’s 247 and B-29 Superfortress; Consolidated’s PBY Catalina and B-24 Liberator; Lockheed’s P-80 Shooting Star; Grumman’s F6F Hellcat; Republic’s P-47 Thunderbolt; Northrop’s YB-49 Flying Wing; Engineering and Research Corporation’s Ercoupe 415; and Beechcraft’s 35 Bonanza. The stamps are issued in a pane of 20. The illustration on top of the stamp pane includes a Hughes H-1 racer and Boeing’s YB-52 Stratofortress. Here is a link to the press release.
