Some of the overprinted issues become quite humorous, because of the underlying stamp.Īn example is the Yugoslavia stamp issued in 1939 with a portrait of King Peter II, overprinted by Serbia in 1942 with an airplane (Serbia Scott 1NC16). The overprinted airplane lands on the king’s head to give him an unusual crown.īulgaria’s first airmail stamp was issued in 1927: an airplane overprinted in red on a 1926 2-lev Czar Boris III stamp. In 1945, two different overprints were used on existing stamps to convert them to airmail purposes.
One shows a black plane soaring up to the left, applied to the Boris III stamps issued in 1940 and making them the new Bulgaria Scott C31-C32.įour other 1945 Bulgaria airmail issues (Scott C37-C40) were made by applying an overprint to imperforate 1944 parcel post stamps showing the Arms of Bulgaria. The overprint, in various colors, shows a plane zooming upward to the right, through clouds.Ĭook Islands’ first airmail stamps were issued in 1966, with an image of an airplane and “Airmail” overprinted on various issues of 1936-63. One of the underlying stamps for the new 1966 airmails is the 6-penny value, which used the design of a tiare maori, a hibiscus that is the national flower of the Cook Islands. The overprinted airplane sometimes seems to be feeding on the flower’s nectar (Scott C1). Iceland’s first airmail stamp, in 1928, was based on the 1920 10-eyrir King Christian X stamp, adding a black overprint of an airplane zooming downward to the left, under the very nose of the dignified monarch (Scott C1).
Many, many aircraft of all types have landed on postage stamps of the world over the years since the first airmail flights. Prepare for takeoff in a new collecting field, if you haven’t already experienced the fun of airmail stamps and covers!įor more information about airmail collecting, visit the American Air Mail Society website, or write to American Air Mail Society, Box 110, Mineola, NY 11501.WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a second Forever stamp this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of U.S.
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