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Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Peter
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Nice little selection !
We will soon be commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first powered flight, Decemeber 17th 1903. An historic day.
The first label commemorates 50 years and was produced (most likely) in 1953. The design is taken from a poster issued in the same year an original copy of which is in the National Air and Space Museum Poster collection.
On the poster, the circle represents the moon with a celebration banner around it. The two planes represent the Wright Brothers and modern jet airliners (modern then of course !).
The second item is an air mail etiquette, quite common I believe and most likely privately produced. (But not by an airline company). The sort you may once have found in a good stationers shop.
Londonbus1
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Thank you, LB. Any thoughts on the other items?
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The third label looks like part of something (air mail connected) but I can't put my finger on it.
And so to the last one and the most interesting, though hard to decipher.
I would date the label, if that's what it is, around 1940-50 and it appears to advertise the Star routes which the US Postal service had set up in 1845 as an expansion of their limited delivery service. The 'Aerial' part came later, at a guess around the early thirties and was run by private companies or individuals who were given contracts by the US Postal Service.
Interesting item and needs more research.
Off I go then !!
Londonbus1 
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"Are they airmail stickers, labels, etiquettes, Cinderellas, "
Well, the first and last could be classed as labels. The second one is an etiquette and the third...well, not sure on that yet.
But one thing is for sure.....they are all Cinderellas !
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The joys of Cinderella collecting. One can get totally entrapped in something unimportant and seemingly insignificant.
I never felt like this when I collected Postage stamps ! 
Back to that third item.
Does the piece have gum. I am guessing not and if that is so, I am almost sure it is cut out from a Postal Card,Postcard or envelope commemorating an 'air' event or such like.
When I have confirmation of the gum bit, I will continue my quest to find it.....and it will be found ! 
Oh, the joys of Cinderella collecting......
Londonbus1...did I say that already ?
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Oh great, another area to collect! 
Both items on the right are fully gummed.
Thanks.
Peter
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"The first label commemorates 50 years and was produced (most likely) in 1953. The design is taken from a poster issued in the same year an original copy of which is in the National Air and Space Museum Poster collection.
On the poster, the circle represents the moon with a celebration banner around it. The two planes represent the Wright Brothers and modern jet airliners (modern then of course !)."
The image in the first label also happens to be central to the design of the U.S. stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of powered flight (Scott C47; May 29, 1953).
This is only speculation but perhaps the label was issued in conjunction with the American Air Mail Society's 1953 convention in Dayton, Ohio.
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Wow, I had no idea how interesting these samples would be! Thanks for that.
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12:16:35pm
Can anyone identify what these are please? Are they airmail stickers, labels, etiquettes, Cinderellas, etc.? Thanks.
Peter
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re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
Nice little selection !
We will soon be commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first powered flight, Decemeber 17th 1903. An historic day.
The first label commemorates 50 years and was produced (most likely) in 1953. The design is taken from a poster issued in the same year an original copy of which is in the National Air and Space Museum Poster collection.
On the poster, the circle represents the moon with a celebration banner around it. The two planes represent the Wright Brothers and modern jet airliners (modern then of course !).
The second item is an air mail etiquette, quite common I believe and most likely privately produced. (But not by an airline company). The sort you may once have found in a good stationers shop.
Londonbus1
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02:34:11pm
re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
Thank you, LB. Any thoughts on the other items?
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re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
The third label looks like part of something (air mail connected) but I can't put my finger on it.
And so to the last one and the most interesting, though hard to decipher.
I would date the label, if that's what it is, around 1940-50 and it appears to advertise the Star routes which the US Postal service had set up in 1845 as an expansion of their limited delivery service. The 'Aerial' part came later, at a guess around the early thirties and was run by private companies or individuals who were given contracts by the US Postal Service.
Interesting item and needs more research.
Off I go then !!
Londonbus1
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re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
"Are they airmail stickers, labels, etiquettes, Cinderellas, "
Well, the first and last could be classed as labels. The second one is an etiquette and the third...well, not sure on that yet.
But one thing is for sure.....they are all Cinderellas !
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re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
The joys of Cinderella collecting. One can get totally entrapped in something unimportant and seemingly insignificant.
I never felt like this when I collected Postage stamps !
Back to that third item.
Does the piece have gum. I am guessing not and if that is so, I am almost sure it is cut out from a Postal Card,Postcard or envelope commemorating an 'air' event or such like.
When I have confirmation of the gum bit, I will continue my quest to find it.....and it will be found !
Oh, the joys of Cinderella collecting......
Londonbus1...did I say that already ?
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06:21:37am
re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
Oh great, another area to collect!
Both items on the right are fully gummed.
Thanks.
Peter
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re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
"The first label commemorates 50 years and was produced (most likely) in 1953. The design is taken from a poster issued in the same year an original copy of which is in the National Air and Space Museum Poster collection.
On the poster, the circle represents the moon with a celebration banner around it. The two planes represent the Wright Brothers and modern jet airliners (modern then of course !)."
The image in the first label also happens to be central to the design of the U.S. stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of powered flight (Scott C47; May 29, 1953).
This is only speculation but perhaps the label was issued in conjunction with the American Air Mail Society's 1953 convention in Dayton, Ohio.
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02:48:41pm
re: Airmail items: Cinderellas, labels, ... what?
Wow, I had no idea how interesting these samples would be! Thanks for that.
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