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- Inauguration of Coast to Coast Air Mail Service by the U.S. Post Office Department, New York, July 1, 1924 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.
- July 01, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Inauguration of Coast to Coast Air Mail Service by the U.S. Post Office Department, New York, July 1, 1924
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. Initial air mail stamps cost 24 cents -- eight times more than ground service. But those fees helped subsidize the development of America's airways. After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926.