1949 6c DC-4 Skymaster bklt single
# C39as - 1949 6c DC-4 Skymaster bklt single
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U.S. #C39a
1949 6¢ DC-4 Skymaster
1949 6¢ DC-4 Skymaster
Booklet Single
Issue Date: January 18, 1949
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 5,070,095,200
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary press printing
Perforations: 10 ½ X 11
Color: Carmine
Color: Carmine
This stamp was issued to conform to the increase of the airmail postage rate, which changed the rate from 5¢ to 6¢.
The DC-4 Skymaster was a four-engine propeller plane that was used during World War II. It became a passenger airplane for the growing air travel business.
U.S. #C39a
1949 6¢ DC-4 Skymaster
1949 6¢ DC-4 Skymaster
Booklet Single
Issue Date: January 18, 1949
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 5,070,095,200
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary press printing
Perforations: 10 ½ X 11
Color: Carmine
Color: Carmine
This stamp was issued to conform to the increase of the airmail postage rate, which changed the rate from 5¢ to 6¢.
The DC-4 Skymaster was a four-engine propeller plane that was used during World War II. It became a passenger airplane for the growing air travel business.