1960 7c Jet Carmine bklt single

U.S. #C39a
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

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.