Postal history

Photo gallery — Airmail

  • First authorized mail flight, 1911
    First authorized mail flight, 1911
  • First airmail service, 1918
    First airmail service, 1918
  • First airmail service, 1918
    First airmail service, 1918
  • First international mail flight, 1919
    First international mail flight, 1919
  • Airmail pilot and postal officials, 1919
    Airmail pilot and postal officials, 1919
  • Swinging the prop, 1920s
    Swinging the prop, 1920s
  • Airmail pilot, 1920s
    Airmail pilot, 1920s
  • Aviation engineer, pilot, & airmail official, early 1920s
    Aviation engineer, pilot, & airmail official, early 1920s
  • Airmail pilot with editors, 1921
    Airmail pilot with editors, 1921
  • Airmail pilot, 1922
    Airmail pilot, 1922
  • Testing transcontinental service, 1923
    Testing transcontinental service, 1923
  • Airfield, 1923
    Airfield, 1923
  • Loading airmail, ca. 1925
    Loading airmail, ca. 1925
  • Preparing for overnight flight, ca. 1925
    Preparing for overnight flight, ca. 1925
  • Loading airmail, 1930
    Loading airmail, 1930