US C10 Charles Lindbergh Spirit of St Louis Airmail Issue 1927 MH OG F/VF

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

C10

Stamp Type

Air Mail

Condition

Unused

Centering

F/VF

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1927

Item Description

Condition: This stamp is unused with original gum and fine to very fine centering

Shortly after Charles A. Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris, the post office decided to break tradition and issue a stamp that honored a living American. Because the law prohibited the use of the portrait of a living person, the central design represented Lindbergh’s airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis. The plane was later suspended in the main entrance hall of the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries Building (later moved to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum).

The 10-cent design in dark blue shows the start and finish points of the solo, non-stop flight and the 3,600-mile route, which Lindbergh flew in thirty-three and a half hours on May 20-21, 1927. The stamp was issued less than a month later, on June 18.

US C10 – Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis NY to Paris – Air Post Issue – Unused with Original Gum and Fine Centering

2019 Scott United States Specialized Catalog Value for Centering - $4.75

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