| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | An illustration of one of the famous "China Clipper" flying boat aircraft aptly is used as the basis of a stamp design honoring the 50th anniversary of air mail service between the United States and nations reached by crossing the Pacific Ocean. Development of such long-range aircraft cleared a major hurdle in the rapid transport of mail and passengers to parts of the world heretofore principally accessible from the United States only by ship. On November 22, 1935, in Alameda, California, Captain Edwin C. Musick and First Officer R.O.D. Sullivan flew the China Clipper from San Francisco for Manila with the first transpacific airmail. Built by the Glenn L. Martin Company, they were known by the company as Martin Ocean Transports. The aircraft first flew on December 30, 1934. Only three of these aircraft were built, the China Clipper, the Philippine Clipper and the Hawaii Clipper. To the public, China Clipper became a generic name and originally was applied to all three of the Martin M-130's in Pan Am's fleet and, later, even to the Boeing B-314's. |
| Face value | 44 American cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | US 1727 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | US C115 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Airmail stamp |
| Issue date | 15/02/1985 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 |
| Height | 24.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
