1968 10¢ Curtiss Jenny stamp marks the 50th anniversary of the United States Airmail Service, which was born onMay 15, 1918, when two 90-horsepower Curtiss Jenny airplanes departed from New York and Washington. During the first year of service, 1,208 flights were flown. Fifty-three were forced down by bad weather and thirty-seven by engine trouble. But the overall completion record was better than 92%.
Thank you Merja.
