On April 29, 1947, the US entered the scene with a 10 cent Air Letter Sheet. (see British Forces Post Office for further information). The private nature of the air letter ensured its popularity among its users and that popularity, with its lightness, brought about its continued use as today's civilian air letter (aerograms) and the British military "bluey". On 1 March 1941, the air mail service between the Middle East and the UK was started, using a combination of British Overseas Airways flying boats and military transport. Use British stamps from all countries, including Egypt.". By January the following year, General Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, the Commander-in-Chief, MEF was told by Eden that "Your Assistant Director Army Postal Services may forthwith introduce an Air Mail Letter Card Service for the Middle East. He recommended its use to Anthony Eden, the Secretary of State for War during his visit to the Middle East, in late 1940. Evans, Royal Engineers, Assistant Director Army Postal Service Middle East Force (MEF), proposed that a lightweight self-sealing letter card that weighed only 1/10 oz be adopted by the British Army for air mail purposes. The aerogram was largely popularized by its use during the Second World War (1939–45). It had a beautifully impressed effigy of Faisal I of Iraq and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson. The original form, on thin paper was 124mm x 99mm in size, greyish in colour, with bluelined framing and with the designation legend on the front. It had been introduced into the Iraqi postal service in 1933 by the then Inspector General of Posts and Telegraphs, Major DW Grumbley CBE DSO Royal Engineers. Evans first saw the air letter form in Iraq, whilst touring the Commands after his arrival in the Middle East theatre. Senders are required to write their name and address on the reverse. Unstamped aerograms are referred to as formular aerograms and can be issued by either postal authorities or by private companies. However, some countries such as New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Ireland, sell unstamped aerograms. As such, this meets the definition of being postal stationery. Most aerograms have an imprinted stamp indicating the prepayment of postage. Thereafter, the term air letter quickly faded from use. The use of the term aerogramme was officially endorsed at the 1952 Universal Postal Union Postal Union Congress in Brussels. Printed warnings existed to say that an enclosure would cause the mail to go at the higher letter rate. Most postal administrations forbid enclosures in these light letters, which are usually sent abroad at a preferential rate. Just click the top category at the left to view some great deals.GB Christmas Aerogram (one of two issued in 1967)Īn aerogram, aerogramme, aérogramme, air letter or airletter is a thin lightweight piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter for transit via airmail, in which the letter and envelope are one and the same. If you're looking for bargains, the first thing you should do is check in with my "CURRENTLY ON SALE!" category. I sell stamps for $500.00, and I also sell stamps for 25c. Listed below are my "Featured Products", some of the more difficult and expensive items I sell. Postal Stationery.but I promise you, sooner or later I'll finish that job and get to work on the Cinderella listings. If you don't see what you want now, please check in from time to time. Presently (January, 2019) I only list about 200 items, but there are boxes of the stuff sitting in my storage room. A few examples of the classics are shown a t the right. When this website is fully loaded, my stock of Poster Sta mps and oth er "Cinderella" items will be second to none. You can reach my old website by clicking the link below: Envelope collector by Size/Knife/Watermark, then this is the list you want to see. A few have made the transition, and you can find them in the DIRECTORY at the left. Several sections of my SPECIALIZED ENVELOPES LIST by UPSS# still remain on the old website. Postal Stationery, you'll find over 5,000 items on this website. I currently (January, 2019) have about 6000 items on this website. This will take awhile, so I beg your patience. It did its job well, but now it's time for this old dinosaur to enter the 21st Century. Until recently I maintained an old-fashioned, 20th Century "text-only" website. Stamps & First Day Covers, Souvenir Cards, Souvenir Pages, U.N., Worldwide Stamps, "Cinderella" items (Poster Stamps, Christmas Seals, Philatelic Exhibition Labels.as well as Locals, Reprints, Facsimiles) and much more. Postal Stationery: Cut Squares, Stamped Envelopes, Postal Cards, Air Letter Sheets, and First Day Covers. (A division of Empire State Philatelics, Inc.)
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