Description: This wide-format commemorative airmail postage stamp from the United States showcases a dynamic global narrative layout celebrating international peace and communication. The central vignette features a twin-engine commercial airliner flying westward across a finely engraved outline map of North and South America centered inside a circular globe halo. Positioned cleanly along the upper frame, the sans-serif text reads "U.S. POSTAGE ★ AIR MAIL," beautifully balanced by a bold "25¢" denomination indicator in the upper right quadrant. A dedicated horizontal ribbon banner running along the base prominently spells out "THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION," balanced immediately above by a smaller capsule listing the commemorative anniversary years "1874–1949". This used specimen exhibits multi-lined black machine postmark bars sweeping horizontally across the central global graphics.
Circa: 1949
Condition: Used - Hinged
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