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05:35:52pm
" . . Air Letter . ."
A normal letter consists of a sheet or two, and an envelope,
which alone may not be very heavy, but when a thousand or
more are bundled for air transport, often across oceans,
they become a considerable burden. To reduce the overall
weight, and thus the fuel consumption, the air letter was
invented.
They provide very thin paper that when folded will create
the envelope and the message is written on what will become
the inside once it is folded and glued shut. The postage
is imprinted on the envelope paper. All that cuts down the
weight but and volume more than 50%.
I have several that were sent between family members from
Australia to Vancouver, BC, Canada during WW II.
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Thanks Charlie
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Anyone have any comment on the stamp
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As Charlie says,
"The postage is imprinted on the envelope paper. "
It will appear in a postal stationery catalogue but not in the everyday catalogues.
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The old Higgins & Gage postal stationery catalogue lists two air letters like this one (under the heading "letter sheets"):
#2 7d dark blue on grey from 1945 (which is presumably this one given the 1948 date stamp)
#3 7d dark blue on pale blue from 1950
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24 Nov 2021
05:35:52pm
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" . . Air Letter . ."
A normal letter consists of a sheet or two, and an envelope,
which alone may not be very heavy, but when a thousand or
more are bundled for air transport, often across oceans,
they become a considerable burden. To reduce the overall
weight, and thus the fuel consumption, the air letter was
invented.
They provide very thin paper that when folded will create
the envelope and the message is written on what will become
the inside once it is folded and glued shut. The postage
is imprinted on the envelope paper. All that cuts down the
weight but and volume more than 50%.
I have several that were sent between family members from
Australia to Vancouver, BC, Canada during WW II.
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re: Little Info
Anyone have any comment on the stamp
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re: Little Info
As Charlie says,
"The postage is imprinted on the envelope paper. "
It will appear in a postal stationery catalogue but not in the everyday catalogues.
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re: Little Info
The old Higgins & Gage postal stationery catalogue lists two air letters like this one (under the heading "letter sheets"):
#2 7d dark blue on grey from 1945 (which is presumably this one given the 1948 date stamp)
#3 7d dark blue on pale blue from 1950
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