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Postmen of the Skies

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April 18, 2018

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The official flag of the Airmail Service, a pair of wings carrying the globe. The globe and wings continued to be synonymous with airmail service after operations were turned over to private companies in the late 1920s.

Courtesy National Postal Museum


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    “Postmen of the Skies,” opening Tuesday, May 1, at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first regularly scheduled airmail flights.
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