US: New York Airways, Inc.

Rare airmail label from New York Airways.

Year: 1953, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-261, imperforated, self adhesive, sheets, intended for mail by helicopter, dark blue/red/white on film tape, 5*****

US: National Parks Airways Inc. airmail label

Here is a very nice airmail label issued by National Parks Airways Inc. USA.

National Parks Airways was an airline operating in the US States of Idaho, Montana, and Utah in the 1920s and 1930s. Founded in 1927 by Alfred Frank, it began service with a pair of Stearman C3MB's. Air Mail was the first cargo; passengers came later. (wikipedia)

Year: 1931, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-205, imperforated, triangular shape, black/red/grey-blue/white, 4****

 

US: Airmail labels

Here are some very rare airmail labels from USA.

Year: 1928, Ungmmed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-12a, perforated 12 ½ , sheets of 25 labels 12a + 5 labels 12b, plane in red, red/blue/white, 6******

Year: 1928, Ungummed, Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-12b, perforated 12 ½ , sheets of 25 labels 12a + 5 labels 12b, colours inverted, plane in blue, blue/red/white, 6******

Year: 1928, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-19, imperforated, black-blue/white, 
5*****

Year: approx.1935, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-41, imperforated, size: 101x53mm, blue/red/white, 5*****

US: FedEx airmail labels

Here is a Priority label from FedEx (Federal Express). The label size is 102x51mm, it probably was used on parcels.

Year: ?, Self-adhesive. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-?, imperforated, violet-blue/white,

US: Zeppelin airmail labels

Here is a rare airmail label used on mails carried by airship Hindenburg.

LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. he airship flew from March 1936 until destroyed by fire 14 months later on May 6, 1937, at the end of the first North American transatlantic journey of its second season of service.(wikipedia)

Year: 1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-16, imperforated, rounded shape, intended for mail by airship Hindenburg, red/white, 5*****

US: Colonial Airlines airmail label

Here is also an airline issue label from Colonial Airlines.

Year: 1946, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-181, rouletted VL, H, booklets with 5
sheets of 5(1x5), red/dark violet-blue/white, 4****

US: Alaska Star Airlines airmail label

Here is an airline issue label from Alaska Star Airlines.

Star Air Service, later Star Air Lines and Alaska Star Airlines was an American air service in Alaska from 1932 to 1944. With financial help from a wealthy Alaska miner, three pilots who had started a flying school and charter business in Seattle, shipped an open-cockpit biplane by steamship to Alaska in March 1932. Star Air Service was incorporated in April, 1932 in Anchorage with capitalization of $4,000. The company had some early success training student pilots, but their airplane was destroyed in a crash. Their financial backer helped them purchase a larger plane with an enclosed cabin which supported winter operations.(wikipedia)

Year: approx.1940, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-167, rouletted H, booklets with 
10 vertical strips of 10, bright red/dark violet-blue/white, 4****

US: Colonial Air Transport Inc. airmail labels

Here is a rare and hard to get airmail label from Colonial Air Transport Inc. Label colors in catalog listed as blue/red/white but it's uncertain. It looks like original color are like mine or it could be to different variations.

Year: 1928, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-8, imperforated, issued in cooperation with Western Union, dark grey-blue/grey-green/yellow, 5*****

US: PANAM Airmail labels

Here is a very rare error label from PANAM (Pan American Airways). It's not yet listed in Mair's catalogue.

Misprint: "BY PAN AMERICAN AIR MAIL SEKVICE"

Year: 1944, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-26c, perforated 11, sheets, 
black/light green-grey, 6******

US: Hotel issue airmail labels

Here are the airmail labels issued in USA from various hotels.

Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-154, imperforated, blocks, issued
by Hilton and Statler Hotels, dark violet-blue or dar-blue or blue/orange-red/white, 2**

Blue

Dark violet-blue

Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-156, imperforated, blocks, issued
by Hotels Statler, grey-blue or light grey-blue/orange-red/white, 3***

Grey-blue

Light grey-blue

Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-162, imperforated, blocks, issued
by Hotels Statler, violet-blue or dark blue/red or grey-red or bright red/white, 2**

Grey-red

bright red

Year: approx.1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-179, imperforated, issued by
Robert Meyer Hotels, orange-red/dark violet-blue/white, 4****

Year: approx.1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-180, rouletted V, horizontal
strips, issued by Hotel Muehlebach, Kansas City, Montana, dark blue/orange-red/white, 4****

Year: approx.1950, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-186, imperforated, arrow shape
issued by Hotel Commodore, orange-red/dark violet-blue/white, 4****

Year: approx.1955, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-472, imperforated, blocks, issued
by Hotel Pennsylvania, blue/light grey/orange-red/white, 3***

USA: Rocket mail labels

Here is an airmail label intended for rocket-mail from USA to Canada over Niagara Falls, May 1936.

Year: 5.1936, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-C-487c, imperforated, sheets, 
black/yellow, 3***

US: Trans Central Airways airmail label

Here is another airline issued label. This one is from Trans Central Airways.

Year: approx.1960, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-264, imperforated, blue/red/white
4****

 

US: Wisconsin Central Airlines airmail label

An airline issue label from Wisconsin Central Airlines, USA.

Year: 1951, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-243, imperforated, blocks of 30,
violet-blue/red/white, 3***

US: Piedmont Airlines airmail label

An airline issue label from Piedmont Airlines.

Year: 1951, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-221, imperforated, dark violet-blue or dark
blue/carmine-red/white, 3***

US: Florida Airways airmail label

Here is an airline issue label from Florida Airways.

Year: 1948, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-B-183, rouletted VL, booklets with 6 sheets of
4(1x4), dark violet-blue or dark blue/carmine-red/white, 3***

   

US: Booklet of airmail labels

Here is a full booklet of 250 airmail labels from USPS. Booklet has a 50 sheets of 5 labels each. Labels still not in catalog. Will be in a new upcoming catalog.

Year: 2002, self-adhesive. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-?, imperforated, booklets of 50 vertical
strips of 5, dark blue/white,

   

US: Full sheet of airmail labels 4

Here is another full sheet from USA.

Year: 1987, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-26k, perforated 10 ¾, sheets of 80(6x14-4)
4 positions per sheet come with advising text for best use of airmail labels on envelopes, grey-blue/
carmine-red/white, 1*

  























Year: 1987, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-26l/m, perforated 10 ¾, labels in lower left
position with ref.: "Label  19,  1974" / "✩ GPO:  1987-197-369", grey-blue/carmine-red/white, 2**

US: 2 booklets of airmail labels

Here are 2 full booklets of airmail labels from US. The first labels are longer and brighter in color. Size: 97x50.5mm. The catalog gives a size of 87.5x50.5mm , it's either a mistake or mine is a bit different. 45 labels in a pad, intended for use on parcels. Ref.: "LABEL 19-A, JUNE 1992".

Year: June 1992, Self-adhesive. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-29, Grey-blue/Red/White, 1*

Size: 88x51mm.,the catalog gives a size of 93.5x51mm. 50 labels in a pad on white carrier paper, intended for use on parcels. Ref.: "Label 19A / April 1997".

Year: April 1997,  Self-adhesive.  Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-33, Dark-blue/White, 1*

US: Full sheet of airmail labels 3

A full original sheet of airmail labels from USA. There are 12 small labels listed in catalog as C-42 and to bigger labels as C-43. The sheet is in pristine condition and has a full gum.

Year: 1941, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue nos: USA-C-42 and USA-C-43.
Rating C-42 *** - C-43 ****.

US: Full sheet of airmail labels 2

This is another complete sheet of 84 US airmail labels. The sheet of labels is 6 across and 14 down. The one label at lower left have additional identifying printing information on them and this label is listed as USA-A-23b in the Catalogue of Airmail Labels. The remaining labels in the sheet are listed as USA-A-23a.

Year: 5.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-23b, perforated 12 ½ , label in lower left position with ref.: "POD  Label 19 (May 1965)", red or carmine-red/dark violet-blue or dark blue or
grey-blue/light grey-blue on white paper, 2**

Year: 5.1965, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: - USA-A-23a, perforated 12 ½, sheets of 84(6x14)
red or carmine-red/dark violet-blue or dark blue or grey-blue/light grey-blue on white paper, 1*