1935 25¢ China Clipper - a photo on Flickriver

1935 25¢ China Clipper

            On November 22, 1935, airmail across the Pacific Ocean began. This 25¢ stamp was issued on the same day to mark the event. It pictures the four-engine Martin M-130 seaplane that flew the inaugural flight. As air travel was still in its early stages, there’s no doubt that this image was both powerful and amazing to many.
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The stamp design includes the inscription “November 1935,” making this the first time the month and year of issue was featured on a U.S. stamp. The stamp also pictures the sun rising over the U.S., with an ocean view of a Chinese junk and an ocean liner. The Martin M-130, which departed San Francisco that day, is pictured flying west toward its destinations in Hawaii, Guam and Manila. Also depicted are the shields of the U.S. and the Philippines.
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The 25¢ denomination satisfied the rate for mail sent on one leg of the trans-Pacific flight – from San Francisco to Hawaii, Hawaii to Guam, or Guam to Manila. A letter traveling the entire journey required 75¢ postage. Approximately 110,000 covers bearing 75¢ postage – or three 25 cent stamps – were carried aboard that historic flight.
.Issued both in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA on
:November 22, 1935.
   

Taken in: United States / California / San Francisco (show map)

Taken on: November 22, 1935

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Camera: Apple iPhone 6s Plus, f/2.2, 1/30 sec, 4.2mm, ISO 25 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Aperture:	f/2.2
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	4.2mm
ISO:	25
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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