US 1957 'Airmail' 50th Anniversary of United States Air Force 6c. Scott. C49


US 1957 'Airmail' 50th Anniversary of United States Air Force 6c. Scott. C49


Series: 50th Anniversary of Air Force

Stamp details: B-52 Superfortress & F-104 Starfighters

Issued date: 01-08-1957 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 6c.

Emission: Air Post

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): C49
Stanley Gibbons (UK): A1097
Michel (Germany): 717
Yvert et Tellier (France): PA49

Dimensions (height x width):
26.3mm x 21.2mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Blue
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½

Themes: Aircraft, Aviation, Flag, Symbol

Total print: 63,185,000 (estimate)

Description:- The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on August 1, 1907 as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the second youngest branch of the United States Armed Forces[a] and the fourth in order of precedence. The United States Air Force articulates its core missions as air supremacy, global integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force