poster: United States Postal Service, Air mail

Date:c. 1950
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Captain John B. Russell
Accession Number:2005.006.003
Dimensions:35 x 24 inches (88.9 x 61 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Poster, Other
Artist, designer, maker :Melbourne Brendle
Manufacturer :Louis F. Dow Co.
aircraft: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
company: Boeing
Description

Poster produced by the United States Postal Service promoting air mail service; red, white, and blue background with full color illustration of an aircraft in flight over fields and trees; text at top, “Mail it air everywhere”; at bottom, “Air mail / Parcel post”.

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