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6 Cents Air Mail
| Issuer | United States |
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| Value | 6 Cents (0.06 USD) |
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| Obverse lettering | AIR MAIL AIR MAIL UNITED STATES POSTAGE UNITED STATES POSTAGE 6¢ |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central vignette reproducing a United States airmail postage stamp design, framed within an engraved border with fine guilloche ornamentation. |
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The 6-cent airmail rate was established in 1918 when the U.S. Post Office launched the first scheduled airmail service between Washington D.C. and New York. This stamped-paper item is not a banknote or notaphilic piece — it is postal stationery, specifically an aerogramme or stamped envelope intended for air correspondence. It has no place in a banknote catalog.