2020-01-06 Mon

Airmail postal cards are a type of postal stationery. Like other postal stationery items airmail postal cards have the stamp printed directly on them so there is no need to affix a postage stamp for mailing. Postal cards have a small but avid following among the U.S. Here’s one interesting Airmail Postal Card.

On Aug. 4, 1967, the U.S. Post Office Department issued a 6cents airmail postal card to commemorate the 12th Boy Scout World Jamboree held at Farragut State Park, Idaho. The stamp shows the scout emblem very prominently on the left. In addition to the Scout emblem, it shows Borah Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range.

There is some additional interest in this airmail postal card from scouting topical collectors. The 2018 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers values this airmail postal card at 75¢ in mint condition and $15 with the value in italics in used condition.

The stamp is inscribed with “World Jamboree. Idaho. The USA. 1967” on the top and “United States Airmail” at the bottom along with the denomination value of 6C on the bottom right corner.

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