30c Globe Airmail Issue
1942 cover to Brazil. 40c per 1/2 oz. rate paid with 30c Globe and 10c Transport
Scott C24 - 30ยข Trans-Atlantic Winged Globe
First Day: May 16, 1939 - 19,768,150 Issued
This stamp was issued likely to promote the new Trans-Atlantic service. The first flights were from New York to Paris via Bermuda and Portugal, with a New York to Great Britain service, via Canada and Newfoundland, added later. The rate to Europe was 30c per 1/2 oz.
*** More on this stamp later. This is a popular issue to collect.