I always have to check what sesquicentennial means when I see it describing a stamp even if I can work it out from dates on the stamp itself.
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| USA - 21 January 1938 Old Courthouse, Williamsburg VA |
The Pan Am building in Washington DC appeared on an airmail stamp issued in 1947.
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| USA - 30 August 1947 |
The plane is one I have never heard of (Martin 2-0-2), but then it was a long time before I flew with Pan Am. I'm also unlikely to make it to Washington now either.
4 comments:
Sesquicentennial is a tricky word!
It has been long time since my last flight, too. Luckily, we can trael trough stamps.
I never knew that was the Pan Am building, fascinating.
I like the word sesquicentennial. It isn't used often enough ;)
The old courthouse looks very American, to me.
and the first definition google gives you is 'relating to a sesquicentenary' - very helpful, haha. But at least I learned a new word today :)
It is nice to see the building on the stamp also featured in reality, to make the comparison :)
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