Sunday Stamps - Things that Fly: USA

Really this ought to be 'Things that flew'. 

But without the first of these when would the others have come along,

USA - 22 May 2003

This was issued to commemorate the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk that first flew 17 December 1903 in North Carolina,

In 1968 the US air mail service passed its 50th anniversary and was commemorated by this stamp - 

USA - 15 May 1968

The plane is a Curtiss Jenny.

For things that fly (or flew) just check the links at Birds

USA 1900s - Sunday Stamps

As I acquired more stamps while I was in the USA it seemed right to show some more as it is an 'own choice' week.

These are from the Celebrate the Century Series and represent the 1900s.

USA - 1900s

These commemorate

• The Great Train Robbery - film of 1903

• The first Crayola crayons form 1903 - they cost 5 cents and the pack contained 8 colours

• The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 - which prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded food

•  December 12 1903 - the Wright Bros. first aeroplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

For stamps chosen by others don't forget to check out Viridian's sunday-stamps-76