Airmail poster advertising the ten-cent rate
National Postal Museum

Airmail poster advertising the ten-cent rate

1927

paper; ink
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

This airmail poster promotes the airmail connection between Chicago, Illinois, and New York City, the nation’s largest business centers in 1927. The poster shows a biplane at the top, with the text “Overnight Chicago to New York, Air Mail, New York to Chicago.” Text at the bottom of the poster reminds readers of the new ten cents per half-ounce airmail rate.

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