National Air Mail Week Cachets

Massachusetts Participation in the 1938 National Air Mail Week – James A. Privee (AAMS 12223)
Massachusetts was a very enthusiastic participant in the 1938 NAMW event.  There were 58 pilots involved who flew to 49 pick-up stops, logging a total of 1,140 air-miles.  There were 1,062,450 air mail letters posted during the week, as well as 319 parcels.  The Executive Summary of the event stated that Massachusetts used 400 cachets that were pre-printed or rubber-stamped on envelopes submitted for delivery during the week.  The following visual listing provides 470 entries that show cachets used during the NAMW event.  Click on image at left to download PDF book.

Wyoming Participation in the 1938 National Air Mail Week – James A. Privee (AAMS 12223)

Wyoming was a very enthusiastic participant in the 1938 NAMW event.  There were 10 pilots involved who flew to 63 pick-up stops, logging a total of 1,967 air-miles.  There were 51,700 air mail letters posted during the week, as well as 63 parcels.  The Executive Summary of the event stated that Wyoming used 54 cachets that were pre-printed or rubber-stamped on envelopes submitted for delivery during the week.  Wyoming has the distinction of having an airplane mishap that resulted in NAMW “crash covers.”  The following visual listing provides 63 entries that show cachets used during the NAMW event.  Click on image at left to download PDF book.