United States Commemorative Airmail Postage Stamps Honoring Aviation Pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1978-1930),

Glenn H.Curtiss Accomplishments Include:

1904 Invented handlebar throttle control

1907 "Fastest Man in the World" at 136.36 mph with V8 motorcycle

1908 Flight engineer for 1st Army dirigible trial

1909 Produced and sold first private aircraft in US

1911 RECEIVED PILOT'S LICENSE NUMBER ONE

1911 First successful pontoon aircraft in America

1911 "Father of Naval Aviation", Hydroaeroplane A-1

1912 Developed and flew first flying boat

1914-1918 Produced 6,000 "Jennys"

1919 Curtiss NC-4 flying boat--first to cross the Atlantic

1878-1930 Produced over five hundred inventions in his life time

First Day of Issue Cover, FDC, ArtCraft Engraving Cachet, Unaddressed, Ideal for Framing,

Issued December 30, 1980 in Hammondsport, New York,

Cover in Removable Transparent Poly Sleeve and Mailed With Protection,

Made in the USA


Genuine First Day of Stamp Issued Cover Cancelled on the First Day of Issue Date by the U.S. Postal Service,