1957 First Anniversary Direct Flight to NY Issue
Issued to commemorate the anniversary of the first direct air service between Roberts Field, Liberia to Idlewild, New York.
Regular issue, 362-63
Air mail, C107-10
Details
Issue date | May 4, 1957 |
Designer | |
Printing method | Lithographed frames and engraved vignettes. |
Printer | E. A. Wright Bank Note Company |
Paper | Unwatermarked |
Perforation | 11¾ |
Sheet size | 5x5 |
Subjects | 3c, 12c, 25c - View of Idlewild Airport, NY and the clipper "John Alden"; 5c, 15c, 50c - View of Roberts Field Airport in Liberia, the clipper "John Alden" and the head of President Tubman |
Specimens, proofs and essays
Frame only proofs
Frame only proofs in black
Center only proofs
Imperforate center only proofs
Imperforate Frame only proofs
Imperforate frame only proofs in black
Proofs in single color
Imperforate proofs in single color
Varieties
Imperforate Pairs
Presentation sheets
Further reading
- "Liberian Issue on Sale May 2" / p. 19 / Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society / Jul-Sep 2007