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Recent Examples of airmail
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Staff found and destroyed eight of the erroneous sheets and shipped the other stamps to offices in Washington, New York and Philadelphia—the cities selected for the first airmail flights.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The earliest airmail pilots flew biplanes like the Curtiss JN-4H, and manufacturers soon made special models for airmail.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
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Much like the stamps issued to celebrate its launch, the first airmail service—supported by Army planes and pilots, as no commercial airlines were in operation at the time—didn’t go quite as planned.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Staff found and destroyed eight of the erroneous sheets and shipped the other stamps to offices in Washington, New York and Philadelphia—the cities selected for the first airmail flights.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The earliest airmail pilots flew biplanes like the Curtiss JN-4H, and manufacturers soon made special models for airmail.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
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In August 2022, less than a year after his arrest, Larry was convicted in U.S. federal court of foreign murder and mail fraud.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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The charges include conspiracy, immigration fraud, robbery, mail fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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That document was sent by registered mail to the U.S. Senate and the National Archives.—
Richard Ruelas,
The Arizona Republic,
30 Jan. 2022
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In ways that vary state by state, each state's electors then prepare six Certificates of Vote, which are sent by registered mail to the President of the U.S. Senate and the Archivist of the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Sep. 2020
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The old law had required that the executor send you notice by registered or certified mail, and then provide proof of service to the court.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
30 July 2023
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Resumes sent by registered or certified mail to the Metro Council Clerk, 601 W. Jefferson St., 40202, must be postmarked no later than March 3 and must be received in the clerk’s office within four business days after mailing.—
Billy Kobin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Feb. 2023
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Letters on Natural Magic, an 1832 correspondence series between Sirs David Brewster (inventor of the kaleidoscope in the early 1800s) and Walter Scott, includes the Turk in its examination of entertainments that blended science and magic.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
30 July 2025
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Roughly once a week, Nick Cave blogs about music, religion, grief, and the infernal state of world affairs through the medium of fan correspondence in his Red Hand Files newsletter.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
29 July 2025
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“Airmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airmail. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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