This 1971 11¢ U.S. Air Mail First Day Cover features the stamp honoring Charles Lindbergh, postmarked on the official first day of issue, May 6, 1971, in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. The Art Craft cachet depicts Lindbergh in his flight gear alongside his famous Spirit of St. Louis aircraft.
Lindbergh’s solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris on May 20–21, 1927, captured the world’s imagination and proved the viability of long-distance air travel, accelerating the growth of commercial aviation in the decades that followed.
The cachet artwork includes the exact date of the historic 1927 crossing and the Art Craft “Series of 1971” imprint, a detail appreciated by specialists of both aviation topicals and Art Craft FDCs.
A clean, well-centered example that makes an attractive addition to any collection focused on airmail, Lindbergh, or 20th-century American aviation history.
