FIRST AIR MAIL STAMPS OF

EL SALVADOR

 

The Salvadoran air post service was inaugurated on January 1st, 1930, when Pan American Airway System was ready for carry the mail by airplanes.

Because the Salvadorian Goverment did not have stamps for airmail service, they ordered the following surcharges: 15 cents on 10 cents; 20 cents on 20 cents; 25 cents on 35 cents; 40 cents on 50 cents and 50 cents on 1 colon.

First Air post stamp of El Salvador

One of the First Air Post Stamps. Overprinted "Servicio Aéreo"

Goverment made 2 printing of these surcharges, except 40 cents value. The first printing was made by Taller Nacional de Grabados and the second by Tribunal Superior de Cuentas because these stamps were selling out quickly.

Pan Americam Airway System started its three days a week flights on December 15th, 1929. Its Ford NC 9670 airplane flew from Guatemala to San Lorenzo in Honduras and returning to Guatemala the same day. In both flights airplanes stoped in San Salvador airport named Ilopango.

Ilopango Airport

Ilopango Airport, Sn. Salvador, El Salvador

All the first day mail was cencelled with an special cachet. Cachet "A" was used in few pieces, but 97% of covers have cachet "B".

Cachet A ............................... Cachet B

All covers have cancellations "C", "D", "E" AND "F".

Cachet C ................................................... Cachet D

Cachet E ............................................... Cachet F

and registered mail was cancelled with cachet "G"

Cachet G

Waterlow & Sons Ltd. of Londres, designed special air post stamps. They were issued in 1930 and show a mail plane over San Salvador city.

Air Post Stamp ................................................. Air Post Stamp

Stamps designed by Waterlow & Son Ltd, Londres. 1930

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