U.S. 1934–36 Air Mail Special Delivery Stamps

Scott CE1, CE2, and 771

In the mid-1930s, the Post Office offered a new idea — a stamp that combined airmail service and special delivery into a single issue. Before then, you needed two separate stamps to cover both services. These oversized stamps solved that problem in style, bearing the bold Great Seal of the United States framed by radiant rays. They were designed by stamp collecting President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself!

16¢ 1934, Scott CE1: The first combined Air Mail/Special Delivery stamp.
16¢ 1936, Scott CE2: A striking bicolor redesign, instantly eye-catching in any collection.
16¢ Farley’s Special Printing, 1935, Scott 771: Issued imperforate as part of the controversial “Farley’s Follies” reprints. Collectors cherish it as both a companion to CE2 and a fascinating piece of New Deal postal history.

Although practical in concept, these stamps never saw heavy use — many people still preferred paying with separate stamps. Today, they’re remembered for their dramatic designs and their place in a colorful chapter of stamp history.

Bring all three into your collection and own the complete story of America’s Air Mail Special Delivery stamps.

U.S. 1934–36 Air Mail Special Delivery Stamps

Scott CE1, CE2, and 771

In the mid-1930s, the Post Office offered a new idea — a stamp that combined airmail service and special delivery into a single issue. Before then, you needed two separate stamps to cover both services. These oversized stamps solved that problem in style, bearing the bold Great Seal of the United States framed by radiant rays. They were designed by stamp collecting President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself!

16¢ 1934, Scott CE1: The first combined Air Mail/Special Delivery stamp.
16¢ 1936, Scott CE2: A striking bicolor redesign, instantly eye-catching in any collection.
16¢ Farley’s Special Printing, 1935, Scott 771: Issued imperforate as part of the controversial “Farley’s Follies” reprints. Collectors cherish it as both a companion to CE2 and a fascinating piece of New Deal postal history.

Although practical in concept, these stamps never saw heavy use — many people still preferred paying with separate stamps. Today, they’re remembered for their dramatic designs and their place in a colorful chapter of stamp history.

Bring all three into your collection and own the complete story of America’s Air Mail Special Delivery stamps.