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April 8th 2006 - 60th Anniversary of the last Pan American Airways Clipper flight from Hawai'i to California.

Two mini-sheets were issued on April 8th 2006 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the last Pan American Airways Clipper flight from Hawai'i to California.

Founded in 1927 by Juan Trippe, Pan American Airways was a trail-blazing pioneer in commercial aviation. On April 16 1935, the first Trans-Pacific Survey Flight Number 1 by Pan American Airways took off from Alameda, California. The plane was a Sikorsky S-42 NR 823M, called the "Pan American Clipper" (formerly "West Indies Clipper" used in Latin America from December 1934). The non-stop flight lasted for 18 hours and 37 minutes. Upon arrival in Honolulu at 8a.m. on April 17 1935, the 6-man crew received a big aloha welcome at Ford Island. (Ford Island was Pan-Am's base of flying boat operations until October 1935, when it was moved across Pearl Harbor to the Pearl City base).

The last Pan American Airways Clipper flight from Hawai'i was a Boeing B-314, the "American Clipper", originally delivered to Pan-Am in 1939. It took off from Honolulu on April 8th 1946 and landed in San Francisco, California the next day, April 9th, at the Mills Field seaplane base. The plane had a 9-man crew, commanded by Captain Dent Terrell. The "American Clipper" was stored in San Francisco Bay near the Mills Field seaplane base until August 1946, when it was sold along with 6 other Clippers to Universal Airlines for $325,000. The Clippers were only in use for a few years until the surviving ones were scrapped in 1950 and 1951.

After the Clippers, Pan-Am used more economical land-based aircraft. Pan-Am was one of the major airlines that helped in the dramatic development of Hawai'i as a tourist destination.

The $5 mini-sheet (above left) prepays the Overnight rate. It shows an adaption of the back cover of a Pan American Airways timetable from the Clipper era.

The $8 mini-sheet (above right) prepays the Same Day rate. It shows an adaption of the front cover of a Pan American Airways timetable from the Clipper era.

A Booklet, consisting of 4 panes containing 2 x $5 and 2 x $8 mini-sheets, was also issued. The booklet cover shows a Pan-Am publicity photo of the era. Each booklet pane consists of 1 mini-sheet and has a white margin all around. Each booklet pane is imperforate on 3 sides and perf 12 on the left side (only). The left side is perforated so as to ease the separation of each mini-sheet from the booklet. "© 2006 Hawai'i Post" & Hawai'i Security Printers, Honolulu, Hawai'i are printed vertically on the left margin of each booklet pane.

The Postmark (above) shows the logo that Pan American Airways used around this time.

PLEASE NOTE WHEN ORDERING: The mint set of mini-sheets is different from the mint set of booklet panes. The mint set is imperforate on all 4 sides. The booklet panes are imperforate on 3 sides and perf 12 on the left side (only). Also the booklet panes have a large left margin. So, same designs, but different perforations and margins.


For previous Pan American Airways stamps see April 17 2005 issue.


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Technical details of the stamps and mini-sheet:
Colors: Multicolored.
Size: Mini-sheets - 76mm x 70mm.
Perforation: Imperforate. Booklet panes - imperforate on 3 sides and perf 12 on the left side (only)
Stamp design: Enelani.
Layout & Pre-press: Enelani.
Printer: Hawai'i Security Printers, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Printing Method: 4-color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black).
Paper: GPA coated white stock with water-activated gum on the back.


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