aerophilately
Sign in to saveright|300px|thumb|This 1932 Canadian "first official flight" cover, Great Bear Lake to Rae (now [[Behchoko), includes both a special cachet and a surcharged airmail stamp.]] Aerophilately is the branch of philately that specializes in the study of airmail. Philatelists have observed the development of mail transport by air from its beginning, and all aspects of airmail service have been extensively studied and documented by specialists.
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right|300px|thumb|This 1932 Canadian "first official flight" cover, Great Bear Lake to Rae (now [[Behchoko), includes both a special cachet and a surcharged airmail stamp.]] Aerophilately is the branch of philately that specializes in the study of airmail. Philatelists have observed the development of mail transport by air from its beginning, and all aspects of airmail service have been extensively studied and documented by specialists.
== Scope == The scope of aerophilately includes: airmail postage stamps, both official and unofficial (see list of US airmail postage here) other types of labels (such as airmail etiquettes) postal documents transmitted by air postal markings related to air transport rates and routes, particularly first flights and other "special" flights mail recovered from aircraft accidents and other incidents (crash covers)