The US has not produced any since, other than air letter sheets or aerograms which became available in 1947 and were likewise discontinued in 2006.
12.
After consultation between the military authorities and the APS air links with the UK were established and both air letter and airgraph services were made available.
13.
In Chicago during the 1960s, Diver Dan was regularly shown on the WGN-TV show " Ray Rayner and His Friends " even though Rayner would frequently read on-air letters from children requesting that he get other cartoons.
14.
The private nature of the air letter ensured its popularity among its users and that popularity, with its lightness, brought about its continued use as today's civilian air letter ( aerogrammes ) and the military " bluey ".
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The private nature of the air letter ensured its popularity among its users and that popularity, with its lightness, brought about its continued use as today's civilian air letter ( aerogrammes ) and the military " bluey ".
16.
Although the airgraph proved to be immediately popular, its use was limited because of its size ( approx; 2ins ?3ins ) and lack of privacy, so when sufficient aircraft capacity became available, its use declined in favour of the air letter.
17.
The postage on each air letter was three pence ( 3d ) and, due to limited air capacity, they were initially rationed at one per man per month but towards the end of the war, as more capacity became available, the ration was lifted.
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The private nature of the air letter ensured its popularity among its users and that popularity, with its lightness, brought about its continued use as today's civilian air letter ( aerograms ) and the British military " bluey " . ( see British Forces Post Office for further information ).
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The private nature of the air letter ensured its popularity among its users and that popularity, with its lightness, brought about its continued use as today's civilian air letter ( aerograms ) and the British military " bluey " . ( see British Forces Post Office for further information ).
20.
The Universal Postal Union adopted the term " a�rogramme ", the French word for air letter, during the 1951 & ndash; 52 13th Postal Union Congress held in Brussels and all countries inscribe this on their air mail lettersheets except for the United Kingdom which still uses the term " Air Letter ".
