First Day of Issue (FDC) Sept. 10th, 2026 featuring the set of 3 newly Perf. 12 or Imperf. RILP stamps of the "60 year Anniversary". They are flown off the Island by Griffing Flying Service and cancelled at the Liberty Aviation Museum by the Port Clinton Post Office with the Tin Goose Pictorial Postmark.
The series features:
50 cent stamp - The Native's Legend of how the Island got its name
75 cent stamp - The Diamond Airmail Route that the Ford Tin Goose flew
$1.00 stamp - Matthews Boat built in Port Clinton
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Blue RILP cancel = Perf 12 stamps.
Red RILP cancel = Imperf. stamps.
First Day of Issue Cover - FDC - 2026 set of 3 stamps
This is a Rattlesnake Island Local Post - FDC envelope that was flown off of Rattlesnake Island to Port Clinton via Griffing Flying Service on the first day of new issue of the RILP stamps Aug. 27, 2026, then cancelled by Port Clinton Post Office with a special Tin Goose Pictorial Postmark hand cancel. The envelope is the standard FDC size - 6 3/4.
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