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U.S. #C45 1949 6 Wilbur and Orville Wright Issue Date: December 17, 1949 City: Kitty Hawk, NC Quantity: 80,405,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary press printing Perforations: 11 x 10 Color: Magenta Commemorates the 46th anniversary of the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air powered aircraft. Sons of a minister in the United Brethren Church, Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948) grew up to become aviation pioneers. The brothers had always been interested in science and technology, but when their father gave them a flying toy in 1878, they set their sights on developing a heavier-than-air flying machine capable of carrying a man.