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Airposts and their Stamps (1921)

By William Cochrane|2019-07-23T12:48:34+10:00Jul 23, 2019|Airlines, Airmails, Articles, Flight Archive, Postal History|

This article is probably one of the first airmail articles, certainly of any length, to be published in a philatelic

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Nicaragua: the First Airmail Stamps

By Derek Pocock|2019-07-23T17:38:55+10:00Jul 19, 2019|Airmails, Articles, Central America, Flight Archive, Nicaragua|

Apart from the early overprints in 1929, the first airmail stamp design for Nicaragua was the well known ‘aeroplanes flying over the volcano of Momotombo’.

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Stamps of Greece: Airmail Issue (1926)

By PDb Archive|2018-02-13T12:29:07+11:00Feb 12, 2018|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Flight Archive, Greece, History, Maps on Stamps, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Top Ten Articles|

The first Greek airmail stamps were produced in October 1926 to repay postage on mail carried by the Aeroespresso Company.

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Zeppelin Mail

By Filip van der Haegen|2018-02-11T14:38:00+11:00Feb 11, 2018|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Argentina, Belgian Congo, Feature Postal History, Germany & Colonies, North America, Postal History, Ruanda, South America, Topicals or Thematics, Zeppelins|

From time to time, auction houses offer Zeppelin covers from the Belgian Congo. The price paid for such items is

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New Zealand: A Sad Story Behind a Cover

By Allan P Berry|2018-02-08T07:43:51+11:00Feb 6, 2018|Airlines, Airmails, Articles, Australia & Dependencies, Censored mail, Flight Archive, History, Italy & Colonies, New Zealand, Postal History, World War I|

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Stamps of the Dominican Republic: Air Issue (1928)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:44+11:00Jun 23, 2017|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Central America, Dominican Republic, Flight Archive, Maps on Stamps, Postal Carriers, Topicals or Thematics|

This 10c. ultramarine Dominican Republic Air stamp featured a plane and map showing air mail routes. A useful stamp for

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Stamps of Switzerland: Glider Air Issue (1949)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:52+11:00Mar 23, 2017|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Designers, Engravers, Gliders on Stamps, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This Special AIR stamp celebrated the La Chaux-de-Fonds, St. gallen Lugano flights. Designed by H. erni and engraved by A.

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Air Mail Stamps: Made to Fly

By Rodney A. Perry|2017-10-11T09:18:52+11:00Mar 21, 2017|Airlines, Airmails, Art Deco, Articles, Australia & Dependencies, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Flight Archive, Japan, Netherlands & Colonies, Postal History, Siam, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Third Reich, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia|

I rather like Air Mail stamps of the world, used on airmail covers (of course), which logically is why they

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Stamps of Mexico: Airmail Issue (1922)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:59+11:00Jan 14, 2017|Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Birds on Stamps, Central America, Mexico, Postal History, Postal Services, Topicals or Thematics|

This 50c. claret and blue stamp , issued in 1922, was only used for a single aerial postal attempt, which

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Stamps of Russia: Air Mail Congress (1927)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:14+11:00May 3, 2016|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Designers, Flight Archive, Maps on Stamps, Russia, Topicals or Thematics|

This issue celebrated the 1st International Air Mail Congress at The Hague. Designed by O. M. Amosova. Typo. Perf 12

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Stamps of the Netherlands: Special Flights Issue (1966)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:12+11:00Jun 26, 2015|Airmails, Designers, Netherlands & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This attractive Air issue from the Netherlands displayed an aircraft in flight. Designed by A. de Vries. Litho. Perf 14

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Stamp Dealers: Vernon K. Stalley South Australia

By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:20:38+11:00Mar 15, 2015|Airlines, Airmail Stamps, Airmails, History, South Australia|

Vernon K. Stalley was a well-known Adelaide stamp dealer, who died after a long illness on October 21, 1966 at

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Stamps of Luxembourg: Aeronautical Centenary (2009)

By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:20:38+11:00Mar 11, 2015|Aircraft on Stamps, Airlines, Airmails, Balloons on Stamps, Flight Archive, History, Luxembourg, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

The roots of the Luxembourg Aeronautical Federation go back to the formation of the “Aéro-Club Luxembourgeois“, founded on 28th November

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Stamps of Belgium: Postal Transport (1951)

By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:20:39+11:00Feb 22, 2015|Airmail Stamps, Airmails, Animals on Stamps, Belgium, Designers, Engravers, Europe, Postal Carriers, Postal Workers, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This fine 50f. blackish-violet Air stamp was the top value of a set of five featuring Forms of Postal Transport

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Stamps of Portugal: 1939 Azores Aircraft (2014)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:53+11:00Sep 27, 2014|Air Force, Aircraft on Stamps, Airlines, Airmails, Azores, Flight Archive, History, Horta, New Issues 2014, Portugal & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, World War II|

In May 1939, the Azores strengthened the importance of its ocean geographic position with the arrival to the city of

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