Flight Archive Archives - Philatelic Database

Stamps of Finland: 20th Anniversary of Air Mail Service (1944)

By William Cochrane|2020-06-08T12:14:38+10:00Jun 10, 2020|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Finland, Flight Archive, Scandinavia, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This 3.m. 50 brown Air stamp celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Air Mail Service in Finland. It showed a

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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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Zeppelin Stamps: German Gasbags

By Charles and Francis Kiddle|2019-07-23T17:39:45+10:00Jun 3, 2019|Articles, Cinderellas, Flight Archive, Germany & Colonies, History, Poster Stamps, Topicals or Thematics, Zeppelins|

Enjoying a glamorous if relatively short career, Zeppelin airships captured the imagination of the public and were consequently a popular

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Stamps of Italy: Buenos Aires Flight (1934)

By William Cochrane|2019-04-29T13:43:38+10:00Apr 28, 2019|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Designers, Flight Archive, Italy & Colonies, Overprints, Stamp Profiles, Surcharges, Topicals or Thematics|

These Air stamps were surcharged and overprinted to celebrate the Rome-Buenos Aires Flight of 1934. The stamp was originally issued

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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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Australian Coronation Contingent, 7 May 1937 at Crowning of KGVI (England)

By Maurice Mishkel|2018-02-08T07:48:27+11:00Feb 7, 2018|Air Force, Articles, Australia & Dependencies, Coronations, Flight Archive, History, Naval, Postal History|

This cover was addressed to No 1157. L.A.C. Palmer, T.P., R.A.A.F. Detachment, Australian Coronation Contingent, Australia House, London W.C. 2,

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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 Pakistan: Definitive and Pictorial Issues (1948)

By PDb Archive|2018-01-18T17:26:45+11:00Jan 15, 2018|Bridges on Stamps, British Commonwealth, British Empire, De La Rue, Flight Archive, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Universities on Stamps|

This set of twenty stamps featured: Scales of Justice Star and Crescent Lloyd Barrage Karachi Port Trust Karachi Airport Salmullah

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Stamps of Switzerland: Swiss Air Force Centenary (2014)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:37+11:00Aug 17, 2017|Air Force, Aircraft on Stamps, Balloons on Stamps, First Flights, Flight Archive, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Switzerland, Topicals or Thematics|

Although balloons sporting the Swiss national colours took to the skies in the early part of the 20th century, the

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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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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 Haiti: Aviation Week (1960)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:57+11:00Feb 19, 2017|Aircraft on Stamps, Courvoisier, Flight Archive, Haiti, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, West Indies|

This fine Miniature Sheet celebrated the Aeroport International Show in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo. Printed by Courvoisier, switzerland. Released Fecember 17,

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Danish Postal History: Airmail Cover from Rødding to England (1938)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:00+11:00Jan 5, 2017|Denmark & Colonies, Flight Archive, Postal History|

We have recently acquired this attractive cover for our collection. It is an airmail cover from Rødding in Denmark posted

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Stamps of Denmark: Air Issue (1925-9)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:01+11:00Dec 10, 2016|Aircraft on Stamps, Airmail Stamps, Denmark & Colonies, Designers, Flight Archive, Scandinavia, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This Air issue from Denmark was on sale from 1925 to 1929. Designed by P. Jensen. Typo. Perf 12. Released

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