#Aviation stamps
100 years since the first transatlantic flight marked with an Irish stamp!
Ireland Post issued a beautiful stamp in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Transatlantic flight. This special item depicts the plane flown by aviators Alcock and Brown, who on June 15th 1919 became the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean in less than 72 hours. On the item the airplane is featured on a beautifully cloudy background, with the Atlantic Ocean posing a constant threat to
The 100th Anniversary of USA entering WWI marked La Poste. One special commemorative stamp issued by France Post
FindYourStampsValue.com hurries to inform our readers that, La Poste, the French postal service, issued a beautiful stamp, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the United States of America entering World War I. The stamp features American foot soldiers and a naval vessel in brown colours, and a plane in blue. Though the war started several years earlier, America had decided to stay on
“The sea shall not have them”…New 6 stamps by Jersey Post honor Air Sea Rescue Service
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Jersey Post has prepared for issuing great six stamps that honor the activity of one of the most important services ‒ Air Sea Rescue Service with the help of which a great number of people was saved. RAF Search & Rescue Jersey stamp issue tells us about this organization that is honored worldwide. In 1940, during The Battle of Britain, the British
Airmails across the Middle East – an exciting book for stamp collectors interested in the airmails
FindYourStampsValue.com would like introduce to our readers' attention an exciting book on philately theme under the title "Airmails across the Middle East". The book should be of interest to collectors interested in the airmails and the postal history of the Middle East (in particular, Iraq, Egypt and Persia) and the countries of Europe and Asia which were involved in the development of airmail s
New issue of Ukrainian Post – “Airplane” Ilya Muromets”
17.06.2014 enters into circulation and is valid for payment of postal services postage stamp № 1373 "Airplane" Ilya Muromets". This aircraft giant "Ilya Muromets" was projected by an outstanding aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky. The world's first high-speed long-range heavy airplane flight took place on 16-17 June 1914 from St. Petersburg to Kyiv (distance flight over 1,200 km). Reverse flight Kyiv
Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson stamp from the USA
The USPS has released a new stamp to immortalize legendary Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson. He served as the Chief Instructor at Tuskegee Training Center, Alabama. Thus, Tuskegee Airmen became a sort of military brand for the US armed forces. Anderson is frequently recognized as the Father of Black Aviation. Due to his great input in the military, the USPS decided to create a commemorative stamp f
Postage stamp to honor German aviator Elly Beinhorn
German Post has issued a stamp dedicated to Elly Beinhorn, famed German aviator. On 13 August 1935 Elly Beinhorn performed a flight which made her famous. Her airplane Bf 108 "Taifun" flew 13.5 hours in a distance of 3,470 kilometers. The start was in Gliwice (Poland). The flight took her over the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps to the airport Ye Ilkoy in Istanbul. After a short break, Elly
Stamps celebrate 100 years of Naval Aviation
Guernsey Post is delighted to mark the Centenary of Naval Aviation with a special stamp issue featuring six naval aircraft from the 20th and 21st centuries. It is 100 years ago since the Admiralty ordered the first airship, the Mayfly, to embark on a development programme for military aviation and the eventual formation of the Royal Naval Air Service. In the years that followed naval aviation prov
Vintage Danish aeroplanes
It was a great sensation when the inventor J.C.H. Ellehammer managed to get the first Danish aircraft to slip the surly bounds of earth. The event took place in September 1906, and Ellehammer had built both the aircraft and the motor himself. Ellehammer's flight marked the beginning of Danish aviation. Many years later, the aircraft factory Scandinavisk Aero Industri A/S was founded by aviation te
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