Aviation
history
: Introduction
This
series on aviation history is an attempt to amalgamate philately and flight.
The material described and illustrated in these chapters related to aviation
history has been selected from the vast array of the ICAO philatelic collection
(i.e. postage stamps and postal material with relation to ICAO), on the basis
of what is most relevant. This is a chronological tale, ranging from the
ancient mythology to the recent developments in aviation, with the
understanding that some shortcuts may be taken when material is just not
available in the ICAO collection for a period or a technology. This is an
invitation to travel through centuries and decades of dreams, hopes and
reality, but the journey will by no means be complete, as entire libraries are
filled with books about man’s flight and aircraft as well as about the
philatelic aspects of the subject.
When
required, chapters may be devoted to subjects which are of particular interest
to ICAO or when material is vast enough to devote a full chapter. The reader
will be able to admire the variety of items in the ICAO collection.
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Uruguay – 13 June 1978 30th Anniversary
of ICAO and 75th Anniversary of first engine powered flight of
Wright Brothers This sheet presents a
veritable mini-history of flight-related topics. On the left-side: Concorde and Dornier Do‑X; in the
middle: Graf Zeppelin D‑LZ 127,
stratosphere balloon and double decker Wright Flyer I; on the right-side: Columbia Space Shuttle and Savoia-Marchetti of de Pinedo. |
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Cyprus – 23 October 1978 - 75th
Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight First day of issue card, issued under the auspices
of Cypriot Philatelic Society, with two postmarks from the post office.
Numbered copy. The
illustration depicts the evolution of airplanes: from the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle (1907) to the Concorde (1975). |
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Libya - 7 December 1984 - 40th Anniversary of ICAO Sheetlet of 16 stamps, the
backgrounds of the stamps forming an overall design of a runway. History of aviation from the
Wright Flyer 1 (1903) to the Airbus Industrie A310 (1982). |
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Togo - 15 October 1985 - 40th Anniversary of ICAO History of aviation from the
Ornithopter of Da Vinci (1485) to the Boeing 747 (1969). |
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