Let's Go Flying

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the now defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. Here is an image of a stamp depicting one of these aircraft in Air Iceland livery flying over mountains, designed by Icelandic artist Þröstur Magnússon, printed by photogravure, and issued by Iceland on June 21, 1978 as one of a set of two stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of domestic air service, Scott No. 509, Facit No. 570, plus a photo of a Fokker F27 Friendship with its landing gear down.

- nethryk

here's a 2013 stamp on cover from Lithuania commemorating the transatlantic flight of Steponas Darius & Stasys Girenas (Lithuanian Americans), which tragically ended in their deaths as the plane crashed just short of its destination. Go here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lituanica

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a biplane dusting crops, designed by Romanian artist Petre Grant (1904-1990), printed by lithography, and issued by Romania on February 28, 1968, Scott No. C167.

- nethryk

Well that brought back memories Nethryk. New Zealand National Airways Corporation had a fleet of these Fokker aircraft serving many of the provincial airports.

Nice way to draw attention to your company. Based here in Auckland, NZ.

did has flown far away soviet MiG-21!

On July 30, 1914, Norwegian aviator, explorer and author Tryggve Herman Gran DSC, MC (1888-1980) became the first pilot to cross the North Sea. Taking off in his Blériot XI-2 monoplane, Ca Flotte, from Cruden Bay, Scotland, Gran landed 4 hours 10 minutes later at Jæren, near Stavanger, Norway, after a flight of 465 kilometres (289 mi.) Here is an image of a stamp depicting Gran's airplane and a map of his flight route, designed by Norwegian cartoonist and illustrator Harald Damsleth (1906-1971), printed by photogravure, and issued by Norway on July 30, 1944 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Gran's achievement, Scott No. 267, Facit No. 327, plus a photo of a Blériot XI monoplane in flight.

- nethryk

teals1 - An outstanding exhibit! Thanks for sharing.

The Embraer EMB 121 Xingu is a twin-turboprop fixed-wing aircraft built by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. Here is an image of a stamp depicting an EMB 121 Xingu, designed by Bernardino da Silva Lancetta, printed by lithography, and issued by Brazil on August 19, 1979 to commemorate Embraer's 10th anniversary, Scott No. 1624, plus a photo of one of these aircraft.

- nethryk

New 2013 Thailand issue I have just received today as a gift. Nice to have people think of you in this way isn't it.

Traian Vuia (1872-1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested a tractor configuration monoplane. In 1906, Vuia's first airborne test reportedly traveled about 12 metres (39 feet), and his best distance was 24 m (79 ft). Although unsuccessful in achieving sustained flight, Vuia's invention influenced Louis Blériot in designing monoplanes. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Vuia and depicting early and modern aircraft, printed by photogravure, and issued by Romania on June 21, 1956 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vuia's first flight, Scott No. 1101, plus a photo of Traian Vuia in his flying machine.

- nethryk

Have just completed a 16 page philatelic exhibition piece on the first 10 years of aviation. These are the first two pages. Not sure if this is the sort of thing that interests others - will post other pages if people would like to view.

Gago Coutinho (1869-1959) was a Portuguese aviation pioneer who, together with Sacadura Cabral (1881-1924), was the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, from March to June 1922, from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Coutinho and a depiction of their Fairey III-B seaplane, designed by Portuguese artist Cândido Costa Pinto (1911-1976), printed by lithography, and issued by Portugal on October 22, 1969 to commemorate Coutinho's birth centenary, Scott No. 1052, plus a photo of the pilots seated in the dual cockpits of their Fairey III-B, the Lusitânia, and a photo of a similar Fairey III-D seaplane, the Santa Cruz, housed in the Lisbon Maritime Museum.

- nethryk

Otto Lilienthal's glider in the first successful manned "heavier than air" flight (1891), designed and engraved by Cécile Guillame, and issued by People's Republic of the Congo on September 5, 1970 as one of a set of four stamps commemorating historical "firsts" on the path to space exploration, Scott No. C100.

- nethryk

Nice display there,teals1, just spotted it & yes it would be nice to see the rest of it. Notice you've got some Polish material there & that Aussie Aviators Maxi card from 1994, here's the blackprint -

Australia 1994 Sc 1381-84 - Aviation Pioneers Blackprint

Lawrence Hargrave, box kites.
Ross and Keith Smith, Vickers Vimy
Ivor McIntyre, Stanley Globe, Fairey IIID A10-3 seaplane.
Freda Thompson, DeHavilland Moth Major.

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