Let's Go Flying

Here are images of the two stamps in a set depicting helicopters, designed and engraved by Claude Jumelet, and issued by Monaco on September 4, 1990 to publicize the 30th World Congress of the International Civil Airports Association (ICAA), Scott Nos. 1730 & 1731.

- nethryk

Helicopters at Monaco Heliport in Fontvieille


Helicopters over Monte Carlo

Early biplane flying over mountains, airmail stamp printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on March 26, 1938 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Guadalupe Plan, Scott No. C83.

- nethryk

Here are images of the two airmail stamps in a set depicting the Wright Flyer and other aircraft, designed and engraved by Jacques Gauthier, and issued by Mauritania on January 29, 1979 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of powered flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright, Scott Nos. C190 & C191.

- nethryk

Experimental prototype flying machine


Supersonic passenger jet

acanalizo - Um, not quite! Piotr Naszarkowski engraved only two of the six stamps in this aviation sheet. Please see my post of June 20, 2011 on page 13 of this thread. - nethryk

nethryk, thanks for correcting my error. Sorry I did not notice your post on pg 13.

acanalizo - You're welcome! But in my opinion there was no need to delete your original post. Within lengthy threads like this one it is hardly unusual to find unintentional duplicate posts. I know that I've posted several of them myself. As far as I'm concerned, it's no big deal. The important thing is for SCF members to continue contributing posts for everyone's enlightenment and enjoyment of our great hobby.

Horacio Ruiz Gaviño (1893-1957) was a Mexican aviation pioneer. On July 6, 1917, he piloted the first air mail flight in Mexico, between Pachuca and Mexico City. Here are images of the two airmail stamps in a set commemorating the 50th anniversary of this flight, designed by S. Pruneda, printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on July 17, 1967, Scott Nos. C325 & C326.

- nethryk

Portrait of Horacio Ruiz Gaviño in flying gear.


Mail biplane.

I always like to identify the type & model of aircraft before I add a stamp to my Aircraft on Stamps collection. Anyone able to ID this airplane on Finland, Sc B63?

The Scott catalog ID's it only as Hospital Plane. SG Collect Aircraft on Stamps is even more vague saying only that it is an airplane.

SG & Scott may be correct. It is perhaps only a composite drawing, but I thought I would ask to see if anyone recognizes it or, at least, the source for the artist's rendering. JU-88, maybe??

Don

DonSellos - Although I suspect that the aircraft depicted on your Finland stamp may indeed be a composite, to me, aside from the Junkers Ju87 ("Stuka")-like fixed landing gear, this plane most closely resembles the Finnish Airforce's legendary "Hanssin-Jukka" Douglas DC-2, which was in fact used (among various other missions) for evacuation flights from the front to hospitals during the Continuation War (1941-44). Here is a photo of the "Hanssin-Jukka" for comparison. Your opinion?

- nethryk

I agree Nethryk that there are certain similarities but to me there are too many features that don't fit to make it a DC2 or DC3 aircraft even apart from the Junkers type undercarriage. The shape of the wings and tail are different, and the side windows on the fuselage. I am more inclined to believe it is a stylised aircraft. Have just returned from three weeks away so no time to research this one. I'm sure the information will be out there somewhere.
Some nice USA early mint airmail stamps awaiting me at the post office on my return. Must unpack, etc before I get too distracted!
Allen

nethryk and teals1:

Thanks for your responses. I am inclined to go with a composite, stylized drawing. At the same time, I do see a resemblance to the DC-2. The vertical stabilizer and rudder look similar as does the shape of the nose cone. Also it appears that the leading edges of the wings taper backwards like the DC-2/3. The landing gear, of course, doesn't fit and the windows don't fit the model.

Maybe another possibility will turn up when teals1 gets unpacked and finishes sorting those airmails.

Don

Have done a little more digging Don. In my Stanley Gibbons Aircraft on Stamps catalogue it also just lists it as 'airplane' but obviously it is a hospital plane as it is part of a set of four in support of the Red Cross. My reference guides do not include it in the listing for DC2/DC3 aircraft. Detail of this particular stamp says:
Series: Red Cross
Catalog codes: Mi:FI 281
Themes: Aircraft | Healthcare | Red Cross and Red Crescent
Issued on: 1944-01-02
Expiry date: 1962-12-31
Format: Stamp
Emission: Semi-postals
Perforation: comb 14
Printing: Recess
Colors: Red | Violet blue
Face value: 4.50+1 mk
Print run: 499,854
Score: 61.4
Accuracy: Medium
The last detail re accuracy is a key I think. In my opinion it would be safe to say it is a semi scale drawing and not an accurate representation of an actual aircraft.
I'm in the process of preparing a 16 page exhibit featuring the DC3, a fascinating study of a wonderful workhorse used in so many different roles. Still have a couple of them flying around the country here in NZ.
Oh, yes, I have now unpacked but still got time to place the new airmail stamps in the appropriate locations in the album.
Kind regards, Allen

The stamps in this thread would be a great collection in its own right.

Here is one of mine.

Will Rogers visited Nicaragua in 1931 as the country was recovering from a huge earthquake. His generosity was such that the government issued a series of 5 stamps featuring the humanitarian. Here he is standing in front of a PanAm Airlines plane (PAA). Scott No. C237.

And a little more history of it: http://bernardgordillo.com/nicaragu...hquake-pt-2/