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Balloon Flight Covers

 
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Posted 08/20/2008   08:02 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add alan to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
First lot of Indian Balloon Flight covers.

From 1963 - 1967 the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Bangalore organized balloon flights on Children's Day whichi is observed on 14th November in India. The profits from these flights went to support the cause.

1963



Reverse of the cover




1963 postcard



1964 post card






1965 post card




1966




1967



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Posted 08/20/2008   08:49 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rlorenz to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Alan

Great covers !! I need to acquire some balloon covers
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rick l
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Posted 08/20/2008   10:25 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stamperdude to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I know that Lincoln IL has an annual Balloon Festival coming up this weekend. I wonder if they have ever flown any covers or had a special postmark to commemorate the event? BTW the covers are really neato.
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Posted 08/20/2008   2:04 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add alan to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you for your responses.

rlorenz, we can work out some swap as I have extras of all these.



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Posted 08/20/2008   2:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add alan to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
A few more from India






Reverse of above cover:

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Posted 08/20/2008   2:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Dianne Earl to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Wow Great covers alan

Dianne
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Posted 08/20/2008   10:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rlorenz to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Alan

Sounds good what do you want/need hopefully we could work something out
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rick l
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Posted 10/18/2008   6:23 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nuggethill to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
G'Day all I know I'm a bit late to add this
I just thought you might like to see this cover
this is the 150th anniversary
of the first successful flight of a hot air balloon
in Australia date on cover is May 6th 2008
hope you don't mind Alan
regards Harry
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Edited by nuggethill - 10/18/2008 6:30 pm
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Posted 10/18/2008   9:11 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add philb to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Wow wow wow...nice and I do not have to drive to an airport and mill around with thousands of people waiting for the takeoff !!
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Posted 10/18/2008   11:05 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add laswabbie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
What a SUPER set of covers. I don't think I've seen better on the SCF!
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Posted 10/19/2008   07:45 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Dianne Earl to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nice cover Nuggethill

Very colorful balloons
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Posted 10/19/2008   1:44 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nuggethill to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks all and thanks to Alan for all the great cover
keep them coming mate regards Harry
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Posted 10/23/2008   07:27 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add alan to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Harry. Lovely colorful Australian cover. I've been rather busy as I will be away from home for about 10 weeks. Hence I have not been visiting the forum regularly. I will be visiting my daughter in Melbourne, Australia

Here are a few more Indian balloon flight covers.






I have extras to trade.
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Edited by alan - 01/14/2009 02:31 am
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Posted 10/23/2008   11:38 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add nuggethill to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
That 16th of Nov 73 cover is great mate I really like it nice covers Alan and will you get a chance to drop into Sydney mate,if you do give me a bell cheers mate Harry
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Edited by nuggethill - 10/23/2008 11:41 pm
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Posted 10/31/2017   3:16 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jimwentzell to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nice to see all these colorful balloon covers!!


Here is one of mine, from Austria, dated 1949.....for the benefit of WWII orphaned children:




--Jim Wentzell
stampguyaps177-681
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