Topical collection on airships, Zeppelins and balloons. Highlights: USSR...
Topical collection on airships, Zeppelins and balloons. Highlights:
USSR 1931 Airship Construction issue (10 and 20 kopecks) and an early Soviet airship 5 kopecks, used.
Italy, 1928 “Spedizione Polare” labels commemorating Umberto Nobile’s airship “Italia” polar expedition. They carry 1978 Cremona 50th-anniversary commemorative overprints, both “Cremona 4–5 Marzo 1978” and “Ascensione Aerostatica Cremona 19-3-1978”. The group includes a bottom-margin pair and examples with inverted overprints.
Hungary 1981 Zeppelin flights 2 Ft and 3 Ft, and Hungary 1983 Bicentenary of Manned Flight balloon stamps.
West Germany 1979 “Für die Jugend” airship and balloon issues.
A balloon-themed picture postcard sent from France to Ramat Gan, Israel, franked with French stamps.
An attractive topical group. Condition: mixed used and unused, good to very good.
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Topical collection on airships, Zeppelins and balloons. Highlights:
USSR 1931 Airship Construction issue (10 and 20 kopecks) and an early Soviet airship 5 kopecks, used.
Italy, 1928 “Spedizione Polare” labels commemorating Umberto Nobile’s airship “Italia” polar expedition. They carry 1978 Cremona 50th-anniversary commemorative overprints, both “Cremona 4–5 Marzo 1978” and “Ascensione Aerostatica Cremona 19-3-1978”. The group includes a bottom-margin pair and examples with inverted overprints.
Hungary 1981 Zeppelin flights 2 Ft and 3 Ft, and Hungary 1983 Bicentenary of Manned Flight balloon stamps.
West Germany 1979 “Für die Jugend” airship and balloon issues.
A balloon-themed picture postcard sent from France to Ramat Gan, Israel, franked with French stamps.
An attractive topical group. Condition: mixed used and unused, good to very good.
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
