Aircraft

The Curtiss Jenny was featured on the first air post stamps issued by the United States in 1918; this set of three perf. 11 stamps are Scott C1 (6c orange), C2 (16c green) and C3 (24c carmine rose & blue).

GB cover commemorating Winston Churchill and the 12th Squadron of the Royal Airforce
Lisa's Collection

This is one of my favorite airplane stamps. I like airmail stamps because they served a great purpose in their time.

Carabop

Reviving another thread.

    
Focker- Wulf Fw 200


  
Arado Ar 196


  
Junkers Ju 90


    
Blohm & Voss Ha 139

 

Here's an example of a postcard flown on the first United Kingdom Aerial Post flight  in 1911. The message acknowledges a donation made to the fund by a Miss Fulton :
 




Here's a little more background detail: First United Kingdom Aerial Post

Russia 1986 trainer

Very nice cover.....thanks for sharing

That's a nice Trans Tasman cover. Interesting that the flight actually didn't take place until the 17th February; so this was sent to Auckland well in advance.

Here's a good write-up about the flight and a bit of information about the pilot, Charles Ulm: First Trans-Tasman Airmail

Great stuff. Thank you all for sharing!

Latvia 1999: De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide ( 1937. )

Lithuania 1936: Transatlantic Flight of the "Lituanica - 2" in 1935 by Felix Waitkus.

One of my favourite stamp sets is the American Airmail stamps issued in the summer of 1947. The 3 value set features prominent aircraft and landmarks of the time. The stamps were printed by rotary press and are perforated 11 x 10½.


The 10¢ value features the Martin 2-0-2 and the Pan American Union Building in Washington DC. The Martin 2-0-2 first flew in November of 1946 and was built as an intended replacement for the venerable DC-3. With a production run of only 47 aircraft, these aircraft were in operation until the mid-1970s. The major operators of the 2-0-2 were Northwest Orient Airlines, LAN Chile and Trans World Airlines.


The Pan American Union Building was built between 1908 and 1910. The cornerstone was laid on May 11, 1908 by Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and Andrew Carnegie. The headquarters of the Organization of American States, it hosted the initial meeting of the International Labour Organization in 1919 and the Washington Naval Conference of 1921.

A Lockheed Constellation and the New York skyline are shown on the 15¢ value. The Lockheed Constellation was first flown in 1943. The “Connie” first served as a military transport before becoming a civilian airliner. 856 Constellations were built and the aircraft were used from their introduction until the 1990s. A “Connie” was Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential aircraft. Major operators were Trans World Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Pan Am and Air France.


There are few views that are as iconic as the New York skyline. We can see the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and many more buildings.

Finally the 25¢ value shows us a Boeing Stratocruiser flying over the Golden Gate  San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. The Stratocruiser was first flown on July 8th 1947 and was based on the Stratofreighter which was derived from the Superfortress. With only 59 aircraft built the Stratocruiser was one of, if not the most luxurious airliner of this period. Major operators were Pan Am, BOAC and Northwest Orient Airlines.


Opened in 1936, the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge is constructed from suspension, truss and cantilever bridge types.  It spans 23,000 feet between San Francisco and Alameda counties. 

Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_airmail_stamps
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_2-0-2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_Union_Building
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Constellation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_377
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge
www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/tollbridge/SFOBB/Sfobbfacts.html

Thanks alanl. I will have to double check when I get home

Thanks alanl and tomiseksj I will correct my write up and album.