Flight

Airposts and their Stamps (1921)

Thursday, June 19th, 2008: Airlines, Airmails, Flight, Postal History

William Cochrane. This article is probably one of the first airmail articles, certainly of any length, to be published in a philatelic journal. It was first published in Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly (January, 1921) from a paper read by Major RS Archer, ...

Helicopter Mail

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008: Cachets, Flight, Glossary

Mail which has been officially carried by helicopter and which bears a cachet or other evidence of this fact. Related posts:Prisoner of War Mail A letter or other postal item to or from a...Parachute Mail Mail dropped by parachute from passing ...

Parachute Mail

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008: Cachets, Flight, Glossary

Mail dropped by parachute from passing aircraft on islands or other isolated locations, and usually identifiable by cachet or other inscription Related posts:Helicopter Mail Mail which has been officially carried by helicopter and which...An Air Mail Pioneer: The Story of Qantas ...