Really this ought to be 'Things that flew'.
But without the first of these when would the others have come along,
But without the first of these when would the others have come along,
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| USA - 22 May 2003 |
This was issued to commemorate the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk that first flew 17 December 1903 in North Carolina,
In 1968 the US air mail service passed its 50th anniversary and was commemorated by this stamp -
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| USA - 15 May 1968 |
The plane is a Curtiss Jenny.
For things that fly (or flew) just check the links at Birds
Love a biplane. My impression of the one on the sheet is of fragility.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Joy - I cannot imagine having the courage to fly in one of those delicate-looking early planes.
ReplyDeleteGreat stamps today, Bob.
Nice to see the whole set.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that the first one looks like it is made of rice paper. It looks so beautiful and delicate.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stamps - and the first pilots must have been brave people (all consequent and present pilots I think brave, too!)
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