Fifty years ago last weekend saw the first flight of -
Prior to the existence of Concorde, 1958 had seen the centenary of completion of the cable across the Atlantic - commemorated by this stamp -
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| Great Britain - 3 March 1969 First flight of Concorde |
This set consisted of three beautifully designed stamps. a true tribute to this magnificent plane.
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| Fuselage and plan view |
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| Nose and tail |
Concorde's first commercial flight was on 26 January 1976. London to New York was first flown on 22 November 1977. It had the fastest Atlantic crossing of 2 hrs 52 mins 59 seconds on 7 February 1996. The last NY to London crossing was on 24 October 2003.
Prior to the existence of Concorde, 1958 had seen the centenary of completion of the cable across the Atlantic - commemorated by this stamp -
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| USA - 15 August 1958 |
That's Neptune and a Mermaid on either side of the globe.
I guess that the cable had handled more traffic before Concorde even flew.
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