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EW 1 - Europe - A- F, Andorra - Finland, circa 1912 - 2001

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 1

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series: As indictaed, this sub-series consists of stamps from Europe. Some of note are; balloon mail launched at Paris, December 9, 1870 and landed at Grenoble, December 21, 1870; numerous Graf Zeppelin postcards and stamps, and two 1938 Deutches Reich stamps; D-Day, 1944 card and stamp; stamped postcards of first scheduled commercial flight of British Airways Concorde to numerous destinations; Her Majesty the Queen 60th Birthday stamp, 1986; Royal Wedding Special Heathrow postcard and stamp, 1981; 60th Anniversary of the 1st nonstop Crossing of the Atlantic, among many others.

Dates

  • circa 1912 - 2001

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is primarily in English. Chinese, French, German, Korean, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, among many others are also present.

Access Information

The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite; 24 hours notice is required to access the collection.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 2.083 Cubic Feet (Two cubic feet boxes)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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