Box 10
Container
Contains 7 Collections and/or Records:
Aviation Stamps, circa 1870 - 2008
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1
Scope and Contents
The collection of worldwide stamps are housed in 67 albums and total near 68,000 stamps, envelopes, postmarks and postcards. There are many thousands of mostly unused stamps and souvenir sheets. The stamps in the collection are all related to aviation; airplanes, history of flight and significant anniversaries, airships, Zeppelin mail, famous aviators and events in world history. Some of the stamps feature, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Amelia Earhart, the Wright Brothers, Charles De Gaulle, Charles...
Dates:
circa 1870 - 2008
Africa, circa 1920s - 2000s
File — Box: 10
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents
The last series is comprised of stamps from Africa. Some of note are, Gambia – 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moonlanding; 65th Anniversary of S6B's Schnieder Trophy Victory, and Royal Air Force 80th Anniversary; Ghana – 75th Anniversary of the first airplane, 1903-1978, and Airplanes of Peace and War, along with Historic Aircraft, Aviation the Last 100 Years: Milennium 2000, and Aviation History; Liberia Air Mail First Flight Liberia – U.S.
Dates:
circa 1920s - 2000s
AF 1 - North Africa, circa 1930s - 1990s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The last series is comprised of stamps from Africa. Some of note are, Gambia – 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moonlanding; 65th Anniversary of S6B's Schnieder Trophy Victory, and Royal Air Force 80th Anniversary; Ghana – 75th Anniversary of the first airplane, 1903-1978, and Airplanes of Peace and War, along with Historic Aircraft, Aviation the Last 100 Years: Milennium 2000, and Aviation History; Liberia Air Mail First Flight Liberia – U.S.
Dates:
circa 1930s - 1990s
AF 2 - Africa - A - C, circa 1940s - 2000s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 2
Scope and Contents
(Includes Angola, Ascension Island – First Day Cover for 50th Anniversary of Wideawake Airfield; Botswana; Burundi; Republique du Benin; Cameroon; Republique Centrafricaine; Cabo Verde.)
Dates:
circa 1940s - 2000s
AF 3 - Africa - C - F, circa 1930s - 1990s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The last series is comprised of stamps from Africa. Some of note are, Gambia – 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moonlanding; 65th Anniversary of S6B's Schnieder Trophy Victory, and Royal Air Force 80th Anniversary; Ghana – 75th Anniversary of the first airplane, 1903-1978, and Airplanes of Peace and War, along with Historic Aircraft, Aviation the Last 100 Years: Milennium 2000, and Aviation History; Liberia Air Mail First Flight Liberia – U.S.
Dates:
circa 1930s - 1990s
AF 4 - Africa - Djibouti/Sao Tome, circa 1920s - 1990s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The last series is comprised of stamps from Africa. Some of note are, Gambia – 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moonlanding; 65th Anniversary of S6B's Schnieder Trophy Victory, and Royal Air Force 80th Anniversary; Ghana – 75th Anniversary of the first airplane, 1903-1978, and Airplanes of Peace and War, along with Historic Aircraft, Aviation the Last 100 Years: Milennium 2000, and Aviation History; Liberia Air Mail First Flight Liberia – U.S.
Dates:
circa 1920s - 1990s
AF 5 - Africa - Gambia/Ghana, circa 1940s - 1990s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 5
Scope and Contents
(Includes Gambia – 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moonlanding; 65th Anniversary of S6B's Schnieder Trophy Victory, and Royal Air Force 80th Anniversary; Ghana – 75th Anniversary of the first airplane, 1903-1978, and Airplanes of Peace and War.)
Dates:
circa 1940s - 1990s