Box 12
Container
Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:
Sandor "Alex" Kvassay papers and collection of Aviation Stamps
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 144
Scope and Contents
The Sandor "Alex" Kvassay papers and collection of Aviation Stamps document the history of aviation and flight through postage stamps, postmarks and envelopes collected from all over the world. The collection spans the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century but includes examples of 19th century balloon airmail. The stamps are housed in 67 albums and total near 68,000 stamps, envelopes, postmarks and postcards. The collection was assembled over a period of 20 years, with...
Dates:
1870 - 2014; Other: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1990
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 - I - M, circa 1930s - 1990s
File — Box: 12, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 11
Scope and Contents
(Includes IFNI Espana; Republique De Cote D’Ivoire; Africa Oreintale Italiana; Inchiya Etat du Katanga; Kenya; Lesotho; Republique Du Mali; Malawi.)
Dates:
circa 1930s - 1990s
Africa - Liberia, circa 1950s - 2000s
File — Box: 12, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 12
Scope and Contents
(Includes Madagascar; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mozambique - various Zeppelin stamps; Mauritania.)
Dates:
circa 1950s - 2000s
AF 12 - Africa - T - Z, circa 1950s - 1990s
File — Box: 12, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 13
Scope and Contents
(Includes Republique Du Tchad; Republique De Haute-Volta; Uganda; Zaire; Zimbabwe; Zambia.)
Dates:
circa 1950s - 1990s
AF 13 - Africa - T, circa 1940s - 2001
File — Box: 12, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 144, Series 1, Sub-Series 9, File 14
Scope and Contents
(Includes stamps from Togo; Transkei; and Tristan da Cunha.)
Dates:
circa 1940s - 2001