On January 21, 2026, Royal Mail issued a series of the Concorde to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first commercial flight. This time, a series consisting of 8 stamps and a S/S with 4 stamps. A...
Some time ago, in Kort 296, I noted that the 150th anniversary of the WPU, the Universal Postal Union, would certainly be celebrated by post by a number of countries. In the meantime, the United Nations (May 30) and Belgium (June 10)...
Boeing is busy dismantling the 747 assembly line at the factory in Everett, near Seattle. The last aircraft left the production line in Everett on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and was delivered as a cargo aircraft on Tuesday, January 31, 2023...
Collecting mail items transported on 'first flights' via KLM or other airlines with a new destination was a favorite pastime for airmail collectors, particularly in the 30s. I collect these airmail items myself as well. But...
The Liberty Bell in Berlin has hung in the tower of Schöneberg City Hall since 1950, which at the time was the seat of the then Mayor of West Berlin, Ernst Reuter. It is the largest secular bell in Berlin. Ernst...
Did you watch the opening ceremony live on TV on Friday, July 23, 2021, from 13:00 PM to 17:00 PM? Were you impressed by the understated nature of the ceremony? At various moments, there were reflections on the coronavirus pandemic. Also...
The name 'Province' for a part of the former German Empire occurs only in combination with the country name Saxony. The province was created in 1815 after Napoleon was defeated and his ally, the Kingdom of Saxony, was dissolved. Half...
The month of May offers a multitude of sports and is, for most athletes, good training to assess where they stand for the biggest sporting event of 2021: the Tokyo Olympic Games. Cycling (Giro d'Italia), tennis (Roland Garros),...
During the First World War, the first stamps for the franking of airmail were issued by Austria in March 1918. The airmail stamps, made available by the 'Kaiserliche und Königliche Österreichische Post', were intended for the transport of mail via the air route...
"We need bread and fuel, but not airmail stamps," was the first reaction of the Austrian population when three stamps for the airmail service were issued on May 5, 1947. The Allied occupiers had imposed a ban on Austria from... aircraft
New Year's, it's that time again. January 1, 2021. What will the new year bring us? Mutual good wishes and resolutions are customary. Do you have established traditions for the New Year's celebration? Fireworks perhaps, although that is prohibited this year. And...
As the first in an annual series of Irish stamps relating to contemporary art, a large-format stamp appeared on 1 September 1969 featuring an image of a stained-glass window in the Chapel of Eton College in England....
The first official airmail flight from the United States to Ireland took place on June 24, 1939, and was operated by Pan American Airways. Mail items transported on this flight bore a red-violet imprint of a 'Northern...' stamp.
In April 1913, the British newspaper, the Daily Mail, offered a prize of £10.000 to the pilot who would be the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the American continent to Great Britain or Ireland in a maximum of 72 consecutive...
The borders of most Schengen countries are reopening as of June 15, 2020. We are allowed to go on holiday again after a long period of 'standstill'. Will we travel to other European countries with coronavirus risks or stay closer to...
Due to the great distance between England and Australia and the slow overseas connections by sailing and steamships, a great need arose to establish a connection by air. The English-born Laurence Hargrave was one of...
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