Who is Nini Boesman?
A name inextricably linked to the Haagsche Ballon Club, which was founded in 1936 by Jo Boesman, among others. Nini Visscher was 18 years old when she met Jo Boesman. In 1938, Nini made her first balloon flight with Jo from Kijkduin, which lasted only 10 minutes. Their honeymoon in 1946 began with a gas balloon flight. In 1948, Nini became the first woman in the Netherlands to obtain a balloon commander's license. A female balloonist was unique at that time. She has made balloon flights in many countries around the world and even crossed the Alps nine times in a gas balloon. At Aviodrome, the gas balloon PH-HBC, complete with basket, can be seen, with which she flew over the Arctic. She wrote a book: “Gedragen door de wind 50 jaar ballonvaren” (Carried by the Wind: 50 Years of Ballooning), published in 1998. The Netherlands has two gas balloons, approximately 300 hot air balloons, and about 150 balloonists. Together, they make 10.000 voyages annually. But Nini Boesman is no stranger to the world of philately either.
She and her husband literally left their mark on many pieces of mail. Such as for the balloon flight in Baarle-Nassau on August 15, 1970, commemorating 100 years of balloon post. Starting in September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, 66 gas balloons were launched in a short period from Paris, which was besieged and surrounded by the Germans, carrying more than half a million letters. One balloon from Paris even landed in South Limburg.
With the balloon flight in Baarle-Nassau, mail could be sent along, just as in Paris. The following service order was published by the then State Postal and Telecommunications Company: Service Order No. H.407 of July 16, 1970: Airmail Service. Special Balloon Flight. To commemorate the fact that 100 years ago the first mail arrived in the Netherlands by hot air balloon, a special balloon flight will take place in Baarle-Nassau on August 15, 1970, during which postal items weighing up to and including 5 grams (excluding airmail sheets) will be transported for the benefit of philatelists. Special services (registered mail, express delivery, etc.) cannot be requested. In addition to the normally due postage and any air duties, a special air duty of 25 cents will be paid.
The letters that were handed over were stamped with a special postmark manufactured by the PTT. The balloon landed in Moergestel, and the letters were imprinted with an arrival stamp at the post office and then forwarded to the addressees. Artificial? Of course! But it was the recording of a piece of history nonetheless. How else could it have been done? 
I would like to know if Mrs. Nini Boesman is still alive?
No, he is dead.
I must have missed that report on the news; I didn't know about it, hence my question. But in any case, thank you very much.
Correction: Nini is still alive, her husband has passed away.
http://www.hotair.nl/hotair/augustus2002/augustus2002.htm
http://www.ballooningpictures.com/hotair/januari2005/januari2005.htm
Thank you. Do you happen to know how old she is? I estimate her age at 88, but I'm not sure.
I get an uneasy feeling about this.
Jan H.”: “I would like to know if Mrs. Nini Boesman is still alive?”
Jan B.: “No, he is dead”.
Jan H. “…, but thank you very much”
Jan B: “Correction: Nini is still alive, her husband has passed away”.
Isn't this about PEOPLE?
Is this a matter of hypersensitivity perhaps?
Of course it is about people: after all, they die at some point.
I just heard that Nini Boesman has passed away.
Nini Boesman passed away on June 2, 2009. I received the death notice today. Born May 11, 1918. She was 91 years old. Funeral on Saturday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. Oud Eik en Duinen 40, The Hague.
Correspondence address: DHVisscher
Stoeplaan 9, flat 10
2243 CV Wassenaar.
Dear family, last week I responded to Nini's passing, but I actually forgot to mention that my father Jan Hartman is Nini's first cousin and my father's parents are Gerrit-Jan Hartman and Sjoukje Visscher; they were cousins.
Regards,
Johanna Hartman Groningen.
Dear readers,
My uncle, who passed away many years ago, sailed with Mr. and Mrs. Boesman. He kept various pieces of airmail from that period and passed them on to me.
I would like to know where you can auction these pieces, or where there is an expert who can tell me something about the value of these pieces.
Sincerely
Jeanine van Loopik.
Dear Ms. van Loopik,
The value of those pieces is just whatever a crazy person is willing to pay for them. Incidentally, I wonder if your deceased uncle gave them to you with the intention of selling them. That doesn't seem likely to me, because then he surely would have done it himself.
Best regards,
Jan Hamer
I have come into possession of a postcard with a balloon.
Stamped in the HOLY CASTLE on the date 13-??-????.
On this is a sticker with James Lovell world record space flight of 303 hours.
Furthermore, the name Pamela Visscher appears on the map.
Who can tell me a bit more about the exact date and what this trip entailed?
Thank you in advance and happy holidays,
Regards, Marten