Cameroun – Aircraft on Stamps – Part I

Hello,  Well I have finally chosen Cameroun for this next series. There are some very nice looking and interesting stamps to show and I hope you enjoy this new series.

To get right into it here is one from a set issued in 1946.  There is a very similar set issued in 1941 by the  Vichy Government in France but they were not placed on sale in Cameroun.

On the stamp shown above you can see the RF in the bottom left corner. This denotes the 1946 issue  The 1941 issue has no RF as shown below.

I am not going to talk about the aircraft, a Sikorsky S-43. I would be here all night.     Great aircraft and a sad story about a Pan Am one if you have time and are interested. It is worth a read.  Would it be nice to have time travel to go back in fly in one?   

I welcome comments  – you can email me at  cddstamps@gmail.com  See you next time.

Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part IX

Hello again, final piece on Austria tonight. This time showing  a stamp issued in 2011 celebrating 100 years of Military Aviation.

The helicopter is not too difficult to name, a U-60 Blackhawk, but the other little aircraft?   I finally found out that it is an Etrich Tuabe.  It was a pre-World War I monoplane and the first military aircraft to be mass-produced in Germany.

Interesting choice of the helicopter for this issue. Not sure of the significance but I read that 9 US-built Blackhawks were purchased to be used for transportation during disasters after it was found the Austrian Air Force’s fleet was too small and inadequate to handle the 1999 Galtur avalanche which I understand had a Blackhawk helping at the time.

So that is it for aircraft on stamps from Austria. I hope you enjoyed the series and found some of the trivia interesting. I certainly enjoyed researching and writing this one.

What next?   I still have not decided and as I  have said, I welcome ideas –  just email me at cddstamps@gmail.com

Until next time stay safe, be kind and enjoy your aerophilately

Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part VIII

Hello again,  How is your weekend?    Philatelic maybe?  Well if not, just enjoy this next stamp from Austria.  

Issued in 1999  to commemorate  WIPA.  What?  I bet so many people see that and wonder what it means.    Well strictly translated it is Wiener Internationale Postwertzeichen-Ausstellung, in other words the Vienna International Philatelic Exhibition. A major exhibition and for this stamp it was held in 2000 and happens there every so often, around every 8 or 9 years I think.

I wish I could go whenever the next exhibition is on.  Wonderful place. Here we have a stamp which could be saying… Wine invites you to … that is talking my language, but seriously Wien is also the German for Vienna. Ok, so you knew that,  so on to the aircraft. What is it?

You won’t see many around these days. And the last time I flew on one was on Virgin, Hong Kong to Sydney, many, maybe  8 or 9 or 10 years ago now.   Does that give a clue?

Nice stamp I think, because there is so much happening on it.

Now I am down to one more from Austria to show tomorrow then I need a new topic  / theme.  I welcome readers ideas. If you want to write your thoughts I am at cddstamps@gmail.com   

Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part VII

Hello again,  Saturday evening here. Just finished adding a few stamps to the online store. Nothing spectacular but just getting cleared up a bit I hope. An eclectic mix from Ethiopia including some Airs, through India Cochin and Travancore to New Zealand Officials.

So to Austria and todays stamp, this showing Salzburg airport, on a stamp issued in 2001.

This stamp has it all; an interesting design showing the old terminal – the city airport it would seem from the sign – and a Fieseler Fi-156 Storch.  A what you ask?  Well this was a pretty remarkable little aircraft.

It was nicknamed the stork  (storch in German) and originally built by Fieseler before and during WWII

In total nearly 3000 of all variants were built right up until the 1950s It was notable for its excellent short field performance and low stalling speed, actually I think that should be scary stalling speed as it was at 50 km/h.  

One added piece of trivia:  the wings on the Storch could be folded back along the fuselage and the aircraft could  be carried easily on a trailer of sorts.  There is plenty of really interesting material to read about this aircraft and its involvement in WWII.  

I hope you are having a good weekend.

See you soon;   Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part VI

 Hello again, yes the weekend is starting here so a short piece tonight.  This stamp is from 2000 and was issued to celebrate the Klagenfurt Airport 75^th Anniversary with civil aviation at the airport.

 A more modern design than I usually show but I thought it a nice one to see.  What about the aircraft? Easy since it says Junkers on the aircraft  but what series of Junkers?  A clue, I believe it was the worlds first all metal aircraft and it first flew in 1919.

Have a brilliant and maybe even philatelic weekend

See you soon;   Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part V

 Hello again,   a rather different stamp  image and aircraft this time. I hope you like it.

All I can think of as I see this is the absolute shambles of the UK  Royal Mail system. If you have not read about it don’t bother. It will depress you. I just hope when I get to the UK in 4 weeks I can still mail some new Charles III stamps to friends overseas…… before the Royal Mail implode.

But of more interest, what is the aircraft shown?  A clue,  it is not a 1-11

Issued in 1974 for the centenary of the Universal Postal Union.

See you soon,  and if you want to write I am at cddstamps@gmail.com   

Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part IV

Hello,  for todays Austria aircraft on stamps   I am  showing this one from 1973 and the DC9.     We finished with the DC8 yesterday so timely to show this next aircraft in the Douglas series.

It was issued to commemorate the 55^th anniversary of the first international airmail service, the 50^th anniversary of the Austrian Aviation Corporation and the 15^th Anniversary of Austrian Airlines.  Interesting  I thought that just one stamp.   Today would have been 6 minimum!!!!!, well at least in some countries I can think of!!!!

Anyway, quite a nice stamp,  I rather like the cloud formation and the touch of colour and the flight pitch of the aircraft.  Nice design and artwork I think.

See you soon,  and if you want to write I am at cddstamps@gmail.com    Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part III

Hello,  how was your weekend?  Too hot here for me. I slept to avoid the heat so did very little with stamps.   Fortunately a dry heat so the stamps all safe and sound.  

OK back to Austria.  Moving forward a few years now to 1968 and three stamps issued to commemorate  the International Air Mail Exhibition in Vienna.

This first stamp shows an Etrich Limousine. It was also known as the Etrich VIII Luft Limousine. It was a single engine monoplane built by the Etrich company in 1912. It had a cabin for one pilot and one passenger that was enclosed with wire gauze and celluloid windows which apparently is why it was name a Luft Limousine. And, it was the first military monoplane with an enclosed cabin.

The second stamp shows this much better know aircraft, a Sud Aviation Caravelle. I have shown  this type before so won’t repeat details about this aircraft other than to say it was Austrian Airlines first jet aircraft and during the 1960 it was the main aircraft in the airlines fleet I believe.

And finally this third stamp in the issue shows another well known aircraft, A DC8. Do you remember flying in one of those? especially the stretched version. I can still remember wondering how far back I could walk before I reached the back of the plane!  Apparently Austrian Airlines operated this type but after a little research I can find no details. Perhaps a reader will know more?

Have a philatelic week, see you soon,  and if you want to write I am at cddstamps@gmail.com    Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part II

Hello,  welcome back to my blog.  Part II tonight and this stamp issued in 1961 to commemorate the first Austrian airmail flight.

You don’t need me to tell you it is a Hansa Brandenburg CI, 😊  a 2-seater armed single-engine reconnaissance biplane designed by Ernst Heinkel the famous German aircraft designer, who  built the Heinkel He 178 the world’s first turbojet powered aircraft and the first rocket powered aircraft the Heinkel He 176.

Anyway, I digress, eaily done!!  The CI served in the Austro – Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops in visual- and photographic reconnaissance, artillery observation and light bombing duties from early spring 1916 to the end of WW I.

It was used to fly the first airmail service when Austria established it’s first regular airmail route during WW1 on March 31, 1918  flying between Vienna and  Kiev.   One final piece of trivia,  especially for my US readers, this predates the first US airmail service by aircraft ( excludes balloon flight) by 2 months I think 😊. I just love what we can learn from stamps.

Have a philatelic weekend, see you soon,  and if you want to write I am at cddstamps@gmail.com   

Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps   

Austria – Aircraft on Stamps – Part I

Hello, here we are with another series.  I have chosen Austria. I think you will like the selection of stamps I have planned because many will have more than just the aircraft on them, although not this first one. From the 1958 issue to commemorate the re-opening of Austrian Airlines with its inaugural flight from Vienne to London in 1958.

Austrian Airlines AG was founded on September 30, 1957 and the inaugural flight was on March 31, 1958. The red-white-red fleet then consisted of four chartered Vickers Viscounts V.779Ds with this one showing OE-LAB over the outline of the country.

This aircraft was originally built for Fred Olsen Lines, a Norwegian charter company which operated between 1946 and 1997 out of its base in Oslo.

In January 1958 it was leased to Austrian and served them for about 18 months when it was leased to BEA who operated it for the next 12 months. It was eventually purchased by Indian Airlines Corporation in 1962 .

A rather nice piece of artwork of the aircraft I thought.

I welcome comments  – you can email me at  cddstamps@gmail.com  See you next time. Michael  cddstamps.com …. or visit my online store https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps