Aerophilately & Pioneer Aviation

Articles dealing on aerophilately and pioneer flights. All things with wings from around the world. A list of Aviation & Airmail firsts can be found here History of aviation and airmail firsts a list of first flights, airmail stamps and more. I’ve included a small bibliography of books I use on a regular basis for article research. 

New articles are easy to find. Just scroll and look for the big red NEW! tag.

Worldwide 
– new project to list all aviation & airmail firsts. Includes stamps & coins. Wish me luck. If you have pioneer stamp images & would like to share, them on this site, contact me 

Austria
Early Austrian airmail & a great cancel

Australia
1937 Australia airmail cover to Austria – C3 & C4
Amazing Australian airmail souvenir

Canada 
A history of Canadian airmail pt one – The 1st flight takes off  
A history of Canadian airmail pt two – The Silver Dart   
A history of Canadian airmail pt three – introducing Katherine Stinson 
A history of Canadian airmail pt four – C1 Aircraft & Allegory   
A history of Canadian airmail pt five – C2 Messenger to the gods  
A history of Canadian airmail pt six – C3 overprints and conferences  

Alcock and Brown – 1st terrifying Atlantic flight  
Alcock and Brown’s flight – 1919’s amazing feat 

Canada’s last airmail stamp – Canada Geese in Flight 1946 

6 new Canadian stamps – celebrating Canadians in Flight 

Aero Club of Canada stamp & more

BC Airways semi-official stamp & Canada’s first passenger plane crash

Canada’s 1969 sad little stamp commemorating the 1919 transatlantic flight

Early Canadian Airmail Routes

France
Classic early French airmails from 1930-31
New French stamp celebrating 1922 Dewoitine aircraft 
World’s first seaplane the Fabre Hydravion flies  
1915 French aviation pioneer Roland Garros  

Gabon 
Apollo 14 stamp complete with a mixed message   

Germany
Psst – have a spare 8 grand for a postal cover?
1899 – Count von Zeppelin received a patent for his rigid airship design 
1903 – Karl Jatho attempts his first flight

Visit the Bitter Grounds Red Bubble Store for aerophilately merch  

India
3 Rocket mail stamps & explosive packed tubes
1911- the world’s first official airmail was delivered in India

International 
1st int’l airmail- skimming the English Channel    

Hungary
Hungarian Zeppelin Airmail – C24 C25
Hungarian airmail – the great Turul

Luxembourg 
Zooming in with Luxembourg’s little 1931 airmails 

New Guinea 
Territory of New Guinea airmails 1932

United Kingdom
Diving into pioneer aviation with the amazing 1909 Antoinette Flyer

United States
Pioneer black aviator Bessie Coleman was killed in an air accident 

General 

Over 100 Zeppelin LZ 127 covers coming up for auction this month
Keeping an eye on 2 rare pioneer airmail lots at auction