Thematic: Aviation

1/4/1971 - the first Alitalia flight Naples/Zurich - a cover regularly postally used with the special Alitalia and Naples Airmail postmark, on the reverse the arrival postmark of Zurich - Lotto/41488

Added on 3 January 2024

25/5/1961 - the inaugural Alitalia DC8 Jet flight, Caracas to Rome - cover properly postally used with the special Alitalia postmark and the Milan arrival postmark - Lotto/41487

Added on 3 January 2024

16/9/1971 - the first B-747 TWA flight, Rome to Tel Aviv - cover properly postally used with the special TWA postmark and the Tel Aviv arrival postmark - Lotto/41486

Added on 3 January 2024

16/9/1971 - the first B-747 TWA flight, Rome to Tel Aviv - cover properly postally used with the special TWA postmark and the Tel Aviv arrival postmark - Lotto/41485

Added on 3 January 2024

6/9/1971 - the first flight with a DC 9, Austrian Airlines Rome/Vienna - a cover regularly postally used with the arrival postmark of Vienna - Lotto/41484

Added on 3 January 2024

1/10/1960 - SWITZERLAND - A cover from Lugano to Meride for World Refugee Year, carried by hot air balloon, franked with 2 Europa sets (Cat. 595/596) plus the 50 cent. Europa (631) - Lotto/40688

Added on 11 October 2023

10/8/1958 - SWITZERLAND - A cover to Lugano franked with a block of four of the 5 cent. (Cat. 482x4), with the postmark "Schweiz Automobil Post Bureau " plus the pictorial postmark " Aufstieg Ballon Mungg", the ascent…

Added on 11 October 2023

20/9/1944 SWITZERLAND - AIRMAIL - Geneva, 25th anniversary of Swiss airmail, the Geneva to Zurich flight, pilot Capt. Heitmanek (Zumstein 62). Cover franked with 1.50 Fr. (Cat. A39), sent to Meride - Lotto/40681

Added on 11 October 2023

19/3/1940 - SWITZERLAND - A cover to Lugano with the postmark of the first Rome-Locarno flight - Lotto/40675

Added on 10 October 2023

25/8/1925 URUGUAY - Montevideo to Tallinn flight. Airmail cover franked with the two airmail stamps for the centenary of the Congress of Florida (Cat. Yvert 7/8). Fine condition, uncommon - Lotto/41583

Added on 18 January 2024

24/6/1946 FRANCE - First direct commercial link between Paris and New York. Registered cover from Paris to New York with the special postmark of the flight and the official poster stamp. Very attractive and rare -…

Added on 18 January 2024

2/5/1947 SWITZERLAND - Inauguration of the new Swissair transatlantic route to North America, calling at the Azores and Newfoundland. Registered cover from Geneva. Because New York airport was temporarily closed by…

Added on 18 January 2024

22/5/1962 - JAPAN - Alitalia first flight, Super DC8, Tokyo to Rome - cover flown through the post with the Rome arrival postmark - Lotto/41596

Added on 19 January 2024

17/3/1960 UNITED STATES - the first Lufthansa Boeing 707 flight, New York to Hamburg calling at Frankfurt - cover with the New York postmark and the Frankfurt arrival postmark - Lotto/41595

Added on 18 January 2024

1960 - CANADA - Volo inaugurale Alitalia AZ653. Montreal/Roma - Lotto/41594

Added on 18 January 2024

16/2/1960 - UNITED STATES - The first Air France polar flight, Paris to Tokyo, with a Boeing 707 Intercontinental - a cover with the Anchorage, Alaska postmark - Lotto/41593

Added on 18 January 2024

4/12/1959 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - The inaugural intercontinental TWA jet flight, Rome to New York: a registered airmail cover - Lotto/41592

Added on 18 January 2024

3/9/1958 - ITALY - flight for the visit of President Gronchi to Brazil, airmail cover with stamp and special postmark - Lotto/41591

Added on 18 January 2024

1/4/1957 - SWITZERLAND - The first Swissair flight, Zurich - Geneva - Tokyo: a cover with the special flight postmark and the Tokyo arrival postmark - Lotto/41590

Added on 18 January 2024

26/2/1956 - ITALY, REPUBLIC - The flight for President Gronchi's visit to the USA and Canada: an airmail cover with the stamp and the special postmark - Lotto/41589

Added on 18 January 2024