First Flight England to Australia November 10, 1919 - January 26, 1920, Capt. Sir Ross Smith together with his crew Lt. Keith M. Smith (brother) and Sergts. W.H. Shiers and J.M. Bennett flew from London to Port Darwin, thus flying 11,500 miles in 29 days; the Australian Government issued a special stamp which, by order of the Post Office Dept., was affixed to the mail at Melbourne and cancelled "First Aerial Mail, Great Britain to Australia. Received 26 Feb. 1920", whereas the cover shows some faults, the stamp is in adequate condition, only 130 covers of this very important intercontinental flight were carried, certified Bolaffi (Image)

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Balbo Squadron Flight "Crociera Aerea del Decenniale Italia - Nord America", beautifully franked (CA$ 1,45) special cover from Shediac 1933-07-4 flown by Italian Air Cruise to Chicago 07-15, 289 covers were flown on this stage, Sorani certificate (Longhi 33SHa) (Image)

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Aeroespresso del Levante set of 2, 3, 5 and 10 Drachmas and additional franking on registered airmail cover from Athens 11-22-1926 flown to Brindisi 11-24 and then by train via Lecce-Foggia 11-24 and Bologna 11-26 to Nürnberg 11-26, very fine cover, Sorani certificate (Image)

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Zeppelin Trip to Italy, registered cover from Athens/Greece franked with the set of special Zeppelin and 2 further stamps, postmarked on May 27,1933 flown to Rome and from there with the airship LZ 127 to Brasil; the cover bears the special red cachet from Athens, the special blue cachet from Rome, the machine postmark Roma "Crociera Zeppelin" from May 29 and the arrival postmark Rio June 7, vertical crease not affecting the stamps; Sorani certicifate (Sieger 210 y, Longhi 386) (Image)

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Aeroespresso airmail set cpl. mint n.h., v.f. (Image)

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August 17, 1910 First Air Mail ever to be carried by heavier-than-air-craft in Great Britain, Flight Blackpool - Southport had to be abandoned after 7 miles due to bad weather, the flown cards were overprinted in red on the backside and posted in London 08-26, lovely sample of this rare flight franked with ½ Penny stamp, certified Bolaffi (Image)

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Coronation Flight 1911, First UK Aerial Post by sanction of H.M. Postmaster General, First Flight London - Windsor - London, printed card (green-olive) franked with 2 x ½ Penny green and cancelled with special aerial postmark London 09-14 flown to Windsor and addressed to Sialkot/India, arrival cachet 10-08, some imperfections but very unusual destination, certified Bolaffi (Image)

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Coronation Flight 1911, First UK Aerial Post by sanction of H.M. Postmaster General, First Flight Windsor - London effected on 09-17, printed cover (green-olive) franked with 1 Penny red and cancelled with special aerial postmark Windsor 09-16 addressed to West Ham, arrival cachet 09-18, certified Bolaffi (Image)

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Charles A. Lindbergh Latin American Goodwill Tour February 6 - 8, 1928, Special cover flown from Port au Prince 02-07 to Havanna 02-09 by Lindbergh with his "Spirit of St. Louis"; the Santo Domingo - Port au Prince - Havana mails are the only official mails ever carried in the "Spirit of St. Louis", the largest holding of mails posted from Haiti to Cuba was destroyed by a 1931 hurricane (Image)

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Balbo Squadron Flight Rome - Chicago, registered card from Iceland franked with set "Hópflug Italia 1933" from Reykjavik 1933-07-07 to NewYork with arrival cachet 07-22 on the backside, splendid item, certified Bolaffi (Longhi 33SFe) (Image)

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First Italian Airmail Datestamp "Stazione Aerea / Esp. Torino 31..98" on the occasion of the General Italian Exhibition, postcard showing the Godard Balloon over the exhibition ground, handwritten note "31 luglio 1898 Domenica 19 ore", very rare item in outstanding quality, certified Bolaffi (Longhi 98AAa) (Image)

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Polar Flight of the dirigible "Norge", flown on the entire trip to Teller, Alaska, flight vignette tied to flown cover by the oval flight cachet, this has two Italian adhesives tied by the "Teller/Alaska/May 13, 1926" four-bar c.d.s. that was applied on the front of all covers that made the entire trip, this also has a scarce boxed cachet for the flight and is signed by Ettore Arduino, very fine and rare cover (only 35 known), certified Bolaffi (Image)

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Zeppelin airmail set cpl. mint n.h., v.f. (Sass. PA 45-50) (Image)

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Balbo Triptych, complete sheets of 20 containing each of the pilot's names, incl. the rare variety "ciuffo" (5,25 + 19,75 I-BORG), mint n.h. in perfect condition, certified Bolaffi (Sassone A51-52) (Image)

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Balbo Squadron Flight "Crociera Aerea del Decenniale Italia - Nord America", registered cover from Firenze 1933-06-08 via Reykjavik 07-05 and New York 07-20 to Springfield 07-21, franked with Triptych "I-IGIOR", on the backside special cachet from Rome 06-09, certified Bolaffi and signed by various experts (Sass. PA 51G) (Image)

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Balbo Squadron Flight "Crociera Aerea del Decenniale Italia - Nord America", registered cover from Firenze 1933-06-08 via Reykjavik 07-05 and New York 07-20 to Springfield 07-21, franked with Triptych "I-GIOR", on the backside special cachet from Rome 06-09, certified Bolaffi and signed by various experts (Sass. PA 52G) (Image)

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VOLO DI RITORNO Triptych "I-VERC", mint n.h., perfect condition, signed and certified Bolaffi, a great Italian and world-class airpost rarity (Sass. PA 53) (Image)

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SERVIZIO DI STATO Triptych mint n.h., v.f., signed and certified Raybaudi (Sass. SA 1) (Image)

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Rome-Buenos Aires Flight 1934, complete set on First Flight cover, registered to Buenos Aires (Mu. 322), v.f. (Sass. PA 56-59) (Image)

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VOLO ROMA - MOGADISCIO, complete airmail set in full sheets, mint n.h., v.f. with slightly toned gum, full margins, certified Bolaffi (Sass. PA 83-88) (Image)

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VOLO ROMA - MOGADISCIO, registered cover from Ponte Chiasso 1934-11-06 with L 1,75 (Sass 347) and the complete airmail set for this special flight (Sass 83 - 88) with respective special cachet (Roma 11-09) flown to Massaua 11-09, arrived in Ponte Chiasso on January 5, 1935 (Image)

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VOLO POSTALE ROMA - MOGADISCIO, registered cover from the Ministero delle Colonie, Rome 1934-11-09 with Lire 10 "SERVIZIO DI STATO" Coroncina (Sass SA 2, GP 84) with respective special cachet (Roma 11-09) flown to Mogadishu 11-11; a very rare cover in excellent condition, Bottacchi certificate (Longhi 34 POo) (Image)

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First postal flight with jet airplane Campini-Caprini" N. 1 from Milano to Roma Guidonia, special cover from Milano Aeroporto Civile 1941-11-30 and special cachet to Guidonia 11-30 including an official letter signed by Mario de Bernardi (pilot) and Giovanni Pedace (passenger), a very rare item in excellent condition, certified Bolaffi (Longhi 41VRe, Sass. GP 3(a)) (Image)

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1961, 205 l "Gronchi rosa", block of four, lower right corner with full margins, mint n.h. in perfect condition (Sass. 921) (Image)

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1961, 205 l "Gronchi rosa", marginal block of four on illustrated cover, sent registered to Lima, additional block of four 205 l grey violett applied on top of this withdrawn stamp, all cancelled by special machine cancellation of Rome for the visit of President Gronchi in South America, reverse with transit Livorno and Lima Aereo arrival cds's (ABR 7 1961), complete set together with 170 and 185 l on illustrated covers to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, all of them signed En. D. and certified Bolaffi (Sass. 918-921) (Image)

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