The Aero Field - Francis J Field - Postal Cover Commemorating the Charles Lindbergh First Flight 1 Year Anniversary Post Card from 1928
The postal is used and cancel stamp is from Paris, France. Rue Hippolyte Leeas on May 21, 1928.
It has a pink/blue hand stamp commemorating the Lindbergh first flight from New York to Paris on May 21, 1927. This was the Anniversary of the First Flight mailed from Paris May, 21 1928 for Aviation Day USA.
The canceled stamp on the post card is Sc. #243-44 and was issued on September 15, 1927 to celebrate the visit of members of the American Legion. The national convention of the American Legion was held in Paris during 1927.
The central vignette depicts the "SS Paris" and Charles Lindbergh's plane "The Spirit of St. Louis". At either side are busts of the Marquis de Lafayette, who became a Major General during the American Revolution, and of American General George Washington.
Historical Information: FIELD, Francis John 1895-1992.
For seventy years a student of airpost history and aerophilately. In 1921 he founded the firm of Francis J Field Ltd, dealing specially in air stamps. At Birmingham, in May 1923, he gave the first British philatelic talk on radio. He compiled 'A Commercial and Historical Atlas of the World's Airways' [1925], and was co-author, with NC Baldwin, of 'The Coronation Aerial Post 1911' [1934]. Works published by his firm included: 'British Air Mails - A Chronology of the Air Posts of Great Britain and Ireland' [1935], 'Air Mail Labels (Etiquettes)', 'The Blitz Book' [1942], 'Great Britain and Ireland - Catalogue of Internal Air Mails 1910-41' compiled by NC Baldwin [1942], 'World Air Posts - A concise priced summary of the Air Post and Aviation Souvenirs of about 200 countries' [1948], 'British Air Mail Society Souvenir' [1971], and from 1926 the house magazine 'The Aero Field'. President Aerophilatelic Federation and Streetly P.S. Named in Roll of Honour of Birmingham P.S. RDP 1968.
Great for Aviation - American - France history postcard collectors!
Stored in a plastic sleeve.
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