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Sundman Lecture: U.S. Zeppelin Postage Stamps
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s 20th Sundman Lecture features Cheryl Ganz, who will discuss U.S.-issued Zeppelin stamps. To own a set of Zeppelin stamps from the 1930s is the desire of many a stamp collector. But why did the Post Office Department issue four Zeppelin stamps to subsidize a German aircraft’s operations during the Great Depression? Learn the history from this renowned Airship Postal Historian.
Please follow this link:
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-20th-maynard-sundman-lecture
Sundman Lecture: Astrophilately – Intersection Of Space And Postal History
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum 22nd Sundman Lecture features David Ball, discussing Astrophilately – where human ambitions to reach and explore space have been paired with philatelic aspirations.
Please follow this link:
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-22nd-maynard-sundman-lecture
” Of Men And Wings ” – History Of Air Mail & Flight 1918 – 1940
This period newsreel provides a perspective on the importance of air mail from its formal beginning by the US Post Office in 1918 to just prior to World War II.
Introduction to Collecting Contract Air Mail (CAM)
This history of the US Contract Air Mail (CAM) service is presented as a guide for understanding and collecting CAM covers. Presented by Jim Haxby.