Category Archives: Exhibitions

Lecture at Royal Aeronautical Society at London Heathrow, British Airways

There is a lecture on 8 December 2011 at the Heathrow branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) by Albert Barnes about his 80 years in aviation, which started with seeing the Zeppelin at age 6 in Brighton. Lecture starts … Continue reading

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Graue and Klein with zeppelin and catapult double-win at SESCAL 2011

Jim Graue and Allen Klein scored a double-win at the SASCAL 2011 exhibition held in Los Angeles, CA on October 14 – 16, 2011: Jim Graue won the Grand Award in the multiple-frame class with his exhibit German North Atlantic … Continue reading

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eZEP-newsletter August 2011: Zeppelin, blimp, airship, Luftschiff and Zeppelinpost

From Asterix to Zeppelin, from Mary to Dorothy, from Greece to Iceland, from Orly to Le Bourget, from Josef to Magda and from Columbia back to Austria: The Summer2011 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL is currently at the printers … Continue reading

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First official airmail 1911, Allahabad – Naini, India

On the day 100 years ago, on 18 February 1911, a mail bag with approximately 6.000 covers was flown by French pilot Henri Pequet from Allahabad to Naini, India. This small hop of only five miles made history: It was … Continue reading

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Fred Wiseman – First airmail flight 100 years ago

On this day in 1911, the first airmail flight took place. Fred Wiseman flew on a self-made Wisman-Peters plane 15 miles from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, California, USA. The flight took two days with a total flying time of only … Continue reading

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BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX opened one year ago

Today one year ago, BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX opened. This was the specialized airmail exhibition which was held in Beijing from November 12 – 16, 2009. And it was one of the best aerophilatelic shows ever. We are all looking forward … Continue reading

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Zeppelin Study Group auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen

Die ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP trifft sich auf der Briefmarkenmesse Sindelfingen: Das Treffen findet am Samstag, den 30. Oktober 2010 um 14 Uhr im Mercure Hotel gleich neben der Messe statt. Treffpunkt ist ist die Tagungssuite Nummer 6 (TS6). Neben einer … Continue reading

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BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX awards online

The BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX awards are online at http://www.ezep.de/aeropex2009/aeropex2009.html Congratulations to all exhibitors!

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Today in history: LZ-127 departs for Chicago World’s Fair

Today (October 26) in 1933, LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin departs Akron for Chicago’s “A Century of Progress” World’s Fair and returns after a brief landing at Chicago.

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BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX – Last day for application

This is a reminder that application for the international airmail show BEIJING 2009 AEROPEX ends on Saturday, October 10, 2009. This is today or tomorrow, where ever you are at the moment. If you want to apply for exhibiting at … Continue reading

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