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Hall of Fame Award for Jim Graue and Ben Ramkissoon

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:16:13 +0000

Dedicated aerophilatelists Jim Graue and Ben Ramkissoon have recently received the Hall of Fame Award for their long-standing contributions to aerophilately.

Ben Ramkissoon is rocket mail and Trinidad and Tobago expert, and Jim Graue is famous for his DLH Deutsche Lufthansa studies, his commercial zeppelin mail collection, his research on catapult flights North- and South Atlantic, the study of the 1934 Germany airmail issue and for his wide knowledge on German philately.

Congratulations from the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP – they deserve the Hall of Fame Award!

Longhi received AAMS George D. Kingdom Award for Italian zeppelin book

admin — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:44:09 +0000

Fioreno Longhi received the AAMS George D. Kingdom Literature Award for his Italian zeppelin mail book CATALOGO STORICO DESCRITTIVO DEGLI AEROGRAMMI ZEPPELIN DI ITALIA – COLONIE ITALIANE – SAN MARINO – VATICANO – 1929 – 1939.

Congratulations!

For more information on the book: http://www.ezep.de/books/italianzep.html

If you want to learn more and if you are interested in airmail, airships and zeppelin mail, these sites might be of interest to you:

The web portal for zeppelin mail and airship memorabilia: http://www.eZEP.de/
The board for zeppelin mail and airship memorabilia: http://www.eZEPtalk.de/
Find zeppelin mail on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/zeppelinpost/116072294222
Follow zeppelin mail on twitter: http://twitter.com/zeppelinpost

Dickson Preston on GPS board

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:55:20 +0000

Dickson Preston, well known zeppelin mail collector, was recently invited to join the Germany Philatelic Society Board of Directors. Together with GPS president Jim Graue and GPS treasurer Michael Peter, Dickson Preston is the third specialized zeppelin mail collector on the GPS board. Congratulations Dickson for joining this great team and supporting the German Philatelic Society!

Kuno Sollors passed away

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:53:19 +0000

Kuno Sollors passed away peacefully on 26 December 2010. Kuno was a dedicated aerophilatelist, expert, researcher, author and Honorary President of FISA. Kuno shaped the aerophilatelic world for decades. The aerophilatelic community has lost a good friend and mentor. Our … Continue reading →

100 Zeppelin Letters, congratulations Bob!

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:08:11 +0000

Bob Wilcsek published in the Airpost Journal, the monthly pblication of the American Airmail Society, his 100th Zeppelin Letter. His first Zeppelin Letter column in the Airpost Journal was published in June 1992 and Bob continuesly fed his readership with stunning and interesting facts and discoveries on zeppelin mail. The February 2010 issue (Volume 81, Number 2) of the Airpost Journal printed now his 100th column. Incredible – might this fountain of information never run dry!

Congratulations Bob!

P.S. Has anyone counted the columns Bob wrote for the Zeppelin Post Journal?