1947 Air Mail envelope Peiping, China to Dublin bearing $200 on $4 blue and $100 on $20 carmine (9) inflation issues, tied by Peiping (26) c.d.s.

Irish Diaspora Letters: Peiping, China to Dublin (1947)

Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Peiping, China to Dublin:     Other Stamps / Envelopes / Postcards in this series: Stamps of the World – a list of stamp issuing countries (past & present) Irish Diaspora Letters – an A-Z list of incoming mail to Ireland from abroad Rare Stamps – a list of the…

Shannon-New York (Sabena Airways) 18th September 1947

Irish Airmails: 1947 Shannon-New York (Sabena Airways) 18th September

An exceptionally rare Irish first flight cover Sabena Airlines was the national carrier for Belgium from 1923 to 2001 Sabena started its first transatlantic route to New York City on 4 June 1946, initially using unpressurised Douglas DC-4 airliners which were augmented and later replaced by Douglas DC-6Bs After its bankruptcy in 2001, the newly…