First flight New York 

First flight New York
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First flight New York

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
347775
Area
Stamps
Title
First flight New York
Face value
2.50
Country / area
Switzerland
Year
1947
Month
05
Day
02
Issue group
1947 First direct flight to New York
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Multi-coloured
Usage
Airmail
Type
Set, Stamp
Theme / topic
Airplanes, Churches and cathedrals, Sculpture
Geographical theme
Genève, New York, United States of America
Persons theme
Item subject
Douglas DC-4-1009 (HB-ILA) c/n 43072
Michel number
479
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
472
Zumstein number
Designer/Engraver
Reber, Catherine
Printing office
Perforation
Comb perforation 11¾
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Gum
Print run
310.150
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Crashed into mountain at Tora Tonga (Sudan) May 15, 1960