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Old January 23rd 07, 02:43 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Blair (TC)
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Aéropostale (aviation)
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

http://aeroscripophile.hydroretro.ne...eropostale_ver

Aéropostale (formally, Compagnie générale aéropostale) was a
pioneering French aviation company. It was founded in 1919 by
Pierre-Georges Latécoère as "Société des lignes Latécoère".
Between 1921 and 1927 it operated as "Compagnie générale
d'entreprises aéronautiques", at the end of which period it acquired
its most famous name. The company's activities specialised in, but were
by no means restricted to, air-borne postal services.

http://www.museedelaposte.fr/Collect...mages/4614.jpg

Developed in the aftermath of the First World War, air mail services
owe much to the bravery of their earliest pilots. During the 1920s,
every flight was a dangerous adventure, and could be fatal. The period
was eloquently described by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- himself an Aéropostale pilot - in his novel Vol de Nuit
(translated as "Night Flight"), in which he describes a postal flight
through the skies of South America.



In 1918, Pierre-Georges Latécoère envisioned an air route connecting
France to Senegal, by way of Spain and Morocco. With that in mind, he
created the company Lignes Aériennes Latécoère, which shortly began
serving routes between Toulouse and Casablanca, Casablanca and Dakar,
and Rio de Janeiro and Recife in Brazil.

In 1927, Latécoère transferred his South American business to another
Brazilian-based Frenchman. On that basis, this second aviation pioneer
then founded the Compagnie générale aéropostale, better known by the
shorter name Aéropostale. The company had soon connected France with
South America and had established a network of air routes linking other
American cities.

http://digilander.libero.it/Gretablu...stale-1927.jpg

http://aerostories.free.fr/juniors/q...aero_carte.JPG


In 1933, Aéropostale merged with a number of other aviation companies
(Air Orient, Société Générale de Transport Aérien, Air Union, and
Compagnie Internationale de Navigation) to create Air France.


Aéropostale and stamp collectors

Many philatelists are keen on the entre-guerres world of the airmail
services because of the pioneering romantic spirit they evoke. Many
envelopes were franked on several occasions, at each stage of their
journeys; this enables collectors to reconstruct the routes taken by
letters and, perhaps, sneak a glimpse into the often-tragic
ups-and-downs of the endeavour.


Aéropostale pilots

Aéropostale's roster of pilots included such aviation legends as the
following:

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/fracb1.jpg
http://perso.orange.fr/site_jferry/timbre.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/chac232a.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/fwac11b2.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/frc43a.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/camc246s.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/gren264y.jpg
http://planons.free.fr/timbre25.jpg


Jean Mermoz
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/frc43a.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/gren264y.jpg
http://philatelie.aucoeurdelatoile.c...mermoz-30c.jpg
http://philatelie.aucoeurdelatoile.c.../mermoz-3f.jpg
http://www.phil-ouest.com/Celebrites/Mermoz_337.jpg


Henri Guillaumet
(1940 - not issued)
http://caphila.free.fr/V.O+VPN/53091.jpg


Marcel Reine
Emile Lécrivain

See also:
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, normally referred to as just Aeropostal,
an airline in Venezuela, established after the government took over air
routes previously operated by the French Aéropostale

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Old January 24th 07, 02:06 AM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Rod
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Default Aéropostale


Nice yarn Blair,
It is quite amazing, the rapid progress of air transport.
It was only in the Autumn 1910 that the entire French Airforce
had a complement of 12 aircraft.

By December 1910, a major French aircraft manufacturer
had orders from:
France=35 aircraft
Russia =20
Spain=3
Italy=2
Belgium=1
Japan=1
Britain=1


It inspired me to look through some WW1 airmail auctions booklets,
and I noticed on an Iceland Zeppelin Flight Cover,

A Viking Cachet :0)



"Blair (TC)" wrote in message
oups.com...
Aéropostale (aviation)
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

http://aeroscripophile.hydroretro.ne...eropostale_ver

Aéropostale (formally, Compagnie générale aéropostale) was a
pioneering French aviation company. It was founded in 1919 by
Pierre-Georges Latécoère as "Société des lignes Latécoère".
Between 1921 and 1927 it operated as "Compagnie générale
d'entreprises aéronautiques", at the end of which period it acquired
its most famous name. The company's activities specialised in, but were
by no means restricted to, air-borne postal services.

http://www.museedelaposte.fr/Collect...mages/4614.jpg

Developed in the aftermath of the First World War, air mail services
owe much to the bravery of their earliest pilots. During the 1920s,
every flight was a dangerous adventure, and could be fatal. The period
was eloquently described by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- himself an Aéropostale pilot - in his novel Vol de Nuit
(translated as "Night Flight"), in which he describes a postal flight
through the skies of South America.



In 1918, Pierre-Georges Latécoère envisioned an air route connecting
France to Senegal, by way of Spain and Morocco. With that in mind, he
created the company Lignes Aériennes Latécoère, which shortly began
serving routes between Toulouse and Casablanca, Casablanca and Dakar,
and Rio de Janeiro and Recife in Brazil.

In 1927, Latécoère transferred his South American business to another
Brazilian-based Frenchman. On that basis, this second aviation pioneer
then founded the Compagnie générale aéropostale, better known by the
shorter name Aéropostale. The company had soon connected France with
South America and had established a network of air routes linking other
American cities.

http://digilander.libero.it/Gretablu...ry-aeropostale
-1927.jpg

http://aerostories.free.fr/juniors/q...aero_carte.JPG


In 1933, Aéropostale merged with a number of other aviation companies
(Air Orient, Société Générale de Transport Aérien, Air Union, and
Compagnie Internationale de Navigation) to create Air France.


Aéropostale and stamp collectors

Many philatelists are keen on the entre-guerres world of the airmail
services because of the pioneering romantic spirit they evoke. Many
envelopes were franked on several occasions, at each stage of their
journeys; this enables collectors to reconstruct the routes taken by
letters and, perhaps, sneak a glimpse into the often-tragic
ups-and-downs of the endeavour.


Aéropostale pilots

Aéropostale's roster of pilots included such aviation legends as the
following:

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/fracb1.jpg
http://perso.orange.fr/site_jferry/timbre.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/chac232a.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/fwac11b2.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/frc43a.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/camc246s.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/gren264y.jpg
http://planons.free.fr/timbre25.jpg


Jean Mermoz
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/frc43a.jpg
http://www.trussel.com/saint-ex/stamps/gren264y.jpg
http://philatelie.aucoeurdelatoile.c...mermoz-30c.jpg
http://philatelie.aucoeurdelatoile.c.../mermoz-3f.jpg
http://www.phil-ouest.com/Celebrites/Mermoz_337.jpg


Henri Guillaumet
(1940 - not issued)
http://caphila.free.fr/V.O+VPN/53091.jpg


Marcel Reine
Emile Lécrivain

See also:
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, normally referred to as just Aeropostal,
an airline in Venezuela, established after the government took over air
routes previously operated by the French Aéropostale



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Old January 28th 07, 05:20 AM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Rod
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Default Aéropostale

Many envelopes were franked on several occasions, at each stage of their
journeys; this enables collectors to reconstruct the routes taken by
letters and, perhaps, sneak a glimpse into the often-tragic
ups-and-downs of the endeavour.

G'day Blair,
here is a nice engineered stage cover (10 countries represented)
http://cjoint.com/data/bCeirs5LQi.htm

Acknowledgement : Harmers 2002 auction cat.




 




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