It's time for a few more postcards. I have received quite a few cards lately and putting them all up here on the blog has proved quite challenging. I decided to put them in groups of what they represent. Last blog was European Cities. Today I was torn between Aircraft or People. I thought the only fair way was with a coin toss. I actually tossed a coin and Aircraft won. Now I know not everyone is as enthusiast about aircraft as I am , but fair is fair. Blame the coin toss not the tosser. The People cards will be next time.
Here's the first of today's aircraft line-up
JA8130 , a Japan Asia Airways B747.
It entered service with Japan Airlines in 1979. In 2004 it flew with Japan Asia Airways and in 2005 with Kalitta Air. It's time with Kalitta Air was short, it ended up stored and later scrapped. Note the Sumo Wrestler on the fuselage, just past the wing.
Pai, a Postcrosser from Taiwan sent this card along. The left stamp if from a set of 4 Fruits stamps issued in 2016. The other 2 stamps, from 2013, are from a set of 6 Greetings / Tourism stamps.
C-FYLD Air Canada A340
Part of Air Canada's fleet from 1998 to 2008. Subsequently operated by Gestair Cargo, Iberia and Aerolineas Argentinas. The card shows this aircraft in a Star Alliance livery.
This card arrived from
Canada, compliments of Jean Pierre. The stamps are a couple of Beneficial Insects from 2007 and a Circus Stamp from 1998, 1 of 4 in the set.
RA-75909 , IL-18 of Aeroflot Russian Airlines
This 4 engine turboprop airliner first flew in 1957.
Diana from Southern Siberia sent this card. She used a nice selection of stamps. On the left is a 2018 issue commemorating the 2100th Anniversary of the Birth of Alekandr Solzhenitsyn. The middle stamp is 1 of 4 in a 2004 set featuring Wolverines. On the right, from 2003, 1 of 3 from a Contemporary Russian Art set.
F-GSPD , Air France B777.
One of the earliest 777 to enter the AF Fleet. It is 20.8 years old and was delivered to Air France on January of 1999. As I write this on Sunday Oct 13, F-GSPD operated from Paris to Toronto and back to Paris.
Jean Pierre used a stamp from this current year on this card. It is 1 of 2 in a mini-sheet Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between France and Poland. Featured on the stamp is Josef Haller von Hallenburg.
N2059, Air France A318
This aircraft was built in 2003 and delivered to Air France , registered as F-GUGB. The A318 is the smallest airliner in the Airbus A320 family. Only 80 were built and Air France is the largest operator of the aircraft. There was an incident involving this particular aircraft on March 28, 2017 at Paris - Charles de Gaulle. Now I'm not a pilot so I leave it to those interested and their research to figure out just what happened. Suffice to say, there were no injuries.
Jean Pierre used a 2019 Marianne International rate stamp.
F-GMVD , Air France Express Saab 2000.
This aircraft was delivered to Air France in 1996 and is pictured at Geneva in 1998. It has seen service with Hendrick Motorsports in 2006, Canal Air in 2009, and Meregrass in 2010 . The last Saab 2000 built was delivered in 1999 , with a total of 63 built.
Once again Jean Pierre used a most wonderful stamp, an Airmail stamp no less. How often do you see an airmail stamp ? It was issued in 1979 to celebrate the International Aeronautics and Space Exhibition held at Le Bourget.
The stamp shows an Ariane Rocket and a Concorde.
YL-BAL, Air Baltic British Aerospace Avro RJ70
The Avro RJ70 first flew in 1983 and was first operated by Air Baltic in 1996. This particular aircraft flew for Transwede in 2007 and Malmo Aviation in 2009. Air Baltic is the flag carrier of Latvia with its headquarters in Riga. This picture of Air Baltic was taken at Hamburg in June of 1996.
Jean Pierre sent this card from Vilnius, Lithuania. His stamp is from 2018, 1 of 2 issued for the Winter Olympic Games , that were held in PyeongChang, South Korea.
There you have it, another update , even if they are all aircraft, but that's how it goes sometimes. For these great cards, I have to thank Jean Pierre, Pai, and Diana. As mentioned earlier, next time it will be People, so stay tuned.
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