Vatican Flights: First, Specials, Zeppelins and Others
Date |
Description |
Price |
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August 2, 1929 |
First Flight to Genoa since Post Office Opening full franking in Vatican stamps (Sassone #157) 162 flown |
$100 | |
December 10, 1929 |
mixed franking in Vatican and Italian stamps (Sassone #164b) 55 flown |
$100 | |
January 17, 1930 |
mixed franking in Vatican and Italian stamps with special triangle cachet (Sassone #173h) 98 flown |
$200 | |
12 March 1930 |
FDC Italian Airmail C11 Roma – Genova / Torino mixed franking in Vatican and Italian stamps Sassone #187a |
$85 | |
March 31, 1931 |
full franking in German stamps |
$70 | |
April 1, 1931 |
mixed franking in Vatican and Italian stamps (Sassone #235d) 48 flown |
$200 | |
June 11, 1931 |
First Flight to Valletta, Malta mixed franking in Vatican, Italian and Malta stamps 56 flown |
$175 | |
June 12, 1931 |
San Marino C2 FDC Flight to Vatican mixed franking in Vatican and San Marino stamps |
$75 | |
July 22, 1935 |
First Flight to Asmara, Eritrea Mixed franking in Vatican and Italian stamp (Sassone #383a) 39 flown |
$150 | |
April 6, 1937 |
First Alitalia Flight to Brussels Belgium Full franking in Vatican stamps Flight of the Rome – Milan – Paris with special postmark, then to Brussels 6 flown |
$200 | |
July 23, 1937 |
First Overnight Flight to Nice, France Full franking in Vatican stamps 19 Flown |
$150 | |
March 19, 1940 |
First Swissair Flight to Locarno, Switzerland Full franking in Vatican stamps (Sassone #525a) 19 flown |
$400 | |
April 5 – 6, 1946 |
First Transatlantic Roundtrip Flight Rome to New York to Rome double card 75 flown |
$15 |