Aviation

Shown in a Mahogany frame.

6 stamps
Pen and ink sketches
Gray on red matting

The dream of actually flying as free as a bird existed for thousands of years before Orville and Wilbur Wright made the fist successful powered and controlled flights at Kitty Hawk, NC, Dec. 17, 1903. Englishman Robert Bacon made the first proposal for a gas balloon 1250, and Leonardo da Vinci published a detailed treatise on human flight in 1505. The discovery of hydrogen around 1766 was the key item that led the Motgolfier brothers to develop their successful balloons. The internal combustion and jet engines have changed aviation in ways that few could have predicted. The intrigue and appeal is alive as we watch advances on a daily basis. Aviation!