Lot 31696 – 1922-2011, BALLOON MAIL collection

1922-2011, BALLOON MAIL collection written up in 9 albums, beginning with Switzerland 1922 « Gordon Bennett » balloon race (3 used publicity cards, two with vignettes, 8 picture postcards of the starting grounds in Geneva, etc.), 1936 « Gordon Bennett » cup cover carried and signed by the winning pilot (one of only 10 sent from England), 1949 War Memorial balloon flight (17 covers/cards incl. pilot signatures), Irish acceptances for balloon flights in Austria, glider flight covers, US first missile flight and so on, a wealth of material incl. ephemera such as photos, the bulk being modern balloon/glider championship covers.