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#2661A-61B
2002 Maldive Islands 75th Anniversary of Lindbergh's Famous Flight
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Maldives #2661A-61B is a set of two souvenir sheets issued in 2002 to mark the 75th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic flight. Each sheet is denominated at Rf 12 and features multiple stamps alongside striking photographic imagery of Lindbergh at various stages of his career. The larger sheet includes four stamps depicting Lindbergh in flight gear and with the Spirit of St. Louis. The smaller companion sheet features stamps showing a young Lindbergh and a photograph of Lindbergh, B.F. Mahoney, and Donald Hall at Ryan Airlines — the team that built the plane that made history.
On May 20, 1927, Charles Augustus Lindbergh lifted off from Roosevelt Field in New York at 7:52 a.m. in the Spirit of St. Louis, a single-engine monoplane he helped design. Flying solo with no radio and limited instruments, he crossed 3,600 miles of open ocean entirely alone. Thirty-three and a half hours later he landed at Le Bourget Field near Paris to a crowd of 100,000 people who rushed the runway in celebration. The 25-year-old instantly became the most famous man in the world, winning the $25,000 Orteig Prize and earning the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and France's Legion of Honor.
Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, and died on August 26, 1974, in Maui, Hawaii — the dates noted on the second sheet. His flight transformed aviation and captured the imagination of the entire world, inspiring a new generation of pilots and air travelers. These two souvenir sheets make a beautiful and historically rich addition to any aviation, Lindbergh, or worldwide topical collection.
Maldives #2661A-61B is a set of two souvenir sheets issued in 2002 to mark the 75th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic flight. Each sheet is denominated at Rf 12 and features multiple stamps alongside striking photographic imagery of Lindbergh at various stages of his career. The larger sheet includes four stamps depicting Lindbergh in flight gear and with the Spirit of St. Louis. The smaller companion sheet features stamps showing a young Lindbergh and a photograph of Lindbergh, B.F. Mahoney, and Donald Hall at Ryan Airlines — the team that built the plane that made history.
On May 20, 1927, Charles Augustus Lindbergh lifted off from Roosevelt Field in New York at 7:52 a.m. in the Spirit of St. Louis, a single-engine monoplane he helped design. Flying solo with no radio and limited instruments, he crossed 3,600 miles of open ocean entirely alone. Thirty-three and a half hours later he landed at Le Bourget Field near Paris to a crowd of 100,000 people who rushed the runway in celebration. The 25-year-old instantly became the most famous man in the world, winning the $25,000 Orteig Prize and earning the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and France's Legion of Honor.
Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, and died on August 26, 1974, in Maui, Hawaii — the dates noted on the second sheet. His flight transformed aviation and captured the imagination of the entire world, inspiring a new generation of pilots and air travelers. These two souvenir sheets make a beautiful and historically rich addition to any aviation, Lindbergh, or worldwide topical collection.
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