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2012 $175 Charles Lindbergh, Crossing the Atlantic, Mint Souvenir Sheet, Mozambique
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This fun mint souvenir sheet was issued by Mozambique in 2012 to commemorate Charles Lindbergh's solo crossing of the Atlantic on May 20–21, 1927 — "aos 20 e 21 de Maio de 1927" as rendered in Portuguese. The single stamp within the sheet depicts actor James Stewart as portrayed in the 1957 biographical film "The Spirit of St. Louis," with the Spirit of St. Louis visible behind him. Also featured on the sheet is an illustration of the Longines Weems Second-Setting watch — the precision navigation timepiece used by Lindbergh on his historic flight. The sheet opens with Lindbergh's famous words upon landing in Paris: "Well, I did it!"
The Longines Weems watch depicted on this sheet is itself a piece of aviation history. Developed in collaboration with U.S. Navy navigator Philip Van Horn Weems, the watch featured a rotating bezel that allowed pilots to synchronize the second hand precisely with a radio time signal — a critical capability for celestial navigation over open ocean where there were no landmarks. Lindbergh relied on this type of precision timekeeping throughout his 33½-hour flight, using dead reckoning to stay on course across thousands of miles of featureless Atlantic water.
The inclusion of James Stewart's portrayal is a nod to how deeply Lindbergh's story captured the popular imagination. Stewart's performance in the Billy Wilder-directed film was praised as one of his finest, bringing Lindbergh's quiet determination to life for a postwar American audience still inspired by the age of aviation pioneers. Together, the watch, the actor, and the aircraft make this one of the most visually layered and historically rich Lindbergh souvenir sheets ever issued.
This fun mint souvenir sheet was issued by Mozambique in 2012 to commemorate Charles Lindbergh's solo crossing of the Atlantic on May 20–21, 1927 — "aos 20 e 21 de Maio de 1927" as rendered in Portuguese. The single stamp within the sheet depicts actor James Stewart as portrayed in the 1957 biographical film "The Spirit of St. Louis," with the Spirit of St. Louis visible behind him. Also featured on the sheet is an illustration of the Longines Weems Second-Setting watch — the precision navigation timepiece used by Lindbergh on his historic flight. The sheet opens with Lindbergh's famous words upon landing in Paris: "Well, I did it!"
The Longines Weems watch depicted on this sheet is itself a piece of aviation history. Developed in collaboration with U.S. Navy navigator Philip Van Horn Weems, the watch featured a rotating bezel that allowed pilots to synchronize the second hand precisely with a radio time signal — a critical capability for celestial navigation over open ocean where there were no landmarks. Lindbergh relied on this type of precision timekeeping throughout his 33½-hour flight, using dead reckoning to stay on course across thousands of miles of featureless Atlantic water.
The inclusion of James Stewart's portrayal is a nod to how deeply Lindbergh's story captured the popular imagination. Stewart's performance in the Billy Wilder-directed film was praised as one of his finest, bringing Lindbergh's quiet determination to life for a postwar American audience still inspired by the age of aviation pioneers. Together, the watch, the actor, and the aircraft make this one of the most visually layered and historically rich Lindbergh souvenir sheets ever issued.
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