Number by catalogue:  Michel: 2387   Yvert: 2261   Scott: 1863  

Perforation type: 13x13

Subject:

2 franks. First hot air balloon* on background with cloudy sky and winmills

Additional:

*The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers.

Topics: Mills within the landscapes Stylized mills Windmills