1898PIONÝRSKÉBALONOVÉLETY postcard balonuRESSEL issued on the occasion of Exhibition architecture and engineering in Prague 1898, Balonováaréna with names first úspěšných Czech vzduchoplavcůHůlky and Vandase, Us with CDS PRAGUE 13/10 98; only light fold in lower corner
1898-1901PIONÝRSKÉ BALONOVÉ LETY comp. 2 pcs of Ppc, 1x Ppc posted vzduchoplavcem Francis Hůlkou with text "Salute from balonu - balonovou post 29/9 901", CDS ZLONICE 30/9 01 with arrival CDS PRAGUE 30/9 01, supplemented with violet frame cancel. Franz. Hůlka/ Prague 795-1, sent to J. Tajera to Prague; good condition, sole known Us Ppc podána probably after landing on one from unbound plaveb (see cat. Horka, page. 15) + supplemented with used Ppc with picture balonu RESSEL - Balonová aréna Hůlka - Vandas, quite unique document/attribut from first balonových flight in Czech lands!
1910-1911PIONÝRSKÉLETY - KAŠPAR comp. 2 pcs of krásných original photo postcard with views aircraft engineer. John Kašpar Blériot XI, issued studio Deyl Pardubice; good condition, 1x fold in lower corner postcard, unique fotodokumentace from first pionýrských flight in Czech lands!
1910-1911PIONÝRSKÉLETY - KAŠPAR comp. 2 pcs of Ppc with views aircraft Blériot XI above Hradcem Králové and samotného pilot engineer. John Kašpar, both pieces Us with dobovými texts from návštěv public vzletů; good condition
1911PIONEER FLIGHTS - KAŠPAR historical telegram from 1. Czech pilot and engineer Jan Kašpar addressed from Pardubice to editor newspaper "Národní politika" Kalva to Prague, interesting text, good condition, unique historical document
1913 PIONEER FLIGHTS - PÉGOUD set of 4 used picture postacard, flights of French pilot Adolphe Pégouet in Prague on 25. and 26. December 1913, CDS PRAGUE/ 1. - 3.I.14; good condition
1913 Austria-Hungary AIRMAIL STAMPS MILITARY ÚTVARY - HOLEKA Us photo postcard group/-s military pilots before/(in front of) areoplánem, quite R noteworthy Rudolf Holeka, was/were přijat as 1. Čech/Bohem to kurzu military air-mail corps and získal international pilotní diploma, zúčastnil with as pilot WWI and after/around origin independent Czechoslovakia with podílel on/for origin air forces; postcard is addressed to to Wiener Neustadt on/for unit "Flugpark No.2", on/for pilot Rudolf Holeku which/what here působil as air-mail instruktor, CDS GRAZ/ 23.IX.13; good condition, unique document/attribut!
1913Austria-Hungary AIRFORCES - RUDOLF HOLEKA telegram with gratulation from Jan Kašpar sent to pilot Rudolf Holeka to Wiener Neustadt from 8/6 1913 for his flight from Prague to Wiener Neustadt"; very interesting, good condition, unique historical document
1913Austria-Hungary AIRFORCES - RUDOLF HOLEKA telegram with gratulation from Jan Kašpar, baron Kraus and engineer Čihák sent to pilot Rudolf Holeka to Wiener Neustadt from 8/6 1913 for his flight; very interesting, good condition, unique historical document
1913ZEPPELIN LZ-17 SACHSEN (SAXONIA) the first and sole landing Zeppelin on/for our territory, zeppelinovým flight transported photo postcard with view Zeppelin Sachsen (Saxonia) (!) with by hand připsaným date Haida 9/11 1913, special cancel. flight ZEPPELIN SHIP SACHSEN (SAXONIA)/ FLUGPLATZ HAIDA BOHEMIA 9.NOVEMBER 1913, c.v.. Horka 1. type, addressed to to Prague; good condition, hinged, superb postal imprint, extraordinary documentation piece flight Zeppelinu Sachsen (Saxonia) to Nového Boru!
1913 ZEPPELIN LZ-17 SACHSEN (SAXONIA) the first and sole landing Zeppelin on/for our territory, zeppelinovým flight transported special view card with imprinted stamp with picture Zeppelin, special cancel. flight ZEPPELIN SHIP SACHSEN (SAXONIA)/ FLUGPLATZ HAIDA BOHEMIA 20.OKT.1913, c.v.. Horka 1. type, Sieger 9Aa, addressed to to Jablonec; good condition, superb postal imprint
1913 ZEPPELIN LZ-17 SACHSEN (SAXONIA) the first and sole landing Zeppelin on/for our territory, zeppelinovým flight transported special postcard with picture Zeppelin, special cancel. flight ZEPPELIN SHIP SACHSEN (SAXONIA)/ FLUGPLATZ HAIDA BOHEMIA 9.NOVEMBER 1913, c.v.. Horka 1. type, addressed to to Ludic; well preserved, superb postal imprint
1913 ZEPPELIN LZ-17 SACHSEN (SAXONIA) special view card with imprinted stamp "Landung des Zeppelinluftschiffes SACHSEN (SAXONIA) in Haida" with picture Zeppelins, Un, issued to jedinému landing this Zeppelins on/for our territory; superb, c.v.. Horka č.7k
1914 PIONEER FLIGHTS - EVŽEN ČIHÁK original photo postcard of pilot Evžen Čihák sitting in his airplane RAPID with handwritten note "Čihák!; CDS HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ 13.VI.14; good condition, unique document
1914 Austria-Hungary AIRMAIL STAMPS MILITARY ÚTVARY - HOLEKA contemporary original photo postcard, view kabiny aircraft with pilot RudolfemHolekou and as cestující Japanese militar přidělenec in/at Rakousku-Uhersku; good condition
1915 Austria-Hungary AIRMAIL STAMPS MILITARY ÚTVARY K.u.K.. FLIEGERPOST PRZEMYŚL / 1915, violet straight line postmark on thin grey-green card FP, supplemented with violet round "IX./54" (Tarnstempel) + violet line ZENSURIERT, addressed to to Bratislava (!), 13. years from 22.3.1915; nice postal imprints; only light folds
1916-1918 Austria-Hungary AIRMAIL STAMPS MILITARY ÚTVARY comp. 3 pcs of FP cards with cancel. air-mail and balonových formations, all addressed to to Bohemia, "Luftfahrtruppen Feldwetterstation No. 18", "Ballonabteilung N.10", "Balloon unit No. 22"; good condition, nice postal imprints
1918VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA LJUBLJANA - PRAGUE, frame violet postmark on Ppc Ljubljana sent to Prague, přelet military aircraft oznámenýLjubljanskou correspondence kanceláří, přelet with regard technickýmporuchámtrval 14 days, odlet from Ljubljaně was/were 8.12.18, according to text 25/11 1918 "Srdečný greeting zasíla from the way for aircraft to Lublaně Franz. Vodička"; good condition, superb postal imprint, illustrated in/at c.v.. Horka on/for page. 32, one from málaunikátních postal documents/attributes from přeletu military aircraft to Czechoslovakia!
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA 2. FIELD AIRCRAFT TROOP, violet military unit postmark supplemented with on Ppc Košice with cancel. CZECHOSL. FP 75/ 14.IV.19 through/over green label AERONAUTICS with picture dvojplošníku, which/what issued journal Aviatika allegedly on request members air-mail setnin; postcard with reparovanými 2 corners, viewing of quality recommended, superb imprint of uniquely designed postmark, illustrated in/at c.v.. Horka on/for page. 37, rare postmark Czechosl. air-mail units from early period!
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVALETECKÝ SBOR/ VÝSTAVIŠTĚ (ARSENAL), red military unit postmark on Ppc with Hradčany 10h with CDS PRAGUE 11/1 19; good condition, superb imprint of uniquely designed postmark, illustrated in/at c.v.. Horka on/for page. 40, rare postmark Czechosl. air-mail units from early period!
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA FIELD AIRCRAFT TROOP, violet military unit postmark supplemented with on Ppc Košice with cancel. CZECHOSL. FP 75/ 13.II.19, according to text sender member I. air-mail setniny; luxury piece, rare postmark Czechosl. air-mail units from early period
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA comp. 2 pcs of Ppc with postmarks air-mail formations, 1. FIELD AIRCRAFT TROOP, red military unit postmarks supplemented with cancel. CZECHOSL. FP 50/ 29.VII.19, other piece with black cancel. 2. FIELD AIRCRAFT TROOP, supplemented with nationalized CDS UHERSKÉ HRADIŠTĚ 15.VI.19 on Ppc Uzhhorod with synagogue; good condition
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA first flight PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, original photo postcard with aircraft BreguetBré XIV. with pilotyNadpor. Blíženec and Nadpor. Old, issued to/at kurýrnímu flight which/what with uskutečnil 4.9.1919 for transport courier post from French military mission in Czechoslovakia, Us later; illustrated in/at c.v.. Horka on/for page. 41, rare document/attribut from start Czechosl. military air forces!
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVAMISSIONMILITAÍRE FRANCAISE EN BOHÉME / LE COMANDANT/ ESCADRILLE BR 590, violet round cancel. supplemented with Czechosl. FP-postmark 8/ 15.VIII.19, according to text Vajnory by/on/at Bratislava, postcard addressed to to Prague, air-mail formation/section newly vznikajících Czechosl. units with French by, účastnicích with fights in Slovakia; torn in upper margin, after all rare military unit postmark Czechosl. air-mail units
1919VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA Mission Militaíre Francaise en Bohéme/ PARCAERONAUTIQUE line black postmark supplemented with incomplete print FP cachet violet cancel. CZECHOSL. ARMÁDNÍLETECKÝPARK, CDS NYITRA 919 AUG.22., on/for photo postcard Nitra, air-mail formation/section newly vznikajících Czechosl. units with French by účastnicích with fights in Slovakia; address side with patina insufficiently chemickyustálené photo, after all rare military unit postmarks Czechosl. air-mail units
1919 THE BEGINNING OF CZECHOSLOVAK AIRFORCES original photo postcard of German airplane Fokker D VII with crew, the plane arrived from Austria to Prague; good condition, only bumped corners
1919THE BEGINNIG OF CZECHOSLOVAK AIRFORCES cancelation " Vzduchová Pošta/ CURYCH - PRAHA/ 28. října 1919", black straight line postmark on airmail sent picture postacard, supplemented with violet bilingual straight line postmark "Sdružení českých spolků ve Švýcarech", mounted Swiss airmail stamp 15c with CDS with date 27.X.1919, carried by aircraft Albatross D III from Zurich 29. October 1919 over Plzeň, in Prague landed on 1.11. 1919 - see cat. Horka, page. 42; hinged in upper margin, wrinkled corners, very rare entire
1920first flight PRAGUE - STRASBOURG, commercial Reg and airmail letter sent by first flight CFRNA through Strasbourg to Basel, on 14.10. 1920, exact franking of airmail stamp 14Kč/200h, Pof.L1 + 200h issue Agriculture and Science and 50h issue Chainbreaker, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 13.X.20 -XII/ 4a, Reg label No. 2, mounted flight label and on reverse arrival BASEL/ 14.X.20; certificate Karásek, cat. Horka 65.000CZK, very scarce airmail entire!
1920 commercial Reg and express letter to Switzerland franked with complete I. airmail issue, imperforated, Pof.L1-L3, uprated with postage stamps T. G. Masaryk 125h and issue Chainbreaker 25h + 100h, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 9.XII.20, on reverse arrival postmark ZÜRICH/ 12.XII.20, overfranked, transfered by train; good condition, certificate Karásek
1920postponed first flight, PRAGUE - LONDON, Reg letter prepared to be transffered by the first flight CFRNA to France scheduled on 5.10.1920, for bad weather postponed and mailing was carried by train, mixed franking of airmail stamp 28Kč/1000h, Pof.L3 and Hradčany 200h + issue Chainbreaker 20h and 30h, exact franking, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 4.X.20, 4a, Reg label No. 42, on reverse red arrival postmark LONDON/ REGISTERED/ 11.Oct.20; exp. + certificate Karásek, cat. Horka 25.000CZK, very rare!
1920 PRAGUE - LONDON, Reg letter to England, franked with. 2 pcs of airmail stmp 14Kč/200h, Pof.L1 and pair postage stmp T. G. Masaryk 125h, right value franking for IV. postal rate incl. value air-mail supplement, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 2.XI.20/ 4a, mounted years. direction label, Reg label No. 19, without attributes of air forwarding - letter on reverse additionally supplemented with forgery cancel. LONDON 3.No.20 and neprošel post. přepravou; good condition, certificate Karásek
1920 PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, commercial Reg and airmail letter to France flight CFRNA of day 20.10.1920, right franked with. airmail stamp 24Kč/500h with lower margin, Pof.L2 + issue Chainbreaker 50h and issue Agriculture and Science 200h, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 20.X.20/ 4a, Reg label No. 10, on reverse arrival postmark PARIS/ 20.10.20; this letter is stated in the list engineer. A.Tekela as one from mere 2 pieces posted with this date!; light vertical fold out of stmp., certificate Karásek, c.v.. Horka 30.000CZK, rare air entire!
1920 PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, Reg letter připravený for first flight CFRNA to France plánovaný on/for 5.10.1920, for nepříznivépočasí was/were years odložen and mailing přepraveny by train, with mixed franking of stmp air-mail 24Kč/500h, Pof.L2 and postage Hradčany 200h and 50h, on reverse issue Chainbreaker 50h and Hradčany 50h, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 4.X.20, Reg label No. 26; exp. by Mahr BPP, document/attribut připravovanéhooficiálního 1. flight
1920 PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, Reg and airmail letter to France, right franked with. for IV. postal rate airmail stamp 24Kč/500h, Pof.L2A and postage stmp 2x 125h T. G. Masaryk, Pof.140 (1x torn off corner zn.), mounted years. direction label, Reg label No. 10, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 9.XII.20, without attributes of air forwarding - mailing transported by train; in envelope horiz. fold and cut, certificate Karásek
1920VZNIK CZECHOSL. LETECTVA Registered and Express letter addressed to to Prague on/for majora Rudolf Holeku, Headquarters air-mail corps, sent from Leteckého storage area in Nitra, franked on back side stamp. Hradčany 2x 50h + 40h, CDS NITRA 24.VI.20 and arrival PRAGUE 25.VI.20; envelope open from 2 sides and cut, after all interesting document, Rudolf Holeka was/were přijat as 1. Čech/Bohem to kurzu Austria-Hungary military air-mail corps and získal international pilotní diploma, zúčastnil with as pilot WWI and after/around origin independent Czechoslovakia with podílel on/for origin Czechosl. air forces
1921 PRAGUE - LONDON, commercial Reg letter to England, after change of rate franked with airmail stamp 28Kč/1000h, Pof.L3, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 25.IV.21/ 4a, mounted airmail direction label, Reg label No. 26, on reverse transit PARIS/ 26.4.21 and arrival postmark LONDON/ 27.Ap.21, supplemented with mailing sheetlet, transfered by train; owner's mark United Stamp Co., certificate Karásek
1921 PRAGUE - LONDON, Reg and airmail letter to England, franked with airmail stamp 28Kč/1000h, Pof.L3 with lower margin and postage stamp Hradčany 400h, CDS LOVOSICE 9.IV.21, mounted flight direction label, on reverse arrival postmark LONDON/ 12.AP.21, sent back with appropriate postmarks, after1.4.1921 change of rates overfranked, without attributes of airmail forwarding; light patina
1921 PRAGUE - LONDON, Reg and airmail letter to England, franked with airmail stamp 28Kč/1000h, Pof.L3B and postage stamps issue Agriculture and Science 200h and Hradčany 50h, exact franking for IV. postal rate, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 30.III.21/ 4d, mounted flight direction label, Reg label No. 32, supplemented with violet cancel. of company CFRNA, without attributes of airmail forwarding - probably additionally supplemented with forgeries of arrival postmarks; good condition, certificate Karásek
1921PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, commercial Reg and airmail letter to France flight CFRNA of day 28.3., franked with. airmail stamp 24Kč/500h, Pof.L2 and postage stmp issue Chainbreaker 250h, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 28.III.21 -XI/ 4a, mounted years. direction label, Reg label No. 49, on reverse arrival postmark PARIS 30.3.21, letter transported flight 29.3.1921 which/what in case of emergency přistál in/at Bavorsku and then was/were transported railway post; good condition, certificate Karásek, c.v.. Horka min. 30.000CZK, rare and decorative air entire!
1921 PRAGUE - PARIS, Registered and Express letter to France, after change of rate franked over by airmail stamp 24Kč/500h, Pof.L2 + Pof,.16, 152, 160, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 18.IV.21/ 4a, mounted airmail direction label, Reg label No. 37, on reverse arrival PARIS 19.4.21, airmail transport without evidence; exp. by Karasek + certificate Karásek
1921 PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, Reg and airmail letter to France, franked with. airmail stamp 24/500, Pof.L2 and postage stmp issue Agriculture and Science 100h, Hradčany 120h, issue Chainbreaker 30h, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 30.III.21/ 4b, mounted years. direction label, Reg label No. 34, right franked letter without attributes of air forwarding; certificate Karásek
1921 PRAGUE - PARIS, Reg and airmail letter to France, franked with airmail stamp 24Kč/500h, Pof.L2 and postage stamp Hradčany 400h, CDS LOVOSICE/ 9.IV.21, mounted flight direction label, on reverse arrival postmark PARIS 12.4.21, sent back with appropriate postmarks, after 1.4.1921 change of rates - overfranked, without attributes of airmail forwarding; good condition, certificate Karásek
1921 PRAGUE - PARIS, Reg and airmail letter sent in transitional period to France, franked with 4 postage stamps issues Pigeon-issue, Chainbreaker, issue Agriculture and Science and T. G. Masaryk, postage of value 5,50Kč for IV. postal rate + air-mail Surtax 3Kč, CDS PRAGUE 5/ 19.X.21/ 5c, mounted airmail direction label, on reverse arrival PARIS 8/ 20.10.21; good condition, certificate Karásek, very fine
1921PRAGUE - STRASBOURG, commercial Reg and airmail letter to France flight CFRNA of day 25.3., franked with. airmail stamp 14Kč/200h, Pof.L1A and postage stmp Hradčany 2x 75h + on reverse 2x 50h, Pof.18, 16, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 25.III.21 -5/ 4a, mounted years. direction label, Reg label No. 46, on reverse arrival postmark COLMAR 26.3.21; envelope cut and glued-up from 3 sides, light fold, certificate Karásek, c.v.. Horka min. 30.000CZK, by air mail transported entire with all requirements!
1921 PRAGUE - ŠTRASBURK, Reg and airmail letter addressed to to France, franked with. airmail stamp 14Kč/200h, Pof.L1A and postage stamp. issue Agriculture and Science 2x 100h, Hradčany 50h, CDS KADAŇ/ 6.IV.21, mounted years. direction label, on reverse arrival VESOUL 8.4.21, after/around 1.4.1921 change tarifů air-mail fees - overfranked, without attributes of air forwarding; good condition, certificate Karásek
1921 PRAGUE - Strasbourg, Reg and airmail letter addressed to France, franked with airmail stamp Pof.L1A and postage stamps issue Agriculture and Science 200h and issue Chainbreaker 50h, exact franking for IV. postal rate, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 30.III.21/ 4d, mounted flight direction label, Reg label No. 23, supplemented with violet cancel. of company CFRNA, without attributes of airmail forwarding; good condition, certificate Karásek
1921 PRAGUE - ŠTRASBURK, tourist postcard Tuck with picture aeroplane Bros Wrightů, sent in/at přechodném period Reg and airmail to France, right franked with. for IV. postal rate postage stamp. issue Agriculture and Science 300h and Pigeon-issue 25h, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 20.VI.21/ 4a, arrival CDS STRASSBOURG/ 22.6.21, then sent from Strasbourg to Paris and back to Prague with multicolor franking French stamp.; folds
1922 PRAGUE - PARIS, commercial Reg and airmail letter sent in trasitional period to France, franked with 4 postage stamps issues Pigeon-issue and issue Agriculture and Science, Pof.149, 168A 2x, 169A, general postage for heavier letter in V. postal rate period of 16,50Kč, but franked only 16,25Kč, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 12.V.22/ 4a, mounted airmail direction label, on reverse arrival PARIS/ 13.5.22; horiz. fold out of stamps, exp. by Karasek + certificate Karásek
Pof.L4-L6 Pp, II. airmail provisional issue, complete set in blocks of four with INVERTED OVERPRINTS (!), value 50/100h and 100/200h with left margins; heavier hinged, all exp. Hirsch Tribuna, Fischmeister, Vrba + 3x certificate Vrba, in blocks of four extremely rare set!
Pof.L6ZT, plate proof stamps 250h/400h brown with ČERNÝM (!) overprint; lightly hinged, exp. Vrba + Vrba certificate, c.v.. Pofis 80.000CZK, cat. Merkur-Revue 130.000Kč, rarest stamp. II. air-mail issue, still known only several little pieces!
1922first flight PRAGUE - VÍDEŇ, Reg, express and airmail letter to Austria 1. flight CFRNA, franked with. air stamp. 250h/400h, 2x 100h/200h (from that 1x corner piece), 2x 50h/100h, Pof.L4-L6, right value postage 5,50CZK - nevybíral with Ex-poplatek, CDS PRAGUE 14.VIII.22/ 4a, arrival WIEN/ FLUGPOST/ 14.VIII.22; good condition, exp. by Pittermann., posted mere 46 pcs of mailing (!), c.v.. Horka 16.000CZK, decorative and rare air-mail letter from beginning usage II. air-mail issue!
1922 PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, airmail letter to FRANCE as Poste restante, franked with. air stamp. Pof.L4-L6 on face-side, (on reverse doplňková franking cut), CDS PRAGUE 1/ 8.VIII.22/ 4a, on reverse PARIS/ POSTE RESTANTE/ 10.VIII.22, mounted years. direction label and French Postage due stamp 20c as fee for placing; on reverse removed doplňková franking, after all very rare entire with Postage due stamp other state, exp. by Pittermann., c.v.. Horka rates 10.000CZK + illustrated on/for page. 62
1922 PRAGUE - PAŘÍŽ, letter to Switzerland on/for philatelic firm Zumstein from 1. of day issue airmail stamps The 2nd issue (!) 15.6.1922, right franked with. for V. postal rate air stamp. Pof.L4-L6 (value 50/100h with lower margin and shifted perforation) and postage stmp issue Agriculture and Science 300h and issue Chainbreaker 50h, general postage 7,50CZK, CDS PRAGUE 1/ 16.VI.22/ 6h, on reverse probably forgery arrival CDS PARIS/ 15.6.22, neprůkazná post. transport