MATTED 1983 FIRST DAY COVER HONORING FIRST POWERED, CONTROLLED MANNED AIRSHIP

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MATTED 1983 FIRST DAY COVER HONORING FIRST POWERED, CONTROLLED MANNED AIRSHIP
This first day cover was issued on July 18, 1983 in Granada to honor the 100th anniversary of the fight.  Air travel was by balloon, but inventors
wanted
a way to make a balloon more navigational. Charles Renard and Authur Krebs from the French Engineering Corp conceived a design which they called a
dirigible
and patriotically christened, "
La France
." When it was first flown on August 9, 1884, Renard and Krebs were delighted to
discover that their dirigible was so easy to steer that it could actually return to its point of take-off. It was credited with being the very first practical airship.
T
he second picture shows a closeup of the First day Cover. The third shows the stamp. The last photo shows interesting information from the back of the cover. M
atting is
black.
This item will fit into any standard 8 inch by 10 inch frame.
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