The World Through Stamps: The Stories Behind Postage Stamps (1957)

★★★★★ · Yay Lindbergh! · Spuzz · 2005-09-25

Totally fun overview of the history of airplanes, told, yes, through stamps! My God! What a great idea! I LOVED this film! The film uses both archival clips and the stamps to weave our way through history. The narrator seems to love this idea too. Its quite obvious that this was a series, and I would like to see more of this pleaaaaaaaaase!! (Hint Hint Rick!) This is a MUST see on this site!

★★★ · Extreme stamp collecting! · Wilford B. Wolf · 2005-07-29

This film appears to be a syndicated 15 minute TV show from 1953 about the stories on stamps. This episode is called "New Horizons For Old" and covers primarily Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic in 1927. The piece starts off talking about early attempts at long distance flights before World War I. It also talks about how the US government was only one that would bankroll airplanes and developed the first airmail routes in 1918. They also show an example of the first airmail stamp, along with the infamous "upside down Jenny" stamp, which they quote as being worth $4000 (and now worth…