That's awesome! I wonder how many people could fit in that thing!
Ernie
So, the other day I noticed that I was missing the 1932 Australia 5s Sydney Harbour Bridge stamp, I have the 2d and 3d. And then I went to eBay and saw how much the 5s is selling for. And then I decided not to buy the stamp, at least for a bit. They must not have printed too many of the 5s. The series is quite nice.
The WASP plane flying over the bridge stamps you have are very cool.
Eric
"That's awesome! I wonder how many people could fit in that thing! "
Very cool Rob,
That plane pictured on the stamp is almost certainly a forerunner of the de Havilland Mosquito. Covered in plywood, it escaped radar and gave the Germans fits at night.
Those mosquitoes also gave the enemy reason to carry an extra pair of pants when the planes flew under their radar strafing and dropping bombs right onto their laps.
"So, the other day I noticed that I was missing the 1932 Australia 5s Sydney Harbour Bridge stamp, I have the 2d and 3d. And then I went to eBay and saw how much the 5s is selling for. And then I decided not to buy the stamp, at least for a bit. They must not have printed too many of the 5s. The series is quite nice."
Actually the Monospar was produced by General Aircraft ( which later amalgamated with Blackburn Aircraft ). De Havilland (who designed and built the Mosquito) only provided the engines. At the time small manufacturers did not have sufficient production to justify designing and building their own engines so they bought their engines "off the peg" from either specialist ( and car) manufacturers or other aircraft builders - rather like the practice of the airliner builders of today buying in from Rolls Royce or Pratt & Whitney. De Havilland was the major manufacturer of small aircraft - rather like Piper and Cessna in the U.S. - and so their engines were eminently suitable for fitting to an aircraft of this size
During the war like the majority of small aircraft manufacturers they were subcontractors building components for the major aircraft manufacturers, who tended to concentrate on assembly rather than start to finish construction.
It is difficult to envisage this aircraft being economical to operate with a payload of only 4, when De Havilland themselves were building the DH84 Dragon and later the DH89 Dragon Rapide carrying 8 to 12 passengers for probably very little extra cost.
Malcolm
Rob, very nice Sydney Harbour stamps you have, thanks for posting. And great information! Could I ask what source you are using regarding the numbers of stamps printed? Scott or SG or another catalogue?
Cheers,
Eric
It's from a Specialist Catalogue published for each monarch.
I use the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue - King George V (Brusden-White publishing).
The 2d with horizontal mesh is difficult to locate.
Thanks Malcolm for the information about the aircraft and company, it was quite interesting.
WASP (Western and Southern Provincial Airlines Ltd) from Narromine. Also showing the Harbour Bridge being a mere 2 years old; the old Sydney skyline and an aborigine with spear.
This is a full mint unhinged set of 6 vignettes (worth about $110-$115 today).
Man standing beside Western and Southern Provincial Airlines Monospar twin engine monoplane VH-UST 'Narromine Wasp' with engines running, ca. 1935. Same plane shown on vignette.
Some information on the airlines.
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
That's awesome! I wonder how many people could fit in that thing!
Ernie
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
So, the other day I noticed that I was missing the 1932 Australia 5s Sydney Harbour Bridge stamp, I have the 2d and 3d. And then I went to eBay and saw how much the 5s is selling for. And then I decided not to buy the stamp, at least for a bit. They must not have printed too many of the 5s. The series is quite nice.
The WASP plane flying over the bridge stamps you have are very cool.
Eric
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
"That's awesome! I wonder how many people could fit in that thing! "
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
Very cool Rob,
That plane pictured on the stamp is almost certainly a forerunner of the de Havilland Mosquito. Covered in plywood, it escaped radar and gave the Germans fits at night.
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
Those mosquitoes also gave the enemy reason to carry an extra pair of pants when the planes flew under their radar strafing and dropping bombs right onto their laps.
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
"So, the other day I noticed that I was missing the 1932 Australia 5s Sydney Harbour Bridge stamp, I have the 2d and 3d. And then I went to eBay and saw how much the 5s is selling for. And then I decided not to buy the stamp, at least for a bit. They must not have printed too many of the 5s. The series is quite nice."
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
Actually the Monospar was produced by General Aircraft ( which later amalgamated with Blackburn Aircraft ). De Havilland (who designed and built the Mosquito) only provided the engines. At the time small manufacturers did not have sufficient production to justify designing and building their own engines so they bought their engines "off the peg" from either specialist ( and car) manufacturers or other aircraft builders - rather like the practice of the airliner builders of today buying in from Rolls Royce or Pratt & Whitney. De Havilland was the major manufacturer of small aircraft - rather like Piper and Cessna in the U.S. - and so their engines were eminently suitable for fitting to an aircraft of this size
During the war like the majority of small aircraft manufacturers they were subcontractors building components for the major aircraft manufacturers, who tended to concentrate on assembly rather than start to finish construction.
It is difficult to envisage this aircraft being economical to operate with a payload of only 4, when De Havilland themselves were building the DH84 Dragon and later the DH89 Dragon Rapide carrying 8 to 12 passengers for probably very little extra cost.
Malcolm
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
Rob, very nice Sydney Harbour stamps you have, thanks for posting. And great information! Could I ask what source you are using regarding the numbers of stamps printed? Scott or SG or another catalogue?
Cheers,
Eric
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
It's from a Specialist Catalogue published for each monarch.
I use the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue - King George V (Brusden-White publishing).
The 2d with horizontal mesh is difficult to locate.
re: Cinderella - 1935 WASP Airlines
Thanks Malcolm for the information about the aircraft and company, it was quite interesting.