Open AccessBalboflugið frá sjónarhorni frímerkja söfnunar
Author(s) -
Sigurður H. Þorsteinsson
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nordicum-mediterraneum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1670-6242
DOI - 10.33112/nm.1.1.6
Subject(s) - icelandic , history , genealogy , philately , ancient history , geography , archaeology , philosophy , linguistics
The article describes how the arrival of Italo Balbo's 24 seaplanes on 5th July 1933 was important in the history of Icelandic philately. Icelanders arranged for the occasion a special postal service between Italy and Iceland, which represented a significant step in the international integration of the nation.