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 several million). The story moves to the barnstormers who bought up surplus Jennys. This ties back into Lindberg, who got his start on this circuit before finally flying mail. The piece is illustrated with many examples of period newsreels of planes. There is also discussion of the other people that attempted to cross the Atlantic in 1926 and why Lindbergh called his plane "The Spirit of St. Louis". Overall, a decent overview of the historic flight and some good footage of early airplanes. However, it's fairly average in the end. Extreme stamp collecting! 3 Wilford B. Wolf 2005-07-29 18:08:53 2005-07-29 18:11:12 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! Yay Lindbergh! 5 Spuzz 2005-09-25 05:10:42 2005-09-25 05:10:42 When I Was A Kid The Backing Of Stamp Was Fish Glue!....Next Thing I Knew I Was Licking Girls! Stamps Caused An Addiction! doowopbob 2007-10-14 10:52:33 2007-10-14 10:52:33 2 3 3.33