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Manufacturer: Schmiedl
Decorative postage cover commemorating the launch of the world’s first postal rocket in Austria in 1931.
September 9, 1931: Friedrich Schmiedl started the world’s first rocket-mail service in Austria. Schmiedl’s Post Rocket R1 delivered 333 letters from Hochtroetsch to Semriach. This rocket-mail service continued until March 1933.
Only 600 such covers exist. Very fine condition.
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