THE AIR MAIL IN THE Caribbean - AAAXtremecollectors

the aviation stamps released by the Dutch Caribbean Islands (Cura챌ao, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba). The first
stamps in the colony Cura챌ao were released in 1873. It was until 1943 before the first aviation stams were released by the colony Cura챌ao. In 1948 the
name of the colony CuraÃ§ao changed to Netherlands Antilles and in 1986 Aruba seperates from the Netherlands Antilles to become an independent part
in the kingdom of the Netherlands, which since 1986 consist of The Netherlands, The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Designed by: unknown
Printed by: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., New Malden
Release date: 1 December 1943
Description:
40 cent + 50 cent on 1.40 guilder, Douglas airplane on runway
45 cent + 50 cent on 1.80 guilder, Douglas airplane on runway
50 cent + 75 cent on 5 guilder, Map with the position of the islands Aruba, Cura챌ao and Bonaire
60 cent + 100 cent on 10 guilder, Aircraft over Cura챌ao
Remarks:
Four Air Mail stamps of the series released on 20 October 1942 were again released with an overprinted additional value for prisoners of war on 1
December 1943. Interesting in this series is the last stamp of this series (60 cent + 100 cent). The official stamp description according to the Dutch Stamp
catalogue from the NVPH is: 'Aircraft over Cura챌ao. The aircraft on this stamps looks like a Fokker F.XX. Only one Fokker F.XX was build and served with
the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with registration PH-AIZ, named 'Zilvermeeuw' from August 1933 until September 1936. Via a fake airline the aircraft went to
civil war in Spain in 1936, where it crashed in february 1938. The aircraft never flew in the Caribbean and so it is strange that this aircraft became a subject
of a stamp released by the Colony Cura챌ao in 1942.

Designed by: Paul Erkelens
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé & Zonen
Release date: 22 December 1959
Description:
10 cent, The Fokker F-18 'Snip' with the position of the islands Aruba, Cura챌ao and Bonaire
20 cent, The air route from The Netherlands to the West as flown by the Fokker F-18 'Snip' in 1934
25 cent, A aircraft over Willemstad, Cura챌ao
35 cent, A aircraft on a runway
Remarks:
Released on occasion of 25 years of the air route Netherlands - Netherlands Antilles.

Designed by: Oscar Ravelo Nadal
Printed by: Joh. Enschedé & Zonen
Release date: 22 June 1964
Description:
20 cent Composed wings
25 cent The air route from the USA - Panama - Colombia - Netherlands Antilles
Remarks:
Released on occasion of 35 years of the regular air route from the USA - Panama - Colombia - Netherlands Antilles.