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Sunday, 29 November 2020

Niger WWI Stamp: Camera Pigeon Aerial Recon

WWI centenary stamp from Niger showing a pigeon equipped with a small camera for battlefield aerial reconnaissance

Yayınlanma tarihi : 24/04/2014 Nijer

Birinci dünya savaşının 100. yıldönümü anısı için çıkarılan ve dört puldan oluşan blok. Blok üzerinde yer alan 750F küpürlü pulda boynunda küçük bir fotoğraf makinası taşıyan bir güvercin yer almaktadır.Diğer pullar hava ve kara çıkarmalarını konu almaktadır.

Date of issue : 24/04/2014 Niger

Stamp of a four stamp set issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of world war I. It show an image of a pigeon fitted with a small camera, used for aerial reconnaissance of battlefields during WWI.

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Robert Capa: Hungarian Roots of a War Photographer

Postal or business envelope related to Robert Capa, showing Hungarian origin and early traces of the legendary war photographer’s identity.

Yayınlanma tarihi : 02/10/2013 Macaristan

Ünlü savaş fotoğrafçısı Robert CAPA'nın 100.doğum yılı için çıkarılan blog.Robert CAPA asıl adı ile Endre Ernö FRİEDMANN Macar asıllı Amerikalı savaş foto muhabiridir (1913-1954) Ayrıca uluslararası fotoğraf ajansı Magnum Photos'un da kurucu ortaklarındandır. Blog üzerinde yer alan fotoğraf Ağustos 1947'de Ukrayna'da çekilmiştir.

Date of issue : 02/10/2013 Hungary

Robert CAPA (1913-1954) Hungarian born American war photographer and co-founder of the Magnum Photos photographic cooprerative. His real name Endre Ernö FRİEDMANN.

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