The Air Mail Society India Foundation (AMSI) is undertaking compilation, we invite philatelists, collectors, researchers, institutions and experts to recommend significant items that you believe deserve consideration.
What can be recommended?
- Aerophilatelic or Astrophilatelic material from any country or period
Material from private collections, museums, institutional archives or auction records.
- Important covers, letters, stamps, documents, crash mail, pioneer flights, rare postal markings, space mail and other exceptional material.
- Items of exceptional rarity, historical importance, philatelic significance or unique provenance.
- The entire world and outer space.
Information requested for each item
Please provide:
- Image: Front and reverse, preferably 300 dpi or higher, in JPG format
Title and date
- Description/significance: Why is this item rare, important or exceptional
- Current location/source, wherever known:
1. Museum or institution
2. Auction house, auction number, date and lot number
3. Private collection and collector's name
4. Published catalogue, archive or other documented source
- Additional references or supporting information, if available.
The recommendations will be reviewed as part of AMSI's initiative to compile and publish a definitive selection showcasing the remarkable history, diversity and rarity of Aero- and Astrophilately worldwide.
Please note:
1. Kindly submit an individual form for every material. You are welcome to submit as many as you like.
2. Submission of a recommendation does not guarantee its inclusion in the final list. AMSI may verify the information and images provided before publication.