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Set of 6 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of manned flight. Issued on September 30.Joseph Montgolfier and his 1783 hotair balloon, the first to carry humans.Henri Giffard and his 1852 dirigible, the first to be steam-powered.Joseph Gay-Lussac and his 1804 balloon ascent to 4000 meters.Jean-Pierre Blanchard and his 1785 English Channel-crossing balloon.Albert Caquot, and his 1914 sausageshaped observation balloon.Alberto Santos-Dumont, and his 1901 Balloon No. 6.One stamp depicting Count von Zeppelin%u2019s first airship, 1900%u2019s LZ-1, which made 3 flights, thenwas dismantled in 1901, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Zeppelin airships.