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Set of 7 stamps depicting airships, commemorating the International Stamp Exhibition Helvetia 90 in Geneva. Issued on September 10.Henri Giffard and his 1852 dirigible, the first to be steam-powered.USSR%u2019s CCCP-B6 airship, Osoaviakhim set a new world record for airship endurance in 1937 of 130 hours 27 minutes with Ivan Pankow in command.British 1929 airship, R-101, which was the world%u2019s largest flying craft when built. It crashed on its maiden overseas voyage, killing 48 of the 54 people on board.Germany%u2019s 1928 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin, the most successful Zeppelin of all time.Paul and Pierre Lebaudy%u2019s 1902 semi-rigid Airship No. 1 (built with engineer Henri Juillot).The Tissiander brothers%u2019 1883 La France dirigible, the first to operate with an electric motor.An N-class non-rigid airship, built by Goodyear for the U.S. Navy.