A balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig bladder. Some balloons are used for decorative purposes, while others are used for practical purposes such as meteorology, medical treatment, military defence, or transportation. The inventor of the rubber balloon, (the most common balloon) was Michael Faraday in 1824, via experiments with various gases.

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1932, Balloon of Auguste Piccard 3v

sbe0344, Belgium, 1932

50.00
Mint NH
24.00
Unused (hinged)

1932, Aviation accidents 5v

slt0210, Latvia, 1932

1933, Stratosphere flight 3v

ssq0453, Russia, Soviet Union, 1933

150.00
Unused (hinged)
20.00
Used or CTO

1934, Airmail definitives 6v

sbz0398, Brazil, 1934

1934, Stratosphere flight 3v

ssq0480, Russia, Soviet Union, 1934

150.00
Unused (hinged)
15.00
Used or CTO

1936, P. de Rozier 1v

sfr0318, France, 1936

18.00
Mint NH
7.00
Unused (hinged)

1936, Gordon-Bennett 2v

spl0313, Poland, 1936

1938, Stratosphere flight s/s

splb006, Poland, 1938

80.00
Mint NH
37.50
Unused (hinged)
30.00
Used or CTO

1938, Air sports 9v

ssq0637, Russia, Soviet Union, 1938

1944, Balloon flight 3v

ssq0892, Russia, Soviet Union, 1944

25.00
Mint NH

1953, Postage due 9x2v [:]

smot040, Monaco, 1953

63.00
Mint NH

1955, Stamp Day 1v

sag0340, Algeria, 1955

1955, Stamp Day 1v

sfr1043, France, 1955

3.00
Mint NH
2.60
Used or CTO

1955, Jules Verne 11v

smo0512, Monaco, 1955

1955, Stamp Day 1v

stt0429, Tunisia, 1955

1956, Overprints 2x11v [:]

smo0538, Monaco, 1956

90.00
Mint NH

1956, Balloon flight 1v

ssq1901, Russia, Soviet Union, 1956

1958, Meteorology 3v

sch0395, China People’s Republic, 1958

1959, Balloon post 1v

sus0756, United States of America, 1959

1.00

-10%

0.90

First Day Cover

1962, Tivoli 1v, normal paper

sde0407x, Denmark, 1962

0.70
Mint NH
1.00
First Day Cover

1962, Tivoli 1v, fluorescent

sde0407y, Denmark, 1962

1.30

-15%

1.11

Mint NH

1963, Quiet sun year 1v

sfnp0029, French Antarctic Territory, 1963

45.00
Mint NH

1964, Red Cross 1v

sjoz30, Yugoslavia, 1964

0.70
Mint NH

1964, Ballon tragedy 1v

ssq2901, Russia, Soviet Union, 1964

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1964, Balloon tragedy 1v imperforated

ssq2901b, Russia, Soviet Union, 1964

0.90
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1965, Air pioneers 2v

scvp1033, Cuba, 1965

2.30

-10%

2.07

Mint NH

1965, Quiet sun year 9v imperforated

sho2101b, Hungary, 1965

45.00
Mint NH

1967, Amphilex s/s

saepqhb6, Aden, 1967

7.50
Mint NH

1967, Aviation week 1v

sbzp1151, Brazil, 1967

1967, Air week s/s

sbzb021, Brazil, 1967

6.50

-10%

5.85

Mint NH

1968, Aeronautical week 1v

satp1008, Argentina, 1968

0.70

-10%

0.63

Mint NH

1968, Jan Boesman flight 2v

shap0996, Haiti, 1968

1968, Galiffets flight 12v m/s

shap0998kb, Haiti, 1968

1968, Philately 2v [:]

spl1852, Poland, 1968

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1968, Praha 1968 3v

sts1767, Czechoslovkia, 1968

1.30
Mint NH

1969, Scientific research 4v

sbc0020, British Antarctica, 1969

8.00

-10%

7.20

Mint NH

7.00

-10%

6.30

Used or CTO

1969, Transports 8v

sbl1878, Bulgaria, 1969

1969, Aviation history 3v [::]

smip0182, Mali, 1969

6.00
Mint NH
6.00
Mint NH

1970, Air pioneers 2v

scvp1586, Cuba, 1970

1.70

-10%

1.53

Mint NH

1970, UNO anniversary 1v

smvp0400, Mauritania, 1970

1.00
Mint NH

1970, Air pioneers 5v

snjp0247, Niger, 1970

1970, Aviation & space exploration 6v

sykp1167, Yemen, Kingdom, 1970

1971, Balloon post 1v

sfr1736, France, 1971

0.70
Mint NH

1971, Manned flights 5v

sfup0622, Fujeira, 1971

1971, 40 years airmail 4v

shap1178, Haiti, 1971

1971, Children week, UNICEF 1v

sjo1437, Yugoslavia, 1971

0.70
Mint NH

1971, Luposta 1971 8v

smmp0505, Manama, 1971

2.60
Mint NH

1972, Aeronautic week 1v

satp1130, Argentina, 1972

0.70

-10%

0.63

Mint NH

1972, Belgica 72 3v

shap1196, Haiti, 1972

1972, Haipex 4v

shap1192, Haiti, 1972

1972, Interpex 72 4v

shap1183, Haiti, 1972

1972, Balloon flight 2v

smip0370, Mali, 1972

1972, Cugnot/Montgolfiere 1v

smip0321, Mali, 1972

2.40
Mint NH

1972, Year of the ox 2v

szkp0855, Korea, South, 1972

2.10
Mint NH

1972, Year of the ox 2 s/s

szkb357, Korea, South, 1972

7.50
Mint NH

1973, Meteorology 1v

scj0326, Central Africa, 1973

1.80
Mint NH

1973, Santos Dumont 1v

sfr1834, France, 1973

0.70
Mint NH
1.50
First Day Cover

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