Aerofilatelia: Crociere Atlantiche Balbo

A book by Francesco Giaccardi about the two Atlantic crossings in 1930 and 1933, by Italo Balbo, a leading Italian aviator, Minister of the Air Force (1929-1933) and Governor of Italian Libya (1934-1940). It is organised in 13 chapters with more than 100 colour photos of covers and aerogrammes plus thirty explanatory tables, all in 163 pages of A4 format.

The book is not a catalogue, but a collection of various pieces of Italian and foreign correspondence.

Availability at: fgiaccardi@yahoo.fr