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| 2425 Sint Maarten - An Air France Airbus over Maho Beach |
Posted on 01.04.2016, 05.08.2016, 07.10.2017
The island of Saint Martin is served by many major airlines that daily bring in large jet aircraft, including Boeing 747s and Airbus A340s carrying tourists from across the world. The short main runway at Princess Juliana International Airport, and its position between a large hill and a beach, causes some spectacular approaches. Aviation photographers flock to the airport to capture pictures of large jets just a few metres above sunbathers on Maho Beach.
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| 2738 Sint Maarten - Aircraft over Maho Beach |
Located in Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island, the Princess Juliana International Airport is the major gateway for the smaller Leeward Islands, including Anguilla, Saba, St. Barthélemy and St. Eustatius. It is named after Juliana of the Netherlands, who as crown princess landed here in 1944, the year after the airport opened. Started as a military airstrip in 1942, it was converted to a civilian airport in 1943. Despite the reputed difficulties in approach, there have been no records of major incidents at the airport.
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| 3158 Sint Maarten - Aircraft over Maho Beach (3D lenticular postcard) |
About the stamps
On the postcard 2425
The first stamp, depicting Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus), is one of the twelve of the series Birds, issued on January 14, 2015. The second stamp is Allure of the seas, issued on March 2, 2015.
On the postcard 2738
The stamp is part of a series of 10 definitives, about which I wrote here.
On the postcard 3158
The first stamp on the postcard 3115 is one of the 13 stamps of the series of definitive stamps issued on March 1, 2017. The second stamp is one of the ten of the series The 37th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, issued on January 2, 2017.
References
Princess Juliana International Airport - Wikipedia
Sender 2425, 2738, 3158: Denise
2425: Sent from Philipsburg (Sint Maarten / Netherlands), on 22.08.2015
2738: Sent from Philipsburg (Sint Maarten / Netherlands), on 21.08.2016
Photo: Bob Reardon
3158: Sent from Philipsburg (Sint Maarten / Netherlands), on 05.07.2017
3D lenticular postcard
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