DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST BERLIN on 23 April 1957 issued a First Day Cover stamp and cachet to mark the resumption of Deutsche Lufthansa's resumption of flight from Munich to Vienna. This was one of several cachets used to promote the airline's service to other cities. It showed the company's iconic crane-in-flight logo, Austrian national crest and St. Stephen's Chapel in Vienna which was captioned with the specific city of destination, in this case Vienna. Postmark cancellations of both Munich (front) and Vienna (reverse) can be seen on the envelope.
Initially, Deutsche Lufthansa (abbreviated DLH) was an airline serving as the flag carrier of East Germany from 1955 to 1963, and legal action against trademark violation were filed by Lufthanasa in West Germany. Ultimately East Germany rebranded the air carrier to Interflug.
The design of the stamp was based on a monument dedicated to Prussian/German aviator Otto Lilienthal which featured a statue sculpted by Peter Breuer and was dedicated in 1914, in Berlin, Germany.
Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making the idea of heavier-than-air aircraft a reality. Newspapers and magazines published photographs of Lilienthal gliding, favourably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical.
Lilienthal's work led to his developing the concept of the modern wing. His flight attempts in 1891 are seen as the beginning of human flight and the "Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat" is considered to be the first airplane in series production, making the Maschinenfabrik Otto Lilienthal in Berlin the first air plane production company in the world.
On 9 August 1896, Lilienthal’s glider stalled and he was unable to regain control. Falling from about 15 metres (49 ft), he broke his neck and died the next day.
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