1931 in Iceland

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The following lists events that happened in 1931 in Iceland .

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LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Iceland Flight

LZ 127 Graf was a German rigid commercial passenger airship known for being the first airship to circumnavigate the world, and the first of any airborne vehicle to provide a transatlantic passenger service. [1] On July 1st 1931 it visited Reykjavik and dropped off mail, [2] having previously travelled there in 1930. [3]

Iceland produced a series of overprinted stamp in 1931 to facilitate zeppelin mail.

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Oddur Petursson Oddur Petursson 1956.jpg
Oddur Pétursson

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References

  1. ↑ "Zeppelin". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Graf Zeppelin Iceland Flight cover". Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Hrafn Guðmundsson, Helgi; Illugadóttir, Vera (12 September 2013). "Lemúrinn: The Graf Zeppelin Visits Reykjavík". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oddur Pétursson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Matthías Á. Mathiesen". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ebeneser Þórarinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jón Helgason". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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