Daedalus

Text: EXPERTVS VACVVM DAEDALVS AERA PINNIS NON HOMINI DATIS
Daedalus essayed the empty air on the wings denied to man

Extract from Odae. 1.3. 34
Expertvs vacuum daedalvs aera
pinnis non homini datis;
perrupit Acheronta Herculeus labor.

Daedalus essayed the empty air
on the wings denied to man;
the toiling Hercules burst through Acheron.

Hydroplane type Savoia Marchetti S-55.

Michel 555, Sassone aerea 95, AFA 487

Date of issue: 1936

Face value: 25 c.

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Date created: 22/03/00 11:41:49