THE 33RD SPECIAL CHILDREN’S VILLAGE BALLOON FLIGHT (1987) : BALLOON POST

Step back to May 1987, a year when Berlin celebrated its landmark 750th anniversary with grand commemorations. One of the most unique events was the 33rd Special Children’s Village Balloon Flight, held during an open house at the historic Berlin-Tempelhof Airport. This commemorative postcard documents a symbolic "Twinflight" connecting Berlin, West Germany, with its namesake in North Dakota, USA. It represents a moment of international connection captured through the "Dream of Flight".

The front of the card is a vibrant display of aerophilately, featuring an 80-pfennig stamp of the Berlin skyline and a special postmark dated May 30, 1987. This postmark depicts the evolution of aviation with the slogan "From Balloon to Jet". Most notably, the card bears the authentic blue-ink signatures of the pilots, G. Bublitz and H. Jo Scheer, who operated the tethered flight.