This beautifully illustrated stamp commemorates the bicentenary of the first manned balloon flights of 1783. The inscription in Dutch reads: “200 Jaar Bemande Ballonvaart – 1783 De Eerste Luchtreizigers – Een Schaap, Een Haan en Een Eend” (200 Years of Manned Ballooning – The First Air Travelers – A Sheep, A Rooster and A Duck). The design depicts an early Montgolfier-style hot air balloon, richly decorated in 18th-century style, rising above a landscape — reflecting the historic French experiments before human flight. A wonderful thematic addition for collectors of Aviation, History of Flight, Balloons, or Anniversary Issues. The 1983 issue marks a global celebration of mankind’s first controlled ascent into the sky.