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Balloon mail — refers to the transport of mail (usually for weight reasons in the form of a postcard) carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium filled balloon. Since the balloon is not controllable, the delivery of a balloon… … Wikipedia
Balloon — A balloon is a flexible bag filled with a type of gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide or air. Early balloons were made of dried animal bladders. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene or a nylon … Wikipedia
Mail plane — This article is about mail carrying aircraft. For the Mac OS X e mail client, see Mailplane (software). De Havilland twin engine airmail plane in snow storm, 1920 … Wikipedia
Mail carrier — Postman redirects here. For other uses, see Postman (disambiguation). A Melbourne postie riding a motorbike … Wikipedia
balloon — (informal) A huge sack or pouch of mail … Glossary of postal terms
balloon rate — A rate charged for Priority Mail and Parcel Post items that weigh less than 15 pounds and measure more than 84 inches but no more than 108 inches in combined length and girth … Glossary of postal terms
balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… … Universalium
Balloon boy hoax — The balloon boy hoax occurred on October 15, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colorado, when Richard and Mayumi Heene allowed a gas balloon filled with helium to float away into the atmosphere, and then claimed that their six year old son Falcon was inside… … Wikipedia
Mail — For other uses, see Mail (disambiguation). For electronic mail, see Email This article is about Postal services. For other uses, see Postal service (disambiguation). A collection of British pillar boxes at the Inkpen Post Box Museum, near Taunton … Wikipedia
List of balloon uses — This is a list of uses of balloons*tiny **balloon catheter *small (volume of a few litres) **toy balloon **Water bomb ** Papier mâché **balloon animal **decoration **solar balloon **balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition or to… … Wikipedia
