Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The History and Romance of Air Mail Stamps / Braille

The History and Romance of Air Mail Stamps ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

106,294 braille cells · 102 embossed pages at 40×25 · 186 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠲⠼⠁⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠲⠼⠛⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠑⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠛
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠰⠠⠋⠼⠃⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠲⠼⠃⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠲⠼⠓⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠓⠤⠁⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠓⠑⠰⠉⠤⠼⠉⠰⠠⠋⠼⠑⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠲⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠲⠙⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠗⠑⠝⠉⠓⠀⠠⠠⠛⠥⠊⠁⠝⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠚⠁⠤⠚⠓⠀
⠼⠁⠤⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠚⠰⠉⠤⠼⠃⠚⠰⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠲⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠑⠲⠑⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠗⠑⠝⠉⠓⠀⠠⠠⠍⠕⠗⠕⠉⠉⠕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠃⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠚⠁⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠛⠑⠰⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠑⠲⠑⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠑⠲⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠚⠃⠤⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠃⠤⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠰⠠⠋⠤⠼⠉⠰⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠲⠑⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠋⠲⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠃⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠑⠁⠤⠋⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠃⠤⠃⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠰⠉⠤⠼⠑⠰⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠃⠲⠛⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁⠲⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠃⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠋⠁⠤⠛⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠃⠃⠤⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠰⠉⠤⠼⠑⠰⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠃⠲⠛⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁⠲⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠁⠃⠤⠁⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠃⠤⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠰⠠⠋⠤⠼⠁⠰⠠⠋⠼⠑⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠲⠼⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠲⠙⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠁⠙⠤⠁⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠙⠤⠉⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠚⠰⠉⠤⠼⠁⠚⠰⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠲⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠛⠲⠙⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠙⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠰⠠⠋⠼⠑⠚⠸⠌⠁⠰⠠⠋⠼⠑⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠲⠼⠙⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠲⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠗⠑⠝⠉⠓⠀⠠⠠⠕⠉⠑⠁⠝⠊⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠉⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠑⠚⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠰⠠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.