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1935 Bombay - Calcutta demonstration flight.
1935 Bombay - Calcutta demonstration flight.
On 25 February 1935, a demonstration flight between Bombay and Calcutta was made by Tata Sons Ltd. The outward flight was via Nagpur and Tatanagar, though the return was by Raipur and Nagpur. The first flight was piloted by the Head of Tata’s Aviation Department, Nevill Vintcent. Tata issued commemorative covers showing the aeroplane as an Airspeed Envoy, but Rudolph Pinto reports that it was a De Havilland DH83 Fox Moth VT-ADZ.
Director-General's and Postal Notices for this flight
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Postal Notice
1st June 1945 Click on image to Inlarge it. |
Postal Notice
8th April 1946 Click on image to Inlarge it. |
E 1-1, Bombay - Nagpur
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E 1-2, Bombay - Tatanagar
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E 1-3, Bombay - Calcutta
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35-20: Cover flown from Bombay to Calcutta on 25 February 1935 Postmarked Bombay For 24 FEB 35 and Calcutta GPO 25 FEB 35.
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35-20: The covers flown from Bombay to Calcutta franked with 1a. 9p. stamps and tied with a hand stamp, use the Air Mail and save time.used as an onliterator. Besides that is a Bombay, G.P.O. 24 FEB 1935 handstamp, and the boxed rectangular souvenir cachet, Demonstration Flight, First direct Air Mail Bombay - Calcutta, 25th February 1935. One cover has this in violet, and the other in the pink. On verso, Calcutta G.P.O. P.Res, 25 Feb 35, and Calcutta G.P.O., Dely, D.B.n. 25 Feb 34 arrival marks.
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35-20: Official Tata Sons Ltd., cover flown from Bombay to Calcutta franked with 9a. stamps (and one stamp apparently has fallen off) and tied with Bombay G.P.O., 24 FEB 35 cancellation mark, and the boxed rectangular souvenir cachet, Demonstration Flight, FIrst direct Air Mail Bombay - Calcutta, 25th February 1935 in pink, Cover addressed to F.A. Daver, Esq, % The tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Calcutta. On verso, Calcutta G.P.O., Dely, D.B.N. 25 Feb 34 arrival mark.
E 2-2, Nagpur - Tatanagar
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E 2-3, Nagpur - Calcutta
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E 3-3, Tatanagar - Calcutta
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W 1-1, Calcutta - Raipur
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W 1-2, Calcutta - Nagpur
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35-25: Cover cancelled CALCUTTA, 26 FEB 1935, and addressed to Nagpur with delivery stamp on the reverse NAGPUR G.P.O., WINDOW, DELY, 1-P.M., 26 FEB 35.
W 1-3, Calcutta - Bombay
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35-25: First Flight cover flown from Calcutta to Bombay addressed to G.V. Bewoor, Director- General of Post & Telegraphs with a greetings message from the PMG, Bengal & Assam Circle.
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W 2-2, Raipur - Nagpur
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ISC 35-25: Raipur to Nagpur, red/white/blue First Light Britannia with Union jack shield cover franked 3a 3ps, tied by rectangular BUY POST OFFICE CASH CERTIFICATES/26 Feb 35/RAIPUR' advert as canceller. pink boxed "Demonstration Flight/First Direct/Airmail/Calcutta-Bombay/26th February 1935' cachet. Rare stage.
W 2-3, Raipur - Bombay
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35-25: Cover flown from Raipur to Bombay. Commemorative cachet 26th February 1935 on the front.
W 3-3, Nagpur - Bombay
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35-25: Cover flown from Nagpur to Bombay. Commemorative cachet 26th February 1935 on the front.
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