1938 Flying Boat Coogee
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
E 1-1, Karachi - Udaipur (Kankroli)
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
E 1-2, Karachi - Gwalior
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
E 1-3, Karachi - Allahabad
E 1-4, Karachi - Calcutta
E 2-2, Udaipur (Kankroli) - Gwalior
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
E 2-3, Udaipur (Kankroli) - Allahabad
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38-10: Cover flown from Raj Samad, Udaipur (Kankroli) to Allahabad (Jamuna River) on 22 February 1938
E 2-4, Udaipur (Kankroli) - Calcutta
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
E 3-3, Gwalior - Allahabad
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Cover flwon from Gwalior to Allahabad on 22 February 1938, onward delivery to Cawnpore Postmarked Lashkar GPO, Gwalior 22 FEB.38 and (illegible) 23 FEB.38
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38-10: Cover flown from Madhosagar Lake, Gwalior (Lashkar G.P.O.) to Allahabad (Jamuna River) on 22 February 1938. Normally Indian Convention States postage stamps were not permitted on such mail, but an exception was made for this flight, and stamps overprinted Gwalior were used.
E 3-4, Gwalior - Calcutta
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38-10: Cover flown from Madhosagar Lake, Gwalior (Lashkar G.P.O.) to Calcutta (Hoogly River) on 22 February 1938. Normally Indian Convention States postage stamps were not permitted on such mail, but an exception was made for this flight, and stamps overprinted Gwalior were used.
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
E 4-4, Allahabad - Calcutta
W 1-1, Calcutta - Allahabad
W 1-2, Calcutta - Gwalior
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38-11: Cover flown from Calcutta to Gwalior. Postmarked Calcutta 28 Feb 38 and arrival stamp on verso Lashkar G.P.O., Dely, Gwalior 3 Mar.38 and Gwalior R.S. Air 3 Mar.38.
W 1-3, Calcutta - Udaipur (Kankroli)
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38-15: Cover flown from Calcutta (Hoogly River) to Udaipur (Raj Samand) on 2 March 1938.
W 1-4, Calcutta - Karachi
W 2-2, Allahabad - Gwalior
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
W 2-3, Allahabad - Udaipur (Kankroli)
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
W 2-4, Allahabad - Karachi
W 3-3, Gwalior - Udaipur (Kankroli)
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Cover flown from Gwalior to Udaipur on 2 March 1938.
Postmarked Lashkar G.P.O., Gwalior 2 MAR.38 and backstamped Kankroli Air 3 MAR.38
Postmarked Lashkar G.P.O., Gwalior 2 MAR.38 and backstamped Kankroli Air 3 MAR.38
W 3-4, Gwalior - Karachi
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38-15: Cover flown from Madhosagar Lake, Gwalior (Lashkar G.P.O.) to Karachi on 3 March 1938. Normally Indian Convention States postage stamps were not permitted on such mail, but an exception was made for this flight, ans stamps overprinted Gwalior were used.
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38-15: Cover flown from Madhosagar Lake, Gwalior (Lashkar G.P.O.) to Bahrein on 3 March 1938.
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38-15: Cover flown from Madhosagar Lake, Gwalior (Lashkar G.P.O.) to Baghdad on 3 March 1938.
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(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
(Image courtesy Mr. Terry Hare-Walker)
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ISC 38-10: Cover cancelled LASHKAR G.P.O./GWALIOR/2 MAR 38/7 30 A.M. and addressed to Paris, sent on the return flight of the extension of the Flying Boat service to Singapore. Backstamped PARIS VIII/DISTRIBUTION /9 30/7 III/1938.
A Scarce destination for mail on this flight.
A Scarce destination for mail on this flight.
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Feb/March 1938 to astonishing bases for flying boats prior to their introduction beyond Karachi, Imperial Airways concluded survey flight by 'Coogee'. This cover carried from Gwalior (Madhosagar Lake) to U.K., backstamped Rotherham, Yorks, 7 MAR.
W 4-4, Udaipur (Kankroli) - Karachi