Indian Airlines 1975 - 1979
Indian Airlines - Reintroduction of Night Airmail Bombay - Madras
1 April 1975
Indian Airlines - Reintroduction of Night Airmail Madras - Bombay
1 April 1975
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Delhi
Boeing 737-200
1 November 1975
​Jaipur - Delhi Stage.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (004) with additional flight (IC-492) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (004) with additional flight (IC-492) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Bombay
Boeing 737-200
1 November 1975
​Jaipur - Aurangabad Stage.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight (IC-491) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight (IC-491) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Agartala
Boeing 737-200
4 December 1975
Pilot (A Kapur & R Sen) signed, Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (VT-EAI). Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Pilot (A Kapur & R Sen) signed, Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (VT-EAI). Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Agartala to Calcutta
Boeing 737-200
4 December 1975
Pilot (A Kapur & R Sen) signed, Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (VT-EAI). Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Pilot (A Kapur & R Sen) signed, Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (VT-EAI). Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Agartala to Calcutta
Boeing 737-200
4 December 1975
Pilot (A Kapur & R Sen) signed, with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Mangalore to Madras
HS 748
7 January 1976
Flight IC-560 was via Bangalore
Indian Airlines First Flight from Mangalore to Madras
HS 748
7 January 1976
​Bangalore - Madras Stage
Flight IC-560
Indian Airlines First Flight from Mangalore to Madras
HS 748
7 January 1976
​Madras - Bangalore Stage
Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight (IC-559) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight (IC-559) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Mangalore
HS 748
7 January 1976
Limited Edition Numbered cover (005) with additional flight (IC-559) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (005) with additional flight (IC-559) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Male
HS 748
2 February 1976
Limited Edition Numbered cover (010) with additional flight (IC-563) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​Limited Edition Numbered cover (010) with additional flight (IC-563) and aircraft details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Delhi to Bombay
Friendship 28
11 March 1976
​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Bombay to Madras
Friendship 28
11 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Madras to Port Blair
Friendship 28
12 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Calcutta to Agartala
Friendship 28
13 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (007) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (007) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Calcutta to Silchar
Friendship 28
13 March 1976
​Via Agartala
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Agartala to Silchar
Friendship 28
13 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Silchar to Calcutta
Friendship 28
13 March 1976
Via Agartala
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (008) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (008) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Calcutta to Kathmandu
Friendship 28
13 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Kathmandu to Delhi
Friendship 28
13 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Delhi to Srinagar
Friendship 28
14 March 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (001) with additional flight and aircraft (PH-SIX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Bombay to Cochin
BAC 1/11 475
1 July 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (006) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (006) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Cochin to Madras
BAC 1/11 475
1 July 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Calcutta to Agartala
BAC 1/11 475
3 July 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (009) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (009) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Agartala to Sichar
BAC 1/11 475
3 July 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (003) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (003) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Calcutta to Kathmandu
BAC 1/11 475
3 July 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (006) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (006) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Srinagar to Jammu
BAC 1/11 475
4 July 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (011) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (011) with additional flight and aircraft (S1. No. 1002) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines First Flight Lahore - Delhi
21 July 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight Delhi-Lahore 
21 July 1976
National Philatelic Museum Cover from Delhi to Lahore on 1st Indian Airlines Flight from Delhi to Lahore on 21st July 1976.
Indian Airlines First Flight Bombay - Karachi
25 July 1976
Indian Airlines Proving Flight
Airbus A300-B2, VT-EDV
17 November 1976
Cover flown on Proving Flight from Calcutta to Bombay on 17th November 1976.
Indian Airlines First Flight 
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Calcutta
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight (IC-175A) and aircraft (VT-EDV) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
​​Limited Edition Numbered cover (002) with additional flight (IC-175A) and aircraft (VT-EDV) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines - First Flight Inaugural Flight by Airbus A300 from Bombay to Calcutta on 1 December 1976.
Airbus A300 - Inaugural Flight
Indian Airlines - Bombay - Calcutta
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight Bombay - Delhi
Airbus A-300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines - First Flight Inaugural Flight by Airbus A300 from Bombay to Delhi on 1 December 1976.
Indian Airlines - First Flight Inaugural Flight by Airbus A300 from Bombay to Delhi on 1 December 1976.
Airbus A300 - Inaugural Flight
Indian Airlines - Bombay - Delhi
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
​1 December 1976
Indian Airlines - First Flight Inaugural Flight by Airbus A300 from Calcutta to Bombay ​on 1 December 1976.
Indian Airlines first flight using Airbus A300-B2 from Calcutta to Bombay (IC-176A)
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
​1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight Bombay to Madras
Airbus A - 300
​20 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight Madras to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
​20 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
​14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Bangalore
Airbus A - 300
​14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Delhi
Airbus A - 300
​14 January 1977
Indian Airlines - First Flight Inaugural Flight by Airbus A300 from Calcutta to Delhi on 14 January 1977.
Limited Edition Numbered cover (007) with additional flight (IC-402) and aircraft (VT-EDX) details. Also on front is the square IA cachet in violet.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Calcutta
Airbus A - 300
​14 January 1977
Indian Airlines - First Flight Inaugural Flight by Airbus A300 from Delhi to ​Calcutta on 14 January 1977.
​Limited Edition Numbered cover (004) with additional flight (IC-401) and aircraft (VT-EDX) details. Also with the numbered flight certificate.
Indian Airlines 1st Boeing 737 Flight from Calcutta to Hyderabad Stage on 18th May 1977
Cover from Calcutta to Hyderabad, cancelled at CALCUTTA / 18 MAY 77. On verso delivery mark HYDERABAD / 20.5.77.
Indian Airlines 1st Boeing 737 Flight from Bangalore to Hyderabad Stage on 18th May 1977
Cover from Bangalore to Hyderabad, cancelled at BANGALORE AIRPORT  T.M.O. / 18 MAY 77.
​On verso delivery mark HYDERABAD / 20.5.77.
Indian Airlines 1st Boeing 737 Flight from Bangalore to Calcutta via Hyderabad Stage on 18th May 1977
Cover from Bangalore to Hyderabad, cancelled at BANGALORE AIRPORT  T.M.O. / 18 MAY 77.
​On verso delivery mark CALCUTTA / 19.5.77.
Indian Airlines Proving Flight 737 Flight from Calcutta to Port Blair on 18th June 1977
Cover from Calcutta to Port Blair, cancelled at CALCUTTA AIRPORT P.O./ 18 JUN 77.
​On verso delivery mark PORT BLAIR / 18.6.77.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Port Blair to Calcutta
2 August 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight – Bombay to Mangalore
​19 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight – Mangalore to Bombay
​20 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight – Bombay to Bhavnagar
21 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight – Calcutta to Jorhat
21 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight – Calcutta to Dibrugarh
21 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight – Jorhat to Dibrugarh
21 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight –Dibrugarh to Calcutta
21 December 1977
Indian Airlines
First flight –Bhavnagar to Bombay
2 January 1978
Special Service IVA, 79
24 July 1978
Indian Airlines First Flight Airbus A-300 to retooling in
​VFW - Fokker
7 August 1978
Indian Airlines First Flight Airbus A-300 to retooling in
​VFW - Fokker
8 August 1978
Indian Airlines First Flight Srinagar to Leh
​Boeing 737
14 January 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Bangalore to Hyderabad
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Bangalore to New Delhi
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Hyderabad to New Delhi
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight New Delhi to Hyderabad
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Delhi to Bangalore
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
First Airbus A - 300 service from Hyderabad to Bangalore by Indian Airlines 
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight from Tribandrum to Male
Boeing 737
7 May 1979