Indian Airmails

  • Home
  • Pre-1953 Airlines
    • Indian State Air Services >
      • 1929 Karachi - Delhi via Hyderabad & Jodhpur
    • Delhi Flying Club >
      • 1931 Emergency Flight by Delhi Flying Club
      • 1932 Karachi - Delhi
    • Indian Trans-Continental Airways >
      • 1933 Karachi - Calcutta >
        • 1933 Eastwards: Karachi - Calcutta
        • 1933 Westwards: Calcutta to Karachi
      • 1933 Calcutta - Rangoon via Akyab >
        • 1933 Eastwards: Calcutta - Rangoon via Akyab
        • 1933 Westwards: Rangoon - Calcutta via Akyab
      • 1933 Karachi - Singapore Extension
      • 1934 Karachi - Australia Extension
      • 1936 Rangoon - Hong Kong
    • Indian National Airways >
      • 1933 Calcutta - Dacca
      • 1933 Rangoon - Calcutta
      • 1934 Karachi - Lahore
      • 1940 Karachi - Calcutta via Lahore
      • 1939 Karachi - Delhi
      • 1947 Calcutta - Rangoon
    • Madras Air Taxi Service
    • Experimental & Survey Flights. >
      • 1931 England - Australia Flight >
        • 1st Experimental Flight
        • 2nd Experimental Flight
      • 1938 Flying Boat Coogee
    • Star Line
  • Tata Airlines
    • 1931 - Karachi - Madras: Route Survey Flight
    • 1932 - Karachi - Madras >
      • Official Southbound
      • Official Northbound
      • Other Southbound
      • Other Northbound
      • Other Material
    • 1933 - Karachi - Madras via Poona
    • 1935 Karachi - Madras via Hyderabad >
      • 1935 - Karachi - Madras via Hyderabad
      • 1935 Bombay-Hyderabad Errors on Stamp
    • 1935 - Bombay - Calcutta demonstration flight
    • 1935 - Bombay - Travancore via Goa & Cannanore
    • 1936 - Madras to Colombo via Trichinopoly
    • 1937 - First Flight to Bhuj
    • 1937 - Delhi - Bombay via Gwalior, Bhopal & Indore
    • 1938 - Karachi - Madras extension to Colombo via Trichnopoly
    • 1938 - Trichinopoly - Trivandrum extension
    • 1938 - Mansoon halt at Poona
    • 1946 - Bombay - Calcutta via Nagpur
  • Air-India
    • 1948 Air-India International Bombay - London Flight >
      • Postage Stamps - Constant Errors
      • The Postage Stamp
      • First Day Covers
      • DG's Circular & Postal Notices
      • Official Covers
      • Air-India Covers
      • Special Flight Cachet
      • Postage Rates gallery
      • Local Cancellations
      • Private Covers Gallery
      • Interesting Places of Origin & Destinations >
        • Interesting Destinations
        • Interesting Places of Origin
        • Interesting Places of Origin & Destinations
      • More interesting covers
      • Return Flight covers
      • Other Philatelic Curiosities
      • Award winning exhibit
    • 1948 - 1953 Early Route Expansion
    • 1954 - 1959 Early Route Expansion
    • 1960 - 1965 Air-India Boeing 707 Era.
    • 1966 - 1970 Air-India Boeing 707 Era.
    • 1971 - 1975 Boeing 747 & Other Aircraft Era
    • 1976 Onward Boeing 747 & Other Aircraft Era
    • Crash Mail Covers
    • Postal Meter panels
  • Indian Airlines
    • 1960 - 1964
    • 1965 - 1969
    • 1970 - 1974
    • 1975 - 1979
    • 1980 - Onward
    • Crash Mail Covers
    • Meter Panel & Stationery
  • Foreign Airlines
    • B.O.A.C. >
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 1 Jetliner Service London to Colombo August 1952
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 1 Jetliner Service London to Singapore October 1952
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 1 Jetliner Service London to Tokyo April 1953
      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Sydney March 1957
      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Tokyo July 1957
      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Colombo August-September 1957
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Tokyo April 1959
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Singapore June 1959
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Sydney November 1959
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Manila November 1961
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Auckland April 1963
      • B.O.A.C. Boeing 707 London to Nandi November 1965
      • B.O.A.C. VC 10 40th Anniversary of Regular Airmail
  • Others
    • Zeppelin & Catapult >
      • LZ-10 Schwaben
      • LZ-13 Hansa
      • LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin
      • LZ-129 Hindenberg
      • LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II
      • Catapult Mail
      • Ephemera
    • Rocket Mail >
      • Indian Rocket Mail
      • Sikkim Rocket Mail
    • Pigeon Mail
    • Balloon Mail
    • Airship R 101
    • Indian Air Force
  • Resources
  • Useful Links
  • Contact us
  • Home
  • Pre-1953 Airlines
    • Indian State Air Services >
      • 1929 Karachi - Delhi via Hyderabad & Jodhpur
    • Delhi Flying Club >
      • 1931 Emergency Flight by Delhi Flying Club
      • 1932 Karachi - Delhi
    • Indian Trans-Continental Airways >
      • 1933 Karachi - Calcutta >
        • 1933 Eastwards: Karachi - Calcutta
        • 1933 Westwards: Calcutta to Karachi
      • 1933 Calcutta - Rangoon via Akyab >
        • 1933 Eastwards: Calcutta - Rangoon via Akyab
        • 1933 Westwards: Rangoon - Calcutta via Akyab
      • 1933 Karachi - Singapore Extension
      • 1934 Karachi - Australia Extension
      • 1936 Rangoon - Hong Kong
    • Indian National Airways >
      • 1933 Calcutta - Dacca
      • 1933 Rangoon - Calcutta
      • 1934 Karachi - Lahore
      • 1940 Karachi - Calcutta via Lahore
      • 1939 Karachi - Delhi
      • 1947 Calcutta - Rangoon
    • Madras Air Taxi Service
    • Experimental & Survey Flights. >
      • 1931 England - Australia Flight >
        • 1st Experimental Flight
        • 2nd Experimental Flight
      • 1938 Flying Boat Coogee
    • Star Line
  • Tata Airlines
    • 1931 - Karachi - Madras: Route Survey Flight
    • 1932 - Karachi - Madras >
      • Official Southbound
      • Official Northbound
      • Other Southbound
      • Other Northbound
      • Other Material
    • 1933 - Karachi - Madras via Poona
    • 1935 Karachi - Madras via Hyderabad >
      • 1935 - Karachi - Madras via Hyderabad
      • 1935 Bombay-Hyderabad Errors on Stamp
    • 1935 - Bombay - Calcutta demonstration flight
    • 1935 - Bombay - Travancore via Goa & Cannanore
    • 1936 - Madras to Colombo via Trichinopoly
    • 1937 - First Flight to Bhuj
    • 1937 - Delhi - Bombay via Gwalior, Bhopal & Indore
    • 1938 - Karachi - Madras extension to Colombo via Trichnopoly
    • 1938 - Trichinopoly - Trivandrum extension
    • 1938 - Mansoon halt at Poona
    • 1946 - Bombay - Calcutta via Nagpur
  • Air-India
    • 1948 Air-India International Bombay - London Flight >
      • Postage Stamps - Constant Errors
      • The Postage Stamp
      • First Day Covers
      • DG's Circular & Postal Notices
      • Official Covers
      • Air-India Covers
      • Special Flight Cachet
      • Postage Rates gallery
      • Local Cancellations
      • Private Covers Gallery
      • Interesting Places of Origin & Destinations >
        • Interesting Destinations
        • Interesting Places of Origin
        • Interesting Places of Origin & Destinations
      • More interesting covers
      • Return Flight covers
      • Other Philatelic Curiosities
      • Award winning exhibit
    • 1948 - 1953 Early Route Expansion
    • 1954 - 1959 Early Route Expansion
    • 1960 - 1965 Air-India Boeing 707 Era.
    • 1966 - 1970 Air-India Boeing 707 Era.
    • 1971 - 1975 Boeing 747 & Other Aircraft Era
    • 1976 Onward Boeing 747 & Other Aircraft Era
    • Crash Mail Covers
    • Postal Meter panels
  • Indian Airlines
    • 1960 - 1964
    • 1965 - 1969
    • 1970 - 1974
    • 1975 - 1979
    • 1980 - Onward
    • Crash Mail Covers
    • Meter Panel & Stationery
  • Foreign Airlines
    • B.O.A.C. >
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 1 Jetliner Service London to Colombo August 1952
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 1 Jetliner Service London to Singapore October 1952
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 1 Jetliner Service London to Tokyo April 1953
      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Sydney March 1957
      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Tokyo July 1957
      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Colombo August-September 1957
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Tokyo April 1959
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Singapore June 1959
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Sydney November 1959
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Manila November 1961
      • B.O.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner Service London to Auckland April 1963
      • B.O.A.C. Boeing 707 London to Nandi November 1965
      • B.O.A.C. VC 10 40th Anniversary of Regular Airmail
  • Others
    • Zeppelin & Catapult >
      • LZ-10 Schwaben
      • LZ-13 Hansa
      • LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin
      • LZ-129 Hindenberg
      • LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II
      • Catapult Mail
      • Ephemera
    • Rocket Mail >
      • Indian Rocket Mail
      • Sikkim Rocket Mail
    • Pigeon Mail
    • Balloon Mail
    • Airship R 101
    • Indian Air Force
  • Resources
  • Useful Links
  • Contact us
2nd Experimental Flight Service
England - Australia 25th April, 1931


Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Picture
In-depth article on the 1931 Second Experimental Flight flight from England to Australia by Mr. Ed. Wolf
Click here to read full article.

(Article Courtesy: Mr. Ed. Wolf) ​
Picture
In-depth article on the 1931 Second Experimental Flight flight from Australia to England by Mr. Ed. Wolf
Click here to read full article.

(Article Courtesy: Mr. Ed. Wolf) ​

Picture

E 1-1, Karachi - Jodhpur

E 1-2, Karachi - Delhi

E 1-3, Karachi - Allahabad 

E 1-4, Karachi - Calcutta
Picture
Picture
31-50: Cover flown from London to Calcutta on the second experimental flight. Postmarked London, (faint date), and Park Street, Calcutta, Dely, 6 May 31, arrival stamp on verso along with Stephen Smith signature. Also on front is a violet handstamp, 2nd Experimental Flight, England ..... Australia, "City of Karachi".

E 1-5, Karachi - Akyab

E 1-6, Karachi - Rangoon

E 1-7, Karachi - Victoria Point

E 2-2, Jodhpur - Delhi

E 2-3, Jodhpur - Allahabad

E 2-4, Jodhpur - Calcutta
Picture
Picture
31-50: Cover flown from Jodhpur to Calcutta on the second experimental flight. Postmarked Aerodrome, Jodhpur, 4 May 31, and Park Street, Calcutta, Dely, 6 May 31, arrival stamp on verso along with Stephen Smith signature. Also on front and verso is a violet handstamp, 2nd Experimental Flight, England …. Australia, "City of Karachi".

E 2-5, Jodhpur - Akyab

E 2-6, Jodhpur - Rangoon

E 2-7, Jodhpur - Victoria Point

E 3-3, Delhi - Allahabad 
Picture
Picture
31-50: Cover flown from Delhi to Allahabad on the second experimental flight. Postmarked Delhi Cant., 3 May 31, and Allahabad G.P.O., Dely, 5 May 31,  and Allahabad G.P.O., Dep 5 May 31, arrival stamp on verso along with Stephen Smith signature. Also on front and verso is a violet handstamp, 2nd Experimental Flight, England …. Australia, "City of Karachi".

E 3-4, Delhi - Calcutta
Picture
Picture
31-50: Cover flown from Delhi to Calcutta on the second experimental flight. Postmarked Delhi Cant., 3 May 31, and Park Street, Calcutta, 6 May 31, arrival stamp on verso along with Stephen Smith signature. Also on front and verso is a violet handstamp, 2nd Experimental Flight, England …. Australia, "City of Karachi".

E 3-5, Delhi - Akyab

E 3-6, Delhi - Rangoon

E 3-7, Delhi - Victoria Point

E 4-4, Allahabad - Calcutta

E 4-5, Allahabad - Akyab

E 4-6, Allahabad - Rangoon

E 4-7, Allahabad - Victoria Point

E 5-5, Calcutta - Akyab

E 5-6, Calcutta - Rangoon

E 5-7, Calcutta - Victoria Point
Picture
Picture

Picture
Picture

E 6-6, Akyab - Rangoon

E 6-7, Akyab - Victoria Point

E 7-7, Rangoon - Victoria Point
Picture
Picture
31-50: 1931 (April) England to Australia flight by Kingsford Smith, Second experimental flight, envelope sent registered to Singapore franked Air 8a. tied by Rangoon datestamp, violet "2nd Experimental Flight by Southern Cross VH-USU, Pilot Commandar C. Kingsford Smith" cachet, franked "Unclaimed" handtamp, on reverse Singapore arrival cds of May 8.

Picture
Picture

Picture

W 1-1, Victoria Point - Rangoon

W 1-2, Victoria Point - Akyab

W 1-3, Victoria Point - Calcutta

W 1-4, Victoria Point - Allahabad

W 1-5, Victoria Point - Delhi

W 1-6, Victoria Point - Jodhpur

W 1-7, Victoria Point - Karachi

W 2-2, Rangoon - Akyab

W 2-3, Rangoon - Calcutta
Picture
Picture

Picture
31-55: Siemens Rangoon Cover flown from Rangoon to Calcutta on the second experimental flight. Postmarked Rangoon G.P.O., 21 May 31. Also on front is a green illustrated handstamp, Via the Air Trail Blazed by the Ross Smith and Cobham, 2nd Experimental Flight, Australia – England.
​

W 2-4, Rangoon - Allahabad

W 2-5, Rangoon - Delhi

W 2-6, Rangoon - Jodhpur

W 2-7, Rangoon - Karachi

W 3-3, Akyab - Calcutta
Picture
Picture
31-55: Cover flown Akyab to Calcutta, and postmarked AKYAB, SORTING, 21 MAY 31, arrival mark PARK STREET, CALCUTTA, 25 MY 31.

W 3-4, Akyab - Allahabad
Picture
Picture
31-55: Cover flown Akyab to Allahabad, and postmarked AKYAB, SORTING, 21 MAY 31, arrival mark ALLAHABAD G.P.O. STREET, 26 MY 31.

W 3-5, Akyab - Delhi

W 3-6, Akyab - Jodhpur

W 3-7, Akyab - Karachi

W 4-4, Calcutta - Allahabad
Picture
Picture
31-55: Calcutta to Allahabad stage with an unrecorded cachet, and nothing on verso by Stephen H. Smith '61 carried'.

W 4-5, Calcutta - Delhi
Picture

W 4-6, Calcutta - Jodhpur

W 4-7, Calcutta - Karachi
Picture
Picture
31-40: The Aero Philatelic Club of Calcutta souvenir cover flown from Calcutta to England on 23 May 1931.
Postmarked Calcutta G.P.O. 23 May 31, and ads on verso Croydon Surrey 5 Ju 31.

W 5-5, Allahabd - Delhi
Picture
Picture

Picture

W 5-6, Allahabd - Jodhpur

W 5-7, Allahabd - Karachi

W 6-6, Delhi - Jodhpur

W 6-7, Delhi - Karachi

W 7-7, Jodhpur - Karachi

Important Copyright Notice: The information and images contained in this web-site cannot be copied or used for any purpose without permission. Copyright of some items listed here belong to other respective owners, and some belong to us, while some are from the public domain. Hence, in order to avoid future complications, please contact us for any such requirement, by clicking this link, and we will respond appropriately. Any violation of this policy, may lead to prosecution of a Civil or Criminal nature, or both, solely at the infringers risk and cost.

We watermark images on our website. The intention is not to assert our copyright on all such images, but merely to discourage anyone from unauthorized copying and reproducing images from this website. The copyright to some of these images belongs to us, while others to their respective owners, while others are from the public domain.​
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 © COPYRIGHT 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.