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      • 1938 Bombay-Kathiawar
      • 1940 Bombay-Amreli
      • 1940 Kolhapur - Bombay
    • Madras Air Taxi Service
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      • 1931 England - Australia Flight >
        • 1st Experimental Flight
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      • 1938 Flying Boat Coogee
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      • 1949 All Up Internal Air Mail
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      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Sydney March 1957
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      • B.O.A.C. Britannia Turbo-Prop Airliner London to Colombo August-September 1957
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      • 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
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Other Southbound Covers
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1st flight by Tata Sons Ltd
between Karachi and Madras on 15 October, 1932
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1-1, Karachi - Ahmedabad
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Cover posted on a Paquebot cancelled 7 October 1932 sent via Karachi to Ahmedabad on the first Airmail flight

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This cover from London to Ahmedabad has the 15 OCT 32 Special Cachet applied at Karachi on the front and another 15 OCT 32 Special Cachet applied at Ahmedabad applied at the reverse, franked 8d.

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Cover from Ireland postmarked 6 October 1932 carried via Karachi to Ahmedabad by the first Airmail flight

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F. J. Field cover addressed to Ahmedabad has multiple markings on both sides. On the front, a REEXPEDIE hand-stamp and also a ‘Return to Sender’ hand-stamp. One the reverse, the usual Ahmedabad arrival stamp, delivery stamp and the first flight cachet. In addition an ‘UNCLAIMED’ boxed cachet and hand endorsement and two strikes of BOMBAY D.L.O cachets.

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Cover from Karachi to Baroda via Ahmedabad with Imperial Airways Speedbird Label and very interesting Drigh Road, Karachi cancellation mark. Since Ahmedabad used the special flight cachet as an arrival mark, the label got tied to the cover. Cover correctly franked with 3a 3p (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic air fee).

1-2, Karachi - Bombay
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Registered Cover from Cape Town to Bombay via Karachi cancelled 27 September 1932 along with Certificate of Posting

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​Athens via Karachi to Bombay on Tata Sons Ltd. 1st Flight 15-16 Oct 1932.

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An attractive acceptance from Athens (90 flown), with the Airport mark, p. 11. Postage, 7 Drs; air fee, 20. There are two Bombay arrival marks. 15th and a special cachet 1. FLIGHT ATHENS BOMBAY MADRAS, ENGLAND - INDIALINE, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS


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Neville Vintcent signed First Airmail Karachi - Bombay - Madras cover. Correctly franked 3a 3p, which is the Inland Postage (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic airmail fee).

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J.R.D. Tata signed cover from Karachi to Bombay carried by the first Airmail flight on 15th October 1932. Correctly franked 3a 3p, which is the Inland Postage (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic airmail fee). Bombay jusqu'a applied on airmail label indicating the termination of air journey of the cover.

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Karachi to Madras
1st flight by Tata Sons Ltd


Photo of the Puss Moth plane that brought the mail yesterday to Madras from Karachi
(The insert shows Mr. Vincent, who piloted the machine)

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Cover from Karachi to Bombay carried by the first Airmail flight on 15th October 1932
The Special Cachet was meant to be applied on departure only and on the front face of the cover. The cover shown above has the correct arrangement for the cachet to be applied. Correctly franked 3a 3p, which is the Inland Postage (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic airmail fee).

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Very late usage of the Queen Victoria Postal Stationery Cover with 1 anna. An additional 2 annas and 3 pies franking on the reverse makes the correct total postal rate of 3 annas 3 pies for the domestic airmail.

1-3, Karachi - Bellary
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Postcards comprised only a very small portion of special mails carried on the Karachi - Madras first flight. Postcards shown above are ex-Liverpool, having appropriate back stamp.

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Privately prepared cover ‘By First Air Mail.’

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Cover from Holyhead to Bellary via Karachi on First Airmail Flight.
(Image Courtesy: Terry Hare-Walker)

1-4, Karachi - Madras
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Cover from Athens to Madras via Karachi cancelled 11 October 1932 sent on First Airmail Flight.
(Image Courtesy: Terry Hare-Walker)

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Cover from Broken Hill (Rhodesia) cancelled 30 September 1932 and sent via Karachi to Madras on the first Airmail Flight

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Cover cancelled at Antwerp on 7 October 1932 and carried via Karachi to Madras by the first Airmail Flight

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Cover from Leicester, England to Madras via Karachi cancelled 7 October 1932 sent on First Airmail Flight.
(Image Courtesy: Terry Hare-Walker)

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Cover from Leicester, England cancelled 7 October 1932 sent via Karachi to Bellary on the first Airmail flight

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Cover from Tiberias (Palestine) to Madras cancelled on 11 October 1932 and carried via Karachi to Madras by the first Airmail flight

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Cover posted at Basra cancelled on 12 October 1932 and carried via Karachi to Madras on the first Airmail flight

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J.R.D. Tata signed cover from Karachi to Madras carried by the first Airmail flight on 15th October 1932.

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Cover from Karachi to Madras ,cancelled 14 October 1932 sent on First Airmail Flight.
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The airmail cover from Karachi to Madras has 3 annas and 3 pies franking, the correct airmail letter postage rate.

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Tata Sons Ltd., Aviation Division
First flight from Karachi to Madras
Cover sent from Karachi to Bangalore
Flight on 15th October 1932
 
Air Mail cover franked 5½ annas and cancelled KARACHI STG / 14 OCT 32 / 5 15 P.M. This was flown from Karachi to Bellary on the inaugural flight, and onwards to Bangalore by surface. Bears the first flight cachet on the front and a Bangalore postmark on the verso.

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Cover from Hyderabad (Sindh) to Madras, flown Hyderabad - Karachi on Delhi Flying Club mail service and Karachi - Madras first Airmail flight
Cover correctly franked 3a 3p (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic air mail fee).

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Cover all the way by air from Delhi to Madras via Karachi on the first Airmail flight

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Cover Originated from Karachi - the first station of the Karachi - Madras First Airmail flight of TATA Sons Ltd. on 15th October 1932 addressed to Madras. The cover correctly franked with 3a 3p (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic airmail fee)

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​Letter from London to Colombo postmarked London 8 October 1932 and back stamped DOWN INDO CEYLON FPO 17 October 1932

2-2, Ahmedabad - Bombay
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2-3, Ahmedabad - Bellary
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2-4, Ahmedabad - Madras
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3-3, Bombay - Bellary
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3-4, Bombay - Madras
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Mail from Bombay cancelled on 15 October 1932 and back stamped DOWN INDO CEYLON FPO 17 October 1932
​Cover correctly franked 3a 3p (1a 3p surface letter rate + 2a domestic air mail fee). Until Independence inland rates applied to t mail to Ceylon.

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Cover flown from Bombay to Madras with First Flight cachet and signed by The Pilot readable as K. Singh.
Bombay 14 Oct.32 back stamped Madras 16 Oct.32, Route Karachi-Ahmedabad-Bombay-Bellary-Madras

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1st Flight by Tata Sons Ltd. From Karachi to Madras
Flown Bombay - Madras stage

32-70: Cover mailed in Bombay, and cancelled BOMBAY FOREIGN, 15 OCT 32, and addressed to Rangoon. 3as 3ps postage, with via Madras written in pencil on the front, and also the rectangular first flight cachet applied at Bombay. On reverse we have 2 postal marks at Rangoon dated 24 Oct 32, and one Kalaw 25 Oct 32, which was the redirected destination.

4-4, Bellary - Madras
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