Air India First Flight Covers
The Legacy Continues.
Air India First Flight Covers
The Legacy Continues.
This page shows a complete collection of the First flight of Tata Airlines all addressed to a single Person, who was a friend of Stephen Smith.
20 COVERS WERE MADE OF EACH DESIGN.
THE FIRST DESIGN WITH THE UNION JACK AND RED AND BLUE RAYS WAS OPPOSED BY THE INDIAN FRATERNITY SO A SECOND DESIGN WAS MADE WITHOUT THE UNION JACK AND YELLOW AND BLUE RAYS.
THE ROUTE FLOWN WAS KARACHI TO BOMBAY VIA AHMEDABAD PILOTED BYJRD TATA AND FROM BOMBAY TO MADRAS VIA BELLARY PILOTED BY NEVILLE VINTCENT.
AHMEDABAD AND BELLARY WERE FUEL STOP OVERS.
THE 20 LEGS OF THE COVERS COMPRISE OF
KARACHI TO AHMEDABAD, BOMBAY, BELLARY , MADRAS.
AHMEDABAD TO BOMBAY, BELLARY, MADRAS , KARACHI.
BOMBAY TO BELLARY, MADRAS, AHMEDABAD ,KARACHI.
BELLARY TO MADRAS, BOMBAY, AHMEDABAD & KARACHI.
MADRAS TO BELLARY, BOMBAY, AHMEDABAD & KARACHI.
STEPHEN SMITH DESIGNED THIS COVER
Type 1A: With the Union Jack, Red and Blue rays , Blue semicircle
KARACHI To AHMEDABAD, BOMBAY, BELLARY & MADRAS
AHMEDABAD To BOMBAY, BELLARY ,MADRAS & KARACHI
BOMBAY To BELLARY ,MADRAS ,AHMEDABAD & KARACHI
BELLARY to MADRAS ,BOMBAY ,AHMEDABAD, & KARACHI
MADRAS To BELLARY ,BOMBAY ,AHMEDABAD, & KARACHI
Type 2: Without the Union Jack, yellow and Blue rays
KARACHI To AHMEDABAD, BOMBAY, BELLARY & MADRAS
AHMEDABAD To, BOMBAY, BELLARY ,MADRAS & KARACHI
BOMBAY To BELLARY ,MADRAS ,AHMEDABAD & KARACHI
BELLARY to MADRAS ,BOMBAY ,AHMEDABAD, & KARACHI
MADRAS To BELLARY ,BOMBAY ,AHMEDABAD, & KARACHI
