SET: IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH

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Set Comment REAL PHOTOGRAPH, PRINTED IN ENGLAND, same images & inscriptions but front numbers on cards 1-6, numbers front & back 23-37, cards also sold in blue album TUCK'S IMPERIAL AIRWAYS OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH POSTCARDS
First Use:	13/10/1937
Sold As long set, back numbers 1-73 probably sold in sets of 6
Where Sold:	Great Britain

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Cards in Set

postcards

THE FORWARD CABIN OF AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER OF THE HERACLES CLASS 7
	Card Comment details of HERACLES CLASS given on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE AFT CABIN OF AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER OF THE HERACLES CLASS 8
	Card Comment details of HERACLES CLASS given on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Vertical

HORSA (on aircraft), AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER OF THE HANNIBAL CLASS 9
	Card Comment details of HERACLES AND HERACLES CLASS given on back Categories Aircraft People Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

HENGIST GAAXE (on aircraft), AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER OF THE HERACLES CLASS 10
	Card Comment details of HERACLES AND HERACLES CLASS given on back Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

ASTRAEA (on aircraft), G-ABTL, AN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER OF THE ATALANTA CLASS on airfield facing left 11
	Card Comment details of ATALANTA CLASS given on back, same image, inscription & information on unnumbered card Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER "SYRINX" 12
	Card Comment this illustration is of unnumbered card in slot 12 of blue booklet Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

DRACO or DRYAD IMPERIAL AIRWAYS (on aircraft) 14
	Card Comment details of DIANA CLASS given on back Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

ATALANTA, G-ABTL (on aircraft), IMPERIAL AIRWAYS LINER OF THE ATALANTA CLASS 15
	Card Comment details of ATLANTA CLASS given on back, COPYRIGHT PHOTO "THE AEROPLANE" Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

G-AAXF (on aircraft), IMPERIAL AIRWAYS HANNIBAL CLASS, USED ON THE AFRICA AND INDIA SERVICES 16
	Card Comment details of HANNIBAL CLASS given on back, COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH CHARLES E. BROWN, same image on HERACLES CLASS unnumbered card Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS SATYRUS FLYING BOAT, USED ON THE MEDITERRANIAN SECTION OF THE AFRICA, INDIA//SERVICES 17
	Card Comment details given on back COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH CHARLES E. BROWN, same image SCIPIO CLASS unnumbered Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS SCIPIO CLASS FLYING BOATS, USED ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SECTION OF THE AFRICA, INDIA//SERVICES 17
	Card Comment details of SCIPIO CLASS given on back, COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH, CHARLES E. BROWN Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AVALON CLASS, USED FOR CHARTER SERVICES 18
	Card Comment details of AVALON CLASS given on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

BRITOMART (on aircraft), IMPERIAL AIRWAYS BOADICEA CLASS USED FOR CHARTER SERVICES 19
	Card Comment details of BOADICEA CLASS given on back Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS SCYLLA CLASS, USED ON THE EUROPEAN SERVICES 20
	Card Comment details of BOADICEA CLASS given on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS HERACLES CLASS, USED ON THE EUROPEAN SERVICES 21
	Card Comment details of BOADICEA CLASS given on back, COPYRIGHT PHOTO "THE AEROPLANE" Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

TO PARIS WHILE YOU LUNCH! A SCENE IN THE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS' LINER SCYLLA 22
	Card Comment details of SCYLLA AND HERACLES CLASSES given on back, PHOTO BY J.B. COLLINGBURN Estimate $50.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, SUDD, SOUTHERN SUDAN 23
	Card Comment back:- FLOATING ISLANDS OF DECAYED VEGETATION IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE NILE. ELEPHANTS ROAM OVER THEM Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO, TANGANIKA SNOW ON THE EQUATOR 24
	Card Comment PHOTOGRAPH BY THE AMERICAN COLONY PHOTO DEPT. JERUSALEM Categories Aircraft Mountains Snow Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

G-ABTI (on aircraft), THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE ATLANTA LINER OVER SOUTH AFRICA 25
	Card Comment details of FLIGHT FROM EAST AFRICA TO SOUTH AFRICA given on back Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE VICTORIA FALLS, NR. LIVINGSTONE, RHODESIA 26
	Card Comment details given on back PHOTOGRAPH BY SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS AND HARBOURS Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE TEMPLE OF QUEEN HATSHEPSU, NEAR LUXOR, EGYPT 27
	Card Comment details of temple given on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, AN INFRA RED VIEW OF MOUNT KENYA PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A DISTANCE OF 40 MILES 28
	Card Comment PHOTOGRAPH BY AMERICAN COLONY PHOTO DEPARTMANT, JERUSALEM Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE RAND AIR PORT, JOHANNESBURG. OVER 7,000 MILES FROM ENGLAND IN 8 DAYS 29
	Card Comment FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, HERD OF ELEPHANTS IN SUDAN 30
	Card Comment details on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE START. LEAVING LONDON IN THE SCYLLA, HER SPEED IS 130 MILES AN HOUR//39 PASSENGERS 31
	Card Comment details on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE SCIPIO FLYING-BOAT, HER SPEED IS 135 MILES AN HOUR//16 PASSENGERS 32
	Card Comment details on back PHOTOGRAPH by CHARLES E. BROWN Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE PARTHENON, ATHENS 33
	Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, ALEXANDRIA HARBOUR 34
	Card Comment details on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Vertical

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE CITADEL IN CAIRO, BUILT BY SALADIN IN THE 12TH CENTURY 35
	Card Comment details on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, THE TEMPLE OF ISIS ON PHILAE ISLAND, EGYPT, BUILT 4,000 YEARS AGO//YEAR 36
	Card Comment details on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THROUGH AFRICA BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, NATIVES OF THE SHILUK TRIBE, IN THE SOUTHERN SUDAN IN FRONT OF THE HANNIBAL AIR LINER. YOU FLY IN THIS AIR LINER FROM EGYPT TO KENYA COLONY 37
	Card Comment details on back PHOTOGRAPH BY THE AMERICAN COLONY PHOTO DEPT. JERUSALEM Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CANOPUS on sea, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING BOATS much information about the planes 38
	Card Comment details on back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CENTAURUS landing on water G-ADUT, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS much information about the planes 39
	Card Comment details on back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CANOPUS in flight G-ADHL, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS much information about the planes 40
	Card Comment details on back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CASSIOPEIA in flight G-ADUX, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS much information about the planes 41
	Card Comment details on back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CASTOR landed on water G-ADUW, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS much information about the planes 42
	Card Comment details on back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CAPELLA landed, motor-boat beside G-ADUY, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS much information about the planes 43
	Card Comment details on back, photo. (THE BRITISH POWER BOAT CO) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CALEDONIA in flight, SPECIALLY ADAPTED TYPE OF THE 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS FOR ATLANTIC TRIALS 44
	Card Comment details back, photo. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CAMBRIA landed on water G-ADUV, SPECIALLY ADAPTED TYPE OF THE 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS, FOR ATLANTIC TRIALS 45
	Card Comment details back, photo. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CAVALIER flying G-ADUU, THE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FLYING-BOAT FOR USE ON THE BERMUDA - NEW YORK SERVICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS 46
	Card Comment details back, photo. (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CAVALIER landed on water G-ADUU, THE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FLYING-BOAT FOR USE ON THE BERMUDA - NEW YORK SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS 46
	Card Comment details back, photo. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CYGNUS landed on water G-ADUZ, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS 47
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS EMPIRE FLYING-BOAT "CAPRICORNUS", G-ADVA 48
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CORSAIR landed on water G-ADVB, THE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS EMPIRE FLYING BOAT "CORSAIR" IS ONE OF THE 28 NEW FLYING-BOATS BEING BUILT FOR THE EMPIRE ROUTES 49
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

COURTIER landed on water G-ADVC, ONE OF THE FLEET 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS 50
	Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CHALLENGER flying G-ADVD, ONE OF THE FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO-DECKER EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS 51
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CENTURION flying G-ADVE, ONE OF A FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO DECKED EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS 52
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CALPURNIA landed on water G-AETW, ONE OF A FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO DECKED EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS 53
	Card Comment details back Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CERES flying G-AETX, ONE OF A FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO DECKED EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS 54
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CORIOLANUS flying G-AETV, ONE OF A FLEET OF 28 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS NEW TWO DECKED EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS 55
	Card Comment details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CASSIOPEIA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-ADUX 56
	Card Comment details back SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CASTOR OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-ADUW 57
	Card Comment card unnumbered, known to be 57 details back SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CAPELLA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-ADUY 58
	Card Comment details back SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CAMBRIA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-ADUV 59
	Card Comment details on back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CAVALIER landed on water G-ADUU, THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CAVALIER OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES 60
	Card Comment back information, photo. COPYRIGHT-IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CHALLENGER OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-ADVD 61
	Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CENTURION OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-ADVE 62
	Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CALPURNIA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-AETW 63
	Card Comment card unnumbered, known to be 63 details back (FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH) Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CERES OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-AETX 64
	Card Comment card unnumbered, known to be 64 details back SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CORIOLANUS landed on water & moored D G-AETV 65
	Card Comment back THE IMPERIAL FLYING BOAT CORIOLANUS OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES. THERE IS ACCOMODATION FOR 15 PASSENGERS AND 2 TONS OF MAIL. THE TOP SPEED IS 200 M.P.H. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CORINTHIAN landed on water & moored, G-AEUF 66
	Card Comment back:- THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CORINTHIAN OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES. THERE IS ACCOMODATION FOR 15 PASSENGERS AND 2 TONS OF MAIL. THE TOP SPEED IS 200 M.P.H. Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CORINNA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES 67
	Card Comment back information:- THERE IS ACCOMMODATION FOR 15 PASSENGERS AND 2 TONS OF MAIL. THE TOP SPEED IS 200 M.P.H. Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CORDELIA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-AEUD 68
	Card Comment details back SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CAMERONIAN OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-AEUE 69
	Card Comment details back SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

CIRCE (on aircraft) G-AETZ, THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CIRCE OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES landed on water 70
	Card Comment information on back, comes unnumbered Categories Aircraft Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CALYPSO OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES. G-AEUA 71
	Card Comment back information:- THERE IS ACCOMMODATION FOR 15 PASSENGERS AND 2 TONS OF MAIL. THE TOP SPEED IS 200 M.P.H. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD. Categories Aircraft Estimate $50.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CALYPSO OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES. G-AETY 72
	Card Comment back information:- THERE IS ACCOMMODATION FOR 15 PASSENGERS AND 2 TONS OF MAIL. THE TOP SPEED IS 200 M.P.H. Estimate $60.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CLIO OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-AETY 72
	Card Comment details on back COPYRIGHT-IMERIALAIRWAYS Estimate $50.00 USD Orientation Horizontal

THE IMPERIAL FLYING-BOAT CAMILLA OF IMPERIAL AIRWAYS USED ON THE EMPIRE ROUTES, G-AEUB landed on water 73
	Card Comment information on back, photo. SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER & BEDFORD) LTD., comes unnumbered, see scans Estimate $40.00 USD Orientation Horizontal