Mauritius Aero-philately

First Flight Covers from 1952

3 September 1952: Quantas First Regular Flight Linking Australia and South Africa via Mauritius (1)

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3 September 1952: Quantas First Regular Flight Linking Australia and South Africa via Mauritius (2)

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3 September 1952: Quantas First Regular Flight Linking Australia and South Africa via Mauritius (3)

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1953: Premier voyage du Paquebot “La Bourdonnais” entre l’ile Maurice et Madagascar

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First Flight Covers from 1953

8 November 1953: Première liaison aérienne Paris – Maurice via Brazaville

1er liasion aerienne Maurice France 1945

First Flight Covers from 1962

8 January 1962: BOAC First Flight between London and Mauritius

BOAC

First Flight Covers from 1967

15 August 1967: Air India Bombay – Mauritius First Flight Covers (1)

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15 August 1967: Air India – Bombay – Mauritius First Flight Covers (2)

Air India 1

First Flight Covers from 1970 

24 April 1970: Lufthansa First Flight Cover (1)

1970 LH 590_11970 LH 590_21970 LH 590_31970 LH 590_41970 LH 590_51970 LH 590_61970 LH 590_71970 LH 590_81970 LH 590_91970 LH 590_111970 LH 590_121970 LH 590_131970 LH 590_141970 LH 590_151970 LH 590_161970 LH 590_171970 LH 590_181970 LH 590_191970 LH 590_201970 LH 590_211970 LH 590_221970 LH 590_231970 LH 590_241970 LH 590_251970 LH 590_261970 LH 590_271970 LH 590_28

1970 LH 590_291970 LH 590_301970 LH 590_311970 LH 590_321970 LH 590_331970 LH 590_341970 LH 590_351970 LH 590_361970 LH 590_371970 LH 590_381970 LH 590_391970 LH 590_401970 LH 590_411970 LH 590_421970 LH 590_431970 LH 590_441970 LH 590_451970 LH 590_461970 LH 590_471970 LH 590_481970 LH 590_491970 LH 590_50

2 May 1970: Official First Day Cover Lufthansa Inaugural Flight

1970 2 May - Lufthansa inaug flight_1

2 May 1970:  Lufthansa Inaugural Flight – Mauritius – Frankfurt (1)

1970 Lufthansa FF_1

2 May 1970:  Lufthansa Inaugural Flight – Mauritius – Frankfurt (2)

1970 Lufthansa FF2

5 November 1970: 25eme Anniversaire de la Première Liaison Ile Maurice – Paris 1945 – 1970 (1)

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5 November 1970: 25eme Anniversaire de la Première Liaison Ile Maurice – Paris 1945 – 1970 (2)

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First Flight Covers from 1972

13 September 1972: Air Mauritius – Rodrigues, First Flight Cover

Air Mauritius Rodrigues

First Flight Covers from 1975 

2 July 1975: Premiere vol Air France Boeing 747 Paris – Nairobi – La Réunion – Ile Maurice

1975 AF Nairobi

3 July 1975: Premiere liaison Air France Boeing 747 Saint Denis de la Réunion – Paris

1975 AF FF_21975 AF FF_3

3 July 1975: Premiere liaison Air France Boeing 747 Maurice – Réunion

1975 AF First light_1

First Flight Covers from 1982

26 April 1982: First Lufthansa Flight LH 534 (DC 10) – Frankfurt – Mahé (Seychelles) – Mauritius

1982 LH 534_11982 LH 534_21982 LH 534_31982 LH 534_41982 LH 534_51982 LH 534_61982 LH 534_71982 LH 534_81982 LH 534_91982 LH 534_101982 LH 534_111982 LH 534_121982 LH 534_131982 LH 534_141982 LH 534_151982 LH 534_16

First Flight Covers from 1983

14 April 1983: Lufthansa First Flight LH 535 (Boeing 747) Mauritius – Dar Es Salaam – Jeddah

1983 LH 535_11983 LH 535_21983 LH 535_31983 LH 535_41983 LH 535_51983 LH 535_6

4 November 1983: Air Mauritius First Flight MK 057 (Boeing 707) – Mauritius – Zurich

1983 MK Zurich_11983 MK Zurich_21983 MK Zurich_31983 MK Zurich_41983 MK Zurich_51983 MK Zurich_61983 MK Zurich_71983 MK Zurich_8

First Flight Covers from 1984

6 – 7 May 1984: Lufthansa First Flight LH 534 (Airbus A300) – Frankfurt – Jeddah – Dar es Salaam – Mauritius

1984 LH 534_11984 LH 534_21984 LH 534_31984 LH 534_41984 LH 534_51984 LH 534_61984 LH 534_71984 LH 534_81984 LH 534_91984 LH 534_101984 LH 534_111984 LH 534_121984 LH 534_131984 LH 534_141984 LH 534_151984 LH 534_16

1984 LH 534_181984 LH 534_171984 LH 534_191984 LH 534_201984 LH 534_211984 LH 534_22

2 November 1984 : Air Mauritius First Flight MK 057 (Boeing 747) – Mauritius – Zurich

1984 MK 057_11984 MK 057_21984 MK 057_31984 MK 057_41984 MK 057_51984 MK 057_6

3 November 1984: Air Mauritius – Boeing 747 Mauritius – Paris, First Flight Cover

Air Mauritius Paris flight

First Flight Covers from 1985 

24 October 1985: Air Mauritius First Non-Stop Flight MK 59 Boeing 747SP – Zurich _ Mauritius

1985 MK 59_11985 MK 59_21985 MK 59_31985 MK 59_41985 MK 59_51985 MK 59_61985 MK 59_71985 MK 59_81985 MK 59_91985 MK 59_101985 MK 59_111985 MK 59_121985 MK 59_131985 MK 59_14

26 October 1985: Konstanz Fair special cover

1985 MK _off

First Flight Covers from 1987

1 – 2 April 1987:Air Mauritius First Non-Stop Flight  MK 059 (Boeing 747) – Mauritius – Munich

1897 MK MUN_11987 MK MUN_21987 MK MUN_31987 MK MUN_41987 MK MUN_51987 MK MUN_61987 MK MUN_71987 MK MUN_81987 MK MUN_91987 MK MUN_101987 MK MUN_111987 MK MUN_121987 MK MUN_131987 MK MUN_141987 MK MUN_151987 MK MUN_161987 MK MUN_171987 MK MUN_181987 MK MUN_191987 MK MUN_201987 MK MUN_211987 MK MUN_22

29 June 1987: First Flight Air Mauritius MK 055 – Geneva – Mauritius

1987 MK 055_11987 MK 055_21987 MK 055_31987 MK 055_41987 MK 055_51987 MK 055_61987 MK 055_71987 MK 055_81987 MK 055_91987 MK 055_101987 MK 055_11

First Flight Covers from 1988 

15 – 16 April 1988 : Lufthansa First Flight Airbus A300 LH 588 Nairobi – Mauritius – Nairobi

1988 LH 588_11988 LH 588_21988 LH 588_31988 LH 588_41988 LH 588_51988 LH 588_61988 LH 588_7

First Flight Covers from 1989

2 Novembre 1989: Lufthansa First Flight Boeing 747 LH 6478 – Munich – Mauritius – Munich

1980 LH 6478_61980 LH 6478_71989 LH 6478_11989 LH 6478_21989 LH 6478_31989 LH 6478_41989 LH 6478_51989 LH 6478_81989 LH 6478_91989 LH 6478_10

First Flight Covers from 1990

1 September 1990: First South African Airways Flight Johannesburg – Durban – Antananarivo

1990 SAA First Flight

First Flight Covers from 1995 

29 – 30 October 1995: Air Mauritius First Non-Stop Flight Vienna MK 039 / A340-300 – Mauritius – Vienna

1995 MK -39_101995 MK 039_11995 MK 039_21995 MK 039_31995 MK 039_41995 MK 039_51995 MK 039_61995 MK 039_71995 MK 039_81995 MK 039_91995 MK 039_11

5 November 1995: 50 ans d’Air France à l’ile Maurice, 1945 – 1995

Air France 50 ans

First Flight Covers from 1999

2 November 1999: First Flight SwissAir SR 1294 Boeing 767-300 – Zurich – Mauritius – Zurich

1999 Swiss_11999 Swiss_21999 Swiss_31999 Swiss_41999 Swiss_51999 Swiss_61999 Swiss_71999 Swiss_81999 Swiss_91999 Swiss_101999 Swiss_11

First Flight Covers from 2004

30 January 2004: Hong Kong 2004 Stamp Expo

2004 HongKong_12004 HongKong_2

22 December 2004: Special Flight Christmas 2004 – Azerbaijan 

2004 Azeb_12004 Azerb_2

First Flight Covers from 2005

30 October 2005: Lufthansa First Flight Dnepropetrowsk (Ukraine) – Frankfurt

2005 LH Ukraine_12005 LH Ukraine_2