1929 FIRST MAIL CARRYING FLIGHT FROM FRANCE TO MAURITIUS: 17 Oct. 1929 registered and carried on the 1st mail carrying flight from France. The env. was flown from France to Madagascar and onward by sea due to illness and the journey completed by sea to Mauritius. Signed by Goulette & Marchesseau. A scarce survivor. (Image)

1931-32 AIRMAILS VIA MOMBASA ETC. inc. 28 May 1932 env. from GPO Mauritius to UK with a single 1r. 11 April 1932 env. from Mauritius to Ipswich at the 1r 38c rate. 22 Dec 1932 env. from Phoenix via S. Africa to UK at the 70c rate. 9 March 1932 env. from Mauritius by air from Mombasa to UK. 20 Jan 1932 card from Mauritius to Paris with "MAURICE FRANCE/lere Lasison aeropostale/Avion Roland Garros/Voyage de Retour" hs. Generally fine. (12 items) (Image)

1933 (NOV.) RAID SAMAT FLIGHT COVERS: 10 Nov. 1933 env. from Reunion to Maritius carried on the Raid Samat flight at 6f 50c with special cachet on reverse. 14 Nov. 1933 covers (4, inc. three registered) to Reunion (2) and UK (2) with correct postage and cachets. The examples to UK are pilot signed (Paul Louis Lemerle). Also one other. (6 covers) (Image)

1933 (9 NOV.) RAID SAMAT FLIGHT COVERS from Reunion to Maritius franked at the 8f 50 rate and showing on reverse "1er LIASON POSTALE AERIENNE/REUNION MAURICE/RAID SAMAT/Escarille de 3 avions" cachet. A little folded. Also 1933 (14 Nov.) return flight cover registered from Curepipe Road to Reunion, pilot signed (J Haily) and return cachet on reverse. (2 covers) (Image)

1933-36 COVERS FLOWN FROM MAURITIUS VIA KENYA inc. 31 Oct. 1932 env. from Port Louise to Switzerland with a fine "PAR AVION/JUSQU'A BRINDISI" hs. 10 Nov. 1934 env. from Mauritius to London at the 55c rate. 24 July 1934 env. registered from Mauritius via Nairobi to Lincoln. 3 Jan. 1936 env. registered from Curepipe Road to London at the 70c rate. (7 covers) (Image)

1934-37 FLOWN COVERS TO EUROPE VIA SOUTH AFRICA inc. 18 July 1934 env. registered from Mauritius via S. Africa to Lincoln at the 70c plus 20c registration rate. 2 Mar. 1935 env. from Mauritius "via South Africa" to Glasgow at the 1R 40c double rate. 16 Mar 1935 env. from Rose Hill "via Durban" to London 1r 25c rate. 10 Nov. 1936 env. from Curepipe "via Durban" to Paris at the 90c rate. 15 Feb. 1937 env. from Jamaica via USA, London & S. Africa to Rose Hill at the 1/-2d rate. (9 covers) (Image)

1936-38 INTERESTING GROUP OF FLOWN COVERS inc. 24 Oct. 1936 env. from Souilac "via Tamanartive Madagascar" to Paris with a large boxed red "Premier voyage Madagascar-Europe/(Air Afrique)/par Elisabethville - Stanleyville-/Bangui-Alger-Marseille-Paris" hs. 20 Jan. 1937 envs. (2) carried on the Roland Garros return flight with "MAURICE FRANCE/Iere Liaison aeropostale/Aviaon Roland Garros/Voyage de retour" hs, one pilot signed. 25 June 1937 env. from London to Port Louise carried on the 1st day of the 1½d "all up" rate. A fine lot. (9 covers) (Image)

1947 AIR FRANCE 100th FLIGHT TO MARITIUS, ETC.: Five covers inc. a 6d air letter sheet to Mauritius, one from Reunion to Port Louise, and an env. registered from Mauritius to S. Africa all with large boxed "100eme LIASON POSTALE AERIENNE/REGULIERE EFFECTUEE PAR - AIR FRANCE/ELI MAURICE-LA REUNION-MADAGASCAR" hs. Also 18 Feb. 1948 env from Maritious to Nairobi with boxed "FIRST AIR MAIL/MAURITIUS - NAIROBI/per SKYWAYS Ltd" hs. (6 covers) (Image)

1952-62 QANTAS & B.O.A.C. FIRST FLIGHT COVERS, ETC.: 1952 (Sept.) special illustrated QANTAS envs. (13) carried on various stages of the Australia to S. Africa 1st regular flights. 2 June 1953 env. from Mauritius to London carried on the QANTAS Coronation flight. 6 Jan. 1962 BOAC envs. (4) carried on the 1st flight from London to Mauritius. (18 covers) (Image)