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Compañía Aerea Cubana Farman F.40
One of the 4 Farman F.40 aircraft along with 2 Farman Goliaths which were initially used by this company.
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Compañía Aerea Cubana Farman F.40
The AZO stamp box with two triangles up and 2 down dates this Real Photo postcard to the time when the airline operated.
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Compañia Aerea Cubana Cover 1920
The ticket in the next photo was dated after this but it could be the envelope the Real Photo postcard was mailed in. This cover has a clear postmark of August 18, 1920.
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Compañia Aerea Cubana Ticket 1920
One of the earliest airline tickets I've seen. It is dated October 5, 1920. These three items are the only items I've seen for this airline. The airline operated from February 1920 to January 1921.
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Compañia Aerea Cubana Ticket 1920
It is interesting that even in 1920 the ticket was printed on watermarked paper for security.
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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss Ford Tri-Motor
The pilots for the airline posed for this scarce litho postcard.
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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss Ford Tri-Motor
Back of this company issued postcard.
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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss Ford Tri-Motor
Great view of the Ford Tri-Motor used by the airline. Also a scarce postcard.
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Cubana de Aviacion Curtiss Ford Tri-Motor
This is another company issued litho postcard.
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Cubana de Aviación DC-3
A Cubana Douglas DC-3 at the airport in Preston, Cuba.
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Cubana de Aviación DC-3
A Real Photo postcard by an unknown local photographer. A Kodak stamp box indicating early 1950's.
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Cubana Lockheed Constellation
A common Chrome era postcard showing their Constellation.
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Cubana Lockheed Constellation
View of the back of this company issued postcard. Text in Spanish and English on back.
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Cubana Lockheed Constellation
A view of the aircraft flying over the harbor in Havana.
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Cubana Lockheed Constellation
A Black & White litho postcard. Despite no reference on the back I believe this is an airline issued postcard.
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Cubana Viscount
Artist drawn image flying over Havana harbor.
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Cubana Viscount
An airline issued Chrome postcard. Rubber stamp for an event dated October 9, 1958.
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Aerovias Q Airways Curtiss Commando CU-T583
This airline started operating in 1946 and merged into Cubana in 1959. This Chrome era postcard is fairly common.
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Aerovias Q Airways Curtiss Commando CU-T583
I'm not sure if this is a company issued postcard or not. It may be a locally produced card to be sold at the airports.
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Airlines of Latin America since 1919
This 698 page reference by R.E.G. Davies is a must have if you collect any of the airlines of Latin America.
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