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Mexico
The first airline is Mexico was Compania Mexicana de Transportacion, S.A., or CMTA. They operated two Lincoln Standard bi-planes in central Mexico. The second airline Compania Mexicana de Aviation. CMA, started in 1924 and bought out the assets of CMTA that same year. CMA prospered and was bought out by Pan American Airways in 1929.
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Compania Mexicana de Transportation Lincoln Standard planes
CMTA purchased 2 Lincoln Standard Bi-Planes to start their operations in 1921. This card shows 2 Lincoln Standard Bi-Planes. I bought the card from someone in Mexico.

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Compania Mexicana de Transportation Lincoln Standard planes
The stamp box is correct for the time period. Still there are no registration numbers on the planes, no text on the card to tell for sure that these were the two planes acquired by CMTA.

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion Fairchild 71 X-ABCV
One of the early Fairchild 71 aircraft for this Mexican airline.
A rare postcard.


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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion Fairchild 71 X-ABCV
The AZO 4 squares stamp box coincides with the time period of this aircraft and Mexicana.

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion Ford Tri-Motor 9661
The card is dated in the caption February 16, 1929.

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion Ford Tri-Motor 9661
The writing on the back is both horizontal and vertical. I have no clue to what it says!

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Mexican Aviation Co. Ford Tri-Motor X-ABCO
Rare Real Photo company issued postcard showing the plane in flight.

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Mexican Aviation Co. Ford Tri-Motor X-ABCO
Interesting company issued Real Photo postcard with all the text in English. Postmarked January 16, 1931.

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion Ford Tri-Motor X-ABCC
Real Photo postcard by photographer Geo. L. Rhil at the Tampico airport, Mexico.

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion Ford Tri-Motor X-ABCC
Writing on the back dated August 31, 1937.

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion DC-3 XA-FIL 1a

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion DC-3 XA-FIL 1b

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion DC-3 XA-FIL 2a

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion DC-3 XA-FIL 2b

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Mexico, Mazatlan. Nose of Mexicana Douglas aircraft 1a

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Mexico, Mazatlan. Nose of Mexicana Douglas aircraft 1b

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Central Airways of Mexico Lockheed Electra
Great interior view on this Real Photo postcard.

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Central Airways of Mexico Lockheed Electra
My only postcard from this Mexican airline.

 
   
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