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Aeromarine West Indies Airways
Aeromarine West Indies Airways, later called simply Aeromarine Airways was one of the most important airlines in the beginnings of air passenger travel in the United States. There are actually quite a number of postcards for this airline. The two Detroit to Cleveland cards are scarce. Virtually every other postcard for them is rare.
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Aeromarine West Indies Airways
Early Real Photo postcard showing the Balboa with the original Aeromarine West Indies Airways name on the side of the plane.

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Aeromarine West Indies Airways
Postcard back showing an AZO 2 triangles up and 2 triangles down stamp box used beginning in 1918 into the 1920's.

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Aeromarine Airways Balboa
This company issued litho postcard was from their Havana office and uses the same photo from the previous card.

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Aeromarine Airways Balboa
The card was mailed from Habana, Cuba on March 23, 1922.

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Aeromarine Airways Santa Maria
This company issued litho postcard was from their Chicago office.

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Aeromarine Airways Santa Maria
The card is postmarked July 31, 1921.

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Aeromarine Airways Columbus
This close up view of the Columbus was taken by a local photographer M. Otero of Caibarien, Cuba.

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Aeromarine Airways Columbus
Dated May 1921 this local photographer postcard may be unique.

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Aeromarine Navy Cruiser
Aeromarine Airways used converted Navy Cruisers for aircraft. This local photographer card shows one of the planes with Aeromarine Navy Cruiser on the side of the plane.

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Aeromarine Navy Cruiser
This card does not have a stamp box that could be dated but it is a card from the early 1920's.

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Aeromarine Flying Cruisers Santa Maria
There is a banner on the front of the aircraft that is partially visible with a magnifying glass. I can read Capacity 11 (I assume 11 passengers).

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Aeromarine Flying Cruisers Santa Maria
Another rare Real Photo local photographer postcard. It has the photographers initials C.H.J. on the front of the card.

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Aeromarine Airways Detroit to Cleveland
This color litho postcard shows one of the Aeromarine Model 75 aircraft enroute from Detroit to Cleveland.

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Aeromarine Airways Detroit to Cleveland 1b
Back of the card says they purchased the card at Put-in-Bay, Ohio on July 22, 1928. That was after the airline was no longer in operation.

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Aeromarine Airways Detroit to Cleveland
This is a black and white litho version of the previous card.

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Aeromarine Airways Detroit to Cleveland
The card was published by H.A. Herbster, Put-in-Bay, Ohio and printed by the Albertype Co., of Brooklyn, New York.

 
   
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