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Chicago and Southern Air Lines
Pacific Seaboard Airlines won a mail contract in 1934 for the Chicago to New Orleans route. They moved their operations to Memphis, Tennessee and re-named the company Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1935. They issued some interesting  postcards including a small series of comic cards. In 1946 they started flying to the Caribbean and in 1950 acquired their first Lockheed Constellation aircraft. In 1953 they merged with Delta Air Lines.
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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
Lambert Field, St. Louis. Lockheed 10A Electra. A Rare Postcard

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
Hand written date on back 1936. AZO 4-squares stamp box.

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
St. Louis Municipal Airport. Lambert Field. Passengers boarding DC-3. Photo by Papin.

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
St. Louis Municipal Airport. Lambert Field. DC-3 in front of terminal. Photo by Papin.

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
EKC stamp box on back of both of the previous 2 cards.

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Stewardesses and aircraft from both airlines.

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National Airlines - Chicago & Southern Air Lines
Rare postcard.

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National Airlines - Chicago & Southern Air Lines
Fly from Florida with National.
Fly from New Orleans with Chicago & Southern.


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C&S issued postcards

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Pilot and Instrument Panel
Cockpit of the Douglas DC-3. Curteich 0B347-N. 1940

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Some of the C&S Stewardesses
Trained to reflect the natural hospitality of the South. Curteich 0B563-N. 1940

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Loading Air Mail and Express
Douglas DC-3 21 passenger transport. Curteich 0B564-N. 1940

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Douglas DC-3 in the Air
One of C&S's new fleet of 21-passenger Douglas DC-3 transports. Curteich 0B565-N. 1940

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Back One
This high quality Black & White series will have one of two backs.

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Back Two
Second of two different backs for this series. Be careful the Stewardess card has been reprinted.

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C&S issued postcards

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
DC-3 at Chicago Midway Airport. This airline issued series is very scarce.

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Cartoon Postcard
See Old Friends! Use Stop Over Privileges.

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Cartoon Postcard
He's Old Man Hospitality.

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Typical Back for the Previous 3 Cards
No printer information. All have IN FLIGHT with the Dixieliner Fleet on back.

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Cartoon Postcard
See Old Friends! Use Stop Over Privileges.

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Cartoon Postcard
All of the C&S cartoon postcards are very scarce. This is the only one so far I've seen printed in red ink.

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C&S issued postcards

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Cuba
Beautiful Varadero Beach.

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Cuba
Maine Monument, Havana.

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Cuba
Morro Castle, Havana.

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Typical Back for the 3 Cuba Cards
Litho in the U.S.A. No printer mentioned. All 3 cards have C(star)S 7-48 down the centerline.

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Jamaica, British West Indies
Card 1.
Swimming Pool, Tower Isle Hotel.


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Jamaica, British West Indies
Card 2.
Tower Isle Hotel.


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Jamaica, British West Indies
Card 3.
Another view of the Tower Isle Hotel.


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Jamaica, British West Indies
Card 4.
Beach, Tower Isle Hotel.


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Typical Back for the 4 Jamaica Cards
Printed in England by Mardon, Son & Hall. Ltd.

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
Dixieliner - World's Most Luxurious and Fastest DC-4.

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Chicago & Southern Air Lines
A Black & White litho postcard issued by the airline. The back is similar to those of the Cuba & Jamaica Chrome postcards.

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New Luxury Constellation
Built by Lockheed and speeds to 300mph.

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New Luxury Constellation
Litho in U.S.A. Airline issue. C&S - 11-51-100M.

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Illinois. Chicago
Chicago Midway Airport.
C&S DC-4 on the left.


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Illinois. Chicago
A Chrome postcard published by Freeman Studios. No. 2158.

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Illinois. Chicago
Chicago Midway Airport.
Same view as the previous card.


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Illinois. Chicago
Same publisher. This card printed by Dexter Press No. 50098.

 
   
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