标题：印度早期航空邮政(1911-1936)

作者：邮展办

THE EXHIBIT:

The world’s first official airmail was carried in India on February 18, 1911, from Allahabad to Naini, by Monsieur Henry Pequet. After the great war of 1914, which hampered further trials and survey, the route testing flights were resumed by the Royal Air Force and Imperial Airways between U.K.-Cairo-Baghdad-India and onwards to Australia, Indo-China and Far east. India was finally linked to U.K. by a weekly airmail service in 1929. Due to its geographical location and political importance, India emerged as a major aviation hub. It was one of the earliest country in the world to issue Airmail stamps (1929) and also the first to introduce Airmail Postcard Service between India and England during July 1931.

The exhibit illustrates the origin, experimental beginnings growth and development of regular service, both domestic and international (to, from or transiting India), during its first 25 years.

The structure follows a chronological pattern in a geographical setting with an emphasis on Empire routes. The Pioneer period is extended to 1920 to enable adequate coverage.

The analysis of shown items is based on study of published and unpublished Aerophilatelic and postal history literature.

展品介绍：

1911年2月18日，亨利·皮奎特携带邮件驾机从印度的阿拉哈巴德送往Naini,这是世界上最早的官方航空邮件。1914年一次世界大战爆发后，英皇家空军、帝国航空公司对英国至印度经停开罗、巴格达的航线几经试飞,而后将之延展至澳大利亚、法属安南和远东地

区。

印度最终于1929年开通与英国间的定期航空邮务。由于其地理位置和政治方面的重要性，印度成为一个主要航空枢纽。它是世界上较早（1929年）发行航空邮票的国家之一，并且于1931年7月开办印度与英国间的航空明信片业务。

本邮集展示了印度创办航空邮政之后25年内寄出、进口或中转印度的航空实寄封片,反映航空邮政在印度的起源、尝试性的成长和发展,以年月时间为经，以地理位置为纬，重点展示了帝国航空公司所开辟的航邮线。为尽可能的涵盖先驱时期的飞行活功，将该段时

间延伸至1920年。

对于展出邮品所做的分析,系基于对已出版或未出版航空邮史文献的研究。