Flight Cover, Union Airways of New Zealand, Palmerston North to Samoa, 1936

Description: Here's an early flight cover carried aboard Union Airlines of New Zealand, from Palmerston North via Dunedin and Wellington, New Zealand, and then on to Apia, Samoa, a scarce foreign destination. This would make a great addition to your collection! Union Airways of New Zealand Limited was New Zealand's first major airline. It was founded in 1935 by local shipping giant Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. Its services reached main centres from Auckland to Dunedin and extended to Gisborne and the West Coast of the South Island. Union Airways was instrumental in the establishment of Australian National Airways and TEAL.After the Second World War New Zealand's government nationalised Union Airways forming New Zealand National Airways Corporation taking over on 31 March 1947 all Union Airways operations assets and facilities and adding them to those taken from other local airlines.

Price: 14.95 USD

Location: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

End Time: 2025-01-19T00:36:59.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD