Indian Rocket Mail

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Stamps of King George V Silver Jubilee - Indian Rocket Mail </B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="King George V Silver Jubilee"><U><B>Home</B></U></A><B>               </B><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information"><U><B>General Information</B></U></A><B>               </B><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stamps"><U><B>Stamps</B></U></A><B>               </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal History"><U><B>Postal History</B></U></A></FONT><B>               </B><A HREF="id298.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location"><U><B>Variety Locator</B></U></A><B>         </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Information"><U><B>Help/Site Information</B></U></A><B>                              </B><A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Search"><U><B>Search</B></U></A><B>                               </B><A HREF="mailto:philatel2@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:philatel2@yahoo.com"><U><B>Contact Me</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="137" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <B>POSTAL HISTORY</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id325.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PH Stamp Issue Dates"><U>Dates of Issues of Stamps</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue Design History"><U>Issues Design History</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Rates"><U>Postal Rates</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Covers"><U>Postal Covers</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Collectors Covers"><U>Commemoratives</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id269.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rocket Mail"><U>Rocket Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id308.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Australian Rocket Mail"><U>Australia</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id309.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Indian Rocket Mail"><U>India</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>      - <A HREF="id313.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stephen Smith"><U>Stephen Smith</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div>      - <A HREF="id314.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 1"><U>Rocket mail details</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div>        -<A HREF="id316.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 2"><U> March 23 to April 9</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>        - <A HREF="id315.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 3"><U>April 10, 13</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>        -<A HREF="id317.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 4"><U> June 6,  29</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>        - <A HREF="id437.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India Labels"><U>Labels</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id528.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Slogans"><U>Slogans</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Postal Items"><U>Other Postal Items</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="045fa583.png"> <div> <I><B>India</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Most Silver Jubilee rocket mail flights occurred in India. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id313.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stephen Smith"><U>Stephen Smith</U></A></FONT>, Secretary of the Indian Airmail Society, was an avid rocket fan and was responsible for overseeing all 16 flights. The first flights were at Diamond Head on March 23rd and the last at Burnpur, northwest of Calcutta, on June 29th, 1935. Most rocket mail flights occurred in Sikkim, a small state near the Nepal. The covers contained no contents and bore special Silver Jubilee Commemorative labels. Postcards were similarly adorned. Most of the covers and many of the labels were signed by Smith. Of interest is the fact that the proceeds of the sales of the covers and labels were handed over to the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id13_jubilee_fund.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Postal Items"><U>Royal Silver Jubilee Fund</U></A></FONT> and later to the Quetta earthquake disaster fund. A more <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id314.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 1"><U>detailed description</U></A></FONT> of the various flights with illustrations can be viewed.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="578" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 228 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5102cde0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="221"><bR> <div> This cover was also provided per kind courtesy of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:mmyarry@mediaone.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mmyarry@mediaone.net"><U>Mark Yarry</U></A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> It shows the special yellow and blue commemorative label. It is signed by Stephen Smith. Mr. D.C. King was the Customs Officer at Diamond Harbour.   The nine pies stamp, used on most covers is cancelled March 23, 1935 at Diamond Head. It is not clear whether this cover is from the first or second rocketgram firing on that day.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="528" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 395 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5230a850.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="221"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> This scan of a Silver Jubilee rocketgram label sheet was provided by kind courtesy of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Barry Jacques</FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> It has been signed by Stephen Smith</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> </script>  </body>