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<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 - Rocket Pictures 2 </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="#33FFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><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 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 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF 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>Sikkim - April 10, 1935 </B></I><I><B> <A NAME="10_4_35"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> All pictures courtesy of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.superiorsc.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.superiorsc.com/"><U>Superior Galleries</U></A></FONT> (except where noted)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 233 WIDTH="181"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> This was the first firing of rocket mail over a river (from Surumsa to Ray). The flight (Rocket No. 52) is identified by the markings and the red commemorative label.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5df5ed30.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 204 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="a72fac60.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Proof sheet of red coloured rocketgram label. </div> <bR> <div> Signed by Stephen Smith.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 232 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5e15ee20.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> This is an unused label from the world's first rocket parcel experiment (Rocket flight No. 52. Signed by Smith. Note the number 26</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 235 WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Later on the same day Smith arranged for a rocket to fire mail from Ray to Surumsa. Note the different coloured label.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5e05ed50.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 375 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="a73fa710.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 1800 blue labels with overprints in sheets of three were flown on firing of Rocket No. 53</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Image very kindly provided by </div> <div> <B>Rajbir Grewal</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > of the United Kingdom</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id314_10_4_35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 1"><U><B>Return to Indian Rocket mail details</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sikkim - April 13, 1935 </B></I><I><B> <A NAME="13_4_35"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 221 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5e35ed70.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> First rocket flight of the day - over the Singtam river. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 221 WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Last rocket mail flight in Sikkim. Carried over the Rungpo river.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5e45ed70.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id314_13_4_35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 1"><U><B>Return to Indian Rocket mail details</B></U></A></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>