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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 1</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 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF 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="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> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Diamond Harbour - March 23, 1935</B></I></FONT>   <A NAME="23_3_35"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></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> </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 292 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5d65e0e0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Rocket mail cover with Stephen Smith's signature. Note special purple diamond shaped cachet. Commemorative labels were affixed and cancelled after the rocket landing. Covers were taken to the Post Office to be cancelled.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="181"><bR> <bR> <div> A total of 1500 commemorative labels were printed. After the flight 700 were destroyed. Of the 800 remaining, 31 had a double impression. Twenty of these 31 were used on covers.</div> <bR> <div> This image was very kindly provided to me by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:IoIOIIOIoI@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:IoIOIIOIoI@aol.com"><U><U>Mohamed Nasr </U></U></A></FONT>of Rego Park, New York, USA.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="9255e090.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="265" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="id314_23_5_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 7, 1935 </B></I><I><B> <A NAME="7_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="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 276 WIDTH="181"><div>   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Cover flown at Sikkim. It is not possible to identify whether this was the first or second rocket mail flight.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="5d75e0e0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="181"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="181" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="181" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="181" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 369 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5d8fa6b0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Piece of rocket skin from 1st flight at Sikkim. Rocket mail was carried in the 5th and 6th flights of the day.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="id314_7_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> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sikkim - April 8, 1935</B></I>  <A NAME="8_3_35"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 245 WIDTH="181"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Example of rocketgram fired from Sir Tashinamgyal field. Card also signed by Sir Tashinamgyal, the Maharaj of the State of Sikkim.</div> <bR> <div> The commemorative label was printed directly onto the rocketgram.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5da5eef0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="id314_8_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 9, 1935 </B></I><I><B> <A NAME="9_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="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 275 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5d95e0d0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div>  </div> <bR> <div> Cover flown from Dak Bungalow towards the Post Offoce at Gangtok. </div> <bR> <div> Note: It appears as if there was an attempt to change the cancellation date on the label from April 9th to 8th (Only 6 covers were flown on April 8th and thus extremely rare). Stamps were cancelled on April 9th.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id314_9_4_35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="India rockets 1"><U><B>Return to Indian Rocket mail details</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>