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First Condor Airmail Service from Brazil to Bolivia

Brazilian and Condor A.S. Stamp
Enlargement of Brazilian definitive of 1929 and
Syndicato Condor private stamp to pay premium for airmail service.

     Syndicato Condor was a subsidiary of Luftansa established in Rio de Janiero in 1927. The company issued private stamps for its airmail contract with the Brazilian government; stamps bearing the company name paid the authorized airmail surtax. In 1930 the company entered into a contract with Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (South America's second oldest airline after Columbia's Avianca) providing services between Brazil and Bolivia. In 1943 the company became Cruziero (Servicos Aereos Cruziero do Sul).

First Airmail Service from Brazil to Bolivia Cover.
Cover Commemorating the First Airmail Service Between Brazil and Bolivia on August 29, 1930.

Reverse of Condor
Reverse side of cover.


Bibliography

"Brazil." Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue.

"Lloyd Aereo Boliviano." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 12 Feb. 2007. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 19 Feb. 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Aereo_Boliviano.

"Our History." Condor Born to Fly. n.d. Condor. 19 Feb. 2007www5.condor.com/tcf-us/unsere_geschichte. jsp;jsessionid=E2C265B7097C5D0F920ECC4A1BA5F4AA.as5worker.

"Servicos Aereos Cruzeiro do Sul S.A." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 12 Feb. 2007. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 19 Feb. 2007 http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servi%C3%A7os_A%C3%A9reos_Cruzeiro_do_Sul_S.A.

"Syndicato Condor." AskPhil Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms. n.d. Collectors Club of Chicago.
19 Feb. 2007 http://www.askphil.org/b25s.htm.

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