Famgus AviationPostcards: United Air Lines

This page shows my collection of mainliner postcards from United Air Lines.

Quoted from Wikipedia:

United Air Lines, Inc., is a major airline based in the United States and one of the world's largest airlines.

United Airlines traces its claim to be the oldest commercial airline in the United States to the Varney Airlines air mail service of Walter Varney, who also founded Continental Airlines. It was founded in Boise, Idaho. April 6 1926 is regarded in the United Airlines company history as both its own birthday and the date on which "true" airline service—operating on fixed routes and fixed schedules—began in the United States.

United's early route system, formed by connecting U.S. air mail routes, operated east-to-west along a transcontinental route from New York City via Chicago and Salt Lake City to San Francisco, as well as north-and-south along the West Coast. The early interconnections during this era became the basis of major United hubs in Chicago and San Francisco, followed later by additional hubs in Denver and Washington, D.C. These four cities remain United's principal hubs to this day.

United merged with Capital Airlines in 1961, making it the world's largest commercial airline and giving it a route network covering the entire United States.

Current number of postcards on this page:
34

This page was last updated on August 12, 2012

The "In Flight With UNITED AIR LINES" series

New York City	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Unused
San Francisco	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Post marked August 14 1936
San Francisco	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (No: 204) Photograher: Unknown Unused

Boeing B-247

Science makes nightflying routine	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Published by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Post marked Dec 4 1934
Boeing B-247 Registration NC13300 In service with United Air Lines 1933-1947	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Published by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Unused Printed text on back of card: Mailed from the Dome of the Travel and Transport Building. A Century of Progress, Chicago.
Boeing B-247 Registration NC13361 In service with United Air Lines 1934-1942	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Published by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Post marked May 17 1938
Boeing B-247 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Published by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Unused Printed text on back of card: Mailed from the Dome of the Travel and Transport Building. A Century of Progress, Chicago.
Boeing B-247 Cutaway view	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photo: Unknown Unused
Boeing B-247 Interior view	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: 402) Photo: Unknown Unused

DC-3

DC-3 Registration NC18112 In service with United Air Lines 1937-1953	Old postcard size 3½" x 5½" (9x14 cm) Printed & Published by: Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc.. (No. 47732) Photographer: Unknown Unused Compare the real photo version of this postcard below
DC-3 Registration NC18112 In service with United Air Lines 1937-1953	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc., N. Y. C. (Nbr: 76A) Photo: Unknown Written Sep 13 1943 Compare the linen version of this postcard above
DC-3 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Harry H. Baumann, New York. N.Y. (Nbr: E-6195) Photographer: Unknown Unused Compare the real photo version of this postcard below
DC-3 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Alfred Mainzer, N. Y. C. (Nbr: 87) Photograher: Unknown Unused Compare the linen version of this postcard above
DC-3 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Harry H. Baumann, New York. N.Y. (Nbr: E-6196) Photographer: Unknown Unused
DC-3 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Unused
DC-3 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Alfred Mainzer, N. Y. C. (Nbr: 96) Photograher: Unknown Unused
Dining aloft at 200 miles an hour This is a view on one of United Air Lines' new Skylounges.	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: 6) Photo: Unknown Unused
The World's First Extra Fare Plane	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: 7) Photo: Unknown Post marked August 2 1938

DC-4

DC-4
Unidentified registration

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: United Air Lines.
(Unnumbered)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused

DC-6

DC-6B Registration N37559 This plane crashed on Nov 1st 1955 following the in-flight detonation of a bomb. PROBABLE CAUSE: "The disintegrating force of a dynamite bomb explosion which occurred in the no. 4 baggage compartment." Sources: ICAO Accident Digest Circular 50-AN/45 (201-203)	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: CA 556) Photo: Unknown Unused
DC-6 Registration NC30001	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photo: Unknown Written but not postally used
DC-6 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Enell, Inc. (Nbr: 13) Photo: Unknown Post marked Jun 27 1950
DC-6 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Enell, Inc. (Nbr: 13A) Photo: Unknown Unused
DC-6 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Unused
DC-6 Mainliner New York	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: CA 556) Photo: Unknown Unused
DC-6 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photo: Unknown Unused
DC-6 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: H-1) Photo: Unknown Unused
DC-6 NC37503	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Nbr: H-4) Photo: Unknown Unused

DC-7

DC-7 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: Enell, Inc. (Nbr: 13B) Photo: Unknown Post marked May 6 1957
DC-7 Registration N6302C	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photograher: Unknown Unused
DC-7 Unidentified registration	Old postcard size 14x9 cm Printed by: United Air Lines. (Unnumbered) Photo: Unknown Unused