 Last updated November 17 2021
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Below are shown my collection of Northwest airline issued postcards.
Three different types are covered, a promotional series numbered either "PF ..." or "TRAD ...", menu postcards and lastly
"Flight Information" postcards.
Number of postcards: 70
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Om du av någon anledning "glömmer" detta så förväntar jag mig att du på sociala medier, egna websidor eller i publikationer av olika slag, tydligt anger varifrån du tagit bilden, exempelvis www.famgus.se.
Tack!
Hold the mouse over the picture to get details of the postcard.
Click on the pictures and you will see larger scans. You can then choose to remain in the large scan mode and click through all images or use the slide show option.
This is what I presume a pre-WWII series promoting the NW Douglas DC-3 airliners.
| PF 16
Northwest Airlines' giant twenty-one passenger Douglas airliners
are ...  |
I believe this is the first color series issued, i.e. postcards with a numbering without the year suffix. I've seen two cards in the series postmarked in 1945 (16-A and 16-C) which leads me to the conclusion that the postcards of the series most likely were issued during the period 1945-1948.
It also supports the conclusion that postcards issued the years after are numbered with a suffix indicating the year of issue.
So far I've only seen postcards up to number PF-16-Q, maybe there are later number as well ...
Logo on the address side for the first 8 cards (PF 16-A to PF 16-H) in the series.
| PF 16-A
Top Flight . . .
coast-to-coast  Dec 1 1945 |
PF 16-B
Northwest Passage
Coast-to-coast  Unused |
PF 16-C
Top Flight . . .
coast-to-coast  Unused |
PF 16-D
Northwest Passage
Above the Clouds  Unused |
| PF 16-E
Northwest Passage
Top Flight . . . coast-to-coast  Unused |
PF 16-F
80 Passenger Boeing Stratocruiser
Northwest Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-G
Lower Deck Club Lounge
Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser  Unused |
PF 16-H
Northwest Orient Airlines
Coast-to-Coast, Alaska, the Orient  Unused |
Logo on the address side for the next 9 cards (PF 16-I to PF 16-Q) in the series.
| PF 16-I
Unknown title Not yet in collection! |
PF 16-J
Kenin Peninsula, Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-K
Matanuska Valley, Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-L
Boeing Stratocruiser
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
| PF 16-M
Street Scene in Shanghai
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-N
The Manila Hotel
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-O
Winter Palace Grounds, Peking
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-P
The Heian Shrine, Kyoto
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
| PF 16-Q
Mt. Fuji frpm Hakone Lake
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1949 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-49"). Only two postcards known so far ...
Same Logo on the address side kept for these 2 cards as for the previous 9 cards in the series.
| PF 16-A-49
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers
Coast To Coast ... Hawaii ... Alaska ... Orient  Unused |
PF 16-B-49
Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2's
World's Most Modern 2-Engine Airliner  Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1950 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-50").
Still the same Logo on the address side.
| PF 16-A-50
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers
- Finest ... Fastest  Unused |
PF 16-B-50
Northwest Airlines Martin
Luxuary Liner --- Coast To Coast  Unused |
PF 16-C-50
Waikiki Beach --- Overnight via Northwest Stratocruisers to Hawaii
 Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1951 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-51").
Still the same Logo on the address side.
| PF 16-D-51
"Aloha"
Northwest Airlines "Hawaiian Express"  Unused |
PF 16-E-51
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Northwest Airlines "Orient Express"  Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1952 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-52").
New Logo introduced on the address side for most of the cards, but one.
For one single card, the following Logo is used on the adress side (PF-16-H-52).
| PF 16-A-52
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers - Finest ... Fastest  Unused |
PF 16-F-52
MANILA on the route of NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Orient Express"  Unused |
PF 16-G-52
HONG KONG HARBOR
NORTHWEST AIRLINES "Orient Express"  Unused |
| PF 16-H-52
DAIBUTSU (Greta Buddha)
on the route of NORTHWEST AIRLINES "Orient Express"  Unused |
| PF 16-I-52
JAPAN via
NORTHWEST AIRLINES "Orient Express"  Unused |
PF 16-K-52
NEW YORK via
NORTHWEST AIRLINES "Manhattan Express"  Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1953 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-53").
Same Logo kept on the address side as for most of the 1952 cards.
| PF 16-A-53
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers - Finest ... Fastest  Cancelle May 28 1955 |
PF 16-J-53
HONG KONG via
NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES "Orient Express"  Unused |
PF 16-L-53
HAWAII via
NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES "Hawaiian Express"  Unused |
| PF 16-M-53
HAWAII via NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES "Hawaiian Express"  Unused |
PF 16-N-53
Fly to the
WORLD'S FINEST FISHING via NORTHWEST AIRLINES "Alaska Express"  Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1954 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-54").
Same Logo kept on the address side as for the 1952-1953 cards.
| PF 16-O-54
Interior of
Northwest Orient Airlines DC-6B  Written but not postally used |
Postcards issued the year 1955 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-55").
New Logo introduced again on the address side, but for two cards only, PF 16-P-55 and PF 16-T-55.
Yet another new Logo introduced on the address side for the next 5 cards PF 16-P-55 to PF 16-W-55.
| PF 16-P-55
Pacific Northwest - Vacation Wonderland
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-R-55
Skyline of Seattle
Northwest Orient Airlines ---  Unused |
PF 16-S-55
New York City
Northwest Orient Airlines ---  Unused |
PF 16-T-55
Hawaii - Land of Sunshine and Flowers
Northwest Orient Airlines  Canccelled July 25 1958 |
| PF 16-U-55
Surfing at Waikiki Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-V-55
Lockheed Turbo Constellation
as flown by Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-W-55
Anchorage, Alaska Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
Postcards issued the year 1958 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-58").
Same Logo on the address side, as for the first card 1955.
| PF 16-Y-58
Hawaii --- Playground of the Pacific
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
PF 16-Z-58
Famous Drum Bridge - Japan
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
For the following cards, the numbering starts with the acronym "TRAD". It's virtually impossible to tell how many postcards are part of the series so here they are just listed by numbers.
Same Logo on the address side, as for the PF 16 series first card 1955 and 1958.
| TRAD 335
Japan,
the land of picturesque gardens Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 336
Hawaii,
the Aloha State Northwest Orient Airlines  Cancelled July 12 1963 |
TRAD 337
New York City Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 338
Mendenhall Glacier Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
| TRAD 342
Northwest Orient Airlines
Imperial Service DC-7C  Unused |
| TRAD 388
Japanese Gardens
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 389
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 390
The Pacific Nothwest
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 391
The Capital, Washington D. C.
Northwest Orient Airlines  Cancelled April 27 1963 |
| TRAD 392
Tiger Balm Gardens
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 394
Northwest's DC-8C
Jet Liner  Unused |
| TRAD 393
Relaxing in Hawaii
Northwest Orient Airlines  Cancelled July 17 1960 |
TRAD 395
Florida
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
TRAD 396
Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
For the following cards, the numbering starts with "241-TRAD". Again it's impossible to tell how many postcards are part of the series so here they are just listed by numbers.
Yet a new Logo introduced on the address side on these cards.
| 241-TRAD-454
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
241-TRAD-455
Miami Florida
Northwest Orient Airlines  Unused |
| TRAD 241-AD-496
The Boeing 727 --- newest addition to Northwest's Fan-Jet Fleet
 Unused |
I've seen a number of different menu postcards from Northwest.
Here comes the 6 cards I have in my collection.
Same Logo on the address side on these cards as for the 241-TRAD series..
| LDF-2
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
JET NORTHWEST  Cancelled July 12 1962 |
LD-4
PHILIPPINES
JET NORTHWEST  Unused |
Yet a new Logo introduced on the address side on these cards.
| Unnumbered
ALASKA
JET NORTHWEST  Unused |
B-3
ATLANTA
JET NORTHWEST  Unused |
Unnumbered
MONTANA
JET NORTHWEST  Cancellation unredable, not dated |
Finally the oldest menu card from Northwest, 1955.
| PF-145D
(picture side) Good Morning!
Breakfast Menu  Unused |
PF-145D
(address side) Good Morning!
Breakfast Menu  Unused |
I have only seen the two types of Flight Information postcards shown below.
In my collection I have 5 Flight Information postcards, 4 type 1 and 1 type 2.
Type 1 postcards are either with number "PF-4", "OP76-1" of "OP76-2".
The only type 2 postcard I have, is numbered "PF-4".
My entire Flight Information web page (click here).
| Type 1
Flight Information
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Type 2
Flight Information
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