Re: Concorde.

G'day Blair, John,
enclosed my previous info on Concorde.
I agree with John, my cover possibly just a junket flight if
indeed it ever flew.
On searching Google, the extreme length of testing of Concorde, leaves
many "first flight" opportunities up
to whomsoever decided to print the stationery.
(All rather messy)

I appreciate your lengthy reply Blair.

CONCORDE FLIGHTS
In response to inquiries from collectors, the US Postal Service has
confirmed that no inaugural first flight cover service was offered for
the recent flights of Concorde aircraft from London and Paris to
Dulles Airport and return.
No first flight service was offered, the announcement noted, because
the participating airlines declined to apply for the service.
Consequently, no mail Was carried by either airline on these flights.
In addition, the announcement said, no philatelic or special
cancellation was authorized to mark the event.
At the request of some Concorde passengers, the Postal Service on
May 25 applied on a handback basis standard hand cancellations in
Washington to envelopes with at least 13 cents in US postage
affixed. This service was in accordance with Part 257 of the Postal
Service Manual, which authorizes handback cancellations on items
not entered into the mail stream. These covers were not mailed but
rather were carried as baggage or cargo on the return flights to
London and Paris. No backstamping service was provided in
Washington for covers transported as baggage or cargo to the United
States aboard the inaugural Concorde flights. No mail was carried on
these flights.

Courtesy "Australian Stamp News" December 1976

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