1978 UNIDENTIFIED FIRST FLIGHTS

By AIR TRANSPORT OF PORTUGAL (TAP)
MANILA to DUSSELDORF via PORTO
Backstamped AEROPORTO / 17.12.78.

Flown by JUGOSLAV National Airlines
MANILA - BEOGRAD/ZAGREB - NEW YORK
Backstamped N.Y. TRUCK TERMINAL , NY, NY.

February 28:
A million thanks for  Mr. Jose Javier Etayo for answering his most valued info on the above two covers
with the following email:

I am writing concerning the two inidentified first flight covers in the  update of 19 jan 2005. The carrier of the first one is TAP, the national airline (as of then) of Portugal. The portuguese letters correspond to Air Transport of  Portugal. The indicated first flight was Porto - Düsseldorf.

The other one was flown by the Jugoslav national airline, corresponding  to the first flight Beograd/Zagreb - New York.

I wish also to express you my more sincere congratulations for the  website. It is really useful to the interested in philippine philately (in my case, spanish period) and a pleasure to see.
 

Best regards,
José Javier Etayo