The envelope was made by BOAC, London, England in 1959.

The stamps were issued in Indonesia in 1959.

The Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific was conceived at the Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in January 1950 and was launched on 1 July 1951 as a cooperative venture for the economic and social advancement of the peoples of South and Southeast Asia. (from http://www.colombo-plan.org/history.php)

Airmail envelope, Djakarta-Sydney, 'BOAC Comet 4 Jetliner / First flight between London and Sydney', paper, made by BOAC, London, England, 1959

Philatelic cover commemorating the first flight between London and Sydney, with Indonesian stamps. The design on the left side of the envelope shows St Pauls Cathedral and the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a globe of the world between. The stamps depict symbols of industry to commemorate the 11th Columbo Plan Conference, held in Jogjakarta, and the President of Indonesia, Sukarno. The postmarks on the front of the envelope are from Djarkarta, Indonesia and dated 2 November 1959. The envelope is addressed to Qantas Empire Airways in Sydney. On the back of the envelope is a postrmark from Sydney, dated 3 Novermber 1959.

Made: 1959

Postmarks on front of envelope, stamped in black ink 'FIRST FLIGHT BOAC COMET 4 / DJAKARTA - SYDNEY / DJAKARTA / 2 - 11 - '59 / PENERBANGAN / PERTAMA'

Postmark on back of envelope, stamped in black ink 'SYDNEY / N.S.W. AUST. / 1 / 2 -PM / 3 NOV / 1959'

85/2174-49

1959

106 mm

164 mm