In April 1931, Imperial Airways planned two experimental airmails from London to Melbourne and return. This was the first official air mail between Great Britain and Australia.
Letters could be addressed to New Zealand and were accepted in New Zealand for the two return flights from Australia. Carriage between Australia and New Zealand was by sea. A major reason for the flight was that the Dutch had already established an air route from Amsterdam to the Dutch East Indies and were planning a flight to Australia.
The mail passed through Allahabad in the course of its journey.
The cover was flown from Allahabad to Delhi. It is postmarked 2 May 1931 and was flown to Delhi on 5 May. It was not backstamped.
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