Last updated March 31 2017

NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES

Below are shown my collection of 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: 57

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Series PF 16 - B&W RPPCs

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 ...
VC
Series PF 16-A to PF 16-Y

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 ...

PF 16-A
Top Flight . . .
coast-to-coast
VC
PF 16-B
Northwest Passage
Coast-to-coast
VC
PF 16-C
Top Flight . . .
coast-to-coast
VC
PF 16-D
Northwest Passage
Above the Clouds
VC
PF 16-E
Northwest Passage
Top Flight . . . coast-to-coast
VC
PF 16-F
80 Passenger Boeing Stratocruiser
Northwest Airlines
VC
PF 16-G
Lower Deck Club Lounge
Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser
VC
PF 16-H
Northwest Orient Airlines
Coast-to-Coast, Alaska, the Orient
VC
PF 16-I

Unknown title

Not yet in collection!

PF 16-J
Kenin Peninsula, Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-K
Matanuska Valley, Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-L
Boeing Stratocruiser
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-M
Street Scene in Shanghai
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-N
The Manila Hotel
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-O
Winter Palace Grounds, Peking
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-P
The Heian Shrine, Kyoto
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-Q
Mt. Fuji frpm Hakone Lake
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC

Postcards issued the year 1949 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-49"). Only two postcards known so far ...

PF 16-A-49
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers
Coast To Coast ...
Hawaii ... Alaska ... Orient
VC
PF 16-B-49
Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2's
World's Most Modern
2-Engine Airliner
VC

Postcards issued the year 1950 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-50").

PF 16-A-50
Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers
- Finest ... Fastest
VC
PF 16-B-50
Northwest Airlines Martin
Luxuary Liner --- Coast To Coast
VC
PF 16-C-50
Waikiki Beach --- Overnight via Northwest Stratocruisers to Hawaii
VC

Postcards issued the year 1951 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-51").

PF 16-D-51
"Aloha"
Northwest Airlines
"Hawaiian Express"
VC
PF 16-E-51
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Northwest Airlines
"Orient Express"
VC

Postcards issued the year 1952 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-52").

PF 16-A-50

Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers
- Finest ... Fastest
VC
PF 16-F-52
MANILA on the route of NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Orient Express"
VC
PF 16-G-52
HONG KONG HARBOR
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Orient Express"
VC
PF 16-H-52
DAIBUTSU (Greta Buddha)
on the route of
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Orient Express"
VC
PF 16-I-52
JAPAN via
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Orient Express"
VC
PF 16-K-52
NEW YORK via
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Manhattan Express"
VC

Postcards issued the year 1953 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-53").

PF 16-A-53

Northwest Airlines Stratocruisers
- Finest ... Fastest
VC
PF 16-J-53
HONG KONG via
NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES "Orient Express"
VC
PF 16-L-53
HAWAII via
NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES "Hawaiian Express"
VC
PF 16-M-53

HAWAII via
NORTHWEST Orient AIRLINES "Hawaiian Express"
VC
PF 16-N-53
Fly to the
WORLD'S FINEST FISHING
via NORTHWEST AIRLINES
"Alaska Express"
VC

Postcards issued the year 1954 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-54").

PF 16-O-54
Interior of
Northwest Orient Airlines DC-6B
VC

Postcards issued the year 1955 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-55").

PF 16-P-55
Pacific Northwest - Vacation Wonderland
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-R-55
Skyline of Seattle
Northwest Orient Airlines
---
VC
PF 16-S-55
New York City
Northwest Orient Airlines
---
VC
PF 16-T-55
Hawaii - Land of Sunshine and Flowers
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-U-55

Surfing at Waikiki
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-V-55
Lockheed Turbo Constellation
as flown by
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-W-55

Anchorage, Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC

Postcards issued the year 1958 (i.e. numbered with a suffix "-58").

PF 16-Y-58
Hawaii --- Playground of the Pacific
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
PF 16-Z-58
Famous Drum Bridge - Japan
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
Series TRAD

In this , the numbering includes the acronym "TRAD" in someway. It's virtually impossible to tell how many postcards are part of the series so here they are just listed by numbers.

TRAD 335
Japan,
the land of picturesque gardens
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 336

Hawaii, the Aloha State
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 337

New York City
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 338

Mendenhall Glacier
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 342

Northwest Orient Airlines Imperial Service DC-7C
VC
TRAD 388
Japanese Gardens
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 389
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 390
The Pacific Nothwest
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 391
The Capital, Washington D. C.
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 392
Tiger Balm Gardens
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 394
Northwest's DC-8C
Jet Liner
VC
TRAD 393
Relaxing in Hawaii
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 395
Florida
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 396
Alaska
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
241-TRAD-454
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
241-TRAD-455
Miami Florida
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
TRAD 241-AD-496
The Boeing 727 --- newest addition to Northwest's Fan-Jet Fleet
VC
Menu Postcards

I've seen a number of different menu postcards from Northwest, I believe most with a similar layout as the three "Jet Northwest" in my collection.

Unnumbered
ALASKA
JET NORTHWEST
VC
LDF-2
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
JET NORTHWEST
VC
LD-4
PHILIPPINES
JET NORTHWEST
VC
PF-145D
Good Morning!
Breakfast Menu
VC
Flight Information Postcards

I have only seen the two types of Flight Information postcards shown below.

PF-4
Flight Information
VC
OP76-1
Flight Information
VC
PF-4
Flight Information
VC