Italy: Airmail labels

Here is an older airmail labels from Italy. First two are a standard blue label. Then a similar design just in white color and the last is from ALITALIA airways.


Year: ?, Gummed.                                                                            Year: ?, Gummed.

Year: ?, Gummed.

Year: 1948, Gummed. Günter Mair's catalogue no: ITA-B-33. Rouletted VL. 3***                       

Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. was established on 16 September 1946 as Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali, more commonly known as Alitalia, an Italian portmanteau of the words ali (wings) and Italia (Italy). It started operations on 5 May 1947, in which year it carried over 10,000 passengers. The inaugural flight was with a Fiat G-12 Alcione, piloted by Virginio Reinero from Turin to Catania and Rome.
The first intercontinental flight left a year later, flying between Milan and cities in South America.