:JAe .llpAilJ 1941 AIRPOST JOURNAL I I I

1941""' AAMS Convention :• to be held at Atlan­ tic City, New Je~sey ,. August 15 to 17. -Your Officers

~ in. tAid, id4u.e­ '' NY RB A'' ~ g)iJ; ~~ SAN A BRIA'S AIR POST CATALOGUE For 1941 Unabridged - Complete Lists All the Air Stamps of the Entire World Without Restriction. "WE BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUING OF STAMPS IS AN EXERCISE OF THE SOVEREIGN POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT CONCERNED."

We list all stamps so issued, likes or dislikes as to their color, shape or other characteristica notwithataRding.

We are the World's most extensive dealers Jn Air Mail Stamps. We are quick to buy important lots of Air Stamps whenever offered. We are open to purchase the Air Stamps that we list. Our stocks are large but we buy against future as well as for present demands. We can supply more than 90 per cent of the stamps that we list at all times. We have a large stake Jn the future of Air Mail Stamps and believe that constant transactions of increasing magnitude in this field, since 1925, have qualified us to produce a catalogue worthy of the impor- tance Air Stamps have acquired in the Philatelic World. Here is the complete record, Mr. Collector, in this complete cata­ logue for Air Post Stamps. Be the Judge yourself of what you wish to collect. Who indeed is better qualified? Lists all Government issued Air Post Stamps. All Semi-official Air Post Stamps. Aero Postal Stationery. Air Post Stampt1 Proofs. Air Post Stamps Specimens. U. S. Souvenir Pioneer . Flights. "AS COMPLETE AND AUTHORITATIVE AS A STANDARD DICTIONARY"

PRICE Collectors Edition $6 .so DeLu.re Edition $S.OO Nicolas Sanabria, Inc. 17 East 42nd Street New York, N. Y. OFFICERS VOTE 12TH ANNUAL CONVEVTION FOR ATLANTIC CITY • Eastern Sile Favored Eastern Chapters Will Cooperate In Although a few of the officers had contemplated this year's Convention Sponsoring Event could be held in the middle-West, the complete poll of the officers indicated • a heavy majority in favor of meeting DATES: AUGUST 15 - 17 on the· !Eastern seaboard, It was also pointed out that quite a few regular • Convention attendants could not be HE TWELFTH ANNUAL Con­ present this year, because of stepped­ T vention of the American Air up business demands, if the gather­ Mail Society will be held at Atlantic ing were in the middle-West. All vot­ City, Ne·w .Jersey, Friday, August 15 ing for Atlantic City were of the through Sunday, August 17, 1941. opinion that its central location in Headquarters for the three-day the East would help draw a record meeting will be the Hotel Claridge, attendance, added to the fact that the and representatives from Eastern seashore resort is most popular dur­ Branch Chapters of the Society have ing the month of August. The site, signified their willingness to cooper­ therefore, will provide a most enjoy­ ate in jointly sponsoring the event. able meeting and vacationing point. Announcement of the Convention Officers also chose the site and place and date was made March 31 dates to somewhat correlate with the by L. B. Gatchell, Recording Secre­ 1941 annual meetings of the APS and tary of the Advisory Board, following the SPA, the two other national phil­ a poll of all officers and a trip to the atelic societie·s, making it convenient seashore resort for the purpose of for collectors so desiring to take in completing arrangements. all three events without difficulty in time and place schedules. Invitational Exhibition The Hotel Claridge, located on the One of the features of the Atlantic famed boardwalk, is one of the new­ City Convention will be a "demon­ est, largest and finest hotels at At­ stration exhibition" of airposts, com­ lantic City. Mr. Gatchell has been prising a number of frames of choice assured of special rates and conces­ material submitted through invitation sions for Society members who at­ by the organizing committee. tend, even though the date selected is There will also be an AAMS Air­ during the busy summer season. post Auction sponsored on one of All members are urged to make the afternoons of the meeting, and it plans now to attend and fully enjoy is expected material offered and in­ the 1941 AAMS Convention at Atlan­ terest shown will parallel or e·xceed tic City. that of the successful Toronto Con­ vention Auction. In addition to the usual business meetings, the Annual A-1 COVERAGE• AAMS Dinner, and social events, Collectors in 42 states and four there will also be time designated for nations sent for souvenir covers of a Catalogue Forum, discussions of the Gotham Stamp and Cover Clubs' this kind having proven very popular 10th anniversary celebration. Thirty in recent years. Other features of the magazines and newspapers publiciz­ 1941 Convention will be announced ed the event. Dan Newman is the in the near future. busy lad who took care of things .

.OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE THE AIRPOST JOURNAL AMERICAN Affi MAIL SOCIETY APRIL, 1941 Vol, XII, No. 7 Issue 132 20c PER COPY P. 4. 4. ()ffe'u BOLAMA ROUTE COVERS

When Pan American Airways in­ tion accorded them by Pan American augurated their new trans-Atlantic Airways System in the preparation route via Bolama, Portuguese Guinea, of the new trans-Atalntic covers. As Trinidad and Puerto Rico February everyone who has forwarded first 1 (eastbound) and February 6 (west­ flight covers knows, there is consider­ bound) there was insufficient time to able detail and labor involved-not notify collectors and enable them to to mention the task of later filling prepare first flight covers. orders and distributing the covers to Now, under date of March 17, a individual collectors throughout the bulletin from the airways announces country. The PAA has added a small that "the company prepared and service charge to the cost of postage, forwarded a sufficient number of but you may be assured that this fee first flight covers from each point on is not at all exhorbitant. this route to meet the requirements It is understood, also, that covers of philatelists." According to the re­ . were delayed for some time in clear­ lease the covers are addressed to the ing the British censorship at Port airways at different points along the of Spain, Trinidad. The covers ad­ route, bear stamps of the country of dressed into Bolama were nearly a origin, special company - prepared month and a half returning to New cachets, and are properly backstamp­ York, according to the company. ed by the post office at each point of destination. We believe collectors are fortunate in being able to secure these sh0rt­ Nine Covers Available notice covers through the commend­ able p1an of the PAA. Without this The set of South Atlantic route service· there would be but a very first flights as perpared by the air­ few items now available. Picture ways consists of nine covers and is also, the price that might be charged priced at $4.29. The service an­ for covers of this historic nature if nouncement requests that money handled exclusively through some order or certified check accompany other organization. We trust, there­ orders, with an itemized list of covers fore, that airpost collectors will long desired, addressed to Philatelic Sec­ remember this fine PAA courtesy tion, Pan American Airways, 135 when they add Bolama covers to East 42nd Street, New York City. their albums. -W.J.C. The individual point-to-point cov­ ers available in this set, with the • company's price in parentheses fol­ Ask your favorite dealer-if he lowing are: New York- Bolama (.65); isn't advertising in The Airpost Jour­ Horta-Bolama C.37); Lisbon-Bolama nal-to do so! Our official mae:azine (37); Lisbon-Port of Spain, Trinidad is the medium we should all be in­ C54); Lisbon-San Juan C49); Lisbon­ terested in FIRST! New York (.42); Bolama-Port of­ Spain C54); Bolama-San Juan (.49); Bolama-New York (.42). The an­ DUTCH AIRLINE BUYS• nouncement states that these points NEW U. S. AIRSHIPS are the only ones serviced by the KNILM, RoyPl Netherlands Indies Air­ company on the first flights. ways. apparently has not been wined out by the war. 'Purch,se by the svstem of two new Sikorsky S-42 amphibian trans­ Compliment PAA Policy ports for use in its East Indies service, h'-ls Collectors of airposts will appre­ been reported through United Aircraft ciate the thoughtfulness and recogni- Corporation. -Glen W. Naves N ew U. S. Airpost Stamp -M ay Be First Product of Artists' Committee • Of top interest to AIRPOST JOUR­ by WALTER J. CONRATH NAL readers is the possibility that an airpost stamp may be the first to be produced by the Department and • the Bureau in collaboration with the NITED STATES stamp design is artists' advisory committee. It is not 1U certain to benefit through the currently known whether this new voluntary cooperation of a committee air stamp might be a single value to of twelve of the country's most prom­ supplement the de·fense series, or the inent artists, the Post Office Depart­ first of the new regular set, already ment and the Bureau of Engraving under consideration for several and Printing. The group of artists months. was brought together by AAMS Di­ rector Paul F. Berdanier, art director F amou s Designers of the J. Walter Thompson Company, In bringing together the committee N e·w York advertising specialists, of artists it has been pointed out to and is working with the government the Postoffice department that the agencies through the auspices of the problem of design is not being ap­ National Federation of Stamp Clubs, proached in the spirit of criticism of with Harry L. Lindquist, Director. the work of Bureau engravers in the Designs for adhesive stamps of all past, but with the thought that illus­ classifications and embossed stamped trators who have achieved renown envelopes were· discussed by repre­ in the commercial field should be sentatives of the three groups at a able to produce designs of simplicity meeting held recently in New York. and beauty that are worthy of a great

• ADVISORY COMMITTEE-Artists and government oft'icials who conferred March 6 on Improvements of United States postage stamps. Standing, left to right: Gustave Jensen, Lucien Bernhard, Gordon Grant, Sam Marsh, Clarence Hornung, Walter D. Teague, Clayton Knight, Warren Chappel, Robert Fawcett and Stanley Crane. Seated: R. E. Fellers, Superintendent of Stamps Division; J. C. Benzing, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Roy M. North, Deputy 1.'bird Assistant Postmaster General; H. L. LindqUist, W. A. Roach, designer, Bureau of Engraving and Printing. and Paul Berdanier. -Photo by "Flash" Hyman 238 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL nation. The representative group of Lucien Bernhard is preparing a artists brought together by Mr. Ber­ design for a stamped envelope. Wal­ danier who are offering their time ter Dorwin Teague is doing a postage and experience, without remunera­ due stamp. Fred Cooper is working tion, includes the following top notch on a postage due, and American Ind­ men of the profession: ian stamp and a stamped envelope design. At a later date we hope to be Sam Marsh: Advertising designer. able to present photos of some of the Clarence P. Hornung: Designer and a suggested designs. writer on subjects of graphic arts The artists and designers, the interest. He has created over 300 Postoffice and the Bureau are to be trademarks. congratulated on this cooperative Lucien Bernhard: Designer. project, planned and organized by Gustav Jensen: Designer. Mr. Berdanier through his well qualified and mutual knowledge of Clayton Knight: Illustrator, particu­ both art and philately. The American larly well known for his aviation Air Mail Society is happy to endorse drawings. and felicitate this movement which W. A. Dwiggins: Designer, illustrator is certain to bring better r,epresenta­ and writer. Books designed by tive American Art, and a better ap­ him are collectors' items. Has de­ preciation of art, to individuals and signed numerous type faces. Owns collectors everywhere. a marionette theatre on his proper­ ty at Hingham, Mass., for the pleas­ • ure of his friends. He designed the APPOINTMENT OF AAMS puppets for the theatre. One of his NOMINATING COMMITTEE most interesting books is "Towards March 15, 1941 Reform of the Paper Currency To the Members of the Particularly in Point of its Design." American Air Mail Society: Warren Chappell: Typecutter and Please take notice that in accord­ type· designer. Illustrator of many ance with Section 8, Article 2, as books. amended, of the Constitution and By­ Walter Dorwin Teague: Industrial Laws of this Society, I have this day designer to many of the most im­ appointed the following to serve as portant corporations of America. a Nominating Committee: Served as one of the seven mem­ William Hafner, Babylon, New bers of the Board of Design of the York, Chairman. N. Y. World's Fair. Professor Rollin L. Charles, Lan­ Robert Fawcett: Designer and illus­ caster, Penn'a. trator. Portrait painter of note. James M. StEphe,1, Toronto, Ont., Fred G. Cooner: Designer and illus­ Canada. trator. Contributor to the "old" The Chairman of this Committee Life magazine for 25 years. will receive suggestions from the membership as to candidates for the Gordon Grant: Painter and etcher, various offices up to and including especially of ships and sailors. midnight of May 15th, 1941 and after Painted the portrait of the U.S.S. · that date will select at least one name Constitution for the Navy Depart­ for each elective office orderin!! same ment. to be olaced uoon the official -ballot. Stanley Crane: Painter. Has won The Nominating Committee is not numerous prizes for his paintings required to act favorably upon all and posters. names sugi:rested but anv member in Airpost Stamped Envelope ,!!ood standing may be ·placed upon Desi!!ns already completed and the official ballot. regardless of the submitted bv the committee of artists action of the Committee, by petition featur,e air ·mail postal paper. Paul si!!ned bv at least five oer cent of the Berdanier's design for an air mail membership. - stamp was produced in finished form WILLIAM R. ALLEY, from his lavout bv Sam Marsh

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this point will in all probably not be given any catalogue listing for the reason that AM-5 comprised what originally was old CAM-19 and CAM- 23 and inasmuch as Birmingham has been serviced bv the latter route it appears no new· first flights are in­ volved. Short Notice Events In view of the many proposed new services it is suggested that collectors keep in daily touch with their daily postal bulletins and other sources of aero-information in order not to miss out on short notice events. CAM col­ • lectors who have not as yet joined the by CHAS. G. RIESS C.AiM Cover Unit of the AAMS should Information concerning C.A.M.'s shouid do so without anv further hesitation be sent direct to the editor of section, as CAM COVER NEWS issued about P. 0. Box 11, Albany. N. Y. the fifteenth of each month by this • unit carries items that are entirely Pending Services on CAMs and a MUST. This column will co-operate with the CAM Cover OLLECTORS will have their Unit and CAM Cover News and the

e FIRST REGULAR through service by NYBRA, (Argentine-U. S.) February 19, 1930. Cover from Rio. Official publication of the American Air Mail Society. Published monthly at Albion, (Erie Co.,) Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

THE AIRPOST JOURNAL is entered WALTER J. CONRATH. Editor as second-class matter, February 10, Albion, Penn'a 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa., GRACE CONRATH, Business Manager under the Act of March 3. 1879. Albion, Penn'a All editorial copy, advertising, new and renewal subscriptions should be sent ALTON J. BLANK. Assistant Editor direct to the publication office at 1850 Burnett Ave .• E. Cleveland, 0. Albion, Penn'a. GLEN W. NAVES, Assistant Editor The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not con­ % Herald-Journal Newspapers ducted for profit. The managing edi­ Spartanburg, S. C. tor, all department editors, feature ASSOCIATE EDITORS writers and contributors serve gratis and without compensation of any kind. FRANCIS J. FIELD, Sutton Coldfield, All receipts from advertising, subscrip­ England tions and contributions are applied di­ L. B. GATCHELL, 24 Brook Road, rectly to the betterment of the maga­ Bronxville. N. Y. zine and the promotion of aero-philately. D. E. HELMUTH. 1724 Page Ave .. #11. SUBSCRIPTION RATES East Cleveland, Ohio United States ...... $2.00 per year JAMES C. HEARTWELL, 341 Carroll Canada and Foreign ...... $2.50 per year Park West. Long Beach, Calif. Single Copies ...... 20c each Back Numbers ...... 25c each F. W. KESSLER. 551 Fifth Avenue, Second (duplicate) copy sent to New York. N. Y. member's same address, 1 yr..... $1.00 RICHARD L. SIJ);GLJ

about May 1 .... A dispatch from member W. P. Campbell, who com­ piles that superb stamp column in the Vancouv.Er Columbian-"! was • very much interested in the John Coverage on Airposts and Airpost Wise story in the December AIR­ Collectors as Gleaned Through POST JOURNAL as my father-in­ the Editorial Olfice law went up with him, I believe in the first balloon ascension in Lan­ • caster. J.M. Johnston was my father­ 'M.T OW THAT- PAA has assured in-law. My colle·ge was Franklin & J.' covers from all new points on Marshall of Lancaster. the new trans-Atlantic via Bolama, Our editorial appreciation to Kent Africa, most of us will be doing a lot B. Stiles, editor of the top notch less worrying on how we'll complete stamp page of the famed New York our official trans-Atlantic coverage Times. for sending this worthy bo­ . . . . Clipping from Charlie Riess, quet: "D. E. Helmuth's Guynemer who's now recovered from a lengthy yarn in your March issue is a liter­ illness, indicates the British will re­ ary classic. Ther.e should be more sume trans-Atlantic flying boat ser­ such writings in the philatelic press." vice between England and the U. S. . ... We're justly proud of our staff APRIL, 1941 243

of airposters, and believe we have more men who now are, or have been A Happy 75th Birthday To actively employed in journalistic work than any other comparable Or. Robert Paganini philatelic publication .... Add to this the fact that these writers con­ • ribute freely of their time and tal­ On April 23, 1941 Dr. Robert Paga­ ents without remuneration .... So, nini, Zweisimmen, Switzerland, will when you can do these APJ staff celebrate his 75th birthday. The great members a little favor, remember universal airpost fraternity will join that they're giving up time which on the occasion of this jubilee in might be spent on their collections or thankfulness to the pioneer and in other activities in order that read­ founder of aero-philately. ers may have their news reports and Dr. Paganini, Life Honorary mem­ feature articles. ber of the Swiss Airmail Society, was born April 23, 1866 in St. Gall, where Treasur.er "Uncle" George W. in 1877 he attended the College, Angers, Mrs. Margaret Angers, and graduating in 1885. Three years later Mr. and Mrs. Henry Angers returning he received his degree as a chemist from an Atlantic Seaboard cruise to from a Zurich school. Moving to Florida .... While at Saint Pete Basle Dr. Paganini served for nine they visited a number of airpost yEars as director of chemical works. friends . . . . Charles A. "Chick" In 1911 he moved to Zweisimmen and Kenny, Washington, former editor began his studies and publications and publisher of the National Stamp relative to political economy, organi­ News. was named a First Lieutenant zation of the Swiss export, and his­ in the army recently, and is now with tory of air mail and air traffic. His the 260th Coast Artillery, Fort Bliss special interest in the latter two sub­ Texas .... Lieut. Commander Jess jects developed to an amazing degree Johnson took a recent trip from his and found a climax in an astonishing­ Naval Air Station to the Naval Train­ ly complete clipping library, in a ing Station at Pensacola, Florida and huge collection of books, catalogues, reported to us that he'd never seen pamphlets, and other valuable aero­ so many planes in operations at once philatelic material. This extensive as­ . . . The Commander, aside from sembly is entitled "Les Grandes Ar­ being an ace flier and airpost col­ chives de la Foste Aerienne," and re­ lector, has a beautiful showing of U. ceived many awards. S. Navy orints which were exhibited last fall -by the Norfolk Society of In his generous manner, Dr. Paga­ Arts .... Currently Jess is work­ nini donated his famed contribution ing on the revision and republication to aero-philately to the library of of the well-known Koestler Catalogue the Swiss Postal Administration at of Alaskan Airposts, a specialized Berne, remaining continually as its handbook . . . . Ed Goodale reports curator. He has also written many that the speaker for the annual Tor­ articles on aero-philately and his onto - Hamilton - Buffalo philatelic name will always be prominently as­ meeting and dinner sponsored by the sociated with the hobby. He is an Hamilton Philatelic Society, May 3, honorary member o f practically at the Royal Connaught Hotel, will every air mail society of th~ world. be Pilot W. Cranston, who flew the In the name of the various societies air mail out of Edmonton for a num­ of which I am a member CS. A. S., ber of years .... A feature of the A.A.M.S., P.P.P., A.A.A., and others) meeting will be the auction of one I am happy to express herewith to of the AAMS Toronto Convention this noble celebrator-heartfelt con­ stamp booklets for the benefit of the gratulations. May Dr. Paganini and Canadian Red Cross; bids on the his high-minded and profoundly book1Et mav be mailed to Pres. Ar­ underst?nding wife enjoy many more thur W. w·inton, 225 Rothsay Ave., years of intEllectual and physical Hamilton, Ont. . . . . And Ed ex­ health and happiness. In full sympa­ tends greeting to all his AAMS thy, every aero-philatelist wishes him friends and hones a number will many happy returns of the day! plan to meet him again at the Hamil- -MILTON WEIL, San Francisco (Continued on Page 265) (Life Honorary Pres., Swiss AMS) V~ and P~-­ USE:D AIR MAIL STAMPS • was available for postage, plus the by CHAS. P. PORTER knowledge of the quantities issued, AAMS Sales Man.ager and an understanding of the com­ • mercial use that that particular value VERY MEMBER of the AAMS of the set had. IE who has had cause to buy or sell The third question tnat must be used air mail stamps in the past few considered is the commemorative air years has been unable to evaluate mail sets issued fo1" collectors' pur­ them properly at one time or another poses only, often involving stamps b€cause of the wide range of price of such ridiculous low values that and often apparent absurdities bet­ some of the stamps would not even ween catalogues, price lists, and pay the postage to deliver a locally prices asked in the circuit. It is to addressed post card. help purchasers from our circuits and Lastly our old friend of supply and to aid those members who contem­ demand has a great deal to do with plate entering used stamps, so that the price you can get for your stamp, they will secure their proper worth despite the information a catalogue but at the same time sell them, that may give you regarding its value. this article is written. It is one man's opinion backed by twenty years of Used Airs Sell Individually collecting, plus the experience gained I think that there is little or no thru handling thousands of dollars disagreement regarding the conclu­ worth of used airmails in the AAMS sion that used air mails are primarily circuit. sold as individual items. Of all the One of the hardest problems pre­ price lists and catalogues that the sented to the cataloguer is the pricing writer has seen only Sanabria's Air­ of the used stamps. In the February post Catalogue bothers to even give Airpost Journal we discussed the a price by set. In this catalogue it is pricing of mint stamps, but the used impossible on many sets to reconcile copies represent an entirely different the price listed for the set with the set of problems for several reasons. sum reached by adding the individual items. From many instances we list Four Poinfs fer Valuation two as examoles: Venezuela 97-114 First, used air mails are in the (the first American Bank Note set) great majority of cases sold and lists by set at $6, but the individual bought as individual items-not as stamps add to almost $11. New sets. The average colledor has usual­ Guinea's first bird of paradise set is ly accumulated a considerable num­ priced at $20 per set, but the individ­ ber of stamps from mail and swap­ ual items add to $31.25. If a collector ping before he enters the buying has secured the first 13 values he field. His first purchases are to com­ would have, according to Sanabria, a plete sets of which he alre·ady has a catalogue valuation of $21.25. To part. As interest grows, his purchases complete his set he then buys the may be greater and wider in scope, pound G4th value) stamp for the $10 but he continues to collect from mail listed. He has now paid out an ad­ sources and his buying is supple­ ditional $10, complt-ted the set, and mentary. finds that he has lost $1.25 of his for­ Secondly, the price paid for a used mer catalogue value plus the ten dol­ stamp no longer carries the mail lars oaid for the nound value. Such carrying properties paid for when a sitUation in oricing is bound to purchased mint. Theoretically the confuse the collector and make him stamp has fulfilled its function by wonder iust why he should continue transporting a letter and it no longer to save used airmail stamps. The an­ has anv value save as a collectors' swer is that the set value· should not item. As a result, to fairly price a be taken too seriously. The writer used stamp consideration must be has several times, either directly or given to the length of time the stamp thru an agent, endeavored to buy APRIL. 1941 245 sets where wide discrepancies oc­ Albatross set (Scott C14-25). Scott curred in the Sanabria Catalogue, and Sanabria have very similar pric­ but never has been able to buy the ing on this set and it runs high for full set, though individual items or each stamp, As a result the collectors part of the set could be bought at have a strong price resistance to the the individual prices. set despite the fact that its rarity Commem. Airs makes the catalogue valuation not There is little that can be said of out of line. Isolated items offered in the sets issued for commemorative the Sales Circuit do not sell unless or fund-raising purposes, often on heavily underpriced, as the average sale or for use over a very short collector feels that he probably will time. Into this class fall so many sets be able to complete the set and so issued for use in the various Italian never starts. Colonies, Russia, and similar items. Quantities Issued Very few copies have legitimate use, It is on the point of quantity used, and such used stamps that are sold however, that we feel the greatest are generally received by dealers on errors are found in the catalogues on orders placed for covers. There are their pricing of used stamps. Not generally sold in sets and those who enough attention has been given to collect them must figure that the quantity of commercial air mail dealer has all the expenses of a mint emanating from the various coun­ set plus the addition of a small fee tries, nor to the fact that in any given for mailing. A relatively smaller set some values are used in far quantity is used in this manner than greater quantities than others. We are received mint and they must be could pick any number of examples figured as worth more than the same but our space is limited and we will stamps mint. These sets usually carry use only Salvador (Scott C54-60; a few values with very low face Sanabria 56-62). This set was for value, but which are just as difficult regular air mail use, issued in 1937, if not more hard to find that the high and is still available. We list herewith values. Scott's Standard Airpost the values of the set, the Scott and Catalogue regularly lists these values Sanabria prices, and the price from a at a low urice commesurate with the Nassau Street dealer in used air mails original face value, but the writer whose check list only contains prices has never been able to purchase any where he has such quantities in stock quantity at anything like as low as that he can guarantee delivery at the catalogue prices them. the price quoted. Popular Countries From The popularity of the country or Scott Sana. dealer's set must also be take into consider­ Value Price Price list ation in pricing a stamp. This ma:v 15 Cent ...... 12 ...... 10 ...... 04 best be illustrated with a couule of 20 Cent ...... 18 ...... 12 ...... OB concrete examples: Persia's C19-20- 25 Cent ...... 20...... 15...... 12 21, the three Toman values, are pric­ 30 Cent ...... 15 ...... 16 ...... 02 ed :in Scott at $7.25 and in Sanabria at 40 Cent ...... 32...... 20 ...... 28 $6.00. Considering the small quantity 1 Colon ...... 60 ...... 60 ...... 20 and time in use, plus the high orig­ 5 Colon ...... 2.00 ...... 3.00 ...... 3.00 inal face value, these are exceedingly The 30 centavo value pays the air low figures. Approximately half a mail rate to the United States and is Toman would register and carry a so common that I have seen it in letter by air mail from any point in packet material. The next most com­ Persia to anv point in the United mon value is the 1 Colon. Both Cata­ States, and during the period of their loguers list its value equal mint or use there was but little mail carried used but the dealer will deliver it at by air from Persia. If it were not one third rthe catalogue price. for the fact that the first three sets So the next time you plan to sell of his country are relatively unpop­ used air stamps ask yourself if the ular the rarity of the three stamps stamp is a common value, like the used would undoubtely cause them 15 and 30's of Guatemala, the· 20 and to be priced by both cataloguers far 40's of Mexico, or the 30 and 1 Colon more than the present listing. An ex­ of Salvador. Price it accordingly. ample of the same class, but a set Conversely, if you have the space to rather than a country, is the Uruguay fill, don't always pass up a stamp you i4& THE AIRPOST JOURNAL infrequently see because you feel at the old price. At that price they that it is not discounted far enough are no longer available. from the listed Catalogue price. Last So remember used air mails with year three copies of the French 50 very few exceptions are at best in use franc green. and three of the 10 franc but a short time. While available Anniversary Flight, went to almost those in common use should be every member in our circuit and all bought cheaply and not entered in six came back unsold for they were the Sales Department Circuit at all priced just under the Catalogue. Now unless priced very cheaply. But the that they are advanced more than great majority of numbers are not double by both Cataloguers I have common in used condition, so fill that had several letters asking for them- space when you can. lnter.-A:aierican Escadrille at Havana,, Cuba

• The Gruman N. C. 37000 of the Inter-American Escadrille, aero society established in the U. S. with chapters in all the Americas, at Havana March 6. This was the first stop of a good will civic air mission of the society. On the trip are Pilot Farris, Gen. Frank Ross McCoy, Walter Bruce Howe and Alfredo de los Rios.

• One of the ten souvenir covers from Miami to Havana on the first leg of the Escadrille's mission. It bears the society's cachet and autographs of the fliers. Leaving Havana, the mission was to next visit Port au Prince, followed by all the countries of Central and South America. -Courtesy Dr. Terry, Club Filatelico de la Republica de Cuba APRIL. 1941 24'1

The 1941 Edition of the STANDARD CATALOGUE OF AIR POST STAMPS

IS e Newly rewritten NOW e In new Format OUT! e Lists and prices legitimate Edited by air mail issues including errors and varieties. Hugh M. Clark in collaboration with the Cata­ Companion volume to the logue Listing Committee of Standard Postage< Stamp the A. A. M. S. Catalogue and the United States Stamp Catalogue Order From Your Dealer (Specialized). '2·00

Seott Publieations, Ine. I New York, N. Y. L~"' W•« 47th Stmt £ What's In the Air In Washington • the appropriation by Congress, but by ROYCE A. WIGHT in some cases the first flight takes place a very few days after the ap­ • propriation has been obtained. How­ (The statements in this article ever, the Post Office Department does are solely those of the author not send out notices of first flights to writing as an airpost collector.) collectors unless at least three weeks will intervene between approval of • the appropriation and the date· of in­ Creation of New Airmail Routes auguration. There are four steps in the cre­ ation of new airmail routes. 1. Appli­ The Post Office Department has cation by an airline: an airline ap­ adopted this policy because many col­ plies for a certificate of "convenience lectors would be unable to arrange and necessity" to operate a route to have covers sent on shorter between certain designated cities. notice. Once the application has been made, What does this procedure mean to the Civil Aeronautics Board will collectors who want to be sure of hold a hearing thereon anywhere getting covers on all new flights? As from three days to thirty months we have seen, an application for a after the date of application. 2. A route does not mean that the route hearing to consider the application. will be approved as originally re­ At the hearing the airline and the quested, or, necessarily, at all. Know­ staff of the Board present evidence ledge of new route applications mere­ pertaining to the establishment of ly gives us a good idea of what's in the route. Some weeks subsequent to the wind. Once the Civil Aeronautics the hearing, the Civil Aeronautics Board has issued a decision on a new Board issues its decision, which either route, however, it is virtual certainly approves or denies the application. that the route will be inaugurated The application which was origin­ sooner or later. It would be wise. ally made may be altered as to the therefore, for collectors to get their cities on the route and it may be first flight covers ready as soon as a awarde to a different airline than the Board decision is announced. If col­ one which made the original applica­ lectors wait to receive philatelic an­ tion. Once the date for a hearing is nouncements from the- Post Office set, any other airlines which so de­ Department, thev will miss out on sire may petition to "intervene" and several important ev.ents. for the P. have the route awarded to them. Of 0. D. frequently does not have time course, the Board's decision may be: to send these notices out. a denial cf the application, in which Beginning with this issue I will case there will be no new route. list all new route news under two 3. No:!ification of P. 0. D.: After headings: "Apolications Made" and the Board has annou.nced its approval "Routes Approved" (by the Civil of a new airmail route (some routes are approved with respect to passen­ gers and express only), the Post Of­ MEKEEL'S WEEKLY fice Dept. is duly notified and re­ quests an appropriation from Con­ STAMP NEWS Now Published in Magazine Form gress to cover the ciirmail paymen Ls With Departments Covering: which must be made to the carrier. Coming Issues Market Comment Usually it takes about one month to Washington News New Issues obtain the necessary appropriation. Airposts Auction Reports Precancels Naval & Seapost 4. Congres

Aeronautics Board). Collectors who want to be sure of obtaining covers on all new routes should send them out to all points listed under the lat­ ter heading. Applications Made February and March: St. Louis to Washington; Shreveport to New Or­ leans via Alexandria and Baton Rouge; Addition of Grand Canyon to Route 2; Addition of Austinto Route 50; Addition of Knoxville to Route 10. China Air Mail Routes Approved mate of approval, not date of in­ auguration, is shown). January 30: First Issue Variety Pittsburgh t o Birmingham v i a by ELLERY• DENISON Wheeling, Charleston and Chattan­ ooga; Cincinnati to Atlanta via Lex­ A small variety• in the nature of a ington and Nashville·; Addition of break or scratch on the vignette ex­ Birmingham to Route 5. ists on the first air mail issue of March 6, 1941: Addition of Bristol China. This flaw extends from the (Tennessee-Virginia) and temporary plane to the hill in the foreground. addition of Clarksburg, West Vir­ for my own purposes I describe this ginia to Route 55. as a "feed line" variety. March 20, 1941: Addition of I understand this was reported by Youne:stown, Ohio to Routes AM-1 Mr. J. C. Hartwell in the Airpost and AM-14. Journal of June, 1937, and again by Mr. Samuel Ray in the China Clipper, • Vol. 2, No. 3. Up to the time of Mr. Make your plans now to attend Ray's article, this variety was known the 1941 AAMS convention. only on the 15, 45, 60 and 90 cents. I have recently found it on the 30c which completes the set. While it has been stated that the stamp is the 24th Our GooJ Neigl.l,or on all values, I have a 6-0c from the top row with the marginal inscrip­ COVER SERVICE tion "HINESE BUREAU OF EN­ GRAVING AND PRINT!" above. did collectors a good turn on the Has someone sheets to settle these recent El Salvador University air­ points? mail set and miniature sheet. We sold hundreds of FDCs for $3.55 each thru our bulletins. Covers Ua.e are now on the New York market i 'i'~ed' ~ ~ at $4.50. Are you one who's going ~ Your Air Covers to pay thru the nose? ~ The ordinary sulphite bond envelope ~ turns yellow and deteriorates within If you collect airmail sets from ~~ a few years. rendering your covers ~ almost worthless. We have specially our Latin American good neigh­ ~ printed for collectors three designs of bors on First Day Covers, and if ~ Air Mail Envelopes on "Permanized" you had deposited $5 with us, the ~ Airpost Bond, a 65% r:>g content El Salvador cover would have cost ~ paper of high quality, whiter, strong­ ~ Pr and will not yellow with age. you 5 % less than the bulletin price ~ They cost a little more, but they or $3.37; exactly $1.13 less than ~ assure you of perfect covers in present market price. ~ "P.ars to come. Sampler Box of ~ 25 APJ "Permani7ed" Envel- 35" ~ opes. assorted designs, 't Don't pay thru the nose. Send ~ oostpaid ...... along your deposit to ~ ~3~~o. ofsi~o1~: ~j-S~~e:~o !0dxe~t~~~ ~ Air Mail Envelopes for 5c in stamps. E. G. Arnold ~ APJ ALBUM DEPARTMENT Box M-63, Station D, Brooklyn, N.Y. ..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~ Walter J. Conrath - Albion. Penn•a.. 250 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL APRIL. 1941 251 IMPORTANT AIRMAIL SA LE

HARMER, RO 0 KE & CO., INC. The Serphos Collection is recognized as Take Pleasure in Announcing that they one of the most important accumula­ have been commissioned to sell, at ~ORM.A\~ SIERJP>DOS tions of Flown Covers, Broadsides, unrestricted public sale, the unusually President of the Scott Stamp & Coln Co., Inc. Souvenirs, Newspaper Illustrations and important and outstanding Flown News Items, Post Cards and other Covers and Related Historical Aviation material relating to Aviation, that has Material comprising the

The Collection ls Hlounted In 70 V•~luH1es and contains approxlH1ately 3500 lteHls divided Into the follo01lng sections: 1. OCEAN FLIGHTS. This section con­ 3. FOREIGN PIONEER FLIGHTS. Many 4. U. S. HISTORICAL FLIGHTS. Includ­ 8. GLIDER FLIGHTS. This section con­ of the covers contained in this section ed in this section are the famous first tains nearly all of the famous glider tains nearly all covers of ocean flights are the only ones in existence. It is one trans-continental non-stop flight of Mac­ flights throughout the world and is since the first in 1919 right through to the of the most important sections of the Cready and Kelly and the 'Dawn to Dusk" practically complete. Among other things entire collection. Among other things it flight of Lieut. Maughn. There is also the it has the first sky train flight from New present day, carried by such famous pilots contains Argentine #1 and #2, Austria John Wise Balloon flight, the first parcel York to Baltimore, the trans-connn"ent.1i Adriatic Flights, Belgium Blankenberghe, post shipment by air, the first ship to flight by Frank Hawks and the sky train as Hawker, Alcock and Brown, Sir Ross Chili #1, Figueroa, Colombia #1, Czecho­ shore flight, and other historical items of flight from Miami to Havana. Smith, Byrd, Amundsen, Amelia Earhart, slovakia with overprinted stamp, Den­ this nature. mark, Pilot Sevendsen, Equador #1 and 9. ROCKET MAIL This section is prac­ Cobham, De Pinedo, Howard Hughes, Sir #2 Egypt, Heliopolis, France, Pax flight 5. ZEPPELIN, OCEAN AND EUROPEAN (1st message from Dirigible) French FLIGHTS. In this section are included tically complete and contains many of Charles Kingsford Smith, Wiley Post, and Guiana 1st flight, French and German 1st practically every flight made by the Graf the very early experimentals. flights complete including the early Zep­ Zeppelin. Many of them from point to scores 0f others. point, and quite a number are signed by pelins, Great Barrier Pigeongram. Great 10. U.S. CONTRACT AIR MAIL FLIGHTS. Britain famous "Life Boat Saturday" Dr. Eckner and members of the crew. This section contains many of the Con­ flight, Blackpool, Bath, Tour of England, 6. LINDBERGH FLIGHTS. From the 2. U. S. PIONEER FLIGHTS. This sec- and all the other famous flights, all early Lindbergh Good Will Tour there are 26 tract Air Mail covers as well as the Swiss and Italian covers. Canada is Foreign Air Mail covers and a large num­ tion contains covers from practically all covers signed by Lindbergh on 18 different practically complete, including Montreal flights. There are also covers celebrating ber of them are signed by the pilot who of the flights from Garden City in 1911 to to Toronto, Toronto-Ottawa, Truro-Char­ his visit to many cities on his tour in lottetown. The Newfoundlands are also Central and South America as well as tne carried the mail. the end of the pioneer period in 1916. pracuc~lly complete, including Handley. A. Page, Martynside, Major Cotton, "Colom­ u. s. 11. PIONEER POST OF COLOMBIA RE­ Among others it contains the St. Louis bia," Do X, etc. 7. PARIS BALLOON FLIGHTS. This sec­ PUBLIC. This section contains many of Hydroplane, Atlanta, Wilmington, San tion contains examples of nearly all types the rarities carried by the French Com­ of cards, letters and newspapers flown Diego, Milwaukee 1912, Coney Island, This collection has been the basis for out of Paris during the siege. There are pany, (Compania Colombiana), and also the editorial work on a number of also examples of the floating disc ball the pioneer flights made by the Scadta Ohio, Columbia, Tenn., Puget Sound, sections of the 1940 American Air Mail mail, the attempt to get. mail into Paris. Company, including a number of the rare Grinnell, Clayton, N. Mexico., and many Catalog, which was issued by the as well as many newspapers with supple­ American Air Mail Society. ments and pellicules used by the pigeon overprints which are almost unknown on others. post. cover.

The faDIOUS SERPHOS COLLECTION 01ill be sold at the Collectors Club, Ne01 York on May 19, 20, 21 and 22 But the auctioneers are prepared to consider offers for any special group or the entire collection.

Lots will be on display at our. offices This sale will be found of interest 551 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. Certam sec­ tions will also be on view at office of not only by collectors of airmail cov­ Earl Hamilton, 331 Bush St., San ers but by students of philately, col­ Francisco, Calif. HARME~~ at~J~~s~ ~M 1o~?·1 INC. • 1 lectors of Americana or historical Illustrated catalogs of the sale, consist­ items, and by anyone interested in ing of nearly 150 pages, will be !'-vail­ 551 Fifth Ave. GORD~:!si!:;:MER New York, N. Y. able to serious collectors. Gratis on the development of aviation from its request. Telephone VAnderbilt 6-5843 (Our Only New York Address) Telegrams: Philators, New York inception. 252 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

York. After careful study, you will find these 9 covers take care this route very well and the philatelic • department of the PAA is to be com­ by RICHARD L. SINGLEY plimented upon their selection of Lancaster, Pa. points. • Four Continent Route (New Trans- Atlantic) Coverage FAM-21 Although this is known as FAM-21, • it is really an extension of CAM The points selected by PAA for route 27 (old CAM-U. The extension dispatching of the first flight covers is from Bangor t-0 Moncton, N. B., on the new route of the trans­ Canada. It is amusing to note the Atlantic (See feature elsewhere in blue Bangor cachet bears no route this issue) will undoubtedly bring number while the cachet used on the forth some criticism, but this writer Burlington to Montreal extension ot feels personally indebted to PAA for August 10, 1937 has "FAM-27 " in securing the covers they now have to error. Moncton applied a black offer. The original schedule called for square cachet and dispatched 6,356 "planes to proceed from LaGuardia covers, with pilot S. A. Short and co­ Field to Bermuda, over-fly Horta, pilot D. H. Stewart. Bangor dispatch­ proceeding directly to Lisbon." This ed 3500 covers, with pilot Sandford apparently was changed at the last B. Chandler and co-pilot D. H. Stew­ minute to New York-Horta-Lisbon­ art. Covers are all postmarked and Bolama. It is well to bear in mind backstamped January 3, 1941. that Bolama is really only a stop on the return flight. After the departure from Lisbon, points of call are: Bola­ ma, Trinidad; San Juan and New

American Export Plans • Approved by the Civil Aeronautics r Board, and its petition for mail ap­ propriations turned down by the House of Representatives, the Ameri­ can Export Airlines is still actively seeking to begin opera tion of another trans-Atlatnic air mail and passenger service. The Senate committee may return the airline's appropriation to the bill which is now before that body. American Export's plans pro­ vide for the flying of the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Lisbon. The company also has four other trans-Atlantic routes planned, per­ mits for two of which are not now being requested because of the war and the location of terminals in the combat zone. Two of the routes in­ volve flying over the northern • OLD AND NEW-A huge new strato­ steamship courses, while the other clipper of the PAA is shown here over an ox-cart, one of man's oldest forms of two follow similar courses to the re­ transportation. The photo was taken near cently-inaugurated PA A southern San Juan, Puerto Rico, new U. S. terri­ route. One southern route plans for torial crossroads for both the speeded-up south American service and the revised a direct hon for the African coast trans-Atlantic service. from Puerto-Rico; the other involves -Courtesy "Flash" Hyman flying to Puerto Rico, to South APRIL. 1941 253

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America, thence to Africa. The com­ pany's intention to file application for these two latter routes has been AERO- officially declared to the Civil Aero­ nautics Board. Cristobal, via Nassau. Kingston PHILATELISTS Another direct and important route, application for which is being filed by American Export Airlines, is OF NOTE the short cut from New York to Cristobal, Canal Zone, via Nassau, • Bahamas and Kingston, Jamaica. Two hundred and seventy-five sou­ No. 18 in a Series venir covers were carried on a sur­ by GLEN W. NA VE:> vey flight for this route, leaving New P. 0. Box 446 York February 3, 1941. A Consolidat­ Spartanburg, s. C. ed twin-engine flying boat, commer­ cial version of the U. S. Navy's patrol • bomber, was used on the flight. The HI With this issue of The Airpost cover we have at hand bears stamps A\ .T ournal . . . . spring is here! of the U. S., Bahamas and Jamaica. Grasses grow, flowers shortly will Cancellations are Nassau, February 3. bloom .... the trees are budding ...• Kingston, February 4; backtsamped birds and the streams and happy house­ Cristobal, February 5. This was the wives are singing .... and on the greens first non-stoo flight northbound and 'round Springfield, Mass. Little white balls southbound between New York and are being banged hither and yon by men Nassau. The cover will undoubtedly . . . few of them young. And there ..•. be classified as a trail blazing trans­ strange things often happen . . . . and wild cries, accompanied by wilder gesti­ oceanic. culations, are often heard .... same not always being confined to the loud yelling Airways or FAM Covers? of .... FORE! If and when this new route is in­ More Adept Elsewhere augurated by American Export it Although the record shows that the would require entirely new coverage genteel (?) game of golf is not their between New York, Nassau, and athletic forte, Norman Watt, subject of J a m a i c a-and possibly between this sketch. and Emil .T. Vlasak, our IMPROMPTU collaborator, are still striv­ Jamaica and Cristobal, although this ing to become adept at same . . . . and latter has already been flown by control their fiendish impulses to commit many PAA services. This brings us mayhem . . . . when things go wrong to the question all collectors should with their "game" .... as often happens consider- careflilly. With the inaugu­ . . . . but, gentle readers, we are pacing ration of this and other new routes our narrative . . . . or, in other words, there will be many conflicting FAM we are getting ahead of the story. situations. If you wish to collect cov­ This was planned and scheduled, minus malicious premeditation .... as another ers from PAA routes, well and good. erticle in our series whereby we have Or vou mav collect covers from the . . . . with much satisfaction . . . por­ American ·Export Airlines routes, trayed fellow aero-philatelists without BUT please bear in mind, conflicting h 0 rpooning them . . . . Heretofore. we points cannot both be listed in the have written . . . . unburdened by a catalogue. Only the first under a U.S. collaborator . . . . but, for the nonce, we contact will bear listing. I would sug­ toss caution to the winds .... and mix golf with aero-philately . . . . all be­ gest collectors set a precedent now cause the aforesaid Mr. Watt naively per- instead of waiting until flights take mitted his partner, Mr. Vlasak, to place. submit material for this sketch 'The American Exnort Airlines is . . . as follows: also currently planning and survey­ FAM, CAM and scotch ing a New Orleans-Havana route and "Norman Watt first saw the light of a Havana-Cristobal route. Further day in Dundee, Scotland, in the year of .... well, he was too old to register for development of the proposed services the draft last October 16th. and he hasn't of this company will prove of great yet received the five bucks gold piece his interest to airpost collectors during father left in trust for him . . . . provid­ future months. ed he would go without his breakfast for APRIL, 1941 255

50 years! "He says 'yes mam' and 'no mam' at home, doffs shoes and sox before entering the kitchen, smokes not and otherwise is happily married. His life has been made joyous by a beautiful young daugh­ ter, Doris, and two grand boys, Donald and Robert. "Norm has been a collector several years, is a charter member of the Spring­ field Air Mail Society . . .. and now is its president. He possesses a large collection of FAM and CAM covers, also mint air mail stamps. He attended the Cincinnati and Toronto AAMS conventions and, of course, did his full share in making the 1937 Springfield convention a grand suc­ cess. also has served on several AAMS committees, including the 1940 nominat­ ing group. Proficient Professional Man "Norman owns and operates a dental laboratory where he provides teeth for those unfortunate Springfielders who like to bite off more than they can chew. He has a standing offer to provide a gratis set of 'choppers' to anyone who will wear them with the initials, WATT, set in black in the center of the four prominent front uppers. "Two other pet hobbies he follows .... SPRINGFIELD'S NORMAN WA TT golf and music. At the piano he is quite at ease. No one has ever laughed when he sat down . . . . unless we mention that . . . . the warrior of the greensward be­ time in Toronto . ... but that's another came cautious, serious, cooly calculating story! Golf he loves with the ardor pecu­ . . . . he looked to the right of him; he liar to all Scotchmen. He plays his shots looked to the left of him . . . . and then off the port-side . . .. and shoots a fairly he struck an awkward stance . . . . and decent game, holding the southpaw cham­ swung. pionship of the Springfield chapter by He missed . . . : and then he swung virtue of being its only left-handed mem­ again, exclaiming . . . . "Oh dear; oh ber. He boasts that last year . . . . actually goodness gracious me!" (That ain't what . . . . he lost only one ball. This painful Mr. Vlasak said but we don't want The incident might not have happened had not Airpost Journal to be barred from the the searchlight bulb burned out. (He had mails!) . extra batteries in his golf bag!). And then . . . . the Bobby Jones of "Norman has been and is a valuable Springfield swung again . . . . and hit member of the Springfield chapter and the ball . . . . same took erratic flight an enthusiastic member of the American . . .. and collided with Mr. Watt's golf Air Mail Society. His attendance at con­ bag . . . . lying nearby . . . . where an vention, keen interest in his home city UNPAID and DISILLUSIONED caddy had chapter and the Parent Society. and other flung it after learning . .. . too late . .. . activities proves this. that his "pick-up" was a Scotchman. Tragedy a la Golf The ball rebounded . . . . and . . . like a sizzling bowling ball yielding only And now . . . . via con-current infor~ strikes and spares . . . . contacted our mation from the aforesaid Mr. Watt . ... esteemed secretary's knee . . . . in the which we shall strive to weave into non­ region of the cap. dramatic story form . . . . comes a saga of sorrow. a tale of tragedy, if you please Another Volcanic Outburst heart-rending, nerve-shattering "Oh dear; oh goodness gracious me!" and poignant with grief. again quoth Mr. Vlasak. (That ain't what Morning . . . . the scene is beautiful he said but we don't want The Airpost green-carpeted mountains Journal barred from the mails). green-carpeted greens .... and greener Like balls of fire the Vlasak optics golfers . . . . Emil and Norman. dear read­ blazed and glittered and . . . . with a ers, were waging a battle royal as they lusty heave-ho, he swung again. Down charged . ... like the Light Brigade . . . . the fairway, a bit off keel but rambling across the 17th green. On the 18th they like a charging bull . . . . sped the baH teed-up up and the middle-aged . . . . SMACKO, plus SOCKO . . . . right scribe of the AAMS halted. Like Sitting onto the porch of a Springfield family's Bull about to ambush another wagon train domicile . . . . Forthwith the lady of the 256 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL house chastened her children for throw­ panied by a very huge and inhospitable ing rocks at same . . . . not spying the mastiff . . . . a police dog . . . Unlike the nearby ball . . . . which had just settled versatile Norm . . . . the canine Goliath down after a series of spasmodic bounces. was not playing the piano; he was gnash­ Strategy Fails ing his teeth! The lady spied the balls Unwillingly .... Senor Vlasak played . . . . two of them . . . . nestled together dead . . . . not daring to claim his ball like peas in a pod. Senor Vlasak ...... Tee-ing off, he swung again .... who briefly had muttered· something ... . and Ball Two also shot out of bounds obviously potent . . . . but unintelligible and struck not the porch .... but smack­ . . . . and strode away. Suffice to say ed into the door of the same domicile! that the Great Emil swore off golf .... CHAOS • . . . . followed swiftly by but one of our scouts peeked into his pandemonium . . . . and then . more cellar window a few days ago and there Chaos] .... for the lady smelled a mouse he was .... swinging away with a club . rather two mouses . . . . and came and slicing concrete off the cellar !>Ut .... armed with a club and accom- floor! AIRPORT DEDICATION COVERS • covers to him at 1514 Carlisle Ave., by MAURICE S. PETTY Racine, Wisc. The date is subject to News of future and past events under change, but will be a two day event. this section should be sent direct to Mr. Ande-rson, long a valued cooper­ Mr. Petty, 507 Quackenbos St., N. W., ator of this column, is active in the Washington, D. C. new Milwaukee Air Mail Society. • ...... It should be noted that covers WASHINGTON AIR MAIL SOCI- quick for notice. ETY'S new members Major Harry Gantz, U. S. Army Air Corps, and Mrs. Gantz, have recently re­ turned from several years_'_residence in India, and both of them· are en­ thusiastic air mail stamp (and covers to some extent) collectors. At the March meeting they displayed and discussed their wonderful collection, Our unique., complete services for prefaced by the first flight of the aero-philatelists are busier than ever. world. the 1911 India cover, and oth:or If you need information, advice, and fin;;t flight foreign covers. If in Wash­ approval selections of everything of ington on the third Monday in any Air Mail and aeronautical interest, month, visit us at the Thomson write to us to-day. School, 12th and L Streets, NW. COMING DEDICATIONS: Tenta­ And So Is" The Aero Field .. tive dates of June 14 and 15 have This de luxe, illustrated magazine been set for dedication of Horlick­ includes exclusive notes on new Racine Airport, Racine, Wisc., and C. flights and discoveries, war services, of C. has riJce cachet for same. Mem­ etc. and specialized articles on Trans­ ber Alvin H. Anderson has been ap­ ocean, Greek, North African, and pointed Cachet Director, so send your other historical flights. Subscription: 80c p€r annum Post Free CLUB FILATELICO de la REP. de CUBA Obispo #307 HABANA, CUBA Francis J. Field "Actividades Filatelicas" Official Organ LTD. Membership, Dues and Subscription SUTTON COLDFIELD, ENGLAND $1.00 per year APRIL, 1941 257 for all events noted in this column NORMAN SERPHOS COLLECTION should be AIR MAIL ONLY...... OF FLOWN COVERS TO BE Pat Milam sends clipping about army SOLD AT AUCTION airport being built at Camp Forrest, Announcement has just been made that the Famous Norman Serphos collection near Nashville. Do not send covers of Flown Covers and Aviation Material until more definite ...... W. T. Wynn's will be sold at unrestricted public sale in column in Western Stamp Collector May by Harmer, Rooke & Co., Inc., 551 says Frank Jensen, Box 1188, Bould­ Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. er City, Nev., is holding covers for The Serphos collection comprises some Seaplane Base dedication...... Al- 70 volumes, containing approximately turas, Calif., P. M. returns covers and 3,500 items. In addition to the large num­ says no ai;rport dedication of first ber of covers that were flown, the col­ lection also contains many broadsides, flight scheduled there ...... Clippings souvenirs, newspaper illustrations and from Glen Naves tell of impending news items, postcards and other material airports at Rutherfordton, N. C., a which trace the entire progress of avia­ new commercial one at Charlotte, N. tion. C. (not the one to be dedicated April The collection is divided into numerous 21st, but another), and Lexington sections, including Ocean Flights, U. S. County airport near Columbia, S. C. Pioneers, U. S. Historical Covers, Zeppelin, Ocean and European Flights, Lindbergh More on them later...... Covers to Covers, Paris Balloon Covers, a Glider H. S. Ramey, Yukon, Okla., plus le Section. a Rocket Section, a special col­ each, for dedication there soon...... lection of Pioneer Posts of Colombia Re­ public, and all of the early U. S. Govern­ J. V. Murray advises of new auxiliary ment Flights. field named for Comdr. T. G. Elyson The collection is practically complete, at the Pensacola, Fla., Naval Air with most of the outstanding rarities. It Station ...... Santa Paula, Calif., C. was used as the basis for several of sec­ of C. advised their dedication was tions in the 1940 American Air Mail Cat­ postponed to March 8th, and it evi- alog issued by the American Air Mail dently has been postponed as Society. Mr. Serphos is an authority on many of these issues and is the President no covers yet at this writing. not of the Scott Stamp & Coin Co., Inc. by time you receive this, send covers It seems unfortunate that such an im­ to C. of C ...... Alice, Tex., and Mt. portant collection should be dispersed and Pleasant, Utah, report no dates set. up to the time o:i: the sale offers for entire sections of the collection as a whole will ...... Marine City, Mich., P. M. re­ be considered, in the hope that some in­ turned covers to G. F. Lancaster. dividual or corporation interested in Knows of no airport or seaplane base stamp collection or the aviation industry there ...... Member John K. Howe will undertake to preserve it intact. sends letters from C. of C's. as fol­ lows: Battle Creek. Mich. "No move- FRANCIS FIELD IS• MOVING OFFICE ment to rededicate'." ...... Coldwater, The Editor, Mich. "Misinformed. Know nothing "Airpost Journal." of it." ...... Lansing, Mich. "No date U.S. A. set," and later report that none is Dear Sir, contemplated...... Munsing, Mich. As an indirect result of raids we have to vacate our offices and stock rooms. "Will not hapoen for another year at This necessarily involves much serious least." ...... Memphis, Tenn. "Do not disturbance to routine work for several contemplate any." ...... Mr. Howe· is weeks and we therefore beg the indul­ in constant touch with Michigan gence of our friends and correspondents fields and sul'(gest a few cover to him if they are inconvenienced by slight de­ (plus one cerif each forwarding post­ lays. age) in case any of them happen too Yours faithfully, -FRANCIS J. FIELD, (Continued on Page 262) Sutton Coldfield, England.

YOU HAVE STAMPS TO SELL FREE APPRAISAL, FAIR PRICES, and PROMPT PAYMENT are depend­ able features of our stamp buying. We buy virtually all kinds of stamps. Before you dispose of your collection, be sure to read our FREE BOOK­ IF LET "If You Have Stamps to Sell." A postcard will bring you a copy. H. E. HARRIS & CO. 108 Mass Ave. BOSTON, MASS~ AUCTION AND EXHIBITS AT ested. An auction, netting $21.40, topped PHILADELPHIA A.M. SOCIETY off the program. "Splendid Airpost Journal publicity" President Wil­ and other AAMS cooperation provided liam Higginbot­ members with another interesting dis­ ham was host to cussion topic. the Philadelphia Interest in things aero-philatelic, in­ Air Mail Society cluding the American Air Mail Society, is a t i t s regular so high in Milwaukee that a lot of other members, including old-timers, are cordi­ meeting March ally invited to visit the city and chapter 13. An auction and "take a look." with August Such progressive and enthusiastic re­ Huesges as auc­ ports are very gratifying to officers and tioneer was held, the chapter chairman. Again. to Milwau­ with keen bid­ kee, we extend CONGRATULATIONS. ding, and added a substantial a­ CAMS MEMBERS ENTERTAINED• mount to the BY "EARLY BIRD" FLIER Pres. Higginbotham treasury.. Robert An outstanding collection of moving Jones displayed pictures covering most all of the famous a portion of his large air mail collec­ flights of history and a talk presented by tion, including 'round-the-world cov­ George H. Scragg provided splendid en­ ers and several attractive flown tertainment for members of the Cleveland Air Mail Society at their March 18 meet­ pieces from India. ing. The April meeting will be held at Mr. Scragg, who is an Early Bird and a the home of Secretary Florence Lam­ Quiet Bird, has been flying since 1907. His port. Miss Lamport, who recently has present hobby is the collection of movies spoken and displayed covers before of the world's great flights and fliers, and Cleveland members attest he must have several clubs and groups, will exhibit the most complete showing ever assem­ her unusually large collection of bled. He had been associated with Santos pilots' autographs and U. S. and Dumont and Glen Curtiss at Hammonds­ foreign airs. port, N. Y.; barnstormed on the West The chapter is making excellent Coast in 1910; was associate with Handley­ Page in Europe; an officer in the U. S. progress w!th keen interest. Army; and a member of many aviation societies here and abroad. Mr. Scragg is • currently director of advertising and INTEREST HIGH AT sales promotion for the White Motor MILWAUKEE A. M. SOCIETY Company, Cleveland. His company con­ ACTION .is the order of the day with structed and furnished the new U. S. the Milwaukee Air Mail Society, Chapter Postoffice Coach, which was recently No. 17 of the American Air Mail Society. placed in service. Four meetings have been held and a At the same meeting Don Helmuth, re­ top flight 1941 program is well under way. cently named new secretary, presented Future activities announcements from this his "Research and Philatelic Information" livewire group, headed by President feature. Don, an associate editor of The Warns, will be of special interest to Air­ Airpost Journal, whose inimitable style post Journal readers, rapidly on the in­ of writing and extensive research have crease. earned for him an enviable reputation, Twelve of the chapter's 13 members at­ provided a very interesting and worth­ tended a dinner meeting at Cudworth while program. Of further interest was post, American Legion hall, the evening of Don Dickason's monthly auction and January 9. Early flights. including many "boursing and swapping," standardized pioneer cover items, were discussed, Cleveland features. thereby giving several members an in­ Prexy Mark Emsley's "autographs" pro­ sight into the beginning of airposts. gram highlighted the March 4th session. The chapter's third session began with Long known to the "cover clan,'' as an a steak dinner and was held the evening authority on National Air Race covers of February 13. The 1941 American Air and other items, Mark has the autographs Mail Society convention, time and place -many a flier, nationally and internation. to be announced later, was discussed, all ally known, has "signed on the dotted officers and members being keenly inter- line" for this genial airposter. APRIL. 194 1 259

GOTHAM TO HA VE SP RINGFIELD A.M.S. "OPEN HOUSE" ELECTS NEW OFFICER S The Gotham (N. Y.) Stamp and EMIL .T. VLASAK, seeretary of the American Air Mail Society, has been elect­ Cover Club, AAMS Chapter 8, will ed president of the Springfield (Mass.) Air hold its annual 'open house' and do­ Mail Society. AAMS Chapter No. 10. nation auction at the Hotel Times Other officers, elected at the chapter's Square April 10. fourth annual meeting Wednesday even­ Response to these auctions has . ing, March 19, at the Blue Cameo, West­ been excellent with much good field, Mass., are Lee V. D. Schermerhorn, material offered. vice-president, and Carl E. W. Welcome, Donations are now being received. secretary and treasurer, Norman Watt re­ tires as president, after an inspiring and AAMS members in other cities de­ progressive administration. siring to contribute items or lots are A Westfield committee had charge of the invited to do so. Further details con­ session. Members were Mr. Welcome, cerning the handling of bids and George J. Tucker and Hollis H. Root. other procedure will be announced Twenty-three members attended. Forty later. meetings have been held since the chapter was organized in March, 1937. President • Vlasak has a 100 per cent attendance rec­ GOOD SUGGESTION ord. George W. Angers, past AAMS presi­ From Airposter Alton Blank of dent and now Society treasurer, and Mr. Watt score 99 per cent, having missed one Cleveland came the excellent sugges­ meeting each. Next in line, with only two tion for the chapters meeting time meetings missed are Joseph Taylor, Cayer and place calendar being launched and Pierre Angers, with Mr. Tucker, this month. Our deepest thanks. Frederick A. Benton, Mr. Welcome and Margaret A. Trumbull in third place with only three absences. Late in May is the tentative date set ns to participate in the gathering. Airposters Cayer, Pierre Angers and Secret.aries of All •Chapters Not List- Eugene Angers were election officials. ed Belo w Are Urged to Communi­ Hollis Root displayed his U. S. mint cate At Once to the Chapter Chair­ collection, followed by Mr. Tucker, who m an The Time a nd Place of Meetings also exhibited U. S. mints. An air mail talk and covers displayed by Mr. Welcome • completed the program. Refreshments Information concerning the time and were served, topped-off by bingo. Signed place of AAMS chapter meetings will be by "all hands," a congratulatory message published here each month. This calendar was presented Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wick­ is for the benefit of traveling AAMS man in connection with their appro"ching members desiring to attend meetings of 49th wedding anniversary. The arr:>nge­ other chapters and also is to remind local ments committee, which supplied re­ chapter members to attend their meetings. freshments, also received a vote of Cleveland (Ohio) Air Mail Society, thanks. Chapter No. 3. New Amsterdam Hotel, 8 p. m., first and third Tuesdays each month. Gotham (N.Y.) Stamp and Cover Club, Chapter 8, Hotel Times Square, first and third Friday evenings each month. During .Tuly, August and September, meets only the third Friday evening each month. The Spartanburg (S. C.) Stamp and Cover Club, Chapter 15, once each month, on call, in homes of members. Contact, in advance of visit. President Fred Nanney, % Ligon and Grer, or Glen W. Naves, secretary-treasurer, P. 0. Box 446. Washington (D. C.) Air Mail Society, Chapter No. 7, Thomson School, 12th and L Streets, N.W., third Monday evening each month. Others as sent in to the chairman. Schermerhorn, Vlasak, Welcome 260 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

CHRONICLE .CRASH COVERS for STANDARD CATALOGUE of AIR POST STAMPS • by HAROLD A. JONES as published by 607 Shelby Street Scott Publications. Inc. Detroit, Mich. • George Angers has sub­ FRANCE mitted the first specially Stamps of 1938 surcharged in carmine with nev· value. marked cover from the St. Louis, Mo., crash of January 1941 Unwmkd. Perf. 13 23rd, reported last month. It 397-A88 20fr on 50fr dark is burned and soiled, and ultramarine bears a printed slip pasted on its face, as follows: "Damaged when T. W.A., PAPUA A.M.2, Trip 6 I Crashed at St. Louis Municipal Airport, Type of 1939 I 1-23-41 A.M. I W.R. Jack­ 1941 Unwmkd. Per/.11 son, Postmaster, I St. Louis, Mo." The cover was for­ Issued January 2, 1941. warded in an official envel­ Printed in sheets of 40 by John Ash, Melbourne. ope postmarked 5 pm of the C15-AP2 1sh6p light olive 50 2~rd, and forwarding envel­ ope also has the printed slip pasted on the front. The de­ partmental report of no SALVADOR special markings on the mail is therefore proved erron­ eous. Since the slips were printed, it is obvious that they must have been used on a considerable quantity of mail. Another fatal accident oc­ curred on February 26, 1941 Dr. Juan Lindo, General Mallespin & Facade of the at 11:50 pm. (C.S.T.>, about New National University of El Salvador 12 miles south of Atlanta, AP18 Ga., when EAL Trip 21, AM- 194 1 Unwmkd. Per/.12~ 5, en route from New York Issued February 16, 1941, by decree No. 1927, in com­ to New Orleans was wreck­ memoration of the IOOth anniversary of the founding of ed. The plane approached the University of El Salvador. Candler Field, Atlanta, on instruments through light Engraved by Wright Bank Note Co., Philadelphia. rain and fog. Coming in at a C78-AP18 20c dark green & rose low altitude, the ship struck lake (10,000) 16 some pine trees near the vil­ C79- " 40c ind;go & brown orange (10,000) 32 lage of Morrow, overturned CBO- " 60c dark purple & and was completely wreck­ brown (10,000) 48 ed. The pilot, Capt. James CBl- " 80c henna brown & Perry, Co-pilot L. E. Thomas, dark green (6,000) 64 Steward Clarence Moore, C82- " lcol black & orange and four passengers were (6,000) 80 1'- illed, and another passen­ C83- " 2col yellow oranire & ger received injuries proving rose violet (6,000) 1.60 fatal. Eight other passengers Nos. C79 and C81 contain portraits of Dr. N. Monterey were injured, one being the and Antonio Jose Canas; Nos. C80 and C82, Dr. Isidro famous ace and president of Menendez and Dr. C. Salazar. the air line, Capt. Eddie (Continued on page 261) Rickenbacker. 187 pounds of ...... , mail were on board. none of APRIL, 1941 261 which was damaged, and it ..... ,...... ,, ...... , was forwarded from the Atlanta AMF on the 27th. CHRONICLE-Continued from page 260 A less serious accident took place at Lunken Air­ Souvenir Sheet port, Cincinnati, Ohio, at 8:15 pm on March 10th. Amercian Airlines Trip 20, AM 25, eastbound from Chicago to Washington came to grief in landing. A heavy gust of wind and rain struck the plane as its wheels touched ·the run}Vay, lifting it 25 to 30 feet in the air. The pilot elected to come down instead of trying to re­ AP19 gain altitude, the ship land­ 1941 Unwmkd. Perf.12% ed in muddy ground to the left of the runway, and be­ Issued February 16, 1941, in commemoration of the fore it could be- stopped l OOth anniversary of the founding of the University of struck the river dike at the El Salvador. east end of the field, break­ Printed in sheets of 6 stamps measuring 178 x 183mm. ing the ship in two, and Engraved by Wright Bank Note Co., Philadelphia. otherwise seriously damag­ Oc dark green & rose lake ing it. The :pilot, Capt. Les­ 40c indigo & brown orange J ter W. Bryant, and one pas­ Oc duH purple & brown senger we-re iniured. Co­ C84-AP19 blue green (6,000) . 4.00 Oc henna brown & dark · pilot, James .J. Murray, and col black & orange · - two passen~ers were shaken col yellow orange & rose viole up and received minor bruis­ ~ es. 54 lbs. of mail were car­ ried, none of it damaged. and it was forwarded without special markings. Co-operators this month are- George W. Angers, Dr. M a x Kronstein. R. Lee TENTATIVE LISTINGS. Black, and Glen W. Naves. Listings under this heading are merely statements that • such stamps exist. They may or may not be included in a later Ch ·onic .•~ of New Issues or subsequent edition of the IMPORTANT­ Standard Air Post Catalogue. The following have been sub­ NOTIFY PUBLICATION mitted to us as new issues but some question has been raised regarding their exact status. We solicit information before OFFICE OF ADDRESS accepting them for listing in the regular Chronicle of New CHANGES Issues. If you have recently mov­ LIBERIA ed, or contemplate moving, be sure to notify the Publica­ tion Office of the Airpost .Journal, Albion, PEnn'a of· BOTH your old and new ad­ dress. Your local postoffice has a handy postal card form for this purpose., and filling this out will assure you of Coast Line of Liberia at the receiving all copies of the time of Settle ment by American Societies magazine without delay. AI07 Most members who miss the magazine have not given (Continued on page 263) proper notification of ad­ dress changes. •• t •••••••••••••••• t ••••••••••••• 262 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

AIRPORT DEDICATION COVERS which were flown over field and (Continue dfrom Page 257) dropped in parachute ...... Dauphin, Man., Canada, covers without cachet, PAST AIRPORT DEDICATIONS: pmkd. March 5th, reported from Bill Schneider, Jr., sends clippings several sources. More next month. evidencing dedication of airports at ...... A cover arrived pmkd. March Oklahoma City, Okla., on December 12, 1941, at Green Cove Springs, Fla., 14, 1924, and at Chicago, Ill., on May with private typed inscription: "Dedi­ 8, 1926. Can any one show a cover of cation of Benjamin Lee Field, Green either ulace and date for cataloguing. Cove Springs, Fla., March 12th, ...... clipping from J. V. Murray says 1941." It develops that this is a sub­ Kaneohe Naval Air Station at Hono­ Naval air base and event has been lulu. Hawaii. was formerly dedicated verified by newspaper accounts of on February' 15th. No covers known. event and letter from Postmaster, ...... Mr. Mu.rray also sends card from who says only a few covers were Denton, Tex., C. of C., that their air­ mailed...... Corpus Chirsti, Texas, port was dedicated on Sunday, De­ U. S. Naval Air Station, (mentioned cEmber 17th, 1940. No covers known here last month) was commissioned unless you have one. Do you? Also and dedicated March 12th. Dedica­ from Lake Chelan, C. of C., Chelan, tory address by Navy Secty. Frank Wash., that airport was dedicated in Knox, and C. of C. appl1ed a magenta June (day not given), 1940, with 25 cachet. Some reported with inscrip- planes participating...... This writer tion also ...... Las VEgas, Nev., had would like to see a Bemidji. Minn., purple cachet for dedication of Mc­ cover of August 29th, 1937. Will re- Carran Field on March 15th, 1941. turn it to owner promotly...... Can Event not authenticated but believed anyone show a cover from Sault Ste OK. Thanks to F. H. Wilde. Marie, Mich., dedication of June 11, OTHER COVERS: Fort Eustis. Va., 1929? Or of Chattanooga, Tenn., covers of February 28th (sent there July 3, 1930? or of Harbor Springs, long ago for reported airport dedica­ Mich., June 13, 1929? ...... Mrs. Mar- tion) were mailed for last day cancel guerite Hudson shows Indianola, of that Post Office. The P. M., Mary Miss., cover of Sept. 29, 19~5, with E. Lewis, was retired after 20 years Manager inscirption just like one service, and effective March 1st the shown by Miss D. Schaller and re- office became a branch of Newport ported here recently ...... Leesburg, News, Va., P. 0 ...... Camp Croft, S. Fla. Jr. C. of C. now says 150 covers C. (near Spartanburg) ce-lebrated first mailed for the January 24th dedica- day of Post Office, February 27th, tion of Seaplane Base ...... Stockton, and two different printed cachets Calif. covers of January 11th now were sponsored by the Spartanburg seen without cachet...... 0. D. Yopp Stamp and Cover Club (AAMS sends clipping that says Camp Gor­ branch). Thanks to Thurlo Hightower don Airport near Atlanta, Ga .. was and Glen Naves ...... POSTSCRIPT: dedicated FEbruary 12th by the land­ The Gotham Stamu Cover Club din­ ing of 15 planes. Know of no covers ner of February ·22nd was a real and Mr. Yopp expresses some doubt event and we had the time of oitr that it was a bona fide dedication (in lives. which we are inclined to concur), as field is only begun. Member Hervey THANKS to the following for news Reese of Atlanta later says it had not assistance: A. H. Anderson, F. A. been dedicated and may be in spring Benton, C. E. Carlson, G. F. Crocker, or summer and promises to keep us Bill Hafner, J. K. Howe, L. B. Gat­ informed...... Savannah, Ga. dedi- chell, H. F. Hatrwell, Mrs. Marguer­ cated Savannah Air Base on Febru­ ite Hudson, G. F. Lancaster, Florence ary 19th with the cachet pictured on Lamport, J. V. Murray, Glen Naves, this page last month applied in r2d Pat Milam, R. E. Moffett, P. C. Nahl, by 0. D. Yopp, as Cachet Director H. W. Rerne, Bill Schneider, Jr., W. of C. of C., which covers are post- M. Stu&r<, Dr. J. F. Ulman, F. H. marked Savannah, Ga ...... Air Base Wilde, W. T. Wynn, and 0. D. Yopp. Br. Mr. Yopp says a total of 1,794 ...... Personal thrinJ;;s for covers from covers were mailed of which 865 Messrs Naves, Hightower, and Wilde; were ohilatelic. Also that this num­ for philatelic seals from J. V. Murray, ber includes a total of 59

• SPECIAL DELIVERY AIR POST STAMPS HELPS EXHIBITION Postage Stamp of 1940 surcharged in dark blue "Special DeliYery Air Mail 10 cents 10" with plane and postman. An interesting display of 1941 l'nwmkd. Per/.12 .stamps and covers from the AIOB lOc on 5c dull red collection of Thurlo High­ brown tower, member of Chapter 15, the Spartanburg Stamp and Cover Club, was includ­ ed in an exhibition at the REGISTRATION AIR POST STAMPS Postage Stamp of 1940 surcharged in dark blue "Regis­ Spartanburg (S. CJ store of tered Air Mail 10 cents 10" with plane. F. W. Woolworth and comp­ 1941 Unwmkd. Per/. 12 any. The exhibit, kept open A 108 lOc on 5c dull red for five days the week of brown March 10-15, attracted wide attention. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• American Air Mail Society Organized 1923 as :the Aero-Philatelic Socie:ty of America PRESIDENT CLAUDE P. NEET, Sta. A., P. 0. Box WILLIAM. R. ALLEY, 261 Broadway, l, St. Petersburg, Florida. New York City. GEORGE H. PORTER, 1557 Chester­ land Ave., Lakewood, Ohio. ADVISORY BOARD (Former Presidents) SECRETARY L.B. GATCHELL, Recording Secretary EMIL VLASAK 24 Brook Road, Bronxville, N. Y. 293 Bridge St. Springfield, Mass. GEORGE W. ANGERS TREASURER WALTER J. CONRATH GEORGE W. ANGERS HERBERT H. GRIFFIN 293 Bridge St. Springfield, Mass. FRANCIS B. LEECH PAUL F. ROBERTSON SALES MANAGER HARRY A. TRUBY CHARLES P. PORTER 143 Beechmont Dr., New Rochelle, N.Y. VICE - PRESIDENTS CHAPTER CHAIRMAN GLEN W. NAVES, P. 0. Box 446, GLEN W. NAVES Spartanburg, South Carolina. P. 0. Box 446 Spartanburg, S. C. RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Post Office Dep Lancaster, Penn'a. ADVANCE BULLETIN SUPT. MR EL B. STEWART. Hotel WALTER J. CONRATH ·ck, 65 West 54th Street, New The Airpost Journal, Albion, Pa. York City. The Advance Bulletin is sent regular­ WILLIAM R. WARE, 404 East 10th & ly by the manager only to those mem­ Leslie Sts., Stuttgart, Ark. bers who are in good standing and provide a supply of self addressed regu. DIRECTORS lation Government Postal Cards. PAUL F. BERDANIER, Jr., 44 Brad­ EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT ford Road, Scarsdale. N. Y. Each member ts entitled to two 25- MISS ALICE B. CILLEY, 119 Ninth word Exchange Notices per year, in the St., N. E., Washington, D. C. LT. CMDR. JESSE G. JOHNSON, Official Publication, without charge. Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va. Address direct to the publication office HAROLD A. JONES, 607 Shelby St., at Albion. Penn'a. Detroit, Mich. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION PERHAM C. NAHL, School of Com­ THE AIRPOST JOURNAL merce. Oklahoma A. & M. College, Published monthly and sent to all Stillwater, Okla. memb_ers in good standing.

The Secretary's Report

NEW MEMBERS

2447 Corder, Jr., Rayburn, 108 Pocahontas St., Buchannon, W. Va .. 2448 Cashwell, Virgel, 1067 Wisconsin Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. 2449 Braultlecht, Virginia Clarice, 3610 N. Percy St., Philadelphia, Pa. 2450 Wamsley, Mrs. Margarette Varner, 1443 Stevens St., Philadelphia, Pa. 2451 Ryniker, Chester A .. 34 East Chalmers St., Champaign, Illinois. 2452 Whipple, Horton, Box 299, Palo Alto, Calif. 2453 Arnold, Joseph H., 1022 Lakeview Rd., Cleveland, Ohio. 2454 Schumann. Fred w .. Box 2165, Sta. H., Cleveland, Ohio. 2455 Hill, Luther B., 2200 Richland Ave., Lakewood, Ohio. 2456 McHugh, William L., 1933 E. Dauphin, Philadelphia, Pa. 2457 Garcia, Rafael R., Apartado 129, Habana, Cuba. 2458 Perez, Alberto, Ave. Menocal 1506, Habana, Cuba. 2459 Carrera, Edelberto de, Linea 560. Vedado, Habana, Cuba. 2460 Lovendahl, C. E., P. 0. Box 66, Barrington, Ill. 2461 Mcconnaughey, D .. 113 E. Third St., Dayton, Ill. 2462 Magness, Walter Stanley, 3 College Square, Penang, Malaya. 2463 Rizer, R. H., 518 S. Spring St., Springfield, Ohio. 2464 Schaul, Mrs. M. L., 32 Third Ave., Coatesville, Pa. 2455 Lucas, Edward J., 11 Broadway, New York, New York. 2466 Norris, W. E., 268 So. First St., San Jose, Calif. 2467 Brown, Mrs. LeRoy, East View, New York. 2468 Keller, John, 97 Nassau St., New York, New York. APRIL, 1941 265

APPLICATIONS POSTED McNamee, John C., 53 Green St., Lancaster, Pa. Age 56. Post Office Foreman. UC, CAM, FAM, lD, CMC. By Richard L. Singley. Brubaker, Wilson, 246 East New St., Lancaster, Pa. Age 50. Emp. Railway Express. AM, AU, U20, UC, FF, GF, CAM, FAM, lD, CMC. By Richard L. Singley. Tecklenborg, Emil, 112 Spring St., Springfield, Mass. Age 46. Hotel Employee. AM, AU, ~~ilUJ?'vYa~a:.c. HC, FF, CF, CAM, FAM, RP, cc, DC, z. CF, lD, CMC, EX. By Worrest, Edgar W., Rural #5, Lancaster, Pa. Age legal. Accountant. AM, AU, U20, US, UC. By Richard L. Singley. Wolf, Irvin Daniel, 3140 "G!' Street. Philadelphia, Pa. Age 52. Printer. AU, SR, FR. By Florence Lamport. Norcross, Roy M., 241 South Sixth Street, Monmouth, Illinois. Age 53. Salesman. AM, AU, SCADTA, PC, EAL. By Arnold B. Norcross. Nelson, Dr. Elmer, 106 Monroe Ave., Riverdale, Maryland. Age 41. Chiropodist. AM, AU, USC, PC, HC, GF, CAM, FAM, lD. By Walter J. Conrath. McCracken, Earl, 1106 Main Street, Rolla, Mo. Age 40. Geologist. AM, AU, SOS, SCADTA, PC, HC, EAL, FLF, GF, CAM, FAM, RP, CC, AML. By Walter J. Conrath. Ballesteros, Enrique R., P. 0. Box 1058, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Age 43. Vice Counsul of Mexico. AS, AU, ZC, lD. By Paul Berdanier. Sunstie, Sr., Steven Horace, 4241 Cleveland Ave., Dayton, Ohio. Age 49. Foreman. USC, HC. PA, CAM, FAM, DC, ZC, CC, lD. By Capt. Chas. Wood. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Chabon, Michael P., Lake Hopatcong, Wharton, R. D., New Jersey. Evans, Howard, 376 Prospect St., Elilst Orange, New Jersey. Fisher, G. V., 103 Monticello Ave., Piedmont, California. Gaines, F. W., 670 E. Jackson St., Delphos, Ohio. Gouthro, Fred H., 19 North Clark St., Chicago, Illinois. Hatfield, Capt. H. D., Med. Corps, 45th Div., 157th Inf., Camp Barkeley, Texas. Johnson, William D., 944 Joslin Street, S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Kessler, Don R., 241 Kathleen Street, Sikeston, Mo. • Lowande, J., Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Parrish, I. N., 551 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Saloman, William, KC Building, East St. Louis, Ill. Spencer, Otis, 2409 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, Fla. Wallman, H. G., 101 W. 42nd St., New York City Wennerstrom, B. A., Box 2326, Anchorage, Alaska. Wicker, Milton G., 2608 N. W. 27th St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Nelson, Sterling D., 341 South Smedler St., Philadelphia, Pa. Neet, Claude P., P. 0. Box One, St. Petersburg, Fla. Well, Spring is right around the earner now and our thoughts are turning to the outdoors once again. This brings to mind a number of pleasant thoughts and one especially-the annual convention of the Amertcan Air Mail Society. The date and place will be announced by the committee in charge in this issue of the APJ or the next surely. Why not plan to attend this year. If you have attended any in the past you know what a great time can be had, what swell folks can be met and what pleasant memories you go home with. If you havn't ever been to an annual meeting, resolve now that this is the year you are going. We expect the largest attendance ever, no matter what the city. Respectfully submitted, EMIL J. VLASAK, Secretary.

POINT - TO - POINT please bear with th-0se hard worker·s of the· Society wh-0 are doing their (Continued from Page 243) besc io gather, compile and publish ton international gathering in May this authentic Catalogue. . . . . Mrs. Grace Conrath, APJ Business Manager (which means let­ APJ ADS ter-writer to you who hav,en't re­ ceivEd replies of late) returning to WANTED-OLD BAGGAGE LABELS, stickers, photos from airlines 1926-1934. the publication office soon after a Also pilot photos 1926-1940. Trade good vacation in the South .... And the CAM's for same. Bill Hafner, Babylon, 1941 Supplement to the American Air N. Y. ex-131-2t Mail Catalogue has been delayed by incomplete material in severai sec­ U. S. CANCELLATIONS BEGINNING with Presidential issue, wanted. Duplicates tions .... Editors have made con­ available. Building up reference collection. tinued efforts to do their best to get Your help appreciated. Max G. Johl, Trails complete information before going Corner, Groton, Conn. ex-131-2t to press, and, like the large first edition, this new Supplement should UNITED STATES STAMPLESS COVERS, be well worth waiting for . . . . It is 1756-1782. Harry M. Konwiser, 181 Clare­ hoped th.at this book can be placed mont Avenue, New York. ex-132-lt in the hands of our members within Additional APJ ADS-Page 266 the next month . . . . Until then, ,...... _.~ ...... RATES: WANTED-PERSIAN FLOWN COVERS­ ONE CENT PER WORD per insertion. Special Flights. Offer used airmails or Minimum charge 25 cents. Four insertions cash. Please describe items and value m of sam.e want ad for the price of three. reply. Chas. P. Porter, 143 Beechmont Dr., (Fourth insertion free). Remittance must New Rochelle, N. Y. ex-132-2t accompany order and copy. The AIRPOST JOURNAL, APJ Ads, Albion, Penn'a. RAIL ROAD CANCELLATIONS WANTED Wilmington and Weldon, Gaston and COMPLETE LINE OF SCOTT CATA­ Weldon, Greenville and Roanoke. Buy or iogues and albums, Naribo loose-leaf al­ exchange Atlantic Clippers. Hugh J. Haine, bums and pages, stamp packets, collectors supplies. Subscription agent for Stamps, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. ex-132-lt White Elephant magazines. Free list. John H. Webb, Dept. A., 603 Boylston Streei:, SINGLE PLATE NUMBERS ON U.S. AIR Boston, Mass. 129-4t* Stamps. Combination pairs or blocks on 6c bi-color. E. R. Unthank, Sta. B., Box 32, DO YOU WANT EXCEPTIONAL COVER Dayton, Ohio. ex-132-lt Rarities? Collectors Opportunities. U.S.A., P.I., Canada First Day's, First Flight's, AMERICAN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, 1925 to date. Clippers; Gliders; Rockets; Colonial Period, etc. for U. S. Air Mall Zeppelins; Little America; Wiley Post stamps. Harry M. Konwiser, 181 Clare­ Stratosphere. Specially franked. Rarely mont Ave., New York. ex-132-lt Autographed. Exclusive Cover Specialties seldom offered. Lists Free. Horn, 32 Ster­ RAIL ROAD CANCELLATIONS WANTED ling Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 130-4t North Carolina Central, Charlotte and South Carol!na, Danville, Wilmington and Manchester. Buy or exchange Atlantic TRANS-OCEANIC MAIL FROM FLOWN Clippers. Hugh Haine, Roanoke Rap1~.>, or attempted flights bought and exchang­ N. C. ex-132lt ed. What have you? Write William H. Krinsky, 860 E 27 St., Brooklyn, N. Y. MY DUPLICATE CAM'S AND FIRST 131-14t* Day commemoratives to trade for CAM covers backstamped. Send your want and WORLD'S FIBST AlR PASSENGER TER­ duplicate list. C. E. Tyson, 49 W. State. minal New York A.M.F. Cancellation 25c. Sharon, Pa. ex-132-2t Bacharach, 3420 - 83rd Street, Jackson Heights, N. Y. 131-st• HAVE FORTY COVERS. FIRST DAY Camp Croft Post Office opening for ex­ change for Army Post, Seaplane Bases and WANTED-AIR MAIL FIBST DAY COV­ Airport Dedication covers. Thrulo High­ ers. 1918-6 and 16c. Lindy Booklet Pane tower, 200 E. Cleveland St., Spartanburg, and 5c of 1931. Dr. Erwin H. Fast, Spring S. C. ex-132-lt Valley, Wisconsin, Box 401. 130-4t• EXCHANGE MINT AIR MAILS FOR U.S. CLIPPER P H 0 T 0 G RAP H S-3¥,,x5')l. Commemoratives. What have you? Olaf T. glossy finish. Dixie, Atlantic, Yankee, Cav­ Gylleck, 110 Howard St.. Grand Haven, alier. lOc each, plus postage. Bart A. Michigan. ex-132-lt Brady, 158 Amherst St., East Orange, N. J. 132-lt" CAMs TO TRADE - WANT GOVERN­ mentals, Pioneers and Pilots Autographs. USED-C2-4, 22c; Cll-17, 45c; C20-23, 15c Have a few good F AMs to trade. M. S. C39, 4c; C47, 10c; C65-73, 45c; Cl00-2, 30c; Britto, Jr. 9 Hickok Ave. Bethel, Conn. C. San Nicolas, 32c. Pulver's, 320-40 Ster­ ex-132-lt ling St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 132-lt• WILL EXCHANGE CINCINNATI WOOD­ en Ni,ckles set of seven for those from AAMS EXCHANGE ADS (Each member is entitled to two 25-word other cities; or for Clipper covers or U.S. ads year). Stamps. Ed. Horwitz, Box 525, Cincinnati, Ohio. ex-132-lt WANTED-GERMANY C 4 3 CHICAGO HAVE AlR BAGGAGE LABELS TO Flight Zeppel!n stamp mint, what do you trade for used air mail stamps and CAM's. need. Henry Wittber, 2516 New Haven, C. E. Lee, 1201 Doidge Ct., Long. Beach, Fort Wayne, Ind. 132-ltc Cal!f. ex-132-lt SWISS AND EUROPEAN STAMPS Ac­ cepted in exchange against first flights, CAM, Lindbergh Trans-Oceanic. etc. J. Additional APJ ADS-Page 265 P. V. Heinmuller, Katonah, N. Y. t''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''l I EST. 1896 A. p 1-11 LL I p s TEL 3789 ~ I AIR MAIL SPECIALIST ~ I NEWPORT MON ENGLAND I ~ I I I ~ FINELY BOUND VOLUME ~ ~ 1940 AIR MAIL MAGAZINE ~ I DOLLAR NOTE ~ ~ AJ. 12 FOR TWO VOLUMES ~ g IDEAL 60"'f OR ONE VOLUME g 2 GIFT AND SUPERB FIRST ~ ~ ·: AIR MAIL ~ 2 ~ ~ BOXED. POST FREE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ~ g~ SOLD AT THIS LOW PRICE AS PROPAGANDA !~ ~ NO COLLECTOR OF FIRST AIR MAILS CAN AFFORD ~ ~ TO BE WITHOUT THIS FINELY BOUND VOLUME ~ ~ IT IS A MASS OF INFORMATION AND ILLUSTRATIONS ~ I By placing an order for a large quantity we can supply at pre-war ~ I prices and quality - at actual cost of quantity binding. 2 ~ I I I I I I READ THE ~ ·. I AIR MAIL MAGAZINE ~ I EVERY FIRST AIR MAIL has a story to tell - sometimes a story I 2 so vital and thrilling that it breathes the very spirit of the air age. 2 I THE AIR MAIL MAGAZINE helps the Collector to find the story. I I 3D. MONTHLY. POST FREE 4D. (Sc.) ~ I 3'6 YEARLY. POST FREE (80c.) I ~ Canadian and U.S. A. 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