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September 2013 Volume 84, No. 9 Whole No. 999

September’s featured article — Peruvian Airmail to Europe 1931 - 1941 Page 359 Zeppelins & Aerophilately Ask for our Free Price List of Worldwide Flight covers and stamps. The following is a small sampling – full list on Website!

United States Item #5397: 1933 (October 26) Chicago flight, C18 on legal-sized cover with colorful cachet of Zeppelin and portraits. Rubber-stamped in green “via Graf Zeppelin Chicago to Friedrichshafen.” Clean and fresh. S.244C ...... $200.00 Item #7428: 1940s. Early sketches, blueprints and photos from 1900 - 1940s, the Curtiss Aeroplane Co. and Santos-Dumont. Over 50 pieces. Further details supplied on request...... $500.00 Austria Item #3837: 1955 (October 8) C54, C57 + 30g on XF cover to USA. Shrub Oak, NY local post triangular stamp tied upon receipt (for deliv - ery from post office to house). Triangular stamp also ties Austrian stamps! MI DM 387 for Austrian stamps only! ...... $200.00 France Item #4870: 1935 (June 8) Commercially used Air France airmail cover from Le Havre sent via Air France to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil backstamp on reverse. Slit open at right...... $75.00 Germany Item #3280: 1933 (August 21) Fifth South America flight. Bird-in- flight cachet. C35 + 2 definitive on XF Sieger cacheted card to Rio de Janeiro, Unusual four-line publicity reply handstamp by Condor on reverse...... $175.00 Hungary Item #4987: 1931 (March 25) Hungarian flight, photo PC of Budapest, 1p Zeppelin overprinted stamp + 1 additional definitive. Debrecen drop off, all postal markings on address side...... $75.00 Switzerland Item #3086: 1930 (September 16) Catapult cover, “Bremen” to New Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc. PO Box 3077T, Middletown NY 10940 Email: [email protected] — http://www.hgitner.com

SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 353 In This Issue of the Airpost Journal Letters to the Editor — ARTICLES — Peruvian Airmail to Europe 1931 - 1941 ...... 318 Kudos to the Webmaster Dr. Eduardo Madsen I would publicly like to thank David Crotty, the AAMS webmas - — COLUMNS and FEATURES — ter, for doing a great job. He has promptly entered the new auctions as Letters to the Editor ...... 355 they have come up and has been picturing all the lots I have sent him as President’s Message ...... 357 illustrations. Thanks to him, members have access to the AAMS auctions. Canadian Air Mail Notes ...... 376 Now it’s up to our members to follow through. Airmail Elsewhere in Print ...... 384 Participation in the auctions is way down and consequently our profits have taken a dive. In the last sale, we sold 38 percent of the lots — NEWS — for under $1. Come on, guys, let’s get bidding! Obituary: Richard Silva ...... 358 Don Lussky Commemorative Covers Offered for Sale ...... 373 Nominees for AAMS 2014-2015 Officers and Directors ...... 386 Unusual Label Scans Sought I have been a stamp collector since I was about 12 and I am now — DEPARTMENTS – almost 70 years old. I have been member of AAMS for several years now. APJ Ads ...... 396 I also am a member of Postal Label Study Group (PLSG) since at least the Membership Report ...... 395 1970s. It is a group of about 60 (decreasing also in numbers) with about half of the members overseas. The main interest is the study of postal labels such as air mail, registration labels, express labels, Priority labels, etc., almost any sticky label. We have catalogs for the Air Mail labels, Registration labels and Express labels. Catalogs for Priority labels are in the works and up-dates for Air Mail, Registration, and Express labels are all in different stages of being worked on. As you most likely know, writing or updating catalogs Editor and Advertising is a long process. Vickie Canfield Peters 11911 E Connor Road Valleyford WA 99036 vcanfi[email protected] I run the PLSG semi-annual society auction, and am struggling Staff Writers and Columnists to update the World Wide Registration Catalog whose last revision of Joe Kirker Alan Warren: Airmail Elsewhere in Print 1995, by Charles Smith, was over 500 pages. If any AAMS member is Chris Hargreaves: Canadian Air Mail Notes Bob Wilcsek: Zeppelin Letters interested in helping out with scans of covers with unusual air mail or Copyright 2013 The American Air Mail Society . The Airpost Journal (ISSN 0739-0939) is pub - lished monthly by the American Air Mail Society, Box 110, Mineola, NY 11501. Periodical registration labels, it would be helpful and add to the future registration postage paid at Spokane WA 99201 and additional post offices. Postmaster: Send address changes up-date. Scans of other types of labels will be passed on to another to American Air Mail Society, P.O. Box 5367, Virginia Beach VA 23471-0367. Subscription Rate member. $30 per year; $5 per copy. Opinions expressed in features and columns in this publication are solely those of the authors and Darus Greathouse do not necessarily represent those of the society. [email protected]

PAGE 354 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 355 What's an editor to do? My Webster's dictionary provides examples as "airmail" and "air President’s mail." The online dictionary.com shows examples of "airmail," "air mail'" and "air-mail." Jim Graue Message The New York Times Manual of Style and the Chicago Manual of Style are both silent on this subject. The Associated Press Stylebook says "airmail." Our AAMS Election David Crotty You will find your election ballot for the 2014-2015 term of our officers and directors with this mailing of the September 2013 issue of the Payment of annual dues from overseas Airpost Journal . Information on the candidates is included in the jour - I subscribe to three different philatelic organizations in the USA. nal. Please take a few minutes to read about the candidates, mark your For the Philatelic Literature Review I can use my Mastercard. No prob - ballot with your votes and mail it to Allen Klein at the address provided lem. For the Society for Czechoslovak Philately, all I have do is go on to so it will be counted. Thank you! their website (www.csphilately.org) and pay by PayPal. No problem. When it comes to the AAMS, there are NO simple methods. I can AAMS 2013 Election Calendar send dollar bills and hope they don't get stolen in the post or I can go to September 1 Election Issue of the Airpost Journal. All nomi- my bank and pay through the nose for a dollar draft or pay through the nations published together with Election state- nose for a bank to bank transfer. ments provided by each nominee, election bal- For three years or more I have been raising this matter with vari - lots distributed. ous office bearers in the AAMS from presidents (more than one) down - October 15 Deadline for receipt of completed ballots ward. Nobody has done anything. November 1 Election results reported by Board of Elections At a time when the membership has fallen below 1,000 and December 1 Election results published in Airpost Journal when at least one of the lapsed members listed in the August issue was January 1, 2014 New officers and directors take office another UK resident, isn't it time the office bearers dragged the AAMS An Agenda for the Next Two Years into the 21st century? The immediate future will be a very important time for our Richard Beith American Air Mail Society. Several subjects of great importance will Another Vote for an Electronic Version have our attention and may significantly shape our future activities and I’m an overseas member living outside the USA and strongly operations. agree with Jack Forbes’ idea to receive APJ via electronic means to • Aerophilately 2014 and Postal History Symposium, September 12-14 reduce the mailing costs (about $36 per year) and other costs. Worldwide • Annual Convention: PIPEX 2014 in Portland, Oregon on May 9-11 membership fee is $60 and it’s still acceptable at this time but more than • Revised Publications Program 60 percent of that is paid to post office. I believe cutting the membership • Advancing Philately into the Digital Age fee can attract more people to join AAMS, especially airmail collectors in great China for APJ always has good articles related to China air post • Exhibiting Aerophilately during WWII. • Bylaws Review and Revision Again, an APJ electronic version is a good ideal. Moreover, I’m pleased to see the featured August article, “Exter - • Annual Convention: NAPEX 2015 in McLean, Virginia on June 5-7 nal Airmail from Unoccupied China 1942-1945,” by Bob Wilcsek. It’s a Taken all together, it promises to be a very busy and exciting very good article. two years. More about all of these will be featured in future issues. Peter Tsang In the Future PAGE 356 AIRPOST JOURNAL JULY 2013 PAGE 357 We have been invited by WESTPEX 2018 to have our 2018 con - vention with them. We have accepted this invitation and sent in our reply and application for due consideration by the WESTPEX board at their September meeting. WESTPEX is a super show and we are delight - ed to be joining them in 2018. In our calendar of future conventions, only 2017 remains open through 2018.

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Richard A. Silva Last Peru airmail to Europe via LATI. Lima, March 13, 1941 to July 17, 2013 Vienna via LATI (March 18), arrived Vienna, April 3. Richard A. “Dick” Silva, a longtime member of the Metropolitan Peruvian Airmail to Europe Air Post Society (MAPS), died Wednesday, July 17 in Norwood, Massa - chusetts. He was 78 years old. 1931 – 1941 His was a long and varied career, having worked as bench mechanic and maintenance engineer as well as once serving as propri - Dr. Eduardo Madsen etor of a family hardware store. A resident of Mansfield, Massachusetts After the opening of the Cristobal, Canal Zone – to – Lima route for more than four decades, he enjoyed reading, discussing politics and by Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) in May 1929, airmail from stamp collecting. Peru to Europe was flown by Panagra to Cristobal, then by Pan Ameri - Mr. Silva was an active aerophilatelist, primarily collecting Pan can Airways (Pan Am) to Miami, by Pitcairn to New York, and thence by American Airlines and CAM 1. He was secretary/treasurer of MAPS. steamship to Europe 5. He is survived by his wife, Helen, two sons and three grandchil - dren. Aeropostale Messages of condolence can be offered by visiting the funeral Compagnie Générale Aéropostale (CGA) began airmail service home website, www.shermanjackson.com from Buenos Aires to Europe on March 1, 1928, and from Santiago, Chile, a week later. The mail from Santiago went by train to Argentina until August 15, 1929, since the company initially had no aircraft capable of safely crossing over the Andean Mountains. The May 1931 UPU AV1 lists report European airmail flown to Santiago by CGA, then to Arica by the Chilean national airline, Linea Aerea Nacional (LAN) and onwards by surface means to Peru 1. LAN, which was created by Supreme Decree No. 558 of Febru - ary 8, 1929 5, was allowed in its Article 1 to transport all foreign airmail delivered to the Chilean Post to be flown to internal destinations or for - warded in transit through the country. Airmail destined to Bolivia did PAGE 358 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 359 not follow this route but went instead by rail from Buenos Aires to La tary and naval air force, was also called Linea Aerea Nacional 3. Paz 1. To avoid confusion with the Chilean national airline with the To provide airmail service between Europe and both Peru and identical name, it is referred to here as “Peruvian military aviation.” On Bolivia via Santiago and Arica, the Chilean government, by Supreme CGA return flights from La Paz, Peruvian mail was taken over at Tacna. Decree No. 3658 of August 23, 1929, allowed CGA to transport airmail On October 6, 1930, the first flight from Lima to Tacna was made with between Arica, La Paz and Lima, beginning October 1, 1930 5. On the airmail flown to Arica the next day and subsequently carried via Santia - same terms, on May 5, 1930 the Peruvian Government contracted with go to Europe. This was the first airmail from Peru to travel along the CGA for airmail service, also to begin October 1, 1930 11 . A similar agree - South Atlantic route 12,13 . ment must also have existed between CGA and Bolivia. At the beginning of March 1931, CGA incurred financial trouble, The first CGA flight from Arica via Tacna to La Paz was made as quickly followed by a massive withdrawal from banks of funds belong - scheduled on October 1, 1930 (see Table 1). From the inception of this ing to Marcel Bouilloux-Lafont, the major airline shareholder. On March route there was a stopover at Tacna to unload the mail for Peru, which 31, CGA went into court-supervised liquidation. With the exception of the CGA had gathered along its route and flown from Santiago by LAN. the Toulouse – Santiago route, the CGA routes in South America, includ - It was not to be transported to Arequipa and Lima by CGA, but by Peru - ing the Arica – La Paz route, were closed on Friday, April 24, 1931 19 . vian military aviation. This service, provided by both the Peruvian mili - Under judicial supervision, CGA merged with Air France (AF) in 1933 17 . The last airmail via CGA northbound in Chile en route to Peru left Table 1 Toulouse on April 13, 1931 and southbound from Tacna on Tuesday, Airmail Flight Schedules, Lima – Santiago 1930-1935 5,11 April 21, 1931 en route to Europe. In the absence of Arica – Tacna flights, the 37-mile railroad con - Lima Arica Santiago Santiago Flight necting these towns, one of the oldest in South America, played a major Depart Arrive Arrive Depart Time, role in transporting the LAN Santiago – Arica and Peruvian military avi - Carrier > > Military LAN CGA Days ation Tacna – Lima mail in both directions (UPU AV May 1932 1). 1 October 1930 Mon Tue Wed Thu 3 Panagra vs Aeropostale 2 January 1931 Mon Tue Wed Fri 4 From the inception of CGA airmail service, the competition with 1 March 1931 Mon Wed Thu Fri 4 the other carrier, Panagra, is reflected in the itineraries and surtaxes fixed 1 May 1931 Mon Tue Wed Fri 4 by both airlines. On October 4, 1930, Panagra altered its initial March 17, 4 June 1931 Mon Tue Wed Thu 3 1930 airmail surcharge rate from Soles 1.80 per 20 grams to 0.90 Soles per 10 grams (See Table 2). It also changed its northbound flight schedule 2 October 1931 Mon Tue Wed Fri 4 from Mondays and Fridays (since September 7, 1930) to Tuesdays and Military LAN AF Saturdays beginning November 29, 1931. The southbound Peru military 24 June 1935 Mon Tue Tue Fri 4 flights remained invariably on Mondays (see Table 1). 15 May 1935 Mon Tue Tue Sat 5 The CGA letter airmail surcharge of Soles 1.80 per 10 grams was Faucett LAN AF reduced to 0.90 Soles per 5 grams on November 23, 1931. Panagra responded on December 15, 1931 with a new reduction to Soles 0.50 per 5 3 December 1935 Wed Thu Thu Sat 3 grams, but less than a year later, on October 1, 1932, Panagra adopted the 17 February 1936 Wed Fri Fri Sat 3 prevailing CGA rate, Soles 0.90 per 5 grams. 3 April 1936 Thu Fri Fri Sat 2 The last delivery of airmail was on the eve of each flight depar - Panagra Condor ture, so it can be assumed that the mail would go via CGA only if posted 2 December 1935 Mon Tue Tue Wed 2 at the Lima Main Post Office on Saturdays and Sundays. The mail deliv -

PAGE 360 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 361 Table 2 ered during the rest of the week was carried by Panagra over the north 11 Peru Airmail Surcharge Rates to Europe & USA 1928-1945 11 route. Nowhere in the Peruvian Postal Bulletins of those years is any indication of a sender’s choice of airline or route. The travel time was (All rates in Soles; • indicates concessionary rate) about 12 to 14 days over either route. Date Airlines Route Destination UPU Air Until about 1932, two parallel magenta stripes were applied on 20 g airmail letters in New York, indicating the end of airmail service, which 17.05.29 PGR-PAA Miami US 0.10* 2.60 then were taken by ship to Europe. Transit postmarks were applied on Miami-NY Spain 0.10* 2.60 registered letters at Cristobal due to the change from Panagra to Pan Am. Europe 0.15 2.60 These two marks are indicative of northbound mail forwarding. 17.03.30 PGR-PAA Miami US 0.10* 1.80 Miami-NY Spain 0.10* 1.80 Zeppelins Europe 0.15 1.80 Between 1931 and 1937, the Graf Zeppelin and later the Hinden - 10 g burg carried passengers, mail and freight on round trip flights between 29.09.30 CGA Santiago Europe 0.15 1.80 Germany and South America. Unlike other South American countries, 4.10.30 PGR-PAA Miami US 0.10* 0.90 Peru apparently did not enter into a postal contract to dispatch its air - Miami-NY Spain 0.10* 0.90 mail on the airship route, but covers with mixed Peru – Brazil franking Europe 0.15 0.90 were sent by collectors in 1931 via Graf Zeppelin to Germany 18 . 5 g 23.11.31 CGA Santiago Europe 0.15 0.90 15.12.31 PGR-PAA Miami US 0.10* 0.50 Miami-NY Spain 0.10* 0.50 Europe 0.15 0.50 1.10.32 Miami US 0.10* 0.90 Miami-NY Spain 0.10* 0.90 Europe 0.15 0.90 1.12.35 Air France Santiago Europe 0.15 1.50 DLH Santiago Europe 0.15 1.50 PGR-PAA Miami US 0.10* 1.35 Miami-NY Europe 0.15 1.35 16.05.38 DLH La Paz Europe 0.15 1.50 17.08.38 PGR-PAA Miami US 0.10* 0.80 Miami-NY Spain 0.10* 0.80 Europe 0.15 0.80 17.02.40 PGR-PAA N. Atlantic Spain 0.10* 1.85 Europe 0.15 1.85 6.07.40 PGR-PAA US 0.15* 1.20 Spain 0.15* 2.25 Second Peru airmail via Panagra – Condor – DLH via Santiago. Europe 0.20 2.25 Letter flown December 16, 1935 via Panagra. Santiago transit post - 1.11.44 Spain 0.15* 2.40 mark, December 18, 1935. Flown via Condor – Lufthansa the same Europe 0.20 2.45 day. This flight took four days. Two days Lima – Santiago, therefore 1.08.45 Miami US 0.15 0.80 six days from Peru to Europe.

PAGE 362 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 363 Airmail from Peru destined to be flown by Deutsche Lufthansa was, in fact, flown by the Zeppelins in 1935 and 1936 when those airships were used to supplement the DLH South Atlantic service. Careful obser - vation of the postmark dates is required for confirmation of this as it is not noted by direction markings. Air France and Deutsche Lufthansa At the end of 1935, Air France reduced its flight times to South America by utilizing aircraft with greater flight range and the speed needed to make the trans-Atlantic crossing. This allowed them to dis - pense with the slower conveyance of airmail by ship between Natal and Dakar. By this improvement (although the sea transport system was still used occasionally until 1936 5), Air France provided all-air transport intended to match that of Deutsche Lufthansa, which was flying from Third Air France Peru – Europe flight. Lima, December 18, Germany to Chile since October 1935 in only four days 10 . 1935, arrived Paris 25 - XII / 1935 (December 25). Taxed (postage due) since S. 0.15 UPU letter rate omitted. The flights from Brazil to Santiago were made by Syndicato Con - dor, the Brazil affiliate of DLH. Airmail from Chile was now dispatched biweekly to Europe: on Saturdays by Air France and Wednesdays by Peru only to Buenos Aires. From there it was forwarded by surface, but Condor – Lufthansa. This time saving and the twice-weekly service after November 10, 1934 by Panagra, to Peru 11 , but this was a one-way prompted Peru Post to add another airmail dispatch to Chile. conveyance. Previously, since the inception of its service to South America in By Circular No. 45 of November 28, 1935 11 , the Peruvian Main February 1934, Lufthansa and Condor had carried airmail destined to Postal Administration informed the other internal Postal Administra - tions about the beginning of faster southbound airmail effective Decem -

Second Peru airmail via Faucett – LAN – Air France via Santia - go. Callao, December 11, 1935, with Lima, December 11 transit post - mark. Air France departure flight on December 14, 1935, took four Lima, July 10, 1936 to Germany. Flown by Panagra (July 13), days. Three days from Lima – Santiago, therefore seven days Peru to then from Santiago by Condor (July 15). Direction VIA PANAGRA / Europe. LUFTHANSA.

PAGE 364 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 365 ber 1, 1935 by way of Air France or Lufthansa via Santiago. The south - bound mail for Lufthansa was flown to Santiago by Panagra. Airmail transport by Peruvian military aircraft ceased on December 3, 1935, when Faucett S. A. extended its flights, previously only north from Lima, south to Arequipa and Tacna 11 (see Table 1). The mail still continued by rail to Arica, by LAN to Santiago and thence by Air France service. The letter airmail surcharge was increased to Soles Lima post o ffices on the eve of flight departures, although the canceling 1.50 per 5 grams for both European services. was often on the departure date. The special cachet, above, applied for publicity reasons, is dated Wednesday Enero 1 de 1936 (January 1, 1936). The seven-day transport time shown in the cachet was shortened to six days when LAN changed its schedule on February 17, 1936 to depart on Fridays from Arica, and Faucett, on April 3, 1936, on Thursdays from Lima. Then both the Faucett – LAN and Panagra flights took two days between Lima and Santiago 5,11 . The 1937 AV1 UPU 1 lists mention neither the Tacna – Arica transport by train nor connecting flights on this route. Therefore, the rail - road connection may have prevailed. It was only between March 1 and March 31, 1937 that LAN 7 added flights to Tacna to be continued by Faucett during fall and winter 5,8 . However, it is yet to be proven that these latter flights really occurred. Since the airmail to Europe required only six days in December 1935, the 11 days required over the New York route, with onward trans - mission by steamship (four days in flight to New York and seven days by ship) was no choice any more. Airmail letters carried on this last route are seldom seen. Effective August 17, 1938, the airmail surcharge to the U.S.A. was lowered from S. 1.35 to S. 0.80 (see Table 2). This lower rate renewed interest in airmail dispatches via New York to Europe, especial - ly after the beginning of World War II. Lima, June 22, 1938 to Germany. Flown by Faucett (June 23) LAN Crash and Air France (June 25). Backstamped Berlin, June 30. Weight 10 On March 27, 1937, a LAN Potez aircraft bound for Tacna disap - grams, franked with S. 3.00 air surtax, UPU S. 0.15, registered S. 0.20. 9 Direction Via FAUCETT / y AIR – FRANCE. peared . The crash site was finally discovered on July 5 near Tacna. The pilot, Lt. Eduardo Arndt, the crew and one passenger were killed in the Senders in Peru had to provide direction on the airmail: “Via crash. Part of the mail was recovered and forwarded by the Peruvian Chile,” “Via Sur” or the chosen airline. Directive handstamps were used Post. by the post office at Lima. If no airline was indicated on the letters, the LAB and DLH Peru mail was forwarded over the route chosen by the postal administration. When the Chaco War ended in 1935, airmail from Bolivia to Table 1 shows the flight departures in 1935 and 1936. The Lima Europe was carried by Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB). The mail went from Main Postal Administration first dispatched the mail to Europe via La Paz to the Brazilian border city of Corumbá to connect with Condor. Faucett on Wednesdays, later on Thursdays, while the southbound Pana - From there it went to Rio de Janeiro to connect with Deutsche Lufthansa gra mail went on Mondays. As before, the mail had to be delivered at the for the flight to Germany. PAGE 366 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 367 First Lufthansa del Peru flight, May 24, 1938. Lima, May 23, to Germany. Special first flight cachet, below.

Recovered crash mail. Brussels, March 3, 1937 to Lima. LAN flight to Tacna crashed in mountains March 27. Mail recovered July 5. Crash notice applied at Lima.

LATI Crash notice. Note error: “acurrido” instead of “ocurrido.” Deutsche Lufthansa suspended its South Atlantic airmail service on August 25, 1939 10 , just before the war began in Europe. This left the Effective May 31, 1935, there were regular Panagra flights to La Faucett – LAN – Air France service as the sole carrier for South American Paz via Tacna, which was embraced as a point of supply on the route airmail across the South Atlantic. This service was ended in June 1940 Lima – Santiago 5,14 . when France surrendered to Germany. Deutsche Lufthansa del Peru was established in May 1938, and it In mid-December 1941, the Italian airline (LATI) initiated South flew Lima – Arequipa – La Paz 2. Its first flight was on May 24, 1938 Atlantic airmail service, filling the void left by DLH. The Lufthansa del Peruvian airmail destined to Europe thereby went Lima – La Paz (DLH Peru – LAB – Condor system connected with LATI at Rio de Janeiro. In Peru) – Corumba (LAB) – Rio de Janeiro (Condor) – Frankfurt (DLH). February 1941, the Peruvian government, under pressure from the Unit - This route shortened the time for Peru airmail to Europe via DLH from ed States, withdrew the operating permit for Lufthansa del Peru. Its six days (via Santiago) to five days, and made dispatches via Santiago flights ended March 31, 1941 3. unnecessary. The Lima departures were made on Tuesdays instead of The final airmail from Peru on the South Atlantic route was on Mondays 11 , but the Air France itineraries and flight times remained March 18, 1941. A cover from Lima canceled March 20, 1941, intended unchanged. for the next LATI flight on March 25, was forwarded via the North PAGE 368 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 369 Atlantic (Figure 20). Other airmail from South America continued to be 2. Union Postale Universelle, AV1, Liste des Lignes Aériennes, des conveyed by LATI until its last flight on December 15, 1941 after Ger - Pays Desservis et des Surtaxes Aériennes, Supplement, June 1938, Bureau many and Italy declared war on the United States 5. International, Berne. On May 20, 1939, Pan American initiated airmail service over the 3. R. E. G. Davies, Airlines of Latin America Since 1919 , Putnam North Atlantic. Peru airmail dispatches to Europe over that route began Aeronautical Books, London (1984). February 2, 1940 11 . 4. H. H. Moll, Peruvian Civil Aviation, American Air Mail Society, Mineola, NY, (2000). Acknowledgements 5. E. Madsen, Manual de Historia Aeropostal de Chile – Handbook of I appreciate very much the permission of the Peru Philatelic Aeropostal History of Chile, author’s edition, Wiesbaden (2007). Study Circle to access the Peruvian Postal Bulletins in its Virtual Library. 6. H. L. Nierinck, Recovered Mail 1910 – 1936 , Concordia b.v.b.a, Without this source, it would not have been possible to write this article. Roeselare – Rumbeke, (1993). 7. Boletín Oficial de Correos y Telégrafos de Chile, No. 273, March 15, References 1937, Circular C. 1, No, 18, March 5, 1937. 1. Union Postale Universelle, AV1, Liste des Lignes Aériennes, des 8. Boletín Oficial de Correos y Telégrafos de Chile, No. 275, May 15, Pays Desservis et des Surtaxes Aériennes, May 1931 – May 1938, Bureau 1937, Circular C. 1, No. 23, April 3, 1937. International, Berne. 9. El Mercurio, Santiago, April 2, 1937. 10. J. W. Graue and J. Duggan, Deutsche Lufthansa, South Atlantic Airmail Service 1934-1939, Zeppelin Study Group, Ickenham (2000). 11. Boletín Postal, Telegráfico y Radiotelegráfico , Lima, 1929 – 1945, Peru Philatelic Study Circle Virtual Library, www.peru-philatelic-study- circle.com 12. El Pacífico , Arica, October 2, 1930 13. El Pacífico , Arica, October 9, 1930 14. American Air Mail Catalogue, Vol. 3, Sixth Edition, American Air Mail Society, Mineola NY (2004). 15. G. Collot and A. Cornu, Ligne Mermoz, Histoire aérophilat - elique, 1918 - 1940, Bertrand Sinais edition, Paris (1990). 16. P. A. Flynn, Intercepted in Bermuda, The Collectors Club of Chicago (2006). 17. B. Bacquiè, L’Amérique & L’Aéropostale, Éditions Latécoère, Paris (2007). 18. Zeppelin Post Katalog , 22. Edition, Sieger-Verlag, Lorch (2001). 19. Deutsche Zeitung, Sao Paulo, April 25, 1931.

Lima, March 20, 1941, to Switzerland. Intended and franked for LATI service. Weight: 10 grams, LATI surtax S. 3.00, UPU S. 0.20. SHARE AEROPHILATELY . . . Sent via Panagra – Pan Am over the North Atlantic. Bermuda censor tape 3467 on reverse 16. The airmail surcharge via Panagra – Pan Am was S. 4.50. Write about it in our APJ!

PAGE 370 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 371 Commemorative Covers Offered for Sale Bound Airpost Journals for Sale Collectors have a chance to enlarge and enhance their holdings The American Air Mail Society is offering for sale this month with the sale of commemorative covers by two aviation-relat - the following issues of the “AAMS BOUND APJ’S” bound ed organizations. in a dark blue jacket with gold-leaf lettering. October 1985 - September 1986 January - December 2001 October 1986 - September 1987 January - December 2003 October 1987 - September 1988 January - December 2005 October 1988 - December 1989 January - December 2006 January - December 1990 January - December 2007 January - December 1991 January - December 2008 January - December 1992 January - December 2009 January - December 1993 January - December 2010 January - December 1994 January - December 2011 January - December 1995 January - December 2012 January - December 1996 January - December 2013 January - December 1997 January - December 2014 The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society (CAS) has 2013 Snowbird January - December 1999 January - December 2015 autographed covers for sale. This year’s envelopes feature the 431 January - December 2000 January - December 2016 Demonstration Squadron logo, a logo commemorating the 50th anniver - sary of the Tudor aircraft and the Snowbirds of the Canadian Armed Ordering Information Forces, the red and white Snowbirds logo and the CAS winged logo. Each issue is priced at $37. The special “P” stamp, depicting the Silver Dart first flown in Please contact the AAMS Publications Sales Manager Baddeck, Nova Scotia in 1909, is canceled with the official Snowbird date first as postage will be calculated on the number of cancel. issue(s) ordered. For orders outside the U.S., first contact A set of nine envelopes each signed by one of the 2013 pilots the AAMS Publications Sales Manager at sells for $50 Canadian. A single envelope sporting the signatures of all [email protected]. com or at the address listed below to nine pilots is priced at $25 Canadian. obtain postage charges for your order (please specify Covers can be ordered from Major (Ret.) Dick Malott, Apt. 610, 1275 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 8E3, Canada. Make checks country and issue(s) you wish to order.) payable to the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society. NOTE: Please make remittances payable to the AMER - The Antique Airplane Association (AAA) has planned a com - memorative mail flight in conjunction with the annual invitational “fly- ICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY; payment must be in U.S. in” in Blakesburg, Iowa that concludes September 2. The souvenir mail funds and payable through a bank with a physical flight celebrates the 60th anniversary of the AAA and the organization’s location within the U.S. first fly-in. Please send your order to: Covers can be ordered via the AAA website: www.AntiqueAir - Greg Schmidt,1978 Fox Burrow Court field.com. More information on the annual fly-in can be found on the Neenah, WI 54956-1184 U.S.A. website in the “articles” section. Strength in Growth . . . Recruit new AAMS members

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Chris Hargreaves

Happy 100th Birthday, Rex Terpening

Rex is the only person I know who was actively involved in the Airmail Through the Ice - 1934 development and carriage of air mail during The story behind some interrupted flight covers the "Golden Years of Aerophilately." From Bent Props and Blow Pots by Rex Terpening Rex was born on July 23rd 1913, and flew as an "air engineer" with Canadian Air - We considered six inches of ice as the minimum for our ski- ways Limited (CAL) during the 1930s. equipped aircraft as most of them had a gross weight of some 6,000 He later held various positions with pounds. These included the Fokker Super Universal, the Fairchild 71, the Canadian Airways Limited, and with Cana - Junkers W-34, and later the Norseman. A six-inch layer of ice could dian Pacific Air Lines that CAL became part develop in a few days of weather in the -10 to -15°F range. If this freezing of. At the time of his retirement in 1978 he period was followed by a snowfall, however, and a few days of moder - was responsible for maintenance activities ate temperatures of perhaps 10°F, then our safe six inches of ice could for CP Air in western Canada, and for all of become a very unsafe four inches. One would think it a simple matter to its international bases in Europe, Central cut a hole in the ice to measure the thickness, but there were human ele - and South America, the Pacific and the Ori - ments to confound this logic. ent. Rex was inducted as a member of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in Thirst - a subject seemingly far removed from winter flying - was 1997. the first of these human elements. The hard-rock miners and the prospec - Rex wrote a terrific book about flying in the 1930s: Bent Props and tors of the north had a great fondness for alcoholic beverages, particular - Blow Pots . When it was reviewed in the Canadian Aviation Historical Soci - ly overproof rum, but in the '30s there were no liquor stores in the min - ety Journal, the reviewer described it as "the best read on early Canadian ing settlements of Yellowknife, Cameron Bay or Goldfields. Alcohol had bush flying that I have ever had!" The book was published in 2003 and to be ordered by mail and flown in as express shipments. Freeze-up, reprinted in 2006. however, would temporarily cut off this flow, the last mail of the season From time to time one reads about early aircraft going through probably being received by mid-October. the ice. Rex's book included a vivid account of the time this happened to Thus, by late November when the collective thirst of the popu - an aircraft he was in, covering why it happened and what happened to lace assumed immense proportions, when housewives had become anx - the people, aircraft and mail afterwards. An abridged version of this ious for the arrival of winter clothes ordered from Eaton's catalogue account is included in the rest of this column, to commemorate Rex's (Eaton's being the one and only mail order outfit serving the north at that 100th birthday. time), and when all of the magazines had been read and re-read time and PAGE 376 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 377 again, an increasing clamour would arise for resumption of mail ser - vices. (Of course, by far the most important of these items were the gur - gling parcels from the Liquor Control Board.) Flying weather and ice conditions were a matter of indifference to these citizens; those were problems for the pilots to solve. The agent for the company holding the airmail contract would be under enormous local pressure to advise his company headquarters that the ice was, indeed, of the required thickness and safe for landing. Numerous locals were prepared to guarantee this. ("I'll put it in writing, Harry, if you don't believe me.") If the agent delegated the ice measuring - and such was often the case - then, like a fish story, the thickness of the ice would magically increase. A meagre five inches of ice might be reported as, "Okay, plenty of ice now, Harry - there's better than six inch - es. And Pete here was with me, isn't that right, Pete? The weather's clear and it's freezing hard tonight - it'll probably be eight inches by tomor - row." This report would be verified by numerous volunteer ice scientists, and pressure on the poor agent would become overwhelming. Competition between the flying companies was also a very real and serious concern. If company A had the mail contract for a particular Fort McMurray became the major base for bush flying into the year, then company B would be almost certain to make the first flight Northwest Territories. after freeze-up, probably with a near-empty aircraft to guard against ice dawned the Snye was a scene of great activity. As these flights would be failure. Company B would then let this be known up and down the the first ones since freeze-up, we had our entire fleet of four or five air - rivers and among the mining camps, intimating that, if they were the craft ready for departure. All of them were in the process of being loaded holders of the contract, the mail and express would arrive on schedule. with the usual mix of mail and express. This fact would also be emphasized to the postal authorities, particularly Fort McMurray was the northern terminus of the railway line when the mail contracts were next reviewed. The luckless agent was from Edmonton, at which goods were transferred to sternwheelers, to therefore caught in a squeeze-play. If local pressure overcame his better continue north in summer along the Athabaska River, which led to Great judgement, resulting in an aircraft through the ice, then he was partially Slave Lake, and the Mackenzie River. blamed for the mishap. If his report was negative, but company B made It became the major base for bush flying into the Northwest Ter - a successful flight, he was still in disfavour with his own company and ritories. jeered at by the local Ice Advisory Committee. On this particular morning the load in AAO was stacked nearly * * * to the roof. However, we did have one passenger, a young French priest My experience of being dunked occurred during freeze-up at making his inaugural trip into the north. With the cabin fully loaded, we Fort McMurray in late November 1934. I was to go north with Rudy had to keep the cabin heaters closed to avoid scorching His Majesty's Heuss as soon as the ice in the Snye was of sufficient strength. Our aerial Mail. The engineer and the odd unfortunate passenger would then lie on steed would be Fairchild CF-AAO. top of the load, wedged between the cargo and the cabin roof. On this During the afternoon two of our staff had checked ice thickness - occasion our load was piled well above the cabin door handles and clos - es in various parts of the Snye, and it had been decided that there was ing these from the inside was an impossibility. Casey Van der Linden just sufficient for departures the following morning. When the next day helped me to wedge my way in and did the honours with the hand

PAGE 378 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 379 crank. (Casey's real name was Cornelius but Casey had more of a trans - downwards. At the same time I applied pressure to the door to displace portation ring to it.) the icebergs on the outside. Reaching backwards and getting a grip on As an ice break-through with a Junkers was not nearly the disas - my ecclesiastical friend, I launched myself in the direction of the solid ter that would be created with a high-winged aircraft (as the low wing ice. This, fortunately, was not far away and was solid enough for us to supported the fuselage, keeping it above water), our first departure air - scramble onto. I never did learn whether or not my companion had craft would be one of our Junkers, AMZ, with Con Farrell and Frank taken time to square himself with the High Command before the aban - Hartley on board. We were scheduled to be number two and were ready, don ship order was given. If so, there was certainly no impediment in his with our engine running. AMZ roared past, just visible through the light speech. He was hot on my heels - if this can properly describe a hasty fog. Knowing that our ice thickness was marginal, Con in his Junkers trip through ice-cold water. had made a wide and gradual turn at the end of the Snye, then taken off By this time Rudy was also up on solid ice and came around without stopping. Rudy, perhaps emboldened by Con's success - or lack AAO in a wary circle to see how we were faring. We looked at one of failure - executed a fairly short turn at slow speed. With my head another in shared disgust and for similar reasons. "What a helluva way wedged between the cabin roof and a case of Trumilk, I recall trying to to start the winter season," remarked Rudy. His thoughts, no doubt, were project my eyeball downwards to get a glimpse out of the top of the on the three-cents-per-mile flight pay that his enforced idleness would cabin window. Then I realized that AAO seemed to be sitting in a cost him. My own monetary situation was also adversely affected to the depression in the ice. I contemplated this phenomenon for a matter of tune of about $3 per day, a fat salary in those days. It is also my recollec - perhaps two seconds, then the answer came to me: we were going tion that I was not paid for the activities of that day, but then - those through the ice. were the '30s. I was working for experience, and getting dunked was part I do not remember whether or not we were moving at the time of the curriculum. but we were submerged in a matter of seconds. Rudy was both busy and profane. With the water level rapidly approaching my bent eyeball, I realized that haste might be in order. Sliding my right foot between the mail sacks and the right-hand door, I located the handle and kicked it

McMurray being our home base, we had plenty of equipment and sufficient manpower for a salvage operation. As the water was rela - tively shallow, erecting a tripod was a straightforward operation and was completed on the day of the mishap. The following day AAO was pulled from the water with the chain hoist that was attached to the tri - pod and hung out to dry, the accumulated water being drained from the Recovering the mail fuselage by cutting holes in the fabric. PAGE 380 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 381 The mail bags and express shipments were removed, and some to form. A layer of planks was then laid under the skis to reinforce the attempts were made to drain these and ensure that the labels were still ice where it was thinnest, and AAO was gently lowered onto this frozen legible. I never did learn what procedure was used for the first-class pad. We removed the chain hoist and sawed off our tripod components mail, though I suspect the letters were drained of surplus water, separat - as close to surface level as possible. A rope bridle was attached to the ed and refrozen. They would then be placed in dry bags and stored in an skis and extended to the shore where there was good footing for the unheated place to keep them in a frozen state until the next northbound horses. The horses surged forward, and AAO shot toward shore at a flight. Maintaining the letters in a frozen condition until they could be brisk pace. We removed the tow rope, hitched the horses to the bridle, delivered would minimize the action of the water upon the writing, giv - and before long AAO arrived at our hangar on the Snye Road. ing the recipient a fighting chance at receiving something legible. The engine and the fuselage were covered with canvas tarps and The aircraft could not be lowered until sufficient ice had formed, heat was applied from a couple of blow pots to melt the remaining ice so planks were laid down around the front of it. This provided a relative - from around the engine, in the cabin and fuselage. Following this the ly safe platform for those working around it while the cabin load and the fuselage was moved into the shop for final repairs. accumulated ice were removed, all of this through the cockpit door. We Our first and most important job was to check the fuselage tub - then had a most fortunate break in the weather - the temperature sud - ing to ensure that no water had penetrated because it would later freeze denly dropped into the -30°F range, ideal for making ice. To accelerate and split the tubing. The most time-consuming job was the extensive the freezing process, the snow was cleared from the ice in the vicinity of sewing and patching of damaged belly fabric, which required about four the aircraft and along a strip leading from the aircraft to the shore. We days and evenings of work. A replacement set of instruments had borrowed several hundred feet of heavy rope from the transport division already been ordered from our main base at Winnipeg, and these were of the Hudson's Bay Company, sufficient to reach from the aircraft to a all installed. point near shore where the ice was thick. Our venerable tractor had been The total lay-up time for AAO was relatively brief, only about 12 laid up for the winter, but as Ryan Brothers Transport was well days. equipped with good horses, Don Goodwin decided that a pair of hay Rex Terpening burners would be a good substitute. We only had to wait about three days for a sufficient depth of ice Photographs: [1] by Rex Terpening and included in his book; [2] to [4] by Wop May and kindly provided by Denny May. None of the mail affected by this incident has come on to the philatelic market. This is not surprising, as hardly any personal or busi - ness mail from any of the flights north from Fort McMurray is on the philatelic market. To celebrate Rex's 100th birthday, he was made an Honourary Life Member of the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society.

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PAGE 382 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 383 leg New Zealand to Fiji, and the Auckland-Suva Forces concessionary rate. Frank Walton reviews some short-term airmail rates of China Airmail Elsewhere in Print during the 1947-1949 period in the February issue of the Journal of Chinese Philately. The effects of inflation on three currencies and postal changes Alan Warren that occurred almost monthly created rates with periods of use that ranged from six days to a little over two months. A number of covers are shown to European countries as well as Canada and the United States. (This is an occasional column bringing attention to articles about aerophilately In the May issue of U. S. Stamp News, A. D. Jones describes the that appear in other journals. Copies of the complete articles can usually be problems that arose with the Army Emergency flights of 1934. The can - obtained from the American Philatelic Research Library in Bellefonte, Pa.) cellation of Contract Air Mail and the sudden use of Army pilots were not carefully thought out. Many of the pilots had limited experience in Kishore K. Yalamanchili observes the centenary of the first air - flying, especially during the night time and in inclement weather. As a mail flight in India in the March issue of the American Philatelist . He pro - result there were many crashes with loss of life and aircraft. vides some background on the planning of the famous 1911 flight by The April issue of Dansk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift published by the Henry Péquet that carried mail from Allahabad to Naini Junction, and Danish Philatelic Federation carries a thematic article by Svend-Ove thence by mail to destinations. Letters included in the bundle were sever - Kastfelt on Amelia Earhart commemorative items from Surinam, Mar - al to King George V and one sent to Jawaharlal Nehru by his nephew. shall Islands, Niuafo’ou and Papua New Guinea. Mark Piper describes The special airmail flight was arranged by Walter Windham who came the Cuban airmail convertible-peso postal cards of the 1990s in the May- to India to demonstrate the use of airplanes. June issue of Postal Stationery . This is the first installment of his article Benjamin R. Beede provides the second installment of his series and many of the cards are illustrated as listed in the Edifil catalog. on the WW II airmail admission stamps of Germany used on cover in the Brian C. Plain discusses the WW II civilian airgraph service by March German Postal Specialist. In this part he shows several covers bear - illustrating an example sent from England to the United States in 1942 in ing the stamps that were returned to the sender for reasons like addition - the second quarter 2013 issue of BNA Topics. More importantly he also al address information needed, release of the addressee from the hospi - illustrates the reverse side of the form, showing the detailed instructions tal, weight above the restriction of 10 grams and no airmail fieldpost ser - for its use, and the charge in this case paid with an 8d stamp. vice to the destination. Beede’s third part in the April issue focuses on censored covers bearing the airmail admission adhesive with examples to Belgium, Croa - tia, Finland and Serbia among others. He continues in the May issue with The Airpost Journal is examples of covers bearing the airmail admission adhesives sent from Hungary and Romania as well as from occupied countries like Norway, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. YOUR magazine. The PanAm transpacific service (FAM 19) is the subject of David We welcome letters to the editor, book Alford’s article in the April issue of the British journal Stamp Lover. He describes the first flight from the USA to New Zealand via Fiji in 1941. reviews, announcements of He shows several covers serviced for that flight including the only aerophilatelic events and articles known round trip Los Angeles / Suva, Fiji / Los Angeles cover by air. It was held at Suva until the return trip. In the June issue Alford continues . . . lots of articles! his article and describes the outward leg Fiji to New Zealand, the return

PAGE 384 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 385 As an exhibitor, Jim has received more than 40 gold medals, six Nominees for AAMS 2014-2015 grand awards, 12 reserve grand awards, three international gold awards and two special prizes. Officers and Directors He has received numerous honors recognizing his philatelic President research and service to philately, including: Distinguished Philatelist of the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs (1990) and the AAMS Walter J. James W. Graue Conrath Award (1997) for outstanding service to the society. Washington / Florida Jim Graue, age 74, is a lifetime collector who has served the Vice President hobby as researcher, exhibitor, judge, writer, editor and officer. He has dedicated his collecting of more then 60 years David E. Crotty, Ph.D Ohio to only a few subject areas, primarily German David Crotty grew up in Cincinnati and obtained B.S and M.S. airmail. degrees in chemistry from Xavier University. The M.S. degree was pur - Jim Graue and John Duggan collaborat - sued largely as he taught high school chemistry. At Wayne State Univer - ed in original research in the archives of sity in Detroit he also obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry. The rest of his Luftschiffbau Zeppelin / Deutsche Zeppelin career he was an R&D chemist, mostly working in the electroplating Reederei in Friedrichshafen. Their work field, published about 40 articles concerning various plating topics and focused on the airmail drops and exchanges usually presented these topics at major metal finishing conferences. At made without landings, and resulted in the the end of 2007 he and his wife retired and publication of Commercial Zeppelin Flights to moved back to the Cincinnati area. South America . They also did joint research in He has been a stamp collector from the Deutsche Lufthansa archives in Germany childhood. He became interested in collecting related to the DLH South Atlantic service, postage meter stamps and later became inter - publishing Deutsche Lufthansa South Atlantic ested in the history of early trans-oceanic air - Airmail Service 1934-1939 in 2000. In 2004 Jim joined with Dieter Leder in mail developments. He has exhibited these Germany to produce and publish a new German North Atlantic Catapult topics at APS sanctioned shows for about 14 Flights 1929-1935 catalog, recognized as the definitive work on the sub - years. ject. Jim’s other airmail specialty is the 1934 airmail issue of Germany. He has pursued the history of Pan He is an American Philatelic Society (APS) 50-plus year member American Airways, in part by visiting the and an APS-accredited chief judge for both philately and literature. He archives held at U. Miami and has written a has served on the APS Committee for the Accreditation of Exhibitions number of articles about his findings. A book and Judges (CANEJ) for 12 years and edited the APS Manual of Philatelic is being prepared to publish these findings in more detail. Judging, 6th Edition. He became the editor of the Meter Stamp Society Quarterly Bulletin His 50-plus year membership in the Germany Philatelic Society in 2005 and became editor of The Philatelic Communicator in 2011. (GPS) has included serving as editor of the German Postal Specialist, 2004 As Volume Four of the American Air Mail Catalogue was being to date, society director from 2005-2009 and president from 2009-2013. prepared David worked with the AM and CAM editor to redraw about While serving as editor of the Airpost Journal (1989 to 2006) the 120 maps. David also worked with fellow Canada Aerophilatelic Society magazine won the coveted Bohret Award. He came up through the ranks members to prepare a chapter on Canada airmail postage rates for the on the Board of Directors, culminating with his most recent term as pres - next AAMS catalogue for Canada and Newfoundland. ident of the society.

PAGE 386 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 387 Secretary Service to U.S. philately includes six years as Chairman of the Dr. Bob Dille APS Committee on the Accreditation of National Exhibitions and Judges, Oklahoma a member of the Board of Vice Presidents of the American Philatelic Soci - Dr. Dille is a specialist in Aerospace ety, a member of the Board of Directors of the Philatelic Foundation, a Medicine, a private pilot with training to fly T- member, for about 25 years, of the Board of Governors of The Collectors 33 jets, helicopters and hot air balloons and Club (NY) and formerly president of that club. In August he became has airline cockpit observer experience. His president of the American Philatelic Society. interest in aerophilately began when he Steve is a member of the Organizing Committee of the World learned at Harvard that Boston physician John Stamp Show New York 2016 and chairman of its Committee on Judges Jeffries had funded the 1784 balloon flight and Judging. He is a former participant in the FIP Championship Class across the English Channel with Blanchard on with his exhibit of U.S. Pioneer Airmail 1910-1916. which they carried a letter to Benjamin Society memberships also include a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Franklin in Paris from his son in London. He Society London and membership in the American Philatelic Congress, later became interested in Ballon Monte United States Stamp Society, American Association of Philatelic flights. Exhibitors, British Air Mail Society, Australian Air Mail Society, Interna - He has published 265 articles and text tional Ass’n for Philatelic Exhibitors (Australia), Aerophilatelic Society of book chapters, many based on meetings with aviation pioneers and some Southern Africa, Canadian Airmail Society, Westfield Stamp Club, Met - on the fatal accidents of others. He has lectured around the world. ropolitan Air Post Society and Northwest Chapter AAMS. If elected, he will do his best to perform the duties of the office and also help obtain and retain members any way possible. Director David S. Ball Treasurer North Carolina Stephen Reinhard David S. Ball seeks your support to serve the American Air Mail New York Society as a Director at Large. A stamp collector (US 19th Century) for more than 40 years, David refocused on postal Stephen Reinhard is running for re-election as treasurer of the history (specifically astrophilately) more than society, a position he has held since 1990. He 20 years ago. He is a recently retired RN and was president of the society during the 1988- current Lt. Colonel in the Air Force Reserve 89 term. Other AAMS experience includes who wants to spend more time on what is being managing editor of several volumes of truly important in life – postage stamps. the American Air Mail Catalogue , editor of two Ball is the author of American Astrophi - sections of the catalogue and author of a num - lately: The First Fifty Years. Awarded a Gold ber of articles for the Airpost Journal. Medal for Literature by the American Philatel - Aerophilatelically, Steve was Chair - ic Society (and more recently a Large Vermeil man of the Aerophilatelic Commission of at the 13th New Zealand National Philatelic F.I.P., President of FISA (the International Literature Exhibition), the book was the first Federation of Aerophilatelic Societies) and is philatelic book ever nominated for the prestigious American Astronomi - presently an accredited Judging Team Leader cal Society Eugene M. Emme Award presented for the work that best for F.I.P. International exhibitions. explains space history to the public. Airpost Journal said, “David Ball’s book . . . is one few aspiring astrophilatelists should not be without.” PAGE 388 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 389 Cheryl Ganz of the National Postal Museum called it the “Best book on Director astrophilately ever written.” Samuel J. Pezzillo A Life Member of AAMS, David has more recently been reach - Alabama ing out to longtime members as mentors in new areas of interest. His Sam is a long-time collector of various areas of airmail and a for - Polar interests (more specifically polar aerophilately) have received guid - mer officer of the society. He is now retired ance from Hal Vogel while a recent trip started a new relationship with from a long teaching career, in better health Lindberghia expert George Sioras. As a new director, his principal goals and in a better mood. He is eager to bring his are to increase AAMS membership through offers to other philatelic experience in educational and digital technol - organizations and to speed up publication of the AAMS catalogue (there ogy to some of the problems the society faces is a section on polar aerophilately in the works). and to engage in a constructive dialogue on His philatelic memberships include: American Air Mail Society how to sustain and grow the society. (Life Member); American Philatelic Society; American Society of Polar Age 71, Sam and his wife, Debbie, live Philatelists; Polar Postal History Society of GB; Royal Philatelic Society of in Alabama. He enjoys travel, is an avid pho - London, and; Space Unit (American Topical Association). tographer, engages in local politics on the planning and zoning board and the Young Director Men's Business Club (members are neither Kent Kobersteen young, nor all men) and previously served on the city-county transit Virginia board. Kent Kobersteen has been an AAMS member since 1978, serving as Director at Large since 2010. He has collected stamps since childhood, Director and in 1977 began specializing in the five-cent Steve Tucker U.S. Beacon airmail stamp of 1928. Kober - Nevada steen’s collection of that single stamp consists Stephen “Steve” Tucker is a retired California prosecutor now of both production examples and usages that residing in Southern Nevada. He is a lifelong show the development of the air mail during stamp collector who has from the start been the period. His exhibit has won national gold enamored of most anything pertaining to air - and grand awards, receiving a large vermeil at mail. Steve’s administrative and organization - the Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibi - al skills have been honed during his years as a tion. trial attorney and office supervisor. Beyond his Kobersteen has written several articles profession he has been a member and leader on the Beacon for AAMS publications and for of professional, service and hobby organiza - the Essay Proof Journal. In addition to his mem - tions at local, regional and national levels. bership in the AAMS, he is a life member of the APS and a member of During the past decade Steve has tried the United States Stamp Society, American Association of Philatelic his hand at competitive exhibiting and some Exhibitors, Perfins Club, Auxiliary Markings Club and the Metropolitan philatelic writing. His Pan American’s Pacific Air Post Society. Clippers 1935-1941 exhibit has been accorded gold and People’s Choice Kobersteen retired in 2005 from the position of Director of Pho - awards. He believes the AAMS leadership over during the past decades tography of the National Geographic Magazine . He currently conducts pho - has been solid. He would like to see an emphasis on membership reten - tography workshops and speaks on photography at venues throughout tion and a revival of catalog publishing in the society’s future. the world. PAGE 390 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 391 Director Patrick A. Walters American Florida / Colorado Patrick A. Walters is a life member of the AAMS and the APS. Air Mail Society He is also an accredited APS Literature and Philatelic judge. He has served the AAMS as past vice president (two terms) and also as a board Dedicated to the research, study, documentation and member (several terms). His philatelic focus is preservation of aerophilately. on all things aerophilatelic as well as exhibit - Organized in 1923, Incorporated in 1944 as a non-profit corporation of ing Postal History, thematics, traditional and the state of Ohio postcards on a wide variety of subjects. IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization APS affiliate #77 Pat has been a member of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors since its PRESIDENT: Jim Graue, 11911 East Connor Road, Valleyford WA 99036 inception. He brings a wealth of business ([email protected]) experience to the board. He is a retired phar - maceutical president and is currently a mem - VICE PRESIDENT: K. David Steidley, Ph.D., 11 Davey Dr., W. Orange ber of the Mentor program of South Florida NJ 07052 ([email protected] ) University. Since retiring from the daily business SECRETARY: Dr. Robert Dille, 335 Merkle Drive, Norman OK 73069- world he has become more active in several philatelic societies and will 6429 ([email protected]) bring his expertise and efforts to the current board in several capacities. TREASURER: Stephen Reinhard, P.O. Box 110, Mineola NY 11501 He would appreciate your vote of confidence. ([email protected]) The September Airpost Journal should contain the IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Mark Banchik, P.O. Box 2125, Great 2014-2015 AAMS ballot in the mailing envelope. Neck NY 11022 ([email protected]) Any member not receiving the yellow form can contact the editor at vcanfi[email protected] or call DIRECTORS AT LARGE: 509-924-4484 to receive a ballot. David Crotty Pat Walters Jerry Kasper Kent Kobersteen

The Airpost Journal is ADVISORY EXECUTIVE BOARD (Past Presidents): Cheryl Ganz Jonathan L. Johnson, Jr. Stephen Reinhard A.D. Jones Kendall C. Sanford Allen Klein YOUR magazine. Derrick Pillage Greg Schmidt Mark Banchik We welcome letters to the editor, book reviews, Andrew McFarlane announcements of aerophilatelic events and articles . . . lots of articles. Application for Membership Applicant to provide two references, philatelic preferred. We have a byline waiting for you! Applicants under the age of 18 must be guaranteed by parent or guardian. PAGE 392 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 393 American Air Mail Society AAMS Membership Report Membership and Subscriptions Annual membership dues for new members, which includes a subscrip - August 2013 tion to the Airpost Journal is $30 domestic, $40 Canada, $50 Mexico and Submitted by Membership Secretary Rudy Roy $60 worldwide. All foreign dues include first-class airmail shipment. Deceased 10069 Richard A. Silva Publication Monthly Official Publication: Airpost Journal Lapsed Editor and Advertising: Vickie Canfield Peters, 11911 E. Connor Road, 12195 Dale Fowler Valleyford WA 99036 ([email protected]) 11454 John H. Garrett 12171 Don E. Kagarise Publications Committee 11941 Robert J. Lennahan Chairman: Jim Graue, 11911 East Connor Road, Valleyford WA 99036 12180 Bruce Lenorovitz ([email protected]) 07349 William C. Mack 12196 John B. Owens Member Services 12118 Alexander W. Pelling 12157 Fred Reynolds Auction Manager: Don Lussky, P.O. Box 1172, Westmont IL 60559 — Summary — Publications Sales Manager: Greg Schmidt, 1978 Fox Burrow Court, Total Membership — July 1, 2013 ...... 983 Neenah WI 54956 ([email protected]) New Members ...... 3 Deceased ...... -1 Merchandise Sales Manager: J.L. Johnson, Jr., 248 Shore Ave., Eastern Lapsed ...... -9 Point, Groton CT 06340 ([email protected]) Total Membership — July 1, 2013 ...... 976

Historian: Len Lukens. 2710 N.E. 131st St. Portland OR 97230 ([email protected]) Address Changes Requested Membership Secretary: Rudy Roy, P.O. Box 5367, Virginia Beach VA When relocating, please provide as much notice as 23471-0367 ([email protected]) possible in order to keep your Airpost Journal coming in a timely manner. Webmaster: David Crotty ([email protected]) Send all address changes or corrections to Membership secretary Rudy Roy, Box 5367, Virginia Convention Coordinator: Ken Sanford, 613 Championship Drive, Oxford Beach VA 23471-0367 or email CT 06478-3128 ([email protected]) [email protected] Advance Bulletin Service PAGE 394 AIRPOST JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 2013 PAGE 395 AAMS EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT APJ ADS BUY — SELL — WANT LIST All members, including Life Mem - over the world. More than 200 coun - bers, are entitled to two free 25-word tries represented. Peter Fink, Restau - “Wanted and Exchange” notices per rant Lowen, CH-9532 Ricken - year in the APJ Ads section of the bach/Wil Switzerland. FAX: 011 41 Journal. 719124315, telephone 011 41 RATES 719233010 4/14 TWENTY CENTS PER WORD . WANTED and EXCHANGE Minimum $5 per insertion. Remittance must accompany order ZEPPELIN plate blocks wanted: and copy. The Airpost Journal, 11911 C13- right PB of 20079; C14 - left E. Connor Road, Valleyford WA PB of 20088; C15 - left, right and 99036. Ads can also be emailed to bottom PB of 20090. Gerald [email protected]. Forsythe, 1111 Willis Avenue, Ads must be received by first Wheeling IL 60090. Telephone 847- of the month preceding publication 520-6215 or fax 847-520-7268 1/14 date. * * * CHRISTMAS greetings aero - FOR SALE grammes used by prisoners and mili - 50-PLUS Post and Gatty commemo - tary in World War II wanted. Peter rative, cacheted covers, tour/visits to Fink, Restaurant Lowen, CH-9532 US cities. Dates include July 1931 - Rickenbach/Wil Switzerland. FAX: September 1933. Green, 1919 Pines - 011 41 719124315, telephone 011 boro Drive, Sanford MI 48567. 41 719233010 4/14 Email [email protected] 10/13 * * * * * * WANTED: 24-cent airmail cover YOU NEED? Flights: US pioneer, dated July 14, 1918, May 13, 1918 crash, SH, TO, FAM, CAM, and/or May 14, 1918. I’ll pay your NAMW, Jet, Deds, Canada 1926-42, price! Don David Price, Zeppelin, glider, catapult, balloon, [email protected] or call 941- rocket. Nonflight: FDC, ads, polar, 355-3339. 12/13 ships, WWI & II &Civil War, Wells * * * Fargo, Christmas. Tell me your interests; I’ll get you my lists. Thanks. Mike Rossman, PO Box 189, Occidental, CA 95465-0189 or [email protected] 2/14 * * * AEROGRAMMES for sale from all

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