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PRESIDENT Joseph L. Eisendrath Official Publication of the 350 No. Deere Park Drive Highland Park, Illinois AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY SECRETARY Vol. 35. No, 3 Issue 403 Ruth T. Smith 102 Arbor Road Riverton, N. J. 08077 TREASURER Contents ...... for December, 1963 John J. Smith The Boeing 727 1Short-to-1Medium 102 Arbor Road Riverton, N. J. Range Jet Airliner VICE-PRESIDENTS Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr. Boeing 727's Maiden Flight 61 Herman Kleinert Lester S. Manning Foreign Pioneer Airpost Flights Dr. Perham C. Nahl 1909-1914 62 EDITORS - Other Publications L. B. Gatchell Airport Dedications 67 Geo. D. Kingdom From the Editor's Desk 67 ATTORNEY George D. Kingdom Airs of the Month 68 SALES MANAGER South African Airmails 72 Herman Kleinert 213 Virginia Ave., Fullerton, Pa. The Airways: New Frontier in DIRECTOR OF Postal Progress 74 FOREIGN RELATIONS Dr. Max Kronstein Jet Jotting> 77 AUCTION MANAGER Air Dropped Leaflets, 1900-1939, Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr. Part II ..... 79 ADVANCE BULLETIN SERVICE Paul Bugg Philatelic and Aeronautic 82 3724 Old York Rd. "Uncle Sam" Sez 83 B:iltimore, Md. 21218 Official Section, AAMS 84 TRANSLATION SERVICE Roland Kohl Augusta-Victoria Str. 4 Wiesbaden, West Germany EDITOR AUDITOR Robert E. Haring 242 Hardenburgh Avenue, Demarest, New Jersey Stuart J. Malkin ASSISTANT EDITORS DmECTORS Joseph L. Eisendrath Dr. Max Kronstein Paul Bugg, Robert E. Haring, Ernest A. Kehr L. B. Gatchell Mrs. Florence Kleinert, Dr. Max Kronstein, George L. Lee, Dr. DEPARTMENT AND ASSOCIATE EDITORS Southgate Leigh, Arthur M. R. Lee Black, N. Pelletier, Florence L. Kleinert. Schmidt, William R. Ware Rob·0 rt W. Murch, Richard L. Singley, Williun MEMBERSHIP DUES - $4.00 R. Ware, James Wotherspoon, John Watson. per year William T. Wynn, Jr., Frank Blumenthal, Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr., J. S. Langabeer, M. P. Codd. Include subscription to The AIRPOST JOURNAL. Appli­ Published monthly at Albion., Erie Co., Pa., U.S.A. cants must furnish two refer­ Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office ences, philatelic preferred. At at Albion, Pa., February 10, 1932, under least one must reside in Appli­ the Act of March 3, 1879. cant's home town. Applicants The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not conducted for under 21 years must be guaran­ profit. The Editor and all others serve without teed by Parent or Guardian. compensation. Receipts from advertising, sub­ Membership may be terminated scriptions and contributions are applied to the by the Society in accordance betterment of the magazine and the promotion with its By-Laws. of aero-philately. Correspondence concerning sub­ scriptions. back numbers and The Editor and Officers of The American Air bound volumes, address changes Mail Society assume no responsibility for the and other matters and all re­ accuracy of statements made by contributor-;. mittances should be sent to the Every effort is made to insure correctness of Treasurer. All general com­ all articles .. munications and advertising Subscription Rates: $4.00 per year, 35c per copy. should be sent·to the Editor. Advertising Rate Card available from the Editor. We Are Now.Offering For Sale :1 Kessler's Catalogue of Aerograms First Edition Volumes I and II Complete $7.50 Net This splendid. catalogue is a magnificent contribution to the bibliography of aerophilately and can well serve as a memorial to its author, Fred W. Kessler.

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1. U. S. 4c Airmail Stamp (set of 3 cards - different cachets) cancelled 3 days of Convention at Philadelphia showing regular F. D. machine cancel 9/3/54 and Hand Cancel 9/4 - 9/5 Conv. Station ...... 50 2. U. S. 7c Blue Airmail Stamp - Cancelled FD 7/31/58 on Ceremony Pro- gram ...... 50 3. U. S. 7c Red Airmail Stamp - Set of 3 cacheted covers - FD 8/12/60 Hand Cancel, 2nd and 3rd days AAMS Conv. Station Cancel ...... 75 4. U. s. 7c Red Airmail Stamp - F. D. cover - cancelled AAMS Conv. Stat. 8/12/60 (limited) ...... 25 5. U. S. 7c Red Airmail Stamp on Ceremony Program - Cancelled F.D. with AAMS Conv. Station Cancel B/12/60 ...... 1.00 6. 1961 Convention Covers: Set of 4: (3) cancelled each day with AAMS Conv. Station Cancel and (1) helicopter cover with cachet & backstamp commemorating Ovington's 1911 airmail flight at Garden City ...... 1.00 7. Souvenir folder (9x11) with pictures and writeup of 1911 flight and con- taining helicopter cover as above ...... 1.00 8. Helicopter cover alone (postmarked Garden City 9/23/61 - backstamped LaGuardia Airport 9/23/61 ...... 25 9. 1962 Convention Covers: Set of 3 Cacheted and cancelled each day with AAMS Conv. Station Cancel at Miami Beach ...... 50 10. U. S. 6c Red "Bald Eagle" - Set of 4 cards - Artcraft cachets - 1 Red with FD cancel 7/12/63, 1 each Red, Blue and Green with AAMS Conv. Stat. cancel 7 /12-13-14 ...... 1.00 11. Souvenir Brochure & Program for First Day of Issue Luncheon for 6c Red with one F. D. card - 7/12/63 ...... 1.00 12. U. N. Brochure (7x9:1;2) containing information relative to U. N. airmail stamps and including MINT IMPRINT BLOCK of 6-4c Airmail Stamp and Airmail Post card with F. D. cancel - issued AAMS Convention 5 /27 /57 ...... 1.00 i3.'" U. N. 4c Airmail Stamp - card Cancelled FD 5/27 /57 and 4c Airmail Postal card with FD cancel 5/27/57 - with special AAMS Cachet, Set of 2 .50 14. U. N. lOc Aerogramme F. D. 1/18/60 with special cachet ...... 50 15. U. N. lllc Aerogramme (as above) mounted in Ceremony Program ...... 1.00 16. U. N. Brochure (7x10) containing mint single of 30c definitive and F. D. cover on Official U. N. envelope - 6/5/61 ...... 1.25 17. U. N. Ceremony Program of 30c stamp issued 6/5/61 stamp affixed to front and cancelled F. D ...... ·YOo 18. U. N. - First Day Cover (Official U. N. envelope) 30c definitive 6/5/61 .... .75 19. U. N. Brochure with First Days of 6c Airmail Postal Card and Be Air- mail Envelope - 4/26/63 ...... 1.00 20. Jet Flite Cover: Round Trip - New York - Los Angeles - Los Angeles - New York American Airlines 1/25/59 - Unique folded letter/card ...... 1.00

Order by Number from: RUTH T. SMITH, Secretary 102 Arbor Road Riverton, New Jersey 08077 SHORT-TO-MEDIUM RANGE The Boeing 727 JET AIRLINER Seven airlines, representing both Am­ cowl-enclosed third engine su.spended erican and foreign carriers, have ordered from a beam at the rear of the fuselage, 137 Boeing 727 short - to - medium - with an air duct leading to it from the range jets. This newest Boeing airliner, base of the vertical fin. All three of the on our cover this month, was specifically aft-mounted powerplants of the 727 are designed to bring jet speed and comfort isolated from the primary structure of and the dependability of modern air trav­ the airliner. Thrust reversers are install­ el to cities not yet served by jet aircraft. ed on all engines. Carriers which have ordered 727s and An indication of the size relationship the number ordered are: American 25; between the new 727 and other members Ansett - ANA (Australia) 2; Eastern 40; of the Boeing jet transport family can be Lufthansa - German 12; Trans-Australia obtained by a comparison of cabin 2; TWA 16; United 40. Each aircraft length: 727 - 72 ft.; 720B - 96 ft.; 707 costs more than $41h million. 320B - 112 ft. First Boeing 727s are now undergoing Fuselage width of the 727 is the same Federal Aviation Agency certification as that of the 707 and 720 jetliners, 12 flight tests at Boeing Field in Seattle, feet 4 inches, providing the same cross­ Washington. Both United and Eastern sectional space and the same degree plan to have .their initial 727s in sched­ of luxury on short-haul service as is uled service in early 1964 (see "Jet Jot­ found on transcontinental and intercon­ tings" for some of the initial 727 stops tinental flights. The generous cabin planned by the airlines). width will make possible greater airline The 727, produced at The Boeing Com­ earnings in tourist configuration than is pany's Airplane Division at Renton, possible with narrower cabins. The fuse­ Washington, is the first Boeing jet to de­ lage depth is more than 12 feet 8 part from wing-mounted engine installa­ inches, leaving space for two cargo com­ tion. It will be capable of carrying from partments ( also for airmail! ) , one for­ 70 to 119 passengers at speeds up to 600 ward and the other aft of the wing, with miles an hour over distances ranging a total capacity of 850 cubic feet. from 150 to 1,700 miles. It will have a Structurally, the Boeing 727 design maximum gross weight of 142,000 draws on Boeing's unequalled experience pounds. in the design, manufacture and test of Smallest member of America's first more than 2,300 large multi-jet airplanes family of jet airliners, the three-engined of four distinct types. The primary wing Boeing 727 has takeoff performance su­ structure is of aluminum alloy skin stif­ perior to all jets in its class. It is de­ fened by stringers. The fuselage is of signed for use at smaller airports, i. e., semi-monocoque construction consisting those having runways up to 5,000 feet. of zee-type frames and hat-type stiffen­ At equal gross weights, it requires less ers. The windows are triple-paned, with Civil Aeronautics Regulation ( CAR) two pressure panes and a light plastic in­ field length for takeoff than the most ner pane. modern turboprop-powered airplane man­ Low-speed performance is built into ufactured in America. the wing by means of triple-slotted trail­ The 727 is equipped with three Pratt ing-edge flaps and leading-edge flaps & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines rated and slats. The latter extend forward and at 14,000 pounds of thrust each. The en­ down from the upper leading edge of gines are grouped at the tail of the air­ the wing at low speeds, forming a slot. plane. The three-engine arrangement on For cruising flight, the slats retract onto the Boeing 727 has an engine pod on the wing, giving it a leading edge which either side of the rear fuselage and the provides excellent high-speed character- THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 59 is tics. 3 Pratt & Whitney JTSD-1 turbofans The vertical fin of the 727 is surmount­ rated at 14,000 lbs thrust each. ed by the horizontal stabilizer and eleva­ Cruising Speed tors to give greatest low-speed effective­ 550 to 600 miles an hour. ness. ··At the forward body attachment Cruising Altitude point, the vertical fin is 45 inches thick. 15,000 to 35,000 feet. The tail fin and rudder are swept sharp­ Operational Ceiling ly aft to give the ·Control surfaces maxi­ 42,000 feet. mum effect. Range The Boeing 727 control system differs 1,700 miles. from that of earlier Boeing jetliners by Passenger Capacity incorporating changes indicated by ex­ 70 to 119. perience with its forerunners, using dual Payload hydraulic packages to power the elevator 24,000 lbs. and lateral control surfaces throughout Fuel complete surface travel, and also to con­ 7,000 United States gallons. 7,500 trol the rudder. The airplane can be United States gallons in alternate controlled manually, with no assistance configuration. from the hydraulic system, should it ever Landing Gear be necessary. Tricycle: dual-wheel units. Principal systems in the 727 are simi­ Crew lar to those of the 707 series with iden­ Three: pilot, co-pilot and flight en­ tical equipment being used wherever pas­ gineer. sible. Any changes were made only on - The Boeing Company the basis of improvements passible due to experience and to advances in the • state of technology, or to the aircraft's Eastern Planning Jet intended short-haul, minimum ground Service to Buffalo time use. Extensive use of identical sys­ Possibly the first jet service into tems and cabin interior components will Buffalo, New York, and µtauguration of benefit airlines using either 707 or 720 new air service south from that city to aircraft. Florida and other points on its system Like the more than 300 Boeing jetlin­ are planned by Eastern Air Lines for ers now in airline service, the 727 design February l, 1964. Buffalo is now the follows principles which are considered largest city in the United States without mandatory in any form of public trans­ jet service. portation: safety, dependability and Eastern said it would use two of its economy. Designed specifically for new tri-jet Boeing 727 aircraft on these "through-stop" service, the 727 is the cul­ runs when the Civil Aeronautics Board mination of more than four and one-half grants its petition for exemption authority years of intensive study and design work. to operate over the domestic parts of Boeing 727 Specifications new route extensions which were auth­ and Dimensions orized on December 13, 1961, in the Dimensions Buffalo-Toronto Route Case. Wingspan 108' 7"; length overall These route extensions have not yet 134' l"; fuselage length 114' 4"; been activated because of problems height (from ground) 33' 9"; fus­ growing out of the bilateral air route elage width 12' 4"; wing sweepback agreements between the U. S. and 32 degrees at quarter chord. Canada, coupled with restrictions Maximum Gross Weight whioh now require that all flights ser­ 142,00 lbs. Alternate configuration, ving Buffalo must serve Toronto. 152,000 lbs. In its petition to the C. A. B., Eastern Landing Weight said that public convenience and neces­ 132,000 lbs. sity require its service to Buffalo, pend­ Power (Continued on Page 81) 60 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 ~~ 727d, ?ltaiden ?t'9~&-' Saturday, February 9. 1963

At least several thousand people lined • Rainier Avenue in Renton, Washington, as the chocolate brown and canary yel­ low-colored Boeing 727, three-engined RENTON, WASHINGTON jet transport slowly taxied out of its Municipal Airport hangar for its maiden test flight (the 727 is the first three motored American aircraft since th1; famous Ford Trimotor of three decades ago). The weather was clear and sunny with temperature in the 50's; in the background a wooded hill cast its shadow across the avenue. An F-86 chase plane from Boeing Field, Seattle, passed over­ which was applied to covers in purple. head to follow and record the 727's test Covers were postmarked at Renton at flight. 4:30 p. m. on February 9, 1963; while At 11 :28 a. m., P. S. T., the gleaming they were not officially flown on the new jet, Number N-700 IU, was running flight they are of great interest as a up its engines after having been checked philatelic souvenir of a historic aircraft's out and cleared by the tower for take­ public debut. off. Eight minutes later, with Project -John H. Schoumake1 Pilot S. L. Wallick ·at the controls the 727 left the runway in a brisk head­ wind. The copilot was R. L. (Dix) Los­ och, Boeing's Chief of Flight Tests, and the Flight Engineer was M. K. Shulem­ berger. The craft undergoing test had no Rir seats as all space was filled with various instruments for recording test informa­ tion. Post Pilot Wallick used only 3,000 feet of runway for the takeoff (compared to 8,000 feet required by Boeing's larger Stamps 707). The flight plan called for a flight over Lake Washington, Bellevale, turn­ Will be Offered Frequently ing over Hood Canal, passing over Port Townsend, and refueling at Paine Field In Our General Sales During near Everett, with total elapsed time of Our 1963-1964 Season two hours and six minutes. It was plan­ Fully illustrated, accurately described ned to avoid densely populated areas as auction catalogues gratis on request. a safety precaution and to meet FAA re­ * * * And when you come to sell, write quirements. The pilot noted later that the for our booklet, "Modern Methods of plane flew more quietly and smoothly Philatelic Selling," explaining clearly than the 707 and that he landed it in all the advantages of selling through only 2,000 feet of runway. The inaugural flight of this new craft H. R. HARMER, INC. was noted philatelically by the Boeing The "Caspary" Auctioneers Employees Stamp Club which provided 6 West 48th St .. New York, N. Y. 10036 a rubber-stamped cachet, as shown, THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 61 Foreign Pioneer Airpost Flights 1909-1914 C. SPECIAL POSTAL CANCELLATIONS OF THE PIONEER PERIOD XIII. THE PROGRESS OF FRENCH DEVELOPMENTS IN 1911, .JNCLUDING FRENCH AFRICA By Dr. Max Kronstein • In France the year 1910 had been the year of great local competitions of both French and foreign aviators. 1911 became the year of the overland circuits. But before the year 1.910 actually came to an end, French leadership in the airfield circuit competitions suffered a very great setback. It was at Rheims in 1909 that the American, Curtiss, won the International Gordon Bennett Aeroplane Competition and the French aviators made a great effort to bring this trophy back to France. Since one man of the selected French team ( Labouchere) suffered an acci­ dent before the 1910 races got underway at Belmont Park in the USA, he had to be replaced; therefore, the French team consisted of Latham (on an Antoinette monoplane) and Aubron and Leblanc, both on Bleriot monoplanes. But their efforts were unsuccessful and the new winner was the British pioneer, Graham White, who flew the twenty rounds ( 100 kilometers) in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds, half the time of the second-place winner, Alex Ogilvie, another British flyer, who needed 2 ihours, 6 minutes, 37 seconds. That is why the 1911 races had to be held in Eng­ land and not in France. Furthermore, in spite of its greatest efforts, France did not regain the Trophy in 1911 either. The races were extended in that year to 25 rounds, totaling 150 kilometers, and they were won by the only American competi­ tor, Weymann (on a Nieuport monoplane), who again took the trophy back to the USA. However, his time was only one minute and 4 seconds fast.er than the one hour, 12 minutes, 40 second time of the Frenchman, Leblanc. On the other hand, the French proceeded in 1911, not only in extending their long distance flights, but also in preparations for actual new applications of aviation to practical purposes. We refer particularly to extensive French colonial efforts aiming to utilize the airplane as a means of regular transportation in regions which lacked railroad communications, especially in the Sahara Desert. In January, 1911, an aviation school had already been opened in Algiers and late in February a group of four military pilots was sent to Dakar in order to explore the possibilities for such a practical application of aviation in Africa. Plans were discussed for a regular air service in the Sahara region, such as between Biskra and El Golea (via Touggourt and Ouargle) or Colomb Bechar and Timbuktu. Late in 1910 the Aero Club of Oran made plans for an air service between Tunis and Oran. In South Algiers plans for military aviation were developed with respect to services to Timbuktu in Senegal, and to Nigeria, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. The plans· provided that the first application was to be made by the postal administration. Serious proposals were made for a regular postal service by air­ plane and the Ligue National Aerienne requested a two million franc credit from the War Department for planes for West Africa. This request was approved early in 1911. A setback came, when in the summer of 1911, Captain Sidot reported that in his attempts to make regular flight tests in Senegal he had encountered great climatic difficulties. 62 THE AIRPOST J"OURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 AEROPOSTE More successful was Mr. Henri du ~p ETIT JOURNAL fl$:;· Bregi (on a Breguet No. 40 biplane) when he undertook a demonstration tour in Mor­ o- B REG UE T MlLITAIRE M 40-o occo, with ·permission of the military. This flight was initiated by the Paris news­ paper "Petit Journal" and the newsp-aper­ man, Rene Lebaut, participated as a pass­ enger. And an airpost was arranged for this flight tour also. The flight. started at Casablanca on September 13, 1911, arriving at Rabat the same day, and proceeding from there to Meknes on September 19, and on to Fez on September 20. A total of 250-300 cards were flown on this route and there were two different air cachets, both shown here. Only rarely are both found on the same item. In addition, the cards were cancelled with local postal cancellations. Enroute, The Two Types of the Airpos:I: Cachets • Morocco Airmail, 1911• leaflets in the Arabic language also were dropped, but these are very rare today (see Airpost Journal, July, 1963, p. 249 and November, 1963, pp. 31 & 33). At the same time, in nearby Tripoli, military aviation was very active during operations there, with at least 23 Italian volunteer flyers participating in various air events. As for the southern African colonies, the large island of Madagascar, in July, 1911, reported the arrival of two Bleriot monoplanes for postal services, and Mr. Raoul made an 1 lh hour flight over Tananarive. But no further developments of the planned airpost services have been reported from that region. Summarizing these French colonial efforts for the establishment of aerial and airpost services in Africa in 1911, a contemporary report refers to many daring flights across the desert and to regular patrols having been established over the Sahara, but the "Petit Journal" airpost is still the only one which has been listed in our catalogues. In continental France the main events - as far as they have been documented aerophilatelically - relate to a number of large scale, long distance competitions. I. May 21-27, 1911-The Air Race between Paris and Madrid, Spain. This international competition was organized with two official French Com­ missioners and two Spanish ones (one an official of the Spanish Embassy in Paris, and the other a representative of the Royal Aero Club of Spain). One of the dif­ ficulties involved in this flight is evident from the fact that large differences in altitude had to be overcome in flights across the Pyrenees. Twenty-one aviators were present at Issy, near Paris, but the first day ended in a bad accident, when dignitaries walked across the field in the way of the starting aviators. The French Prime Minister was among those hurt on the field. So the race actually did not start until the next day when Vedrines ( Morane monoplane) made a flight of 4 hours, 24 minutes, 16 seconds, and Carros, on a Bleriot monoplane, made one of 4 hours, 28 minutes, 13 seconds. Gibert (on another Bleriot monoplane) followed. They all reached the resort of San Sebastian ( 77 feet above sea level), where they started across parts of the Pyrenees to the Spanish border. Each of the three pilots succeeded in the day's flights. On the third day came the flight over the THE .MRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 63 high Pyrenees with one of the control points at an altitude of nearly 5000 feet above sea level. On that day Carros abandoned the flight after nvo motor defects and Gibert was attacked by an eagle and landed with damages. Vedrines stopped half way enroute to Madrid at Burgos, but was able to continue the next morning over the snow-capped mountains. He arrived in Madrid successfully after flying 14 hours in the air during a total time emoute of 27 hours, 6 minutes. Contemporary reports compared this with the express train schedule of 26 hours.

Special Card from the Paris-Madrid Air Race: The Crash of the Plane "Train" into a Group of Cabinet Members of' the French Govern.meni, May 21, 1911.

This eveDJt was commemorated by a number of special ·Cards and by the issue of a blue vignette ( perf. 11) inscribed "PARIS - MADRID EN AEROPLANE (-Paris - Angouleme -Biarritz - St. Sebastian - Madrid) - Mai 1911". Spain announced a Spanish International Air Meeting for July 28-29, 1911, with a round trip flight, Valencia - Alicante - Valencia ( 150 kilometers each way), but this ·collector has never seen any aerophilatelic documents of this event. II. May 28, June 15, 1911-The Air Races, Paris-Rome-Turin. This second international event immediately followed the Madrid flights, with 31 participants. The starting point this time was 1transferred to the airfield of Bue, near Paris, because it was more difficult to reach, and therefore, crowds similar to those which had caused the accidents in the precedi11g race were not expected. On the first day the two Bleriot flyers, Beaumont and Garros, reached Avignon, 645 kilometers from Paris; Frey, whose Morane plane is seen on the special card illus­ trated here, and Molla on a Sommer monoplane reached Dijon ( 265 kilometers). The next day Beaumont and Carros reached Nice ( 865 kilometers from Paris). On the third day Carros reached Pisa in Italy ( 1200 kilometers from Paris) and Frey reached Genoa (1035 kilometers from Paris), and on the fourth day Beaumont reached Rome as the first place winner ( 1465 kilometers, 900 miles from Paris) and was received by the Italian King. On the same day Carros and Frey both had accidents art Pisa, but the planes were repaired and Carros reached Rome in second place and Frey in third. Later on Vidart also reached Rome-with twice the total 64 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 Special Card and Vignette of the Paris-Rome-Turin Flight, 1911. flight time as Beaumont. But there was still another stage to be flown, and only one pilot undertook this flight, from Rome to Turin, which was a difficult mountain crossing. This ·one, Andre Frey on a Morane, crashed on the Monte Cimini. Nev­ entheless, the distances of the Paris - Rome flight show the rapid progress of overland flights in this year. For this great competition there were several special cards and three types of vignettes, one of which is shown at the lower right of the card illus­ trated above. Each of the three types exists in different colors. A private cachet also exists, but this collector has never seen it.

One of the Special Cachei·s used at Vincennes for the European Circuit Flight, 1911 (See p. 66).

THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 65 III. June 18 · July 2, 1911 - The European Circuit. This third great overland flight had originally been planned on a very large scale, including a German stage. But for some reason this did not come through and the giant competition-with 68 entries-was limited to a flight from Paris - Rheims - Liege (Belgium) - Venlo and Utrecht (Holland) - Breda - Berchen - Brussels (Belgium) - Roubaix - Calais and thence over the Channel to Dover and London (England), returning via Dover, Calais, and Amiens to Paris. On the first d ay three flyers were killed in er.ashes and one badly wounded. On the second day the number of participants had already shrunk from 68 to 25, on the fourth day to 13, on the seventh day to 11, and then to 9. Only four pilots completed the ra:ce and received a triumphant reception in Paris: Beaumont (on a Bleriot), Carros (on a Bleriot), Vidart (on a Deperdussin ) and Vedrines (on a Morane). Special cards and vignettes from this circuit exist, as shown on Page 65. Besides, there exist two circular cachets, which are quite rare today. The one is shown in the photo, the other one, a double circle, is inscribed "CIRCUIT EUROPEEN D' AVIATION - 18 JUIN 1911 - VINCENNES". Some of the special cards from this circuit have been seen with an im­ print of the second type of the Morocco cachet of 1911 (as shown on Page 63): "Aeroposte du Petit Journal -Breguet Militaire No. 40". How this cachet came to be on these cards is not known, but no mail was flown at the occasion of the European Circuit. On the 50th Anniversary of this great competition the French postal services issued a circular postal cancella­ tion "1 er CIRCUIT EUROPEAN D'­ AVIATION - 14-15 OCT. 1961-( image of an old biplane) - 1911 - 1961 - VIN­ 1961 Commemorative Card with CENNES"; commemorative cards were Special French Cancel for the also issued for this occasion and were Anniversary of the European Circuit cancelled with the special marking. One Of 1911. is shown here. IV. Other Events of 1911 and an Experimen:tal ''Mail Delivery Service''. Besides these events, a number of smaller, local aviation meetings were held in 1911, such as those at Albi, Le Creusot, St. Arnand and others. Special vignettes and cards were issued, but these events had lesser national importance. Philatelically, the most important other event was an unofficial attempt to carry a dispatch of newspapers and correspondence in a scheduled sequence of ten flights between Paris and Trouville, at the Atlantic shore. Vedrines (on a Deper­ dussin) was hired by the Paris newspaper "Le Journal", to make these ten "post­ flights" and he was supposed to drop some "mailbags" with newspapers and printed matter at several places enroute. He made the first attempt on August 20, 1911, from Issy les Moulineaux, but was forced to land again at the Longchamps race track. The next day he left Issy at 5:20 A.M., again with several bags of papers and 66 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 correspondence, arrived 80 minutes later over the shore at Trouville where crowds of people were waiting, and ten minutes later landed at the Deauville Race Track after a 220 kilometer flight. He made a second attempt, but he fell into the sea. The correspondence was evidently without any special cachet, since it has not been listed, even in Theo­ dore Champion's Airpost Catalogue of 1924 or the later editions.

Airport Dedications line stamp as well as the Postmaster's stamp. By Wimam T. Wynn, Jr. 13537 Rockdale, Detroit, Mich. 48223 There were 834 covers mailed for the New York World's Fair Heliport dedic­ Tacoma, Wash., has just come through ation on October 16. They are postmark­ with its airport dedication on November ed at Flushing, N. Y., and have an 2. A nice cachet was applied to the MACC cachet. Two different cachets covers, both those sent to Mr. D. were used. Rowlands, City Manager, or to the York, Ala., dedicated on September Chamber of Commerce. This airport also 22. 526 covers, with cachet, were mailed. had a CAM First Flight by West Coast Airlines on October 27. BULLETIN! Just• as we were going A two line stamp, used to mark the to press, Past Pres. Adm. Jesse John­ covers mailed from Knoxville, Iowa on son said he would handle covers for October 20, was applied to 200 covers. the dedication of a new airfield at Hazelhurst, Ga. dedicated on October Kitty Hawk, N. C. in connection with 10, and just 10 covers were mailed. Sorry the 60th Anniversary of Powered! but your editor·missed it. Flight on Dec. 17. Orlando, Fla., is reported to have Since time is very short, covers will dedicated on September 29, but no cov­ be prepared by the Committee for sale at ers are known to the writer. 25c each. Write the Kitty Hawk Com­ Caro, Mich., dedicated on October 13, mittee, 1005 Bank of Commerce Bldg., and 50 covers were mailed with a two- Norkfolk 10, Va. Pron1. the Editor's Desk. ••• Demarest, New Jersey December 1, 1963 Sixty Years Ago· Kiiiy Hawk, N. C. - We cannot pass this month without mentioning the sixtieth anniversary of an event without which there possibly would be no aerophilately, no AAMS, or no Airpost Journal. We refer, of course, to the first powered flight by the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, which took place on the sands of North Carolina on December 17, 1903. Much has been said about this history-making event in the past and there is little we can add now. It is interesting to note in passing that our Journal this month is featuring the new Boeing 727 jet which has a gross weight of 71 tons and a maximum range of 1,700 miles; compare this with the Wright Brothers 1903 pusher plane with a weight of 750 pounds and an initial 12-second flight of 100 feet in length! ! Progress has been made in just 60 years. We want to take this opportunity to wish each of our readers our best wishes for a pleasant holiday season, on be­ half of the Society and the entire Airpost Journal staff. May your Christmas be a merry one and the new year, 1964, be a good one, philatelically and in all other respects. Bob Haring THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 67 Airs of the Month Described and Illustrated :through the courtesy of Nicolas Sanabria Co., Inc. 521 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., 10017

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70 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 THE AI RPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 71 South African Airmails A Chronological Listing, Indicating The History and Development of the Airmails of South Africa and South West Africa (Continued) By Capt. M. F. Stern, A.R.I.B.A., F.R~G;S. (Copyright Reserved), • July 2, 1952: B. o. A. C.: Comet Service: London • Johannesburg: Calls at Cairo instead of Beirut commenced, with the plane leaving London July 2, 1952, and Johannesburg July 3, 1952. Souvenir covers were again serviced by B. 0. A. C. July 13, 1952: S. A. A.: Skymaster 'Magaliesberg': This plane was unable to land at Wingfield (chief airport), Cape Town on account of fog. The landing was effected, however, at Young's Field, Wynberg (the military airport). July 24, 1952: B. O. A. C.: Mails to South Africa, again via Beirut: This was due to distmbances in Egypt at Cairo. Mail arrived at Cape Town July 29, 1952. Of interest is the fact that the Comet had trouble of a technical nature at Livingstone on the flight, and the mails were carried thence by the S. A. A. Skymaster "Tafelberg" to Johannesburg. This caused the delay noted. July 31. 1952: B.O.A.C'.: Reduction in 'Time: Johannesburg - London: The flying time was reduced one hour, this being effected by cutting 20 minutes each off the one hour stops at Livingstone, Entebbe and Khartoum. Flight was now 21 hours, 50 minutes via Cairo and 22 hours,· 55 minutes via Beirut. July 25, 1952: Qantas: Proving Flight: Sydney • Johannesburg: This was by the direct route via Perth, Cocos Islands, and Mauritius, a distance of 8,500 miles. It was in a Constellation commanded by Capt. K. G. Jackson, there being a crew of 13 and 17 passengers. Plane was 'Sir Charles Kingsford -Smith.' Arrival was July 29th and the return flight left August 2,' 1952, arriving at Sydney August 7, 1952. Qantas invested in a hotel for passengers in Mauritius (at Curepipe), at which the writer stayed. No mails were carried on this proving flight. September 1. 1952: Qantas: Regular Service: Sydney - Johannesburg: This was the inaugural flight via Perth, Cocos, and Mauritius in the Lock­ heed Constellation VH-EAD 'Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith', and was the second regular service spanning the Indian Ocean, the first having been in 1949 when K. L. M. made more than 100 crossings between Mauritius and Batavia. The distance between these two terminals was 3,460 miles, flown in 15 hours, 15 minutes. Qantas supplied commemorative covers for its flight and cachets were applied to all mail , carried, there being three types. The 8,493 mile flight was covered in 3lh days. The return flight left Johannesburg September 6, 1952, and auived September 9, 1952, in Sydney. There are also round trip flight covers. Two covers, franked lsh. IOd. and postmarked Cape Town September 2 were carried and autographed by the Ministers on the plane, and the commander and the hostess as well. . October, 26, 1952: Driftsands Airport, Port Elizabeth: This airport was reopened on October 25, 1952, and the airport at St. Al­ bans closed to civil air traffic and all facilities withdrawn. December 15. 1952: Korea: S. A. A. IF. Air Concession - Aerograms: This concession was withdrawn and mail arrived from Korea, franked 2lhd. and cancelled F. P. 0. 98. This was special Active Service Mail. Letters posted 72 ___THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 December 21 in Korea arrived at Cape Town, December 29, 1952. 1953: Korea: S.A.A.F.: Outgoing mail from Korea was dispatched from A. P. 0. 970, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California, using a British Forces Letter which required 2lhd franking. Letters to the S.A.A.F., however, had to be addressed 'S.A.P.O. 5301 Far East Forces'. The forces were tl1en part of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On February 18, 1953, the writer received an unfranked letter from Capt. J. A. Oliver marked 'Soldiers Free Air Mail'. This arrived at Cape Town on March 5, so that it was probably routed by surface mail. J·anuary 8, 1953: Scandinavian Airlines System: First Flight: Stockholm - Johannesburg: · This was an extension of SAS' Stockholm - Nairobi service. Covers were sent from Sweden and Denmark; those from Sweden carried a postmark depicting a Springbok head and inscription 'Forsta Reguljara Flygningen - Stockholm - Johann­ esburg. There are two varieties of the caohet, some with 8. 1. 53 date and others without. The Danish covers bear a special postmark incorporating the S. A. S. crest and inscribed 'Kobenhavn Lufthavn - 8. 1. 1953 - lste SAS Flyvning - Til - Johan­ nesburg'. An arrival postmark of January 11, 1953, was applied to mail addressed to Johannesburg, Poste Restante. No mail was officially carried on the return flight from South Africa. The plane was a Douglas DC-6,0Y-KLO, commanded by

Stockholm-Copenhagen-Johannesburg Cover, SA.S, January 8, 1963 (Backs:tamped Johannesburg 11.1.53, 9 A.M.). Captain Suesse; it arrived at Palmietfontein on January 10. The route was Stockholm­ Copenhagen - Oslo - Hamburg - Zurich - Rome - Athens - Khartoum - Nairobi - Johannesburg. High officials of S. A. S. were on board. The return flight was made January 11-13. This was the start of the regular service. (To ibe Continued!)

THE A·IRPOST .JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 73 The Alrivays: Ne-.v Frontier in Postal Progress By G. J. Godbout Highlights of the address given by the Director, Cargo Services, The Air Transport Association of America, before the American Air Mail Society, Boston, July 13, 1963.

The airways are the new frontier in postal progress. Early this year the Post Office Department ended a two year freeze on the airlift of first class mail when Postmaster General J. Edward Day stated "changing patterns of available transport require flexibility in the use of all existing modes if we are to carry out our obligation to give all the mail the fast service the public has come to expect. Therefore we -plan a gradual ex­ pansion of our use of the airlift this year and in the years following. Our policy is to provide air transportation of first class mail where there is no other prac­ tical way of meeting a reasonable public expectation of next day delivery. People do not expect next day delivery of first class mail going from Washington to the West Coast. Anyone who wants top priority transportation can use our reg­ ular air mail service which we think is a bargain for the remarkable delivery it provides."

Referring to other matters of particular G. J. GO-DBOUT interest, the Postmaster General said "Our new air mail tagging system using pieces of mail are flown some 300 million a fluorescent process in the stamp en­ ton-miles annually. Today the Depart­ graving will soon make it possible ( be­ ment is out of the airline subsidy busin­ gun August 1 at Dayton, Ohio) for our ess, paying only for actual mail hauling electronic letter cancelling machines to performed. As a matter of fact, airmail identify air mail items at an early stage service is a profitable enterprise, produc­ of the handling procedure, and I hope ing a profit of around $20 million a year I will see the day when the Department for the Post Office. will recommend a reduction of the dif­ The only subsidy programs for air in ference in rate between air mail and effect today are those administered by regular first class letters." .the Civil Aeronautics Board to pioneer In 1925 when the Post Office Depart­ regular passenger, mail and cargo service ment turned over its airmail operations to to smaller communities by ·the local air­ private airline companies, (Editor's Note: lines; to support the experimental sched­ First actual contract operation was in uled helicopter services in New York, 1926) virtually the sole source of rev­ Chicago and Los Angeles; and to devel­ enue for the fledgling airlines was mail op air service in our two newest states, pay. Today mail accounts for only 3.8 Alaska and Hawaii. All of the U. S. percent of total airline operating revenues domestic trunk airlines and international - despite the fact that nearly four billion airlines have been subsidy free for a 74 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 number of y.ears. Needless to say, the airlines are proud THE CONSTANT of their record of progress - a record marked by steady declines in the relative SUPPLEMENT dependence on financial assistance, while at the same time growing in usefulness THE AIRMAIL ENTIRE TRUTH to the country. You have watched this is the regular 3-times a year news­ march of progress; you have seen the letter providing all the advance in­ airline system expand and multiply. You formation about happenings in the have watched the airline fleet grow, and aerogramme field as well as in air­ you have shared with us the excitement mail envelopes / airmail postal cards. of ushering in the civil jet age. And - Thousands of collectors depend on it within a short span of years - you have for accurate reports. They supplement watched air transport become America's their knowledge & they profit by it. They protect themselves against spur­ leader in intercity passenger-miles. ious issues. It is Jet age miracles in moving the mail are demonstrated daily in many parts of THE CONSTANT SUPPLEMENT the country, particularly on non-stop to their catalogues. and may be coast-to coast routes. There are examples had entirely free against a supply of of letters postmarked as late as 9:30 5c stamped & addressed legal size en­ p. m. in New York City and arriving on velopes. the West Coast in time for delivery the next morning. This is why can say with confidence that the airmail postage LAVA stamp, even at eight cents, is America's The Distributor of the Barbados Error Box 1. Fort George Station best communications buy. New York, N. Y. 10040 The airlines have been flying limited amounts of first class mail over selected routes since 1953. And during the Christmas season, when mail congestion snowballs, air transport has been used on a wide scale to relieve the pressure. The airlines now carry 10 percent of AIR POST NEW ISSUES the nation's intercity first class mail. Progress in postal transportation has not been achieved without formidabk OF THE ENTIRE problems, however. History reveals that efforts to adopt better methods have of- ten faced fierce opposition. Back in the middle 1800s, for example, the Post Of­ WORLD fice had to wrestle with those who would cling to the stage coach despite the ad- vent of a revolutionary form of trans­ portation - the railroad. PAMPHLET UPON REQUEST Today the United States mail system is bursting at the seams. It faces the overwhelming problem of fantastic growth in volume with every new year. All of this is compounded by a decline in mail­ Nicolas Sanabria Co. Inc. carrying passenger trains. Thirty years ago there were more than 10,000 mail­ A. MEDAWAR, PRESIDENT carrying trains to assist in providing time­ ly mail service. Today, this number has 521 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017 declined to 1,360. Only 30% of the (Continued on Next Page) THE .MRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 75 35,000 post offices are served by rail, we should recognize that we are not giv­ half as many as in 1925. As trains are ing the public the service it deserves discontinued, substitute means of trans­ when, on the other hand, first class mail portation must be evaluated, and specific between New York and Los Angeles and contracts entered into. New York and Seattle moves only on The public interest requires that the surface transportation and Boston re­ Post Office Department take full advan­ ceives the benefit of this service ouly to tage of the speed efficiency and economy Cleveland and Chicago. We are well past of moving greatly increased volumes of the paint of experimentation. The air­ all classes of mail by air. Thus the stage lines see no reason why first class mail is set: should not be airlifted between all major cities separated by substantial distance. First, the U.S. scheduled airlines, When we suggest taking greater ad­ with 600-mile-an-hour jets, embrace vantage of the air to move the mails, we an integrated system of some 55 inter­ do not refer to letter mail only. For ex­ national, domestic trunk, local service, ample, publishers of newspapers and helicopter, Hawaiian and Alaskan, magazines are speeding delivery by using and territorial airline services, with air express and air freight services. They frequent flights to nearly a thousand U.S. airports. And they tie them to­ have said, however, that if the Post gether with all nations of the world. Office were to expedite second class matter by air, they would willingly accept Second, the U.S. airlines have the a higher postage rate. capacity to take on substantially more mail - and in growing volumes. At the risk of overwhelming you with Third, the Civil Aeronautics Board a lot of statistics, let me cite just a few has established a universal rate for to show what the airlift of first class mail carrying first class mail by air. This is doing, In the fiscal year ending June means that the Post Office Depart­ 30, 1963, the Post Office sent 2,677,163, ment can move swiftly, anywhere, to 920 pieces of mail - that's letters and expand its first class mail-by-air pro­ post cards - via air. That's all bonus gram. It need not wait for weeks or too, since the user paid no more for this months of rate negotiations, hearings speedy delivery. It's saved .a lot of time and other rate proceedings before it too. These letters have reached their can act. Thus the Post Office can destination a total of at least 62 billion decide today to start tomorrow to hours earlier than they would have had airlift first class mail between Boston they gone by surface. That's an impres­ and Los Angeles, for example. sive figure. Fourth, it is recognized that the Now, we do not suggest a massive Post Office Department has the legal overnight switch to the sky in the move­ authority to take this forward step in ment of mails. There are many postal progress. routes which do not lend themselves to Fifth, the ability of the airlines to air; they can be better served by sur­ move this class of mail efficiently face transportation. What we are say­ and economically has been proved ing, however, is .that the time has come conclusively over a ten-year period of when the U. S. postal organization must experimentation. move seriously into the air age - to take Sixth, the use of air not only im­ advantage of jet speed and growing proves first class mail service, it does capacity to relieve pressure, and to assure so at no additional cost to the Post the best possible service to the public. Office Department. We are confident that the Post Office Today, first class mail is being moved will soon fully utilize the opportunities by air between some 70 pairs of major that air transportation presents for pro­ cities. This alone represents major pro­ viding the finest possible service. gress. But while we should be proud of We can even offer a suggestion for the fact that all first class mail goes by air the alphabet name for this program - between New York and San Francisco, M M M B A - Move More Mail By Air. 76 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 let Iottings By Michael P. Codd - 35 Lander Ave.., Staten Island, N. Y. 10314

The beginning of our column this • patched from Houston GPO received a month will give further details on some cancellation, October 30, 8 p.m., and of the jet flights mentioned last month an attractive green official cachet, as in the Jourrial. illustrated. Jet covers posted at Houston Pan American World Airways inau­ AMF were cancelled at 8 p. m., receiving gurated the first jet service by any air­ the same cachet in purple. line from Iceland to New York on Oct­ Covers received at Panama City were ober 2nd. Philatelic mail was cancelled backstamped October 31-no time, while at Keflavik, October 2 - no time - and covers received at the Canal Zone covers were backstamped at AMF Idle­ were backstamped at Balboa, October wild, October 2, 10:30 p. m. The writer 31, 7 a. m. has no information yet on how many jet So far, the writer has not seen any covers were flown on this inaugural. An jet covers dispatched from Panama City unofficial cachet, in magenta, was ap­ or the Canal Zone to Houston nor do plied to all covers. we have reports on quantities flown in On September 29, Pan American ini­ either direction. We hope to have addi­ tiated jet service between Santa Maria tional information on the Braniff dis­ and New York. Covers postmarked at patches for the next issue of the l oumal. Santa Maria were not backstamped at With Boeing Aircraft Company en­ New York for the simple reason that gaged in full production of its new short these covers were flown on a TWA haul jet-the three engine 727, it is now plane. This information was given to in order to review just what the intro­ collectors by AMF Idlewild. So we have duction of this new jet will mean to jet no covers flown by Pan Am to record cover collectors. For the following in­ this service. formation we are deeply indebted to Braniff International Airways has em­ Ken Sanford of Baltimore. Ken, who is a barked on an expansion of its jet oper­ sincere and hard working AAMS mem­ ations to Central and South America ber, must have spent considerable time with Boeing 707 jets. On October 30th, and effort to assemble this report on new jet service was inaugurated from probable domestic 727 use. Houston, Texas to Panama. Covers dis- Eastern Air Lines will lead the parade of airlines with the largest number of new cities that will receive jet service for the first time. The cities will be listed alphabetically-not in the order that they are expected to receive jet service - Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, ·Pa., Buffalo, Chattanooga, Daytona Beach, Evansville, Greenville/Spartan­ burg, Greensboro/ High Point/Winston­ Salem, Montgomery, Ottawa, Pensacola, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Syracuse and Toledo. In addition to these cities, Eastern will bring 727 jet service to Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fort Worth, In­ dianapolis, Memphi~, Milwaukee, Min­ Official Cachet used ai: Houston, neapolis/St. Paul, and Nashville. Since October 30, 1963 these cities are now receiving jet service THE A.iIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER. 1963 77 through another airline, inauguration of WORLD AIRMAIL N·EWS 727 jet service by Eastern will not war­ The May-June issue of Sanabria's rant listing in the Jet Section of our Cat­ World Airmail News primarily contains alogue. Of course, the exception is that a detailed, illustrated chronicle of 1962- if the Post Office provides an official ca­ 63 airmail stamp issues to bring up to chet for the inaugural, then covers from date the Sanabria Air Post Catalogue. An these cities would list. interesting feature is an English-Spanish While the Caravelle jet is Un.ited Air Vocabulary section which lists Spanish Lines' best money-maker, the airline de­ equivalents of many commonly used cided to buy Boeing 727 jets for its short­ philatelic words and phrases. We wonder er flights. When delivery of these is if the next step will be similar listings made, United may bring jet service for in French and Germani Nicolas Sana­ the very first time to Boise, Buffalo, bria Company, which regularly assists us with our Airs of the Month feature, Grand Junction, Knoxville, Pendleton, may be reached at 521 Fifth Avenue, Reno, Rochester, Sacramento, and To­ New York, N. Y. 10017. ledo. Spokane will also receive 727 jet service, but it is now receiving jet ser­ THE LIBERTY •STAMP ALBUM vice by Northwest Airlines. FOR U.S. STAMPS Finally American Airlines will add Henry Harris has done it again! As a 727s to its fleet of fanjets, and will in­ sequel to his recently published Ambas­ augurate jet services to Albany/Schen­ sador and Standard World Albums, he ectady/Troy, Buffalo, Knoxville, Little has now issued a popular-priced United Rock, Oakland (already has jets), Provi­ States Stamp Album. The new Liberty dence, Rochester, and Syracuse. Album is 100 % illustrated, with 2804 Collectors will note that some cities stamps pictured. This may well be a may receive 727 jet service from more record for such an album. The new vol­ than one airline. The Jet Section, of ume provides spaces for virtually all course, will list the covers only from the U. S. Postage Stamps, including Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Airmails, etc. In first airline to inaugurate the service. addition there is an abridged section for We do not recommend that readers Envelope Cut Squares, Revenues, U. S. send covers to any of the new 727 jet Possessions, etc. Spaces are provided for cities at this time as it is likely that United Nations, complete, making this they'll be returned by Postmasters until album of interest to the collector of .that definite plans for service are announced. popular field also. Pages are printed on Instead, we suggest that members watch one side only. our AAMS Advance Bulletin Service for Attractively bound in a blue and specific announcements of the new jet green cover, encased in vinyl, the album flights as they occur. is looseleaf to provide room for expan­ sion by addition of annual supplements The American Air Mail Society per­ to be issued each Fall. Extra added forms an outstanding service for its mem­ features are a U. S. Stamp Identifier, bers through this service. Members who historical data on many issues, and want to receive advance information on illustrations of all of the U. S. Presidents new flights - JETS, CAM's, FAM's - and the State Flags. should send a batch of self-adressed post­ This album is an excellent buy and al cards ( or airmail postal cards) to Paul we can heartily recommend it, especially Bugg, 3724 Old York Road, Baltimore, if there are any newer collectors on Maryland 21218. As soon as Paul re­ your list for holiday giving. At its price ceives informa~ion on new flights, he im­ of only $4.95, you can't go wrong. The mediately sends it to those members who Liberty Album is obtainable from many dealers or direct from H. E. Harris & Co., have sent postal cards to him. 108 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston 17, Happy flying! Massachusetts. 78 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 PART II, 1930-1939 - AIR-DROPPED LEAFLETS, 1900-1939 By John C. W. Field

1930 • February: Leaflets dropped over Sam­ oa during the Mau Insurrection from an aeroplane based on H.M.S. "Dune­ din." Leaflets bore the British Coat-of­ Arms and were on buff, blue or yellow paper. They bore the dates of either 10 or 17 February.

Burma, 1931. Throwing out the leaf­ lets (look just above the rear strut) from the R.A.F. "Southampton" fly­ ing boat. (Other photo, p. 81). August: Government aircraft dropped leaflets over a rebel group at the Rio Verde ( Cuba). More leaflets were drop­ Mau Insurrection in Samoa, 1930. ped later over another rebel group; March (possibly) : Leaflets were drop­ these tracts were entitled "The Revolu­ ped by Vicomte de Sibour over rebels tion is Over." (AF). near Lake Tana (Ethiopia/ Abyssinia). Deember: Pink leaflets dropped over The rebels were in revolt against Ras Oporto (Portugal) by the Aero Club Tafari - the Regent of Abyssinia - and of Portugal as propaganda for the cons­ the plane was piloted by M. Maillet. He truction of an aerodrome there. dropped bombs! 1932 May 25: Prince Mircea Contacuzeno June 3: U. S. A. Poland non-stop at­ dropped political leaflets from his aero­ tempt by Stanley Haussner in "Rose plane over Bucharest ( Roumani~). Marie." He dropped blue, yellow and red leaflets over Halifax and Cape 1931 Breton Island (Nova Scotia) and January: Leaflets dropped by R. A. F. Newfoundland. The Halifax ones read flying-boat over rebel villages during "Greetings on the New York, London, the unrest in Burma. (AF). Warsaw flight. Stanley Haussner." (ex THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 79 libro "They Flew the Atlantic"). September: Leaflet dropped over Sept. 7: Leafl ets over Oporto ( Portu­ Lavadores (Portugal) to advertise an gal). There was a series of advertisement air display at Espinho aerodrome. leaflets with different messages on the 1935 reverse. One such read "Nowadays no (Date unknown ) : Leaflet printed in soldier will fight without his own aero­ red on transparent paper dropped planes to protect him." from a balloon piloted by the late Er­ nest Demuyter over France. It was in Flemish and French and advertised that the Brussels Exhibition was open. (Oct. or later) : Leaflets dropped by the Italians over Addis Ababa ( Abys­ sinia) containing the text of a message from Marshal Badoglio, Commander-in­ Chief of the Italian Army, during the Italian invasion of that country. (PS ) . 1936 Spanish Civil War: Leaflets disemin­ ated by both Nationalists and Republi­ cans during this period, by means of propaganda rockets holding 1,000 pam­ phlets each. Some of the Nationalist leaflets were in Arabic as well as Span­ ish. March 26-29: Leaflets dropped the Zeppelin airships "Graf Zeppelin" and "Hindenburg" during the German elec­ tions. There were eight different colors of paper, each bearing an imprinted Portgual, September 7, 1932. cachet picturing .the two dirigibles. 1938 1933 (Date unknown) : During the Jewish­ March 9: Japanese aircraft dropped Arab disturbances, the Royal Air Force multi-colored streamers over Harbin dropped leaflets in Arabic and Hebrew. ( Manchuria) on the first anniversary These explained British services to of that country's independence. Palestine since 1920 and appealed to the Sept. 15: Leaflets entitled "The Army opponents to tolerate each other. of Soldiers and Officers Salutes the March: Propaganda leaflets dropped People of Cuba" were disseminated over Austria by German military avia­ during the "Sergeants' Revolt." (AF). tors during the Putsch there. Nov. 8: Leaflets dropped by aviation officers over Cuba calling the nation to the struggle "For a Constitutional Gov­ ernment." (AF). 1934 (Date unknown): Newspapers printed on board the Russian aeroplane 'Maxim Gorky' were dropped over the Ukraine and the Caucasus. (PS). Jan. 1: Small pink leaflets were drop­ per over Oporto (Portugal) by a civilian aeroplane during the election campaign, following which Dr. Salazar became Sudetenland, December, 1938. Prime Minister. The leaflets contained an extract from a speech by Dr. Salazar. December: A series of leaflets was 80 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 dropped by :the German Airship "Graf Zeppelin" ( LZ136) over Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) encouraging electors to vote on 4 December in support of Hitler's policies. There were four texts, each on green, lilac, red or yellow paper (illustrated here) . 1939 (Date unknown) : Italians dropped propaganda leaflets, written in Italian and Albanian, over Albanian territory, explaining the arrival of Italian troops in that country.

"I don't care if you did run into a little weather, 25 years late is too much." -From "The Golden Jet" Continental Air Lines

EASTERN PLANNING ].ET - ( Continued from Page 60) ing full authorization from the Canadian ATB to operate between Toronto and Buffalo. These services would include flights using both the new Boeing 727 jets and also prop-jet Super Electras, between Buffalo and such final destinations as Miami, Tampa, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, and Melbourne, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Washington, D. C.; Balti­ more, Md.; and Pittsburgh and Phila­ Burma, 1931. Mr. U. Kyaw Yan (a delphia, Pa. prominent Mandalay citizen) in his Detailed schedules, indicate multiple flying suit with satchel for carrying daily flights between Buffalo and many the leaflets. (See o. 79 for details and of these cities. Watch the AAMS Ad­ other photo). - vance Bulletin Service for details. (From Eastern Air Lines "The Falcon" Conclusion. It is evident that there -November 4) are some gaps in our knowledge of this - Kendall C. Sanford period. Exact dates are needed in some cases, further information in others. Have U. S. Jet First Flight Covers Perhaps readers of this magazine will be . . . from October 28, 1958 to date at able to help in providing the relevant 15c each. Also Airport Dedication covers from 1943 to date at very information and also in supplying de­ reasonable prices. Send 10c for lists. tails of events that have not been in­ .Please Mention The Airpost Journal cluded at all? Thank you in advance! SMULIAN 2401 West Rogers Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21209 ( C) Copyright: John C. W. Field, 1963 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 81 Philatelic & Aeronautic By Ari Schmidt 2137 White Horse Pike, Lindenwold, New Jersey 08021 First jet flight covers by an American • of the FAA's regulations governing ama- flag carrier between New York and teur rocketry. We don't know how many Moscow are closer to reality as a result rocket covers with perforate and imper­ of the latest discussions by Soviet For- forate labels of various hues were thus eign Minister Gromyko, Secretary of State prevented from coming on ·the market, Dean Rusk and President Kennedy. Once but we are glad they didn't. We deplore again the civil air pact originally agreed almost all amateur mail-carrying rocket upon in August, 1961, is nearing adop- flights as mere stunts with a profit mo­ tion. The hard feelings over the Berlin tive. There was a time when they could crisis had been the cause of innumerable be classified as useful pioneer experi­ delays in the past. Pan American will ments, to wit: Willy Ley's flight in probably be the carrier. 1936 at Greenwood Lake, N. J. For LaGuardia Airport should be ready for more details see the U. S. Historical re-dedication as a brand new airport F~ghts. section in Volume I, Ameri~an offering regular jet service on or before Air Mail Catalogue. The U. S. Post Office the openinO' of the New York World's proved conclusively that mail can be Fair in Arril, 1964. It's costing about flown successfully by rocket when it $200 million to complete the transforma- sponsored the U. S. S. Barbero flight. tion. Only the name will remain the Consequently, amateur "stove pipe" same. Airlines operating from there will rockets no longer contribute toward be the Big 4 - United, TWA, American, scientific knowledge or to serious pro­ and Eastern - and also Mohawk and New motion of regular rocket mail service, York Airways' helicopters. both here and abroad. To continue to Ludwigshafen, Germany, reports the play with them makes very little sense. formation of an airship association whose (Editor's Note: The writer's comment objective is the creation of a nuclear represents his opinion only and not nec­ powered Zeppelin. The proposed new essarily that of the AAMS or the Editor). zepp, 1066 feet long, could ·Carry 800 Perhaps the coming supersonic transport passengers or 100 tons of freight and plane, flying at speeds of 1450 miles air mail a.t speeds of 186 miles per hour. per hour and upwards will settle the Admittedly the West Germans have the rocket question once and for all. know-how to build large airships, even atomic ones, but a key factor, safety, With the exception of a few heliports will depend upon the U.S. Government's located on the roofs of commercial willingness to sell the required helium. buildings, most are solidly located on The L. Z. 129 Hindenburg disaster (see terra firma. The Port of New York Interrupted Flight Covers, Volume I, Authority's Heliport at the World's Fair American Air Mail Catalogue) forever however is the first in the world to be ended the use of flammable hydrogen built from the ground up as a heliport in Zeppelins. 120 feet high in the air. The governors Federal Aviation Agency officials in- of two States, New York and New vestigating a planned rocket launching by Jersey, participated in the dedication a group of amateurs found that the blast- ceremonies on October 16 (see Bill off was to take place dangerously close Wynn's Airport Dedications column for to the Instrument Landing Approach cover report). New York Airways will marker at the Atlanta Airport. The rocket conduct helicopter service here and at was a substantial one - 52 inches long _ the new Pan-American Building roof­ and loaded with eleven pounds of solid top heliport in the near future. Heli­ fuel. The group obviously was unaware copter cover fans take note! 82 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 11 "Uncle Sam S ez • • • Samuel s. Goldsticker, Jr, 70-D Fremont Street Bloomfield, N. J, 07003

At least three American Air Mail • pelins); John R. Dilworth (India Rocket Society members have scholarly articles Posts) and Henry Kramer (Venezuela in the 1963 (29th) American Philatelic Airpost Proofs); Bronze Medals were Congress Book. President Joseph L. awarded to William N. Mead (Pegasus Eisendrath has an article on "The Mail Airmails of Italy); and Roy Votaw Must Go Through"; Past-President Rob- (Zeppelins)_. ert W. Murch discusses "Steamboat Mail A feature of Aerophila '63 was the 3rd on the St. Louis Levee"; and Thomas meeting of FISA. Among those attend­ J. O'Sullivan writes on "Pioneer Airmail ing 1:he FISA meeting were Henry Good­ Flights of 1910-1916". Eisendrath's and kind of New York City, and Past-Officer O'Sullivan's articles may be reviewed Ernest A. Kehr, who is also Philatelic Ed­ or reprinted in a future issue of The Air- itor of the New York HeraUl-Tribune and posi I ournal. an Assistant Editor of the I ournal. Director George L. Lee's world-famous Another International Exhibition of collection of Canadian Plate Number recent interest was the "ISTANBUL '63" Blocks is scheduled to be auctioned by exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey. Past­ H. R. Harmer & Co. on December 9th President Jesse G. Johnson was American and 10th. George advises me that he will Commissioner for the exhibition, while retain his specialized collection of Egypt, Dr. Giulio Bolaffi and Harry L. Lind­ but will probably dispose of most of his quist were members of the Jury. Other other material. AAMS members attending were Mrs. Dolores Hertz and Bernard Davis. George Member Walter E. Manasse exhibited L. Lee won a Silver Medal for his ex­ and spoke on Slick Airways' (AM 100) hibit of "Egypt" and also a bronze medal Cargo First Flight Covers at the October for "Imperforate United States National 14th meeting of the Flatbush Philatelic Parks Series". So far as I can learn, Society in Brooklyn. George was the only AAMS exhibitor. Several members of the American Air I anticipated including in this month's Mail Society won major awards at Aero­ column a report on AAMS members who phila '63, the international airmail ex­ attended the APS Convention and the hibition held recently at Brussels, Bel­ various activities, as well as exhibition gium, in connection with the 40th An­ winners. However, I still lack complete niversary of Sabena World Airlines information, so rather than only present (reported by Ernie Kehr in our Novem­ part of the write-up, I will wait and in­ ber issue). Andre Houleweling of the clude the entire story next month. I will Netherlands won a gold medal for also list winners of the recent SOJEX, Transatlantic Flights and Balloon and SEPAD, and MOUND CITY exhibitions. Zeppelin Flights. He also won the award The Civil Aeronautics Board recently of the Flying Dutchman. Silver-Gilt reopened the Southern Transcontinental medals were won by: Bernard Fink of Service Case, to determine whether New York City (Zeppelin and Italian Eastern should continue to operate the Stamps and Covers); Stanley R. Rice Fort Worth-Dallas-New Orleans-Tampa­ of New York City (Airmails); Albert Miami route, or if Braniff should be P. Cohen of New York City (Great selected to operate it. If Braniff gets the Britain's 1911 Coronation Flight); Clif­ route, it will mark its first domestic ford H. Adams (Estonia); John J. Britt operation into Florida. (Airmail Proofs and Essays); and Sam Air India is anxious to get Trans­ Rodvien (Salvador); Winners of Silver Pacific and cross-United States opera­ Medals included: Louis N. Staub (France ting rights (between San Francisco and and Colonies); Hans Notham (Zep- (Continued on Next Page) THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 83 OFFICIAL SECTION AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY

MONTHLY REPORT From the Secretary Ruth T. Smith, 102 Arbor Road, Riverton, New Jersey 08077 December 1, 1S63 NEW MEMBERS 5053 Parsons, Jouett Y., 418 Bailey St., San Antonio, Tex. 78210 5054 Davis, Bradford, (Dr.), 98 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids 2, Mich. 5055 Wilhelms, Ronald H., 12075 Dorsett Rd., Hazelwood, Mo. 63045 5056 Chemi, James M., 5932 N. 14th Place, Phoenix, Arizona 85014 5057 Zudell, Philip L., 5153 Leavitt Rd., Lorain, Ohio 5058 Alexandre, John R., P. 0. Box 32, Blenheim, New Zealand 5059 Allen, Frederick S., P. 0. Box 363, Ross, Calif. 5060 Connelly, John H., 50 Standish Rd., Little Silver, N. J. NEW APPLICATIONS Aisslinger, Horst U., Roemerstr. 9, 708 Aalen, w. Germany Age: 38 SC PC PA RP OF Z PIX By; R. T. Smith Smulian, Samuel, 2401 W. Rogers Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21209 Age: 65 Draftsman By: W. Wynn Hopkins, Roland E., 111 W. Freemason St., Norfolk 10, Va. Age: 48 Florist By: S. Leigh Sager, Frederick C., 3158 Magee Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19149 Age: 67 Retired AM AU AS JF HF PC HC PA FF GF CAM FAM OF DC Z CF AlD APS PIX X By; R. T. Smith Chill, Leo M., 245 Lenox Rd., Brooklyn 26, N. Y. Age: 47. Export Mgr. X By: P. C. Nahl Fleming, Russell, 16 Lafayette St., New Brunswick, N. J. Age: 70 Attorney AM JF HF HC PB EL RP Z AlD By: R. T. Smith Brasch, Frank 0., (Dr.), P.O. Box 1267, Dos Palos, Calif. Age: 63. Dentist. China and Hong Kong 1st Flights X By: G. Kingdom Dumont, Roland J., Sr., 6814 Leconte Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45230. Age: 36, Salesman FF CAM FAM OF Z X By: R. T. Smith Miller, Richard E., Conestoga #2, Lancaster County, Pa. Age: 40 Security Off. By: V. Darnell Bachrach, Peter, 673 Ardmore Ave., Ardmore, Pa. Age: 45 Professor AM AU Z X By: R. T. Smith REINSTATEMENT 4816 Lim, K. D., 35 Gondangdialama, Djakarta III/14, Indonesia DECEASED 4456 Boffin, E. J., Albuquerque, New Mexico CHANGES OF ADDRESS 4425 Majka. Frank A., (Dr.), Vet's Admin. Hospital, Palo Alto, Calif. 4515 Weber, Donald J., 2169 Walter Rd., Westlake, Ohio 44091 5024 Farley, John B., Gilead Rd., Andover, Conn. 4821 Heim, Jerry, 1933 - 8th St., N. W., Grand Rapids, Mich. 49504 4477 Raes, Walter. 5261 Loyala Ave., Westminster, Calif. 4557 Strange, Robert (Lt.), 303 Patrick St., SW, Vienna, Virginia 3794 Huster, H. Harrison, 246 W. Broadway, New York 13, N. Y. 2610 Holbrook, Robert R., 617 Myrtle Ave., West Allenhurst, N. J. 07711 4915 Adams, Clifford H., Foreign Service Lounge, Rm. 703, USIA, 1776 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D. c. 4931 Pearl, Martin, 90 High St., Monticello, N. Y. 1'2701 LMB2 Becken, Carl M, 416 Kresge Bldg., 628 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 55402

"UNCLE SAM" SEZ - lines, and merging TWA domestic routes into the Continental system. Even if (Continued from Page 83) this rumor is to materialize, it may be rights, so it, too, can offer around-the- several years before the merger can be world service. Japan Air Lines is also completed. interested in New York-San Francisco At this time, I wish to express my and New York-London (transatlantic) appreciation to the members of the rights, so they, too, can offer around-the- American Air Mail Society for their fine world· service. response to this column; and to wish Latest merger rumors have Continental everyone a very Happy Holiday Season, Air Lines buying the Hughes Tool Co.'s with the hopes that 1964 will be a year share of ownership in Trans World Air- of Happiness, Health, and Prosperity. 84 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL, DECEMBER, 1963 AAMS EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT APJ ADS BUY SELL WANT LISTS

RATES WANTED - Exchange. Many countries of FI_Y~ CENTS PER WORD per insertion. the world for airs of the world. Scott Mm1mum charge $1.50. Remittance must basis. Write first - List items o:!':fered - accompany order and copy. The Airpost Send ten cents postage. We prefer high CV Journal, 242 Hardenburgh Avenue, De­ Waddell - Arenzville, Illinois 62611 marest, New Jersey 07627. ----- R.EQUEST "Zeppelin" pictures, news clip­ pings, pieces, covers, cards, anything. Will PUBLICATIONS exchange or pay cash. Hallett E. Cole, P. 0. Box 7033, Honolulu, Hawaii. ·' DID YOU GET your copies of new re­ WE NEED Z-500-a, Shenandoah drop mail prints of Volume I & II of Airmail Cata­ over Gila Bend, or a photo of the cover. lo;,ues? They are going fast ... Order Postal History Museum, 949 E. 2nd St., yours from: George D. Kingdom, Box 37, Tucson, Arizona 85719. Conneaut, Ohio. Price $6.25 each ($6.50 overseas). Volume III still available at HAVE many hundreds of elusive dupli­ $6.25. cate airmail stamps. Vv ould like to trade with AAMS members. If interested, write: Audley Jacobson, Box 205, Edwardsvilk, FOR SALE lllinois 62025.

UNITED NATIONS: New Airmail Postal SCADTA, Canary Islands, Venezuela arms. Stationery Issued 4/26 /63 - 6c card & 8c Exchange wanted for older used airs. Al­ envelope. Limited number of Brochures so covers before 1930. Orjan Luning, Od­ prepared - each contains First Day of 6c engatan 11, Stockholm, Sweden. card & 8c envelope, $1.00. Order promptly from Secretary: Ruth T. Smith, 102 Arbor HAVE cacheted Andorra Telstar FDC's. Will exchange for 25 Blair, 50 Earhart, or Road, Riverton, N. J. 08077 200 Homer (used, fine condition). Charles 6 314 AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, Barber Pole Hessler, 530 East Central, Greensburg, In­ design, 24 lb. substance, Parchment Stock, diana. 100 % Rag Content. Finest quality! Prices and Samples Fifteen Cents. Milton Ehrlich, HAVE many FAM, CAM, Cuba, WIAE, 34-15A 31st Avenue, Long Island City, New & NYRBA covers to exchange for Airmail stamps - used preferred. John G. Kunz, York 11106, Member AAMS. *405 2331 N. W. 15 St., Miami, Fla. 33125. WANTED and EXCHANGE WANTED - All Foreign 1st flight (JET) and special jet flight covers of the world. 'Vill pay top price for any I can use for WILL TRADE flown Canadian and UNEF my collection. Baxter, Box 215, East Ha­ Military covers for Canadian Airmail ven, Conn. flight covers, semi-official airmail stamps. Write F/L R. K. Malott, RCAF AWU, STUFFERS for 63/4 size envelopes. 100 in CAPO 5047, Montreal, Canada. *403 trade for 100 clean used U. S. Comms. plus 15c towards postage. James Easton, WANTED - Used Foreign Airmails-Job­ 69 Hunting Rd., Albany 5, N. Y. *404 lots, Mixtures, Collections, Sets. Send WANTED exchange, basis Scott, with with your best price or for my offer. collector of European countries Britain Joseph J. Figuccio, 8705 - 19th Ave., and Col~nies. Can supply Phllippines, Brooklyn 14, N. Y.' *403 other Asian countries. John D. Young, P. 0. Box 233, Cebu City, Philippines EXCHANGE - High value Airs of the World (mint or used) for others I may MY HIGHLY developed, ultra-specialized need. Also want to buy for cash Vatican United Nations collection is always look­ stamps. Feinberg, 79 East Alvord St., mg for improvement. Why not write. Springfield 8, Mass. *403 Stuart Malkin, 74 South Munn Avenue, East Orange, N. J. WANTED: First Day Covers C-1 C-5 C-6 C-11 singles; C-5, C-6, C-7, 'c-9 'C-10 blocks. Samuel H. Title, 40 Juniper' Lane, WANTED: Zeppelin Covers, March 17, West Hartford 17, Conn. *403 1924. Round - the - World Flight. Fred Hol~an, 6632 N. Darnen Ave., Chicago 45, Illin01s. WANTED - Zeppelin covers, view ca,rds picturing Zeppelins, magazine or book ar­ ticles & photos. Buy or trade. Antony SINCERE THANKS exchanged for name Deliberato, 12009 Parkhill Ave., Cleveland. and address if you are ah auction buyer Ohio 44120. of the U. S. A. stamps and/or covers. Herman Herst, Jr., Shrub Oak, New York. WANT - Japan Air Lines "Silk Road" covers (Set 16). Have 1904 Pioneer air WANTED: Praga 1962 Exhibition Aero­ meet photo pictures, Wiley Post strato­ grammes, mint, used, helicopter flown. sphere flight, Zeppelin clippings, etc. Also pigeon Post. Will buy or trade for Oscar H. Fatout, 4000 E. 5th St., Long your wants. Wm. K. Simon, 0-101 Mid­ Beach, Calif. 90814 land Ave., Fair Lawn, N. 'J. PROTECT THE VALUE OF YOUR \NVESTMENT W\TH WR\lE ACE Mltn SHEET ALBUMS I

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