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• VOL. XVIII, NO. 9
AAiVS HOiVORS BESTOWED AT CIPEX BANQUET Left to Righi: Secretary Claude W. Degler, Past President George D. Kingdom. Vice President Grace Conrath, Assistant AIRPOST JOURNAL Editor Glen W. Naves, Awarded A.A.M.S. Gold Medallions, And Vice President Ernest A. Kehr, Winner Of The Walter J. Conrath Memorial A ward. (See Page 423) PBICE LIST OF Air "!JI ail St11111ps
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500 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. Air Mails Sha're Triumph· Of World's Greatest Stamp Show • EDITOR'S NOTE It would require a magazine many times the size of the JOURNAL to fully and adequately report the great Centenary Exhibition which has just closed. As every philatelic magazine wilt carry full details of the general aspects of the Show, we are confµdng our coverage to the Aero-philatelic features and American Air Mall Society pa.rticipa.tlon. • -L.B.G• by GLEN W. NAVES its admirable growth and strength ... in its 24th uninterrupted year of stability • and service! fir"' rand Central Palace! The Empire AND NOW THE CURTAIN HAS \Ulr Room and the evening of Satur BEEN RUNG . DOWN AT GRAND day, May 17, 1947! CENTRAL. AND NEXT COMES THE The American Air Mail Society offic SUMMING UP. ers, members and guests assembled in Adequate inventory of the enormous memorable and pleasant place and time part AAMS. and airposts had in this rec for our Exhibition premiere dinner. ord-crashing Exposition at this time is The thrilling and awe-inspiring events impossible, even for the most gifted, an that followed in almost too rapid file, alytical and statistically skilled of all challenges comprehension and vision. writers. The fruits of our labors, plann ing, vision and achievements in conjunc The great and magnificent parade and tion with CIPEX already are apparent pagentry of airposts the saga of flight, but will continue to be borne in seasons mosaic-arranged in near countless frames! yet to come. Much credit is due many Old friends warmly and happily met . . . to Bart· Gatchell, George Angers, again and new friends gained . • • AAMS Mrs. Grace Conrath, President M. 0. membership muster expansion and Vol Warns, Ernest A. Kehr, George D. King ume I of The American Air Mail Cata dom, John Heinmuller, Mrs. Louise S. logue harvesting praise and filled-in ord Davis, Rafael Oriol, Richard L. Singley, er blanks. Paul Robertson, Bill Alley, Admiral Jesse Throngs ... children swarming in ... Johnson, Florence Lamport, Alton Blank, collectors of all ages and of many climes Claude Degler, Col. Charles Porter, . . . from far and near and of every walk Phelps Cree and countless others, too in life . . . Thousands, and, fascinated numerous, in fact, to record within this and following in the multitudes, enthrall article's assigned space. ed thousands more. HOMAGE to distinguished guests in All this and, tremendously, much more. cluding Post Office Department officials Indescribable! Unforgettable! CIPEX, and aero-philatelic celebrities, presenta the world's greatest philatelic and aero tion of awards and one of the largest at philatelic show . . . The Centenary In tendances in history highlighted the ternational Philatelic Exhibition, coupled American Air Mail Society's CIPEX din with outstanding participation of our ner meeting. The Society was signally pioneering American Air Mail Society in honored by the presence of a notable as•
ii-IE AIRPOST JOURNAL ~~i&tr::~.1iwc~Ni£~Jg Entered as second-class matter, February 10, 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa. It under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly. · JUNE, 1947 - VOL. XVIII, NO. 9 - ISSUE 206 - 20c PER COPY 412 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL sembly of Post Office Department offic ingly emphasized the vast international ials from 3 nations the United States, significance of the Exhibition and the Canada and Switzerland. participation therein of airmail enthus Speakers who brought greetings and iasts along with other collectors and re pointed up progress and popularity in ported "the show is an assured success." aero-philately and airmail in brief but Mr. Lindquist, long a staunch friend of appropriate remarks, were: Joseph J. airmail collectors and all philatelists, Lawler, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen joined the AAMS assembly as a most eral; Robert E. Fellers, Superintendent, welcome and gracious guest. Division of Stamps; Robert S. Burgess, The presidents of 3 national philatelic Deputy Second Assistant Postmaster societies also were guests: Donald F. Ly General, Air Postal Transport; Jack M. barger, American Philatelic Society; John Smith, Superintendent, Stamp Printing Britt, Aero-Philatelists, Inc., and Vincent Department, Bureau of Engraving and Domanski, Jr., Society of Philatelic Printing, Treasury Department; and Americans. Henri Bertrand, Postmaster General, Founder Past President Angers of Dominion of Canada. Springfield, Mass., and all other past They were joined by the following oth presidents of the American Air Mail er honored guests who were introduced Society, were present as follow?; Harry by Toastmaster George D. Kingdom, im A. Truby, New Kensington, Pa.; H. Grif mediate past president of the AAMS; fin, St. Petersburg, Fla.; L. B. Gatchell, Herbert E. Chamberlain, Assistant Sup Bronxville, N. Y.; Paul F. Robertson, De erintendent, Division of Stamps; Captain catur, Ill.; William R. C. Alley, Dobbs R. S. Page, Superintendent, ·.Topography Ferry, N. Y.; Richard L. Singley, Lan Section, Division of Air Mails, and his caster, Pa., and George D. Kingdom of assistant, AAMS Member Edwin L. Has Conneaut, Ohio. try; and James Bell, Philatelic Agent, AAMS officers attending were Presi Post Office Department. dent M. 0. Warns, Milwaukee, Wis.; Switzerland which issued a special Vice Presidents Grace Conrath of Albion, airmail stamp for the Exhibition was Pa., John P. V. Heinmuller of New York represented by Herr Gremminger of the City, Rear Admiral Jesse G. Johnson, Postal and Telegraph Bureau of the USN, Retired, of Norfolk, Va., and Er Swiss Government, custodian of Les nest A. Kehr of New York City. Also in Grandes Archives de' Ia Poste Aerienne, the assembly were Directors Louise S. begun in 1913 and long maintained by Davis of New York City, Rafael Oriol of Dr. Robert Paganini, AAMS member. Havana, Cuba, Alton J. Blank of Cleve The Society also was honored by the land, Ohio, and Orian E. Green of De attendance of Harry L. Lindquist, editor troit, Mich., together with Secretary and publisher of STAMPS, Chairman of Claude W. Degler of Milwaukee, Chap the CIPEX Executive Committee, and ter Chairman Florence Lamport of president of the Association for Stamp Philadelphia, Glen W. Naves, Spartan- Exhibitions, Inc. Mr. Lindquist interest- ( Continued on page 437)
• Top row, left, Two Past-presidents, Paul F. Robertson and Herbert H. Griffin; inspect the Frames; center, "Uncle George" Angers Learns How the Special Centenary Air Mail Stamped Envelopes are Produced; right, J. H. Spiegelberg of Washington, D. C. Caught in a Reflective Mood. Second row, left, Director Louise S. Davis was Constant ly on the Job Looking after Ladies' Activities; center, the A.A.M.S. Lounge was Forever Crowded; right, Vice-President John P. V. Heinmuller and his Prize-winning Trans-Oceanics. Third row, le Charles J. Wood and Past-president Harry A.· Truby Look Over the Truby center, A.A.M.S. Members at the CIPEX Ban- quet; right Editor Gatchell, Past-p ent Angers and .Director Rafael Oriol Find Something Amusing. Bottom row, left, Distinguished Guests and Officers at the A. A. M. s. Banquet; President Warns is Flanked, left by Postmaster General Bertrand of Canada and right by Deputy Second Assistant Postmaster General of the United States; right, "Stamps for the Wounded" Fund Benefits as ·Leon- Helguera, Designer of the Centenary Show 3c Stamp and 5c Envelope, Autographs Covers at $1 each. Ernest A. Kehr, National Director, is at Mr. Helguera's Left. A. A. M. S. Members Grif- fin, William M. Stuart of Washington, and Robertson Look on. • -All photos by G. "BILL" KAUFMANN -Montage by L. B. GATCHELL JUNE, 1947 413 AIR MAIL AW ARDS • A WARDS OF HONOR (2) Sir W. Lindsay Everard, Leicestershire, England Airmails of the World Oscar R. Lichtenstein, New York Airmails of the World • GROUP 1· CLASS A Exhibit Name Country Awa.rd 567 Mrs; Louise S. Davis, New York, N. Y. Airmails of the World First 566 Mrs. Wm. c. Heathcote, St. Peters burg, Fla. Airmails of the Worid Second 580 Robt. s. Honeyman, Pasadena, Cal. Airmails of the World Third CLASS C 571 Stanley R. Rice, New York, N. Y. Airmails Used on Cover Second CLASS C-4 577 Wm. G. Ehrmann, Ridgefield, N. J. Used airmails on & off cover Second CLASS D 572 Col. Jas. L. Hayden, West Point, N.Y. Airmails of the world First 575 Harry AbelSOJ!. Brooklyn, .N. Y. Stamps and Covers Second 573 Edwin E. Elkins, Brooklyn, N. Y. Airmails and Blocks Third 578 Jules L. Wacht, Scarsdale, N. Y. Used and on Flown Cover Follrth 574 Otto Hahlweg, Astoria, N. Y. Used Airmails Fourth 584 Herbert A. Feist, Glenslde, Pa. Unused of the World Fourth GROUP 2 CLASS A 592 Rafael Alexander, D San Salvador, El Salvador Spec. Salvador First 616 M M J de Termes, Cairo, E'ypt. Spec. Newfoundland Second 613 Robert Hase, La Jolla, Cal. Spec. Zeppelin Third 610 Fred V. Loeliger, W. Englewood, N. J. Spec. Swiss Fourth CLASS B 590 M. 0. Warns, Milwaukee, Wis. Research Sc US Beacon First CLASS C 598 Richard Millan, Veda.do, Havana. Mint Zeppelin Second 609 Bernard Fink, Brooklyn, N. Y. Used On and Off Cover Second 588 Charles P. Porter, New Rochelle, N.Y. ·spec. Iran Third 601 George J. Gruen, Clnclnnatt, Ohio U. S. in Blocks Fourth CLASS C-1 570 Jacob s. Glaser, Brooklyn, N. Y. Colombia On and Off Cover First 591 J. R. Barraclough, Westmount, Que. Semi-Off.. Canada Second 595 Henry Abelson, Brooklyn, N. Y. Honduras 1st Issue In Sheets Third 596 Calvin Holderman, River E~e, N. J, Mint Paraguay Complete Fourth CLASS C·4 608 Mrs. E. B. McCoy, New York, N. Y. Spec. US 24c First 597 Jules L. Wacht, Scarsdale, N. y; Br. Emp. On and Off Cover Second 612 Ricardo J. Moreyra, Havana Airmails Second 615 B. S. H. Grant, Maidstone, Kent, Eng, Spec. Iceland Fourth JUNE, 1947 415
GROUP 3 CLASS A 635 George W. Angers, Springfield, Mass. Paris Balloon Posts First 641 J. P. V. Heinmuller, New York, N. Y. Trans-Ocean Flights First 637 J. P. V. Heinmuller, New York, N. Y. Zeppelin Flights Second 633 William H. Krinsky, Brooklyn, N. Y. Trans-Ocean Flights Third CLASS B 586 Perham c. Nahl, Evanston, Ill. Research Study Air Field Cancellations Second
CLASS C 625 Richard L. Singley, Lancaster, Pa. US F.A.M. Flights Second 645 H. H. Griffin, St. Petersburg, Fla. Lindbergh Second 624· Charles G. Riess, Albany, N. Y. us c.A.M. Flights Third 652 William Zimmerman, Easton, Pa. Rocket Stamps and Covers Fourth
CLASS C-2 642 Harry A. Truby, New Kensington, Pa. Global - Specialized Fir8';
CLASS C-3 621 Guido Lodigiani, Astoria, N. Y. US Govt. Flights Second 623 R. Adm. J. G. Johnson, Norfolk, Va. USN Record Flights Fourth 627 Joseph Spiegelberg, Washington, D.C. US Armed Forces Flights Fourth 628 Albert N. Brown, San Francisco, Cal. C.A.M. Covers Fourth CLASS C-4 646 Thomas E. Field, Huddersfield, ·Eng. Br. Cor. Flights First 631 C. I. Haney, Summit, N. J. Early Canadian Flights Second 634 Gerhardt Kauffman, New York, N. Y. Trans-Oceanic Flights Third CLASS D 639 John .T. Dalcher, New York, N. Y. Pioneer Swiss Flights Second GROUP 4 CLASS A 685 R. Lee Black, Des Moines, Ia. Crash Covers First CLASS B 683 Robert Schoendorf, Glendale, N. Y. Early Balloon Second 684 George w. Angers, Springfield, Mass. Crash Covers Second 672 John B. Hardig, Cincinnati, Ohio V Mail Fourth 680 L. S. Clark, Minneapolis, Minn. "Wayzata" Data Fourth CLASS C
677 J. J. Klemann, Jr., Augusta, Ga. Pioneer and Other Covers First 673 K. N. Woodward, Forest Hills, N, Y. Spec. Venezuela Second 674 Irwin Heiman, New York, N. Y. Pigeongrams Third 660 E. A. Kehr, New York, N. Y. Cobham Flight Covers Fourth CLASS C-3 664 Henry Hammelman, New York, N. Y. Phil. Research First CLASS C-4 665 Alberto Perez, Havana, Cuba Proofs 'and Essays First 669 John J. Britt, New York, N. Y. Proofs Third 663 Fred c. Husing, Oakland, Calif. Rocket Mail Fourth CLASS D 681 Raoul Houbinout, Brussels, Belgium Extracts from General Collection Second 678 Harold Dermody, Cicero, Ill. Philately of the Air Mail Second Air Mail Highlights And Sidelights- At CIPEX Show • by ERNEST A. KEHR albums held in the bin room because there wasn't enough space in the display • frames. When it was over at least every The International Stamp Exhibition one entered in . the airmail section could was expected to be good and to attract be certain that every stamp submitted for attention even of the non-collecting popu competition had been examined and con lace but the interest and gate exceeded sidered before the final decisions of the even the optimists' most enthusiastic prizes were made . . . dreams ... Crowds were the rule at ALL Wednesday, May 21 was another big times ... even on days and during hours day for the AAMS. According to sched ordinarily "dead" at expositions. ule, the first envelope was to be sold to The AAMS booth was busy with ac Admiral Frederic R. Harris, chairman of tivity almost constantly . . . old friends the International Jury. When 10 a. m. renewing acquaintances . . . new ones · came and went and through a misunder making inquiry about joining . . . standing no Admiral was on the spot, The rythmic staccato of the envelope Bob Fellers, honorary member and making machine from Dayton-just in staunch supporter of the AAMS, ordered front of the AAMS lounge-drew as the first envelope sold to M. 0. Warns, though by magnet, many visitors who en our President amidst the flashing of joyed seeing an AIRMAIL envelope be photo blubs and the scribbling of re ing produced while the Swiss "moving porters' notes . . . table" display was the highlight of the AAMS Director Louise Davis was om entire exhibition, with its complete story nipresent ... doing a job of entertaining of Swiss stamp manufacturfog display the visiting firemen from morn to morn. from rough sketch· to essay, color trials No end of compliments were voiced by and finished stamp, most of which would those out-of-towners -and natives, too have been eagerly purchased by aero for the manner in which she arranged philatelist had they been offered for sale and supervised dinners, luncheons, tours, instead of carefully guarded and return shows and even a trip to LaGuardia ed to the Bern archives. Field. Belgium arranged for a special flight Bill Kaufmann seemed to sleep at the from Brussels to New York, and all let show for he was around almost constant ters carried were franked with specially ly . . . either hosting at the AAMS and prepared provisionals, covers of which MACC lounges, or photo-recording the were in high demand as soon as news of activities around the palace . . . their arrival was released ... Socially the show and especially the Entries in the air mail section were AAMS fetes were a triumph, too. Begin heavy and above all else, most compre ning with the AAMS dinner at the Lex hensive and topnotch. Although only one . ington on May 17 until the show closed award of hono~ had been scheduled for there seemed to be no intermission from the air mail sections, so great was the functions ..• competition and so wonderful the mater John Heinmuller demonstrated the ial that the jury agreed to award TWO - fr~ternity that is aero-philately. As his awards of honor ... And speaking of the guest he had his keen professional com judging, many were the hours that L. B. petitor, George J. Gruen of tl1e Gruen Gatchell, Rafael Oriol and Henry Good Watch Co., as well as his Conover Cover kind put into the selection of winners. Girl-daughter Zita and equally attractive On no fewer than three occasions did this wife: reporter find Bart and Rafael in the jury The following day the officers met for room at 8 a. m. - poring through the a brief but important business session JUNE, 1947 417 which was followed by an officers' re ception to the philatelic press . . . One of the Highlights of the official banquet. was the presentation by Ex LOOK President George Angers of a specially prepared frame of data made by Bill Kaufmann to His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, who honored this re porter by accepting an invitation to in Thousands of covers 1n stock voke the benediction at the banquet ... at all times. No one knows better than this report er, how inadequate is this comment. It just wasn't physically possible for any FIRST DAY one person to record and report the mul titude of activities at the show. Suffice it to say that it is estimated that over CAM 200,000 persons jammed GCP and that a profit of roughly $16,000 was made! FAM That should speak for itself. Before the show opened this writer said, to come AIRPORT for a visit is a philatelic must; to miss it, a tragedy. Those of you who came know DEDICATION what went on; those of you who did not, will never know what you missed. In short, there never will be another CIPEX. HISTORICAL FLIGHT COVERS SPECIALIZED 6c on 2c Al RMAI L ENVELOPES I have, perhaps, the most com Send vour want Iist to-dav. prehensive stock in existence of these popular envelopes. These are These covers must satisfy the classified according to dies, sizes, watermarks, and overprint types. most discriminating collector and are priced right, too . 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By ALTON :J. BLANK • We also illustrate the 25c green and black of the Columbus Lightho~e series, • which was produced in London and is a AUSTRIA handsome job indeed.· Values are 25c As forcast last month the newest Aus green and black, 40c yellow and black, trian airs have proven to be every bit as 45c lilac and black, 50c red and black attractive as. expected. Three values have and 65c brown and black. Quantities made their appearance. Infol'.n:iation is printed range from 100,000 to 400,000 of · lacking as to how many more are due be each value. fore the entire series is complete. How ever, the three that are here are as fol E"r~IOPIA lows: Two Air Mails, $1 and $2 are in the The 3 schilling is chocolate brown and surprise set of five honoring Franklin D. shows a view of Hintersoder. The 4s is Roosevelt. The $1; purple and brown, green and shows a church at Pragraten, pictures Roosevelt, and the $2 red and The 5s is deep blue and presents a plane green, shows Haile Selassie. The stamps over Torsaule. The stamps are large siz were printed in the U. S. ed format and are beautiful engravings. Thanks to Edwin Mueller for information FRANCE and advance views of these. The 500f greenish blue, issued in hon or of the Universal Postal Congress meet BELGIUM ing in Paris, is tops among the best-of Semipostals to your hearts discontent. the-year designs. It is a large stamp and Belgium has done it this time with 18 shows an aerial view of the Notre Dame variel;ies to pay tribute to pardon our Cathedral on the island in the Seine riv error! collect tribute fro:in - CIPEX. The er. Above is a gull. Vanderveld, Bovesse and Father Damien semi-postals were used. Commemorative GREECE cancellations were used on the covers Picturing an aviator and a plane, an bearing the stamps. attractive lOOOL Air Mail stamp is on CANADA hand from Greece. It is illustrated here with. The color is light purple. Harry Gordon, AAMS Member, ad vises us that the 17c Air Mail Special De GUATEMALA livf!ry with circumflex error, is available The Roosevelt set has not yet been re at the Philatelic Agency at Otta,wa, per leased. It is reported to consist of 5, 6, forated 0. H. M. S. Also the 7c of the 10, 30, 50, and IQ denominations. 1946 issue. HUNGARY COLOMBIA Surprise of the month is the attractive Four ·stamps including a 5c and IOc set from Hungary honoring Roosevelt. postage and similar values for air mail Four of the eight values are Air Mails. have been issued to commemorate the JOf plus 10£ red purple and brown, Casa fourth Pan American Press Conference, blanca; 20£ plus 20f olive green and held in 1946. The 5c blue is shown here brown, Teheran; 50fplus 50£, purple and in. The 10c is in orange. brown, Yalta and 70f plus 70f, black and COSTA RICA -brown, Roosevelt's grave at Hyde Park. AAMS Member Ernest Quiros A. sends ITALY .us a first day cover bearing three new provisional Air Mails, issued May 20. All The current design showing the hover are 15c values overprinted on the 25c ing swallows and the clasped ha:nds has green, 30c orange and 55c blue of the been issued in new colors. The 25L is 1946 Football issue. We illustrate the olive brown and the 50L is violet. 15c on 25c green. • The Beautifu l New Austrian Airs AIRS OF THE MONTH- PANAMA _ We illustrate the Be purple, marking (Continued from page 418) the National Assembly meeting of 1945 and showing the National Theatre, which • was chronicled by us last month. LEBANON PARAGUAY New 25P and 50P stamps are on hand. We illustrate a 32c blood red, showing Attractive pictorials, they show a view of portrait of Francisco Soland Lopez. DjoWlie Bay. The 25P is blue and the PHILIPPINES 50P orange. From Yang Siu-Chong of the ¥anila LIBERIA Stamp Company we learn that the Roose The three value set commemorating velt Air Mail Commemoratives are being the Centenary of U. S. Postage stamps presently printed by the American Bank announced in our last issue appeared on · ·Note Company. . SALVADOR ~chedule. One of the 3 values is illus trated. The values are I2c, 25c and 50c. The Roosevelt issue will be six stamps for airmail and "the same in one souvenir MEXICO sheet. There are reported to be on order In honor of .the CIPEX show and the 20,000 sets of each. ' centenary of U. S. postage stamps three SAN MARINO of the five stamps issued by this southern This maligned and variously priced set neighbor are airmails. The colors · and was put on sale May 9. Plenty of covers I Values are: 25C, ultramarine (250,000), and stamps were visible at the NY show. 30c black ( 500,000), and IP carmine Frankly aside from the emotional side and blue ( 250,000). The effectiveness there is really nothing to the design to of the design is spoiled by the hurried arouse one's feelings. We illustrate one lithographic method of production used. design. · The stamps ·show the 5c, IOc 1947 as well VENEZUELA as Mexican early issues. We illustrate the Rate changes have or will have pro 30c. They were relea~ed May 17. duced a .f!.UIDber . -0f new varieties to add . MONACO to this lar}d's total of airs. Type A72 will · Another gaudy and eye-appealing set be surcharged .. Aero-value -". New col is at hand from Monaco. Issued in recog ore in APl~ of the 5c, IOc, 12Ihc, 15c, nition of the big New York show it con 20c, 25c, 30c, 45c, 50c, 70c, 90c, and3B. tains .a . novelty in that three values ap The 5B and lOB in types APIO ·and AP9 pear in the form of a triptych. They are respectively are also to be reissued. 15f carmine view of New York's skyline, YUGOSLAVIA I Of green portrait of Prince Louis II, and The newest series consists of a 75p, Id, lOf blue a view of the harbor of Monaco. 2d, 5d, IOd. and 20d. There are reported Also in the series is a view of the Post to be se-tenant pairs of this issue with the Office in New York. languages reversed. · If You Want To Sell All Or Part Of Your Collection . . . THE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES OF OUR AUCTION SERVICE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED . . . . • 20 years of professional experience in philately. • Auctions are our business - not a sideline. • Deluxe illustrated catalogs - intelligent, com prehensive, descriptions and cataloging by ex perienced philatelists. • Direct contact with leading collectors and deal ers. Our clientele is international. • Free valuations if you sell through us. Liberal cash advances pending sale if desired. • Early dates are available. We Invite Your Inquiries IRWIN HEIMAN, INC. £ 2 West 46 St. New York 19, N. Y. Official Publication of the .American Air Mail Society. Published n:ionthly at l~ f ~I~~~~ rJ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l Albio~, (Erie Co. .> Pennsylvania, U. S. A. THE AIRPOST J"OURNAL is entered L. B. GATCHELL, Editor as second-class matter, February 10, 24 Brook Road, Bronxville 8, N. Y. 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. GRACE CONRATH, Business Manaeer Albion. Penn'a The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not ·con.: ALTON J. BLANK, Assistant Editor ducted for profit. The managing edi tor1 all department editors. feature South Euclid, Ohio writers and contributors serve gratis GLEN W. NAVES, Assistant Editor and without compensation of any kind. Spartanburg, S. C. All receipts from advertising, subscriD· tions and contributions are applied dl· ERNEST A. KEHR. Art Editor rectly to the betterment of the maga Richmond Hill, N. Y. zine and the promotion of aero philate}y. ASSOCIATE EDITORS R. 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Notes Interested advertisers may apply for WILLIAM M. STUART, Washington, contract rate for space used every D. C. issue for a period of 12 months. Ad Washington Notes vertising 'and editorial copy MUST BE WILLIAM R. WARE, Malden, Mo. RECEIVED BY THE 20TH OF EACH Contract Air Mall Routes MONTH. 10 days before publication. The right is reserved to refuse any WILLIAM T. WYNN, Detroit, Mich. advertising. Dedications and Unofficlals THE AIRPOST JOURNAL has been published under the auspices of TBB AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY since October, 1931. It has reached Its high place of usefulness to the hobby primarily through the genius, 1n(lustl'3" and devotion of the late WALTER J. CONRATH successively -Busmess Manager and Editor. To his memory are the future issues of the JOURNAL gratefully dedicated. WHERE TO WRITE Correspondence concerning advertis Department Editors may be written ing, new and renewal subscriptions, direct at the addresses printed at the back number and bound volumes, top of their columns. All general edi address changes and other matters of torial copy and communications on all circulation, business matters of all other matters should be sent to the kinds and all remittances should be personal attention of the Editor at sent direct to the Publication Office ,at 24 Brook Road, ALBION, PENN'A BRONXVILLE 8, N. Y. Kehr Wins Conrath 1947 Memorial Award GRACE CON RA TH. DEGLER. NAVES AND Kl NGDOM ALSO HONORED WITH GOLD MEDALLIONS • ~\ s a ~tting closing to the American cause of aero-philately and in loving ~\. Air Mail Society Centenary In memory of him. Previous recipients of ternational Philatelic Exhibition Banquet, aero-philately's highest honor have been held May 18 at the Lexington Hotel, George W. Angers, L. B. Gatchell and New York City, announcement was made Richard L. Singley. No award was made that the 1947 Walter J. Conrath Melll:or last year. The Committee of .t\war~ con ial Award had been made to Ernest A. sists of the previous winners, plus Gt-ace Kehr of Richmond Hill, N. Y. Mr. 1':ehr Conrath and George D. Kingdom with is a Vice-President of the Society, Art President M. 0. Warns of the A.A.M.S. Editor of the Airpost ] ournal and of the an ex-officio member. Mr. Kehr now be American Air Mail Catalogue, 1947 and comes a member of the Committee in is Stamp Editor of the New York H erakl place of Mr. Kingdom. Tribune. At the same Banquet awards of This year's recipient has been an ard gold medallions . were announced to be ent and constant worker for the cause of later presented to Grace Conrath of Al aerp-philately. He is a prolific writer on bion, Pa., Business Manager of the Air philatelic matters and has handled much post I ournal and of the American Air publicity for the Society in his capacity Mail Catalogue, 1947, Secretary Claude of Vice-President. He served as Vice W. Degler of Milwaukee, Wis., Immedi Chairman in charge of Public Relations ate Past President George D. Kingdom of for the Centenary Show just closed and Conneaut, Ohio and Publicity Director for several years has been National Chair- · Glen W. Naves of Spartanburg, S. C. man of "STAMPS FOR THE WOUND Announcement of the Conrath Award ED," ·that non-profit organization devot was made by Past President L. B. Gatch ed to meeting the philatelic recreational ell, Editor of the Airpost I ournal and of needs of hos_(>italized ex-service men. the American Air Mail Catalogue, 1947. Mrs. Conrath's medallion was m recog The Award was established shortly after nition of her continuing work and inter Mr. Conrath's untimely death in 1941 as est, both as a Vice-President and in the a tribute to his many contributions to the production of the Society•s publications since the death of her husband. Mr. Degler's efficient and conscientious con duc~ of the office of secretary over the past few years merited his recognition. Past President Kingdom was honored for . his efficient guidance of the Society through the last portion of the troubul ous war years and Glen Naves deserved ly securred his medallion for his excellent work on the special Centenary Show is sue of the Airpost ] ou.rnal as well as for his fine work as Publicity Director for the Society. The actual presentation will be made later this year when the Conrath certifi cate and the gold medallions become available. Announcements of the gold medallion winners were made by Past President Griffin, Vice-President John son, Past President Angers and President e The Lale Waller J. Conrath Warns. PRESIDENT'S To the Members of tile Chamberlain, and Philatelic Agent James American Air Mail Society: Bell. The Bureau of Engraving ·and Printing was represented by Jack M. The Centenary International Philatelic Smith, Superintendent of the Stamp Exhibition is now but a memory; how Printing Division. Our banquet was hon ever, it has left a vivid and lasting im ored by the presence of the Postmaster pression on those who were fortunate General of Canada, the Honorable Henri enough to be present. They not only took Bertrand. The Swiss Post Office Depart away with them the knowledge gained ment sent Herr Greminger, Curator of through viewing the many amazing ex the Swiss Postal Archieves, to the Ban hibits of rare and unusual stamps and quet. Our list of distinguished guests in covers but were also treated to other in cluded the President of the CIPEX Show, teresting subjects closely allied to the Harry L. Lindquist, Vice-Chairmen Sid hobbv, as embodied in the exhibits of ney F. Barrett, Sol Glass and Ernie Kehr, varioi'is governments participating. As and Donald F. Lybarger, Vincent Dom usual the displays of our own Post Office anski, and John J. Britt, Presidents of the Department and of the Bureau of En A.P.S., S.P.A. and Aero-philatelists, Inc., graving and Printing were outstanding. respectively. Among the others, the Swiss Post Office Praise is in order for the Committee Department postal display was highly in appointed to handle the arrangements structive and of particular interest was and details of our Society's participation the showing of the progressive stages re in the Show. It would be amiss not to quired in the manufacturing of the new recognize their diligent attention to the AIR MAIL stamp issued in honor of the respective tasks which were set before CIPEX show. Also included in this dis each of them . . . Vice President Ernest play was a large number of rejected de Kehr, in addition to handling the Pub signs and color proofs. Highlighting the licity for the International Show, took AIR :\fAIL interest at the show was the charge of hote.l accommodations for our actual printing of the commemorative membership . . . Another of our Vice AIR MAIL envelope by the International Presidents, Grace Conrath, working with Envelope Co., on the third floor at Grand Past President Bart Gatchell and Publi Central Palace. This air mail envelope city Director Glen Naves accomplished was released during the Show on Wed the difficult chore, (and I mean chore) nesday, May .21st. We had the privilege of producing the all time record 132 page of meetong Leon Helguera the designer of special CIPEX issue of the. Airpost Jour the model used for the die for same. The nal. Now that you have had a chance to Douglas aircraft display gave an inter peruse this exceptional issue of the Jour esting insight into how the mail is handl nal, I am sure that you will agree that ed when carried on board the mail planes their work was noteworthy indeed and and was constantly crowded. was in the tradition of and reflects the The American Air Mail Society's par highest standards set by the Journal's late ticipation in the CIPEX show was evi editor, Walter J. Conrath ... Rear Ad dent from the word "go". On the very miral Jesse Johnson, Vice President, was first day of the show our Society was "on top" of his assignment which was to host to honored guests from the Post Of insure member participation in the Ex fice Department in Washington. Headed hibition. He showed concern until ·each by Third Assistant Postmaster General exhibit had been properly mounted . . . Joseph J. Lawler and Deputy Second As Jesse did an outstanding piece of work, sistant Posbnaster General Robert S. for the 66 exhibitors from the American Burgess, the delegation included Robert Air Mail Sooiet!J represented a major part E. Fellers, Superintendent of the Divis of the exhibition in the air mail section ion of Stamps, his assistant, ·Herbert ... Vice President John P. V. Heinmuller JUNE, 1947 425 was of great assistance in connection with Griffin who came from St. Petersburg, the distinguished guests both at the Ban Florida, and Past President Paul Robert quet and during the Show . . . Director son from Decatur, Illinois. While on the Louise Davis had a dual role - the dif subject of Past Presidents, every living ficult task of providing entertainment for one was at the Show, a real tribute to the Ladies, both for the CIPEX Show their continuing interest in the Society. and for the American Air Mail Society. Others coming from great distance whom Louise was here, there, and everywhere we recall at ·the moment were Richard and performed her duties so well that Milian of Havana, Cuba, Rafael Alexand each entertainment activity arranged by er, D of El Salvador, Albert N. Brown of her was sold out, and over sold. She even San Francisco, Walter C. Mason of Alex had the men clamoring for reservations! andria, Louisiana and many more that ... Past President Bill Alley and Colonel have slipped our memory. In all, the reg Charlie Porter arranged the finest Ban istration showed over 400 members of the quet the Society has had the privilege to American Air Mail Society present at hold and everything went off in a smooth some time or other during .the Show ... and efficient manner. Although 100 Again our thanks to all members of the people had been the maximum thought Society for their splendid contribution possible to serve at the Banquet, 119 did to the success of the "CREATEST manage to squeeze in ... Uncle George STAMP SHOW ON EARTH." Angers, as usual, efficiently handled the Respectfully submitted, setting up of the Society Lounge. It was well furnished and presented a Rlace for M. 0. WARNS, President- our members to congregate and become better acquainted ... The Lounge itself was under the direct supervision of Gear hart "Bill" Kaufmann who did a "yeo FIRST FLIGHT man" job in that respect. Not only was COVERS Bill on the job at the Lounge, but it seemed like he was everywhere at one and the same time doing the necessary work for the Society. Yes, to Bill we owe FAM-18 NY-Johannesburg, S. A. . .65 our thanks for many of the pictures taken FAM-19 San Francisco-Sydney .... .65 at the Show ... The membership com FAM-19 Honolulu-Sydney ...... 65 mittee headed by Past President Dick FAM-24 A. 0. A. March 17, 1947 New York-Iceland ...... 65 Singley and ably assisted by Phelps Cree, New York-Stockholm ...... 65 Florence Lamport, Grace Conrath, Sec New York-Copenhagen ...... 65 retary Claude Degler, Bill Straukamp FAM-18 June 15, 1946 New York to Brussels - Prague - Vienna and others did a fine job in recruiting Complete Set of 27 covers $13.50 new members for the Society as the list FAM- 5 New York-Latin America of same appearing in this issue will veri July-August, 1946. Complete fy. If I remember correctly Phelps Cree Set of 10 Covers ...... 5.00 took all honors in obtaiping new members FAM-5e Houston-Corpus Christi to Latin America 12-16-46, for our Society. Good work, Phelps . . . Complete set of 26 covers $ 9.00 Past President Bart Gatchell, and Direc tor Rafael Oriol, and members Henry See Our Previous Ads in APJ Goodkind and Sol Glass who served on What Do You Need In FAMs? the Jury Committee as Judges in the Air Mail Section were virtually locked up for days! We believe they will not wish to look at a stamp or a cover for some time G. C. POWELL to come. Their sojourn in the Jury Room 10 East 2 lst Street was something like 3 days and 3 nights. Some of our members came great dis BALTIMORE 18, MARYLAND tances including Past President Herb SOME DIS'lfORY=MAKB~G . - e "I am so glad Spring is here." Dropped on Germany. In German. March. 1942 colorful motifs brightening the European mark, Luxembourg, Roumania and Italy specimens. ) were added to the aerial "mail routes." Early in the war 166 British types had Germany's Luftwaffe, in its earlier been proauced. RAF pre-Dunkerque sur proud days, countered with leaflets, sow vey flights carried single page leaflets ed upon England. German types, like containing excerpts from Chamberlain's German distribution, were sharply limit speeches and warnings to Germany. Dur ed. ing the 1939-40 winter the Wollciger There is more - far more - to this Beobachter and Der Ruhr Arbeiter ser saga of wartime skymail, as lethal in many ies appeared, followed· by the Die Freie respects as bullets, rockets and bombs, Welt leaflets in the autumn of '40, the but the story cannot be entirely told here, May 1941 Luftpost and others - taunt in fact, heretofore unlisted leaflets and· ing, warning· and informing the then still previously unrecorded information are confident subjects of Adolf Hitl~r. Sev still turning upy. eral types accompanied "bombs away" Yes, Mars was a mailman as well as ~ on the 1,000-bomber May 1942 Colonge ruthless killer. H~ worked lightly for Der raid. Others gave accounts of Allied vic Fuhrer and 'round the clock for the tories in Africa and Russia. "'Le Courrier Allies! de I'Air" appeared in numerous editions a tiny newspaper, British printed and And some of the mail he flew already burning with the fire and fervor of the is becoming scarce. Still, sufficient items oppressed but still · breathing French for a representative ~ collection may yet Patriots and distributing war information. be obtained without too m"1ch .expense. When America entered the war, RAF - · USAAF planes · treated the French to • showers of L'Amerique en Guerre, dis A.RE YOU A LIFE tributed by the millions. Later, jointly produced leaflets; marked with insignia MEMBER OF A. A.. M. S.? of Britain's and America•s airforces were Join This Select Group Today added to the thickening sky stream. Nor way, Poland, Bulgaria, Jugoslavia, Den- Life Membership Fee - $50.00 INDIA • It takes over a thousand officially flown First Flight Covers to build up a representative Indian Air Mails collection ! Do you realize the pleasure it can provide you and the pride of possessing such a unique collection? It is true you cannot possess all the covers of all the known flights, as some of the items are unobtainable, either for love or money, or for hotl1. But you can build up a very representative collection of nearly 700 to 800 different covers at a low cost. May I help you build up one? • JAL C()()IJ~I:?~ i=.12. f). -'· STANDARD BUILDING, HORNBY ROAD BOMBAY, INDIA NOTES ON RECENT AND FORTHCOMING F.A.M. FLIGHTS by • rect air service between New York RICHARD L. SINGLEY (Newark Airport) and Havana, Lancaster. Pa. Cuba, via Tampa on December 15, 1946. National Airlines, Inc . • Route of the Buccaneers. AMERICAN OVERSEAS AmLINES Signed; Emerson E. Snyder, Cap The flight of March 17, which was the tain. first to Iceland went on to Stockholm, W. B. Archer, co-pilot. Sweden and Oslo, Norway and not to Cop Aleene Mook, Stewardess enhagen and Stockholm as previosly Barbara Kip, Stewardess. scheduled. Covers which have been re This service was by F. A. M. #32. turned from either country are not back PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS. stamped and are badly marked up as dead The first Clipper Ship to bear a woman's letters. 0 those covers mailed from name is Pan American's sleek airliner, the Reykjav· eland are cacheted and back- new "Flora Temple." The name originally stamped. postmark of Reykjavik is of. attached to the "little bay mare" of the 18th and the backstamp is of the 2oth American harness racing fame and later at both. Oslo and Stockholm. The first to a Clipper Ship that sailed the China flight to arrive at Copenhagen was on Seas. The new Clipper went into trans March 26 and covers are so frontstamped. Atlap.tic service on the flight of March 5 Mr. Henry Horn shows us an interesting from La Guardia field and was under the cover which was evidently mishandled at command of Captain Richard N. Ogg. The the New York office. It is addressed to flight was to Johannesburg, South Africa Copenhagen but was dispathed to Reykja via Lisbon and Leopoldville and could vik in error and so backstamped. It was have made the first flight to Accra, Gold then held at the Iceland J?Ort of call for Coast, but for some reason did not stop the next plane which arnved at Copen there, which left he flight of March 8, out hagen on the 26th and was frontstamped of New York as the first flight to the Gold along with the mail from Reykjavik, for Coast. apparently only the mail from Iceland was This inaugural was not announced to considered first flight mail. collectors, but was shown on schedules ef Mr. George Lindman of Stockholm fective as of .March 5. Covers out of New showed us three covers from Reykjavik. York are postmarked, March 8. Those we Each bears the "A. O. A. First North have seen addressed to Accra are not Atlantic Flight" cachet. backstamped. The first flight to New York The New York Post Office dispatched left Accra on (postmarked) March 20. 2400 covers on March ·17 but no record was Covers seen are backstamped, New York, made of the number for each country of March 22. There were no special markings destination. on either cover. BRANIFF AIRWAYS .flew a pre-in When the U. S. Army closed Roberts augural survey flight of 7,719 miles over Field in Liberia, Pan American had to its Latin American, F. A. M. routes with substitute Accra, Gold Coast as a stop on company officials and guests, starting at the Clipper route to South Africa. Person Houston air gateway on February 5, 1947. nel and equipment at Roberts Field have The month-long pre-inaugural flight serv been shifted to Accra, a British field near ed as an official check of the route, the the Atlantic Coast. Accra's airport was an equipment and personnel in order to in important wartime stop for war planes sure its readiness to inaugurate service rushing support to Allied Armies fighting when all government arrangements are in the African dessert and on the China completed. Bilrma front. The flight was under the command of PAN AMERICAN has offered collec Braniff's Chief Pilot, Captain Dan Hughes tors a series of 26 covers which comprise and Assistant Chief Pilot, Captain R. Wal complete coverage on the addition of ner. The flight from Dallas and Houston Houston and Corpus Christi; Texas, to touched the following countries in the FAM 5-E, as of December 15-16, 1946. All order named: Mexico, Guatemala, Canal covers serviced by P. A,. A. bear splashy Zone, Colombia, Ecudor, Peru, Bolivia, company cachets in a wide variety of Brazil, Argentine, Paraguay, Peru, Canal colors, all of which are unofficial. The Zone, Cuba and back to Texas. Regular only thing of any special inetrest to col service is planned for later this spring. lectors that we have noted, is the cancel We are informed by Braniff that no plans lation on the covers from Guatemala, have been made for any first flight cov which reads, in three lines, "VIAJ'E IN ers. AUGURAL, Service Aereo, Guatemala NATIONAL AIRLINES, INC. conceiv Corpus Christi-Houston." See April ed a rather unique idea by presenting Journal for details. each person who made the inaugural In adQ!tion to oµr previous notes, we flight to Havana, Cuba, December 15, might add that Captain W.W. Atterbury, with a printed card as a souvenir of the Jr.. flew only as far as Brownsville and flight. The card reads: returned to Houston. Captain Edward M. This is to certify that ...... Black picked up the flight at Brownsville was a passenger aboard the 4-en and was in charge to Mexico City and gined, DC-4 Buccaneer Transport beyond. of National Airlines, Inc., which Pan American also offered collectors officially inaugurated the first di- the Gander, Newfoundland to New York 432 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL cover of January 1, 1947. This cover bears an official cachet applied by the Gander Post Office and is backstamped, New York, January 2, 1947. The supply has been ex hausted. ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES (KLM). The President has approved an order by the Civil Aeronautics Board granting KLM permission to include Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, as an additional in termediate point on its route from Curacao to Miami. KLM can serve Trujillo as a part of its Curacao to Miami route be tween the intermediate points of Aruba and Port-au-Prince, instead of serving Ciudad Trujillo on a separate route from Aruba, as it has done previously. TRANS-CANADA AIR LINE•S. Ac cording to Public Relations Manager, Joe H. Fountain, Trans-Canada will soon in augurate its CANADA-WEST INDIES • U. S. Official Cachet: For 'hans- SERVICE. Canada Airways Service. TRANS-CANADA ATLANTIC LIMIT ED will be the new name given the ocean vises us that he over-flew Philadelphia on ic service of Trans Canada Air Lines. It the inaugural day, due to bad weather con has been disclosed by H. J. Smington, ditions and went on to New York, Boston, President of Trans-Canada Air Lines that and Gander. The Boston office advises us within the next month or so, T. C. A.-will that they dispatched 15 pieces to Lisl:>on, assume full control and responsibility :for 16 pieces to Madrid and 5 pieces to Rome. Canadian trans-Atlantic operations throu Collectors who had the foresight to send gh the formation of a new company, Cf:?Vers from Boston should prize them known officially as Trans-Canada Atlantic highly for they are bound to be choice Limited, which will be a subsidiary of items. T. C. A., but operated as a separate or Covers from Philadelphia and Wash ganization. ington to Bombay, India and Lydda, Pal At the present time this service is estine, were a long time being returned. known as the Canadian Government Just for the record, the cachet was ap Trans-Atlantic Service. This is not an plied in black at New York; blue at Wash F. A. M. route of the United States. ington; purple at Philadelphia and mag Services by T. C .A., other than trans enta at Boston. Atlantic are generally not treated in this There seems to be some controversy column, but because the information is at as to whether the first flight from Bom hand, we are happy to pass it along to bay, India to the United States, has as yet our readers. On April 1, 1947, T.C.A. in officially taken place. We were first told augurated airmail service from Boston to that the agreement to carry mail from Halifax, Nova Scotia; Yarmouth, Nova India had not been signed. At the same Scotia and to St. John, New Brunswick. time the New York postmaster advised us An official cachet, applied in black was that he received 113 covers by first flight affixed to 3541 pieces of mail sent to Hali from Bombay and 355 from Palestine. We fax. The same cachet was applied to 2555 had member Binns of India look into the pieces of mail destined for Yarmouth. matter and this is T. W. A.'s agent's reply The cachet consists of a framed out "T.W.A. has now inaugurated a direct pas line of Mass., New Brunswick, and Nova senger service, New York-Bombay and Scotia with the route from Boston to Hali back; they have not been granted per-. fax via St. Jonn and Yarmouth drawn in. mission by the Gov. of India to carry mail In the four corners of the frame are ap between India and United States. How propriate pictures of Boston and Acadia. ever, negotiations are at present being The cachet reads, "FIRST AIR MAIL conducted to achieve this and as soon as SERVICE - Boston, Mass. to Halifax, N. they fructify, an announcement to that S., Yarmouth, N. S., St. John, N. B." The effect will be made in the papers. Boston Centenary Cancellation was used We shall then be glad to dispatch cov on all covers cancelled by machine. ers by the first service to carry mail from Due to the condition of the field at India, and also provide full information St. John, N. B., the flight scheduled for regarding this mail service to enable you April 1 had to be cancelled. Covers are to contact your friends in the United being held at the Boston office awaiting Kingdom and the United States." the actual flight, at which time they will We have taken the matter up with the be cacheted and posted. officals of Trans World Airways, but at TRANS WORLD AIR.LINES. Manv col this writing have had no official statement lectors will be pleased to learn that cov on their part. We hope to advise our read· ers posted from Philadelphia, Pa., on the ers of the outcome in some subsequent is flight of May 2, 1947 for Lisbon, Madrid sue of the Airpost J oumal. and Rome by T. W. A. are of no value. WESTERN AIR LINES, INC., have This was the flight on which Washington started negotiations with the Mexican and New York were supplied cachets to be govermnent in respect to their newly cer· applied to covers destined only for Portµ• tified F. A. M. route. The new service will gal and Spain. However, any covers posted be between Los Angeles and Mexico City. :from Philadelphia and Boston would be We have assurance hat Western will car of equal importance, even though no ry first flight covers when service is in cachet was applied at either office. augurated and that they will supply us Captain F. X. Winkler of T. W. A. ad- with releases covering this activity. Attractive Displays Helped Feature Air Mails At Centenary Show e A.A.M.S. Booster G. "Bill" Kaufmann Points to Attractive Display Feai· uring P.A. A. Covers Arranged by him in Lobby of New York's Embassy Theatre. Sol Glass, Baltimore, Md. Orian E. Green, Detroit, Mich. REPORT OF THE Adm. Jesse G. Johnson, Norfolk, Va. Laura J. LeVesque, Boston, Mass. NOMl1 NATING COMMITTEE Rafael Oriol, Havana, Cuba • For Secretary The committee appointed by President Claude W. Degler, Milwaukee, Wisc. W ams for the purpose of nominating For Treasurer Officers and. Directors of the American Glenn w .. Glaser, Chicago, Ill. Air Mail Society to serve for the coming Respectfully submitted, year an~ to be balloted upon in the com- GEORGE H. KJELEY, Chairman. . ing election, in accordance with Article C. E. MONROE 2, Section 7 of the Constitution and By LAURA J. LeVESQUE, Laws herewith cause to be placed in llil"ominating Committee. nomination as its selection the following Order By The President names: Ballots will be ' mailed with the July issue of the Airpost Journal and must be For President . returned to the chairman of the Board M. 0. Warns, Milwaukee, Wisc. of Electors designated thereon not ·later For Vice-Presidents than 7 P. M. of August 16, 1947. Louise S. Davis, New York, N. Y. 3. P. V. Heinmuller, New York, N. Y. M. 0. WARNS, Ernest A. Kehr, Richmond Hill, N. Y. Perham C. Nahl, Chicago, Ill. President. By the President: For Directors CLAUDE W. DEGLER, Alton J. Blank, Cleveland, Ohio Grace Conrath, Albion, Pa. Secretary. A.A.M.S. Chapter News Brookfield, Ill., when plans for their by FLORENCE• LAMPORT basketball game with the Elgin Unit News of A. A. M. S. Chapters should be were completed. On May 17, a special sent direct to Miss Lamport at 1800 meeting of the Jack Knight Air Mail W. Ruseomb street, Philadelphia Society was held at the Institute of Aero 41, Pa. nautical Sciences in New York, from two to six p. m., during the Centenary Stamp News from our newest• Chapter #26, Show. the Minnesota Air Mail Society, tells of William G. Higgenbotham, President of reoent interesting meetfugs. In February, the Philadelphia Air Mail Society, Chap Astor Anderson displayed his "U. S. Air ter #6, has announced plans for future Mail Covers", John Norbeck, President of meetings. On May 8th, Irwin D. Wolf, the Twin City Philatelic Society, showed Vice President, exhibited his fine "Early "U. S. Air Mails", at the March meeting, U. S. Stamps and Covers," featuring the according to Carl M. Becken, Secretary. 1847 issue in special honor of the Centen The receipt of a new "Bulletin" from ary. The excellent collection of "Italy the Essex Stamp Club, Chapter #25, and Italian Colonies," owned by Ray · disclosed a contest for an unusual name mond Young, will be shown at the June for it. The monthly bulletin is edited by 12th meeting, to be held at 702 West "Doc" Whitehead, assisted by Jack M. Venango Street, Phladelphia, Pa. This Pomerantz, President. For the Chapter's chapter stresses the value of having April 21st meeting, the guest speakers stamps exhibits from within its own were Colonel Hans Laegerlof and Ernest membership. A. Kehr; who conducted "A Special Sur My thanks are extended to the officers prise Program" at 984 Broad Street, and members of the Chapters for Club Newark, N. J. ne"'1s. The Boston Air Mail Society, Chapter # 1, held its April 12th meeting at 8 Har U.S. FIRST 'DAY rison Avenue, Boston, Mass. at which time a display of the special Bell Centen COVERS nial envelopes was shown and letters of C-12 5c Winged Globe .... $ ..• 2S appreciation from Gilbert Grosvenor, 646 :M:oillllouth .SS President of National aphic Society, and Walter S. Gifford, nt of the 682 :M:ass. Bay .20 American Telephone and Telegraph 743 4c Parks .20 Company, were ·read to the members. This Chapter had the ·pleasure of a visit Large selection of first day covers from Miss Annabelle Lowe, Robson Lowe - Reasonably Priced - and Major Hopkins from London, Eng land, according to Laura LeVesque, Want Lists Appreciated President. First Day Cover Service On The Board of Directors of the Jack Artcraft Envelopes Knight Air Mail Society, Chapter #23, - Write For Details - recently met at the home of Edward Benson, President, 1430 Ehuwood Ave Postage Extra• Under $1.00 nue, Evanston, Illinois, combining a business meeting, a revi'ew of aero-phila • tely and a social gathering to which the wives of the members were invited, ac SAMUEL MISLER cording to Barry M. Kostenko, Program Post Offic:e Box 1063 Chairman. BALTIMORE 3, MARYLAND The Major Schroeder Junior Unit of NOTE:-Please note change of this Chapter met on April 4th, at the address from previous ads. Secretary's home, 3532 Oak Avenue, JUNE. 1947 435 . FIRST FLIGHTS Airport Breaking up tremendous collection of first flight covers, F AM's, CAM's, Trans-Atlantic - Pacific, Dedication CA.vers Zepps, Etc. Will send a sizeable selection on 10 days approval to • interested clients giving satisfac By WILLIAM T. WYNN tory references. Below are a few offerings from 8544 Cloverlawn. Detroit 4. Mich. this collection: 1 - 1935 China Clipper cpl. set • (12 covers) ...... $25.00 Future Events 2 - 1937 China Clipper cpl. set Falls City, Nebr. is scheduleq for ded (20 covers) ...... 22.50 ication in Mid-July; with covers to the 3 - 1937 China Clipper addi- Chamber of Commerce - Charleston and ' tional 9 stops ...... 25.50 Morgantown, West Va. due in Aug. or 4 - 1939 Trans-Atlantic So. Sept. with covers to C. of C. - The Lake Rte. (12 covers) ...... 20.00 Front Airstrip, Chicago is due for com . 5 - 1939 Trans-Atlantic No. pletion in September. Ted Light, 3053 Rte. GO covers) 16.50 Sunnyside, Chicago, 25, Ill. will hold All above covers regular size, covers and see that they are mailed on . very clean and bearing full cach the correct date. - Chillicothe, Mo. will ets, and back stamps. dedicate on July 4. - Gadsden, Ala. will dedicate June I. - The Lions Club of "£ HARVEY DQLIN & CO. Georgetown, Del. will hold covers for dedication on May 31. - Kilgore, Long . 31 Park Row. Hew York 7, N. Y. view and Gladewater, Texas will dedicate Gregg County airport Sept. 8-9. - W or thington, Minn. will dedicate on July 5-6 May 6. Hope, Ark. dedicated "The with covers to C. of C. - There have Largest Airport in Arkansas" on April 27. been a number of short notice dedica Inscriptions were applied to 100 covers tions held in the last few weeks and all by civic leaders. - Tidvale, Utah was of those with cards for such news with your fically opened on March 19. Does· any editor have received notice of these one know of covers? - Cedar Rapids,· eve~ts. There is no charge for this ser Iowa dedicated on April 27; again does vice, just send a supply of self addressed anyone know of covers? - Redbird Field cards to your editor. was dedicated April 26 at Dallas, Texas; no known covers. - Gooding, Idaho, held Past Events dedication and First Flight on April 27. - C. of C. reports no date set for Kin Burlington, N. C. dedicated May 4. ross Airport at Sault Ste.Marle,Mich. Twenty-five covers were mailed without - Lodi, Calif. is reported dedicated on cachet. - Laredo, Texas held dedication April 13. Covers??? - Sacramento, Calif. of municipal airport May I; at the pres dedicated Capital Sky Park on April 27 with a printed cachet applied to the cov ent no covers are known. - The joint ers. Some covers have same cachet on a dedication of Strothers Field was held sticker. - Selman Field at Monroe, La. by Winfield and Arkansas City, Kans. on was dedicated on April 20th. May 4. Cachets were supplied by the Covers bea,.r a cachet applied by Chamber Chambers of Commerce of both cities. of Commerce on the 1000 covers mailed. - The dedication of "FLITEACRES" There were 205 covers from Arkansas was held at Wimberly, Texas on April City and 1000 from Winfield. Holden 20 with a few covers mailed on April 21 ville, Okla. is reported as dedicated on as the postoffice was closed Sunday. CARDINAL SPELLMAN PRESEN'TED WITH CONSISTORY FLIGHT COVER • Our photo shows an interesting inter- -PROPAGANDA BY Al·R-' lude in the Centenary Philatelic Exhibi World War I - " L a Response tion Official Banquet which was held on de M. Balfour" - dropped Friday night, May 23rd at the Hotel by Balloon, text in French. Astor. With more than 1000 people on dated 1914. A fine addition hand to· climax this greatest of all stamp to any air~ail cover collec- · shows, this dinner meeting was the high tion. Only two available in 1 spot of the eventful week. His Eminence good clean condition ...... $2.50 Francis Cardinal Spellman, himself an World War I - "Number of , ardent and qualified collector, accepte<;I American Troops in Eur the invitation of the Executive Commit ope" AIR MAIL• STAMPS KIMON CATACALOS' LIST OF PLATES SENT TO PRESS (Est. 1930) No. Den. Type Ser. Sh. Date 16 Themistocleous Street 23582 5c E. E. Convt. 1947 400 Mar 5 Athens, Greece 23583 5c " 1947 400 Mar 5 Member A. P. S. No. 14.476; 23586 5c · 1947 4-00 Marll S. P. A. No. 9152 23588 5c 1947 400 Marll PRESIDENT M. 0. WAflNs 4639 N. Woodburn Milwaukee 11, Wisc. ~Mm I~~~ ADVISORY BOARD (Fonner Presidents) HARRY A. TRUBY PAUL F. ROBERTSON GEORGE w. ANGERS WILLIAM R. Au.EY ~I~ M~ll HERBERT H. GRIFFIN RICHARD L. SINGLEY L. B. GATCHELL GEORGE D. KINGDOM VICE-PRESIDENTS ~~~lfH GRACE CONRATH ADMIRAL JESSE G. JOHNSON J. P. v. HEINMULLER ERNEST A. Kmm A Non-Profit Corporation DIRECT()RS ATTORNEY Under the Laws ot Ohio ALTON J. BLANK GEORGE D. KINGDOM Organized 1923 Ohio Incorporated 1944 Conneaut. Ohio SECRETARY LoUISE s. DAVJS CHAPTER CHAIRMAN CLAUDE DEGLER New York w. FLORENCE LAMPORT 2114 North 49th Street 0ruAN E. GREEN Milwaukee 8, Wisc Michigan HISTORIAN-RECORDER TREASURER J. J. Ki.EMANN, JR. KARL B. WEBER GLENN GLASE;R w. Georgi.a 1704 Stockton Avenue, PERHAM NAHL PUBLICITY DIRECTOR Des Plains. m. c. Illinoi.s GLEN w. NAVF.S SALES MANAGER RAFAEL OmoL DIRECTOR 011' PHELPS CREE Cuba FOREIGN RBLA'l"JONS P. 0. Box B, W.R. WARE Ocean Grove, N. J. Arkansas DR. MAX KRoNSTEIN ADVANCE BULLETIN SUPT. EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT GRACE CONRATH Each member is entitled to two 211- word Exchange Notices per year in the The Airpost Journal, Albion, Penn'a. Official Publication, without charge. Address direct to the publication office The Advance Bulletin is sent reg at Albion, Penn'a. ularly by the manager only to those OFFICIAL PUBLICATION members who are in good standing and THE AmPosT JmmNAL provide a supply of self-addressed Published :tn0nthly and sent to all regulaiion Government Postal Cards. . members in good _standing. SECRET ARV'S REPORT NEW MEMBERS 3225 Butterfield, C. R., 55 Earl, Springfield 8, Mass. 3226 Allen, Fred W., 47 Lawton St., New Rochelle, N. Y. 3227 Scott, J. Colin, 2209 Cummington Rd., Cleveland 6, Ohio. 3228 Taylor., Fred C., 20 Newcomb Blvd., New Orleans 18, La. 8229 H;ermann, Edwin W., P. O. Box 43, Sta. F., Toledo 10, Ohio. 8230 Clay, Russell, Difficult, ·Tenn. 3231 Levy, Leonaxd L., 127 W. 82nd St., New York 24, N. Y. 8232 Root, Hollis H., 248 Western Ave., Westfield, Mass. 3283 Melbye, Charles E., 4736 Aldrich Ave., So. Minneapolis 9, Minn. JUNE, 1947 439 3234 Catacalos, Kirnon, 10, Themistocleous Str., Athens, Greece. 3235 Willems, Edward M., 596 Pearl St., Marseilles, Ill. 3236 Steinman, Carl W., 500 E. Keefe Ave., Milwaukee 12, Wis. 3237 Laing, D. B., 4321 N. Woodburn, Milwaukee 11, Wis. 3238 Mohr, Arthur, 284 Grove St., Brooklyn 27, N. Y. 3239 Parker, Charles, Veterans Hosp., Ward 19, Wood, Wis. 3240 Guinovart Vidal, Jorge, Filatelia Cosmos - Canuda, 37, Barcelona, Spain. 3241 Edenharter, Otto, Wasserburg-Inn-Stadt,. American Zone, Germany. 3242 Shove, Samuel, P. 0. Box 1651, Alexandria 6, La. 3243 Barnes, George E., 6376 City Line, Philadelphia 21, Pa. 3244 Colby, Sylvester, 505 - 5th Ave., New York 17, N. Y, 3245 Cendreta, Nick, 3416 N. Booth St., Milwaukee 12, Wis. 3246 Goygotoywiz, Edwin J., Veteran's Hosp., Ward 8, Room 26, Wood, Wis. 3247 Laus, Arthur, Veteran's Hosp., Ward 5, Bed 11, Wood, Wis. 3248 Batoon, Constante V., 1617 Mass. Ave., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. 3249 Wilder, R H., 4784 Panorama Drive, San Diego 3, Calif. NEW APPLICATIONS Marquis, Samuel L., 6809 Burns St., Forest Hills, N. Y. Age 47. Sales Mgr. AM AU U20 UC PC HC EL GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC Z 1D EX By Grace Conrath. Murphy, Charles F., 764 - 9th Ave., New York 19, N. Y. Age 36. Elevator oper!ltor. AM & AU of U.S., U20 UC PC HC FF GF CAM FAM RP OF Z EX By Grace Conrath Pickard, David W. H., "Wheatcroft" Reedley, Burnley, Lancashire, England. Age 39. Men's Outfitter. AM. AU AS RP Z Airmail sets on cover EX By Henry M. Horn. Tucker, Brown C., Kirksey, Ky. Age 39. Army Ret. AM AU PC HC PA CAM FAM RP OF DC Z EX By Grace Conrath. Erlitz, Arthur, 533 E. 5th St., Brooklyn 18, N. Y. Age 27. Dental Mech. U20 UC . CAM FAM By Grace Conrath. Garlichs, Dr. Richard W., 216 N. Manoa Rd., Manoa, Havertown, Pa. Age 47. Physician. U20 UC PC HC PA OF Z ID PIX EX By Florence Lamport. Pitoniak, John R., 980 James St., Syracuse 3, N. Y. Age 35. Restaurant Manager. AU EX By W. E. Poggenburg. Knapp, Maxwell R., 60 South St., Rhinebeck, N. Y. Age 39. School Teacher. By Grace Conrath. Simon, USN. Ret., Comdr. Joseph, 1635 E. Mountain St., Pasadena 7, Calif. Age 56. Retired. By C. W. Degler. Ballance, T. A., 745 Earlham St., Pasadena 4, Calif. Am AU By Joseph Sinn. Reinhardt, Jr., J. F., 410 W. Garrison Ave., Electra, Texas. Age 23. A&P Ass't Mgr. U20 UC PC GF CAM FAM DC Z ID EX By Grace Conrath. Hartwell, Ed., 959 W. Oakdale Ave., Chicago 14, Ill. Age 36. Timekeeper. HC CAM DC Odd Cancels By W. T. Wynn, Jr. Anderson, Nyal W., 90 W. 6th So. St., Heber, Utah. Age 22. Student. AM GF CAM FAM Z CF PIX EX By Grace Conrath. Hertz, Dolores Conover Klein, 150 W. 82nd St., New York 24, N. Y. Philatelist. By Jesse Johnson. Lewis, Samuel R., 630 W. 173rd St., New York 32, N. Y. Age 42, Philatelist. By Grace Conrath. 440 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL Staub, Louis, 130 W. 17th St., New York, N. Y. Age 37. Advertising. AU Covers By Grace Conrath. Walters, A. H., 5915 Boulevard East, West New York, N. J. Age 56. Accountant. AU PC HC FF GF CAM FAM Z 1D EX By Grace Conrath. Goldblatt, Julius, 1687 Park Place, Brookly 33, N. Y. Age 33. Printer. By Grace Conrath. Dinin, Dr. A. Philip, 80 West 170th St., Bronx 52, N. Y. Age 32. Dentist. By Phelps Cree. Lilien, Harry, 509 W. 160th St., New York 32, N. Y. Age 25. By Phelps Cree. Schiff, Adolph W., 210 W. 94th St., New York 25, N. Y. Phelps Cree. · Elterman, Seymour; 416 - 10th Ave., Belmar, N. J. Age 25. AM AU U20 UC . By Phelps Cree. Apfelbaum, Earl P., 504 Finance Bldg., Philadelphia 2, Pa. Age 42. Dealer. By R. L. Singley. Bruns, Franklin R., 280 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Age 32. Philatelic Writer. By M. 0. Warns. Kirk, Arthur F., Fulton Park Apts., White Plains, N. Y. Philatelic Writer. By M. 0. Warns. Hitchins, Dr. Clayton S., 59 Trumbull St., New Haven 10, Conn. Age 35. Physician. By M. 0. Warns. Bennett, Gordon C., 43-18 - 48th Ave., Woodside, L. I., N. Y. Age 24. Stamp Dealer. AM AU SO By Jesse G. Johnson. Cohen, Otto J., 11 E. 58th St., New York, N. Y. Age 59. Executive. By M. 0. Warns. Hessel, Solomon, :WOO - 84th St., Brooklyn 14, N. Y. AM AU By Phelps Cree. Cooper, L. B., 509 32nd Ave. Sci., Seattle, Wash. 58. Salesman. HC CAM FAM CC DC Z 1D By Grace Conrath. Everson, Minnie V., Tallman, N. Y. Over 21. Beautician. HC CF 1D By Florence Lan:port. Levine, Mrs. M. E., I22 Beach 9Ist, Rockaway Beach, N. Y. Housewife. By Phelps Cree. Stein, A., 948 Prince St., Teaneck, N. J. Age 42. Produce By Phelps Cree .. Haase, William C., 817 Third Place, Plainfield, >J. J. Age 56. R. E. & Ins. Interested in all specialties. EX By Florence Lamport. Wingerter, John J., c/o Time Inc., 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Age 38. Bv Grace Conrath. hfay, George T., 4804 Chester Ave., Philadelphia 43, Pa. Age 51. Retired. AM AU UC CF 1D By Florence Lamport. Scott, Stanley, I56 5th Ave., New York, N. Y. Age 57. Publisher. By Charles G. Riess. Wolff, Andre, 441 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Age 43. Luxumbourg Govern- ment Commission. By Grace Conrath. Zirn, Charles, 43 Highview Ave., Tuckahoe 7, N. Y. Age 57. Teacher. UC PC HC CAM F Al\1 ID EX By E. A. Kehr. Bookhop, Gerald, 31 Worden Road, Schenectady 2, "J. Y. 29. Office Worker. AM AU UC CAlvf FAM CF ID By Phelps Cree. Welling, Jr., Lindsay H.,' 3 Norwood Road, Scarsdale, N. Y. Age 26. Pilot. By M. 0. Warns. Neufeld, Mrs. Ann, 32.5 East 80th St., New York 21, N. Y. Age 36. AM AU U20 UC FF ID EX By Florence Lamport. Leifmay, Abraham, 9027 149th St., Jamaica 2, N. Y. Age 46. Retired Pharmacist. By Phelps Cree. JUNE. 1947 441 Kischel, George H., R. 707, 137 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Canada. Dealer. By Phelps Cree. Hecker, Albert M., R. F. D. # 2, Box 105, Portsmouth, N. H. Age 44. Mech. End, By Phelps Cree. Schuster, Ernest E., 215 La Salle Ave., Kenmore 17, N. Y. Age 61. Contractor. AM AS HC PB CCZ By R. L. Singley. Johnson, Harold J., 411 Main St., Racine, Wis. Age 44. Optometrist. AM AU U20 UC HC EL CAM FAM DC ID By Alvin H. Anderson. Schmid, Frank A., 1848 2nd Ave., New York, N. Y. Age 31. Bookseller. AM AS SC RP (Mint only) By Glen W. Naves. Semmel, Ben, 131 Ave. C., New York 9, N. Y. Age 32. Linen Service. AU PC HC FF GF CAM FAM Z EX By Glen W. Naves. Muller, Wilbur, Oates Bldg., New Britain, Conn. Age 32. Dealer. By Phelps Cree. Sonnenblick, Ira J., 4I9 Edgewood St., Hartford 5, Conn. Age 50. Mfgrs. Rep. AM U20 UC EX By Florence Lamport. Smith, John J., 3101 Glenview St., Philadelphia 24, Pa. Age 33. Bank Officer. U20 CAM FAM By Capt. C. J. Wood . . Merrill, Winn, 31 Glemby St., Hamden 14, Conn. Age 51. Salesman. AM AS U20 UC PC HC PA FF GF CAM FAM CC OF DC Z CF lD By Capt. C. J. Wood. Irwin, George, 16 College Ave., Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Age 59. Retired. AM AU UC EL FF CAM FAM ID By Grace Conrath. Shepard, G. 0., 6 Plymouth Circle, Asheville, N. C. Traveling Representative. AM AU U20 UC By Glen W. Naves. Weiler, John H., Hotel Lexington, Lex. Ave. & 48th St., New York, N. Y. U20 UC US Air Mail Stamps By Glen W. Naves. Tocila, R., Stadhouderskade 128, Amsterdam, Holland. PC HC PB EL FF GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC Z CF By Glen W. Naves. Dilworth, J. R., Rm. 1107, Fon Bldg., Philadelphia 3, Pa. By Phelps Cree. Clark, Thomas L., I6 North Road, Great Neck, N. Y. Age 25. Photographer. AM U20 UC HC GF CAM FAM DC ID By Grace Conrath. Boyq, James, 45 Harvard Ave., Baldwin, N. Y. Age 41. P. 0. Clerk. By H. II. Griffin. Arnell, John C., I73 N. Woods Rd., Marthasset, N. Y. By Phelps Cree. Krowtzoff, S., 856 Blake Ave., Brooklyn 7, N. Y. Age 25. Photo Clerk. AM AU U20 UC FF GF CAM FAM DC CF I DEX By Milton Ehrlich. McNally, James A., 496 Ocean Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Age 51. Supervisor. U20 UC CAM FAM DC CF ID EX PIX By Florence Lamport. Rasey; Guy A., 2869 Benton St., Denver I4, Colo. Age 57. Carpenter. AM AU By D. G. Herbert. Smith, Arnold M., 555 East 27th St., Paterson 4, N. J. Age 28. Lawyer. AM U20 PA Z PIX EX By Howard Gilpin. Benz, Walter A., 44 Edgewood Road, Rockville Centre, L. I. N. Y. Age 49. Importer. PA HC FF GF CAM FAM OF DC Z CF ID By C. W. Degler. Rothberg, Jacob B., 113 West 42nd St., Rm. I50I, New York 18, N. Y. Dealer. By Milton Ehrlich. 442 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL Lang, W. Fred, 2518 Trenlaw Road, N. W., Washington 7, D. C. Age 36. Dealer. AM AU AS SC By G. Kaufmann. Riggs, Lawrence, 45 Watson Ave., Newark, N. J. Age 34. Buyer. AM AU U20 UC PA EL FF OF Z ID PIX EX . By Milton Ehrlich. Yehl, Jr., Richard K., 227 North West St., Allentown, Pa. Age I9. Coast Guard. AM U20 UC FF GF FAM CF ID By Milton Ehrlich. Abrams, Selden, 40 Monroe St., Apt. EF4, New York 2, N. Y. Age 34. Sales Mgr. FF CAM FAM Z By Paul F. Robertson. Parks, Sr., Carl S., 7 HaITington Way, Worcester 4, Mass. Age 45. Leather Mfg. AM AU UC HC PA DC CF ID CMC EX , By E. J. Vlasak. Moore, Walter M., Union Safe Deposit Bank, Sotckton, Calif. Age 35. Bank Auditor. AM U20 UC CF ID Phillippines-Canada-Newfld. By C. W. Degler. REINSTATEMENTS 402 Ray, Gordon W., 521 5th Ave., New York I7, N. Y. Age 35. Accountant. By Phelps Cree. I754 Yudin, Samuel, Box 608, Franklin Sta., Washington 4, D. C. Age 40. Dealer. By M. 0. Warns. I759 Serebrakian, S., Hotel Astor, New York 18, N. Y. By Alton J. Blank. 1949 McAleese, Dr. T. K., 1570 Main St., Springfield, Mass. Dentist. PA FF FAM OF CF lD By Grace Conrath. DEATHS REPORTED 2836 Taulet, Jose A., G. P. 0., Box 358, New York, N. Y. 1591 Burrows, W. Noble, 242 Iffley Road, Oxford, England. NOW OUT! USED AIRMAILS MINT 1947 SILOMBRA AIRMAIL CATALOG FIRST DAY AND FLOWN COVERS The standard airmail catalog in IN COMPLETE AND SHORT Europe. Lis:ts all :the airmail SETS s:tamps of· :the world, Indispensible to every airmail collec:tor. Know :the real value of your airmail ALL VERY FINE TO SUPERB stamps as priced in Europe. De t;OPIES luxe edition, 595 pages, only $3.25 per book postpaid. Printed in F'rench but easily understood. Bargain Price List I also have several o:ther 1947 l Oc Deductible European catalogs in s:tock. If in terested drop me a card for my * * * lis:t. JACOB HABIB AERO WORLD STAMP ·co. Box 1073 Church St. S:ta. 1407 Sheridan Ave. New York 8, N. Y. BRONX 56, N. Y. AAMS EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT APJ ADS BUY - SELL -WANT LISTS RATES: AIRPORT DEDICATtQNS W;'\NTED 1947 THREE CENTS PER WORD per inser Catalog. Q3; Q5, QB, crto, Q21 ; Q23, R20, tion. Minimum charge 50 cents. Remittance S89, Slll!. Wm. T . Wynn, Jr., 8544 Clover must accompany order and copy. The law n , Detroit 4, Mich. Ex-206 AJRPOST JOURNAL, APJ Ads, Albion, Penn,a. DESIRE EXCHANGE OF ALL TYPES OF covers and stamps with United States or foreign collectors. What do you want?? TRANS-OCEANIC AIRPLANE MAIL from Herman Kleinert, 4649 Rosehill, Philadel flown, attempted or intended flights. Ben phia, Penna, U. S. A. Ex-206 Krin sky, 250 E. 96th Str eet, Brooklyn 12, N. Y. 192-12t• WANTED - NEW AIRMAILS COMPLETE sets mint and first day covers. Exchange, WOULD LIKE TO BUY THE FOLLOW correspondence with serious advanced ing First Day Covers: AAMS Cat. #7 aero-philatelists only. Jose P. De Los (Scott's #1306) - 10 cent airm3il postmark Reyes, Room 222 Central Hotel, Manila, ed Detroit, Dearborn, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.; Philippines. Ex-206 Cleveland, Ohio Feb. 13, 1926. Karl B. Weber, 114 Montana St., Pittsburgh 14, WANT "AERO NEWS" VOL. I , NOS. 5, 6 Pa. 204-2t 11 and 12. Chester Ernest Lee, 6933 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, California. Ex-206 USED AIRMAILS BOUGHT, SOLD, EX changed. Over 1,000 diflerent in stock. NO. 2949. EXCHANGE TRANS-ATLANTIC Aero World, Box 1073, New York 8, N . Y. covers and first flights. Give also air mail 205-3t• and semi postal stamps in complete sets in exchange. Jean De Ganck, Bd de Smet WHOLESALE APPROVALS usr;p AI!iS de Naeyer 39, Jette (Bruxelles) Ex-206 and other fast selling material. References please. P. J. Amie!, Box 813, St. Peter s burg, Fla. 206-lt* WANTED - COVERS CARRIED BY SER VICE flyers (Army, Navy, Marines, Coast ON APPROVAL -- USED AND UNUSED Guard, etc.), Crashes, Trans-Oceanics. airmail stamps to AAMS member s. W. E. What's needed? Spiegelberg, Box 139, Roth (#2646), 4609 Second Blvd., Detroit Washington 4, D. C. Ex-206 1, Mich. 205-13t• JAPANESE 31 CALIBRE CARBINE, AND AAMS EXCHANGE ADS 25 calibre rifle - war souvenirs from the Philippines. Also have invasion monies - what's offererl? Spiegelberg, Box 139, WILL EXCHANGE MINT OR USED AIR Washington 4, D. C. Ex-206 MAILS, basis Scott or Sanabria or Yvert or Zumstein. Large stock. Also mint U . S. wanted. Steinhardt, 521 Foothill, Beverly, I'M BUYING CAM's! WHAT DO YOU Hills, Calli'. Ex205-2t want to get rid of? Have a few to sell, swap or trade. M. C. Robbins, Jr., 1 Uni SANABRIA'S AIRPOST CATALOGUES, versity Place, N . Y. C. 3. Ex-206 1939 and 1941. Scott's Standard Catalogue of Airpost Stamps, 1941. Scott's Catalogue WILL BUY OR TRADE FOtt ANY MINT, of U . S. Stamps (1940) in very good con Used or on cover copies of Nicaragua C20- dition, in exchange for Foreign Air Mail 24, C67-87. Richard N. Cone, 606 West Stamps, used. H. J. Stone, Apt. 7G, 700 W. Liberty St., Vermilion, Ohio. Ex-206 179 St., N. Y. 33, N. Y. Ex203-6t EXCHANGE FOR GOOD CLASS BRITISH WANTED - ILLUSTRATED ADVERTIS Colonial stamps. (1 ) Collection 'Runner to ING covers before 1910. Zeppelin flown Rocket.' Part beautifully written up. All covers, also 19th Century cancels on cov known modes of transport. Cost over er. Alfred Horn, 82 E. Brown St., West L 150/ -. (2) 950 Indian Air and Rocket Haven 16, Conn. Ex205-t2 items valued at Rs. 11,900. Lists. A. R. Binns, 80 Kotah House, New Delhi, India. WANTED - BAGGAGE LABELS, FROM Ex-206 Airlines, will exchange or trade. Henry Wittber, 2516 New Haven Ave., Fort Wayne 4, Indiana. Ex205-2t WANTED ZEPP COVERS FROM Bolivia, Argentina, San Marino, Tr!poli F .A .M.'s - WILL EXCHANGE FAM's, U. tania, franked with Zeppelin stamps. Buy S . envelopes, post cards, revenues, for used or exchange. Kessler M. Miller, Box 1752, airmail stamps of British Empire, western Salt Lake City, Utah. Ex-206 Eur ope and U.S.A. in fine or better con dition. Hugh Watchorn, P . 0 . Box 9, Tabor, COUNTERFEIT AIRMAILS WANTED. N. J . Ex205-2t Am starting reference collection and will buy or trade for those needed. Paul New OFFERING AIR COVERS YOU WANT man, 3371 NW 18th Terrace, Miami 35, for Texas Republic letters, or Stampless Florida. Ex-2062t LOT. Harry M. Konw iser; 181 Claremont Avenue, New Yor k 27, N. Y. Ex-206 WANT FDC 15c SOUVENIR SHEET; WILL trade 6 different Chicago Century of Pro WILL TRADE SAN MARINO VERY FINE gress (1933) special event covers. Perham mint Cl-10 and two sets C26-39 for Cll-16. C. Nahl, 1131 Leonard Place, Evanston, T. :F. Kent, Box 11, Car lisle, Pa. Ex-206 Illinois. Ex-206 SCOTT'S AIR MAILS * The flight of air mails and covers ends and begins at Scott's. They come to rest with us, ready to wing their way to you. Try your want list on Scott. You'll like the number and quality of the stamps you get, and the prices, too. * SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO., INC. ONE WEST 47th STREET • NEW YORK 19, N. Y. Branch: 172 Fulton Street, New York 7. N. Y.