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The Graf Zeppelin's Shuttle (Pendulum) Flights of 193 5 by Michael Peter The success of the German catapult airmail service in the North Atlanti c prompted Lufthansa to develop simila r utilization of a catapult to complete an ai r bridge in the South Atlantic. In the absence of aircraft with adequate range t o make the ocean crossing, a support shi p with a catapult in the ocean would provide a method for refueling a flying boat an d making the trans-Atlantic flight possible . Experimental flights for the Atlanti c portion of the route were conducted durin g May and June 1933 . At the beginning of February 1934 , Lufthansa, the German air service , established a bi-weekly airmail service to Commercial Letter to Argentina from the first Shuttle Flight of 193 5 South America. Airplane flights were made out of Berlin, Germany with mail stops at Stuttgart , Seville, Spain; Las Palmas, Canary Islands ; and Bathurst, Gambia. At Bathurst, the mail wa s transferred to flying boats, which flew the 2000-mile transatlantic portion of the route from Gambia t o Natal, Brazil. This DLH service was later integrated with the South American flights of the Gra f Zeppelin. The German airmail service to South America was considered a single service, whether the flights were made by the Zeppelin, the airplanes of the DLH or both . The first regular airmail flight between Germany and Brazil (via Bathurst) started in Berlin o n February 3, 1934, when a Heinkel He 70 flew Rates for Swiss mail during this time period : to Seville, Spain . Here the mail wa s Base rates transferred to a Junkers Ju 52, which the n flew to Bathurst via Las Palmas . At Bathurs t Postcard 20 Rp the mail was transferred to an 8-ton Dornier Letter to 20 gram s 30 Rp Wal flying boat, the Taifun, and flown to Each additional 20 grams 20 Rp Natal, Brazil via the Westfalen . In Brazil, the Printed Paper, per 50 gram s 5 Rp Condor Syndicate air service forwarded th e Plus the following airmail surcharge mail to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Bueno s To Brazil: Aires, Argentina . Postcard or letter, per 5 grams 1 .70 Fr Flights were made twice monthl y Printed Papers, per 25 grams 1 .70 Fr between Brazil and Germany until July 1934 , when the service was increased to weekl y To other destinations in South America : flights. Postcard or letter, per 5 grams 2.00 Fr In November 1934, a 10-ton Dornie r Printed Papers, per 25 grams 2.00 Fr Wal flying boat was (continued on page 12)

Content s The Graf Zeppelin's Shuttle (Pendulum) Flights of 1935 by Michael Peter 1 President's Message by David Durham 3 Next AHPS Meeting at BALPEX 3 Temporary TELL Editor Needed by George Struble 3 AHPS members LaBlonde, Stone, and Zeigler in Important Positions 4 Herbert Brach's Book 4 Helvetia Takes Lead Role at CHICAGOPLEX 4 Critique of TELL at CHICAGOPEX by George Struble 5 World War II Mail from Switzerland - Part 14 by Charles J. LaBlonde 6 Matterhorn Meanderings by Richard T. Hall 1 4 Used Sitting Helvetia Proofs - Part II by Stuart MacKenzie 1 7 Index for TELL Volume 28 : 2002 1 8 American Helvetia Philatelic Societ y ELECTED OFFICERS 2001-2002 APPOINTED OFFICER S President Treasurer TELL Editor Slide Chairman David E . Durham Harry C . Winter George Struble Richard W . Blaney 149 Ontario St. 614 Westwood Avenue 210 18th St . NE 20 Paddock Roa d Honeoye Falls, NY Ann Arbor, MI 48103-Salem, OR 97301-4316 South Easton MA 14472-1139 3557 Home : 503-364-3929 02375-140 1 Home : 585-624-5575 Home : 734-761-5859 gstruble@willamette .edu 508-238-313 4 dedur@aol .com harwin@umich .edu TELL Associate Editor REPRESENTATIVE S Past President Regional Director West Steven S. Weston Union of Swis s Philatelic Societies James A . Anderson Donn Lueck P.O . Box 86 8 14463 E . Wagontrail Pl . P . O . Box 11582 Del Mar CA 92014-0868 Ralph Soderber g Aurora, CO 80015 Phoenix, AZ 85061 760-752-7812 P .O. Box 3606 7 Home : 303-617-7836 Home : 602-841-1322 Grosse Pointe Woods , jamesaanderson@attbi .com donn3@earthlink .net Circuit Sales Manager MI 4823 6 Emil L . Tobler Home : 313-885-412 5 Vice-President Regional Director Central P.O . Box 2 6 William R . Lucas Ralph Soderberg, M.D. Bradford RI 02808 American Philateli c 8912 Pinnacle Peak Rd ., P. O . Box 36067 Home : 401-377-2238 Society PM Box 559 Grosse Pointe Woods, Ernest L. Bergma n Scottsdale, AZ 85255 MI 48236 Auction Manager 1421 Harris St . Home : 480-342-9739 Home : 313-885-4125 Gordon Trotter State College, PA 1680 3 [email protected] 10626 Fable Row 814-238-0164 Regional Director East Columbia, MD 21044 E-mail : elb3@psu .ed u Secretary & Librarian Helen Galatan-Stone Phone : 410-730-793 6 Richard T. Hall P.O . Box 770334 Fax : 410-740-7215 Liechtenstein Stud y P.O. Box 15053 Woodside NY 11377 trotters@toad .net Group Asheville, NC 28813 Home : 718-478-2374 Chm : Ralph R .Schneider Home : 828-681-0581 [email protected] Publicity Chairman P .O. Box 2304 9 rtravis@alum .mit.edu Awards Chairman Belleville IL 6222 3 Harlan F . Stone [email protected] t P .O. Box 77033 4 AHPS Website : http : //www.swiss-stamps.org Woodside NY 1137 7 Home : 718-478-237 4 [email protected]

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President's Messag e Congratulations, Bob, and thank you for all th e excellent work you have done for AHPS ove r Our Annual Convention at many year! CHICAGOPEX was one of the best ever! Th e Saturday evening was the Award s examination of exhibits, the mingling in th e Banquet, and as usual we had much to cheer bourse, the fellowship at the dinners, and the about . See that article elsewhere in this issue . individual conversations all made this the time Sunday morning we had the traditional Stam p of our lives ! Exchange, again organized by Emil Tobler . Thursday evening, after setting u p All told, we had a wonderful weekend , exhibits, 14 of us went out to enjoy Edelweis s with many persons contributing their efforts . I Restaurant food and the alpine band tha t wish you all could have been with us ! entertained us . See you in Baltimore next August! Friday we had our Seminar with 7 presentations : Mike Peters about zeppelins , Donn Lueck on revenues, Chuck LaBlonde o n Dick Hall sent the editor a set of forma l WW II, Ernie Bergman regarding civilia n minutes of the AHPS business meeting a t internment in WW II, Ian Gilchrist about mai l CHICAGOPEX. The most important item s to the Swiss Brigade during the Crimean War are reported in the President's Message . (!), Harlan Stone on problems of expertizing, an d Dick Hall will send anyone a copy of the Dick Hall responding to a collection of question s minutes on request. that he has received . About 25 persons enjoye d these illustrated programs . Friday evening we had dinner at Bavari a Next AHPS Meeting at Haus, organized by Eliot Landau. Thirty-three of us were there, including our guests, Hermann BALPEX and Sylvia Buff. He is the recently appointe d The 2003 AHPS national convention will Consul General of Switzerland for the midwest be held at BALPEX on August 29-31 in Hun t of the USA. Also present was the President of Valley, Maryland, outside Baltimore . U.S . and the Chicago Philatelic Society . overseas members can get exhibit entry form s Saturday was our Annual Busines s from John Pearson at 684 Shore Drive, Severn a Meeting with 25 in attendance . Harry reporte d Park MD 21244, tel. 410-315-7940, e-mail that our finances are in order and we are solven t [email protected], or www .balpex.org. Gordon [full report for 2002 will be in the March TELL] . Trotter will be our point man for AHP S We will be seeking a renewal of our lapse d arrangements . Look for more information in the incorporation and tax-exempt status . The March TELL . continuing quality of TELL was praised, as well as the Circuit Sales and Auction . The excitin g news about AHPS is our up-and-runnin g Temporary TELL Edito r website!! We look forward to having linkage s Needed between our website and other organizations a s well as with dealers who advertise in TELL. This summer I will be painting ou r Chuck LaBlonde has an extensive library o f church, and therefore need relief from TELL and books, catalogs and periodicals he no longe r several other of my responsibilities . I need a needs and offered to put them into TELL as a replacement editor for the September issue an d special auction, part of the revenue from which maybe the July or November issue . This is an would be his donation to AHPS . excellent opportunity to try out the job with a Enthusiastically received! our next Convention s minimal commitment . If you are interested , are set through 2007 and will be listed on page 2 email or phone me, at gstruble@willamette .edu of TELL. And the most delightful moment o f or 503-364-3929. our meeting was when the Board announce d George Struble that Robert Zeigler has been elected a n Honorary Life Member of the Society!!

January 2003 3 TELL AHPS members LaBlonde , responsible for the graphic artwork and layout o f the book. Erica is a charming lady and we were Stone, and Zeigler i n delighted to meet her . important positions She told us that there are a number o f Chuck LaBlonde has been named a copies of the book still available, so thos e director of the Military Postal History Society. members who have have not yet obtained thei r Harlan Stone serves on the Board and th e copy of this marvelous, gold medal-winning boo k Executive Committee of the Philateli c can still obtain it from Deborah Brach for $12 5 Foundation . And Bob Zeigler is a director of the plus shipping. The shipping cost is currentl y American Philatelic Society . None of these i s $16, including insurance . Write to Elizabeth K. new, but we have been slow in announcin g Brach, 13803 Crown Bluff, San Antonio, TX them. 78216. You should be sure that the book is sent to you via INSURED mail . Services such a s delivery confirmation, signature confirmation, o r Herbert Brach's Book certified mail, while providing for some proof o f delivery, DO NOT provide for indemnification o f A major highlight of the CHICAGOPEX the value of the contents if the package is lost , 2002 awards banquet, in addition to our and neither the Brach family nor the Society ca n philatelic exhibitors garnering all of their be responsible for loss in the mails. So be sure hardware including Harlan Stone's Gran d to protect your investment in this valuable Award, was the presence of Herbert Brach' s reference work by having it shipped to you vi a daughter Erica Brach. The wonderful Brach insured mail. book on the Strubel issues was entered in th e show's literature competition, and Eric a accepted the literature gold medal and th e Helvetia Takes Lead Role a t special merit award for literature on behalf o f her late father and the Brach family . Erica lives CHICAGOPLEX in the Chicago area, and as an artist, was Four multiple award winners among the eight AHPS exhibitors at "CHICAGOPLEX " helped the society dominate the show in Chicago during its annual convention on November 22 - 24. The misspelled name of CHICAGOPEX on the show's program, banquet menu, and award s list added to the special nature of the event . Harlan Stone won the show's grand award and got a gold medal as well as th e Helvetia grand award named for Felix Ganz fo r his Sitting Helvetia exhibit . Ralph Soderberg, displaying Swiss Registered Mail 1785-1863, won the Helveti a gold medal, the show's best postal history awar d (also named for Felix Ganz), a show gold medal, and the Postal History Society's medal . Michael Peter captured the Helveti a silver medal, a show gold medal and the AP S 1900-1940 medal for Swiss Zeppelin Mai t o South America 1930-1937 . Charles LaBlonde, exhibiting Swis s World War II Mail to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, received the Helvetia bronze medal, a show gold medal, and the APS research award.

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Michael Peter, with a second exhibit, wo n Court of Honor the Helvetia novice award, a show silver medal , • Ralph Soderberg, Sitting Helvetia : and an AAPE award of excellence for Swis s STAMPSHOW 02, gold (Court of Champions Varieties 1900-1999. participation) . Registered Mail 1785-1863 : Ernest Bergman captured a show vermeil PLYMOUTH SHOW 02, gold, APS pre-1900 , medal for Military Internees in Switzerland Postal History Society medal during World War II . • Harlan F. Stone, Postal Cards : EXPEX 02, Bruce Marsden also received a show gold, Marcus White (best stationery) ; vermeil medal for his Swiss Fondue exhibit . NOJEX 02, gold, Marcus White ; Harry Winter won a show silver meda l PHILADELPHIA 02, gold (Marcus Whit e for Pro Juventute 1912-1937 . Showcase participant) . Postal Envelopes : PHILATELIC SHOW 02, gold, Marcu s In the CHICAGOPEX literatur e White; PHILADELPHIA, gold, Marcus competition, Switzerland 1854-1863, th e White. Sitting Helvetia : SPRING MEGA - Imperforate Sitting Helvetia by the late Herber t EVENT 02, reserve grand, gold, APS pre- Brach, won a show gold medal and a specia l 1900 . Domestic Postage Due Charges: merit award for "a lifetime's research an d STAMPSHOW 02, gold . International scholarship . " Postage Due Charges : PHILEXPO 0 2 George Struble won a show silver meda l (Wettingen, CH), gold, special prize . 1924 for his editing of the AHPS journal TELL. UPU Commemoratives (one-frame) : PHILATELIC SHOW, gold ; PEACH STATE Two members of the host Chicag o 02, gold; APS 1900-1940. Internationa l Philatelic Society exhibited noncompetitive one - Reply Cards (one-frame) : STAMPSHOW, frame exhibits with Swiss subjects, Alfre d grand, platinum . Kugel's Swiss Military Trains of 1919-1920 and Cheryl Ganz's The Piccards : Swiss Balloonists. • Harry Winter, Pro Juventute First Fift y Years : TOLEDO 02, gold, APS Silver. Other recent Swiss exhibit winners : • Herbert Brach, Switzerland 1854-1863, the Imperforate Sitting Helvetia : APS Critique of TELL at STAMPSHOW, gold . CHICAGOPEX • Anthony Dewey, Swiss Officials for UNEO : GARFIELD-PERRY 02, vermeil, AAPE I would like to share with you som e excellence ; SONEX 02 (New Haven), gold. useful suggestions made at the literatur e Service of International Aid to POWs (one - competition critique at CHICAGOPEX, and hope frame) ; GARFIELD-PERRY, gold, thir d that you can help me take action . place; SONEX, gold ; MANPEX 02 (CT) , • More articles should have references : vermeil; NAPEX 02, vermeil ; PHILATELIC actually, we have been doing pretty well SHOW 02, vermeil. Uses of 1942 Officials recently; let's keep it up . (one-frame) : MANPEX, vermeil, AAP E award. • Illustration quality is mixed: best would b e for authors to scan their illustrations an d • Charles J. LaBlonde, World War II Mail : email me the images, color Xeroxes are next PIPEX 02 (Vancouver), gold . best, as I can scan them pretty well . Black • Bruce Marsden, Switzerland from A to Z and white Xeroxes are OK for some items . (one-frame): NOJEX 02, bronze . • Widen the author base, especially by getting • Michael Peter, Zeppelin Mail to South articles from exhibitors : I will work harder America: ST. LOUIS 02, gold, American Ai r to solicit articles from exhibitors, but I Mail Society gold, Missouri Exhibitors invite all members to consider writin g champion something . "My favorite cover" can be a good start. • Rudy Schaelchli, Swiss Military Issues o f 1914-1918 and 1939-1944 : CENTRAL NE W George Strubl e YORK STAMP and COVER SHOW 2002 :

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World War II Mail from Switzerlan d to Great Britain, Canada and the USA Part 14 by Charles J. LaBlonde, CPh H Based Upon the Original Work and Additional Contributions of L .M.C . Dutton Series Reviewers: Ernest L. Bergman, Robert Zeigle r

THE END - JULY 1945 TO DECEMBER 1945 Postal systems heal, censorship fades . The chaos of war is replaced by the chaos of re - construction and rebuilding .

MAIL ROUTING There were no Swiss postal rate change s during the latter half of 1945 . True surface mail still went to GB as be - fore via Dieppe (GB and Canada) or Cherbourg (US mail) . But, with the almost euphoric ex- pansion of air routes, more and more of the mai l went by air. Herewith a brief overview of wha t Figure 1 . Letter of 29 October 1945 from Môtiers to Washing - ton, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 70 centimes airmai l was happening in the air after the war . surcharge (5 grams) = 100 centimes . Swiss routing via Basel . On 30 July Swissair and Air France es - tablished workday air service from both Geneva and Zürich to Paris, where airmail could connect wit h the existing Air France flights to London . Switzerland sent all GB (and Ireland) mail, including par- cels up to 2 kilograms, by air as far as Paris . But only mail with the proper airmail surcharge pai d proceeded by air beyond Paris . Presumably the surface mail was directed from Paris to th . e appropriate Channel port The Swiss PTT adjusted mail collection points and times to coincide with flight schedules, a sample of which might look like this (actual 1 August 1945 timetable) : Depart Arrive Outbound Zürich 0715 Paris 1030 Geneva 0730 Paris 1030 Paris 1725 London 1850 Return London 0930 Paris 105 5 Paris 1730 Zürich 1845 Paris 1700 Geneva 1800 Collection points for the mail were the post offices at Geneva 1, Basel 2 and Zürich 1 . See Fig- ures 1, 2, and 3 for routing examples . As noted above, these collection points seem to have been use d somewhat at random, as the routes evolved . Swissair soon followed with direct Zürich - London service on 29 September (3 times per wee k at first, 4 times per week starting in December) and twice-weekly direct Geneva - London service on 5 November (Figure 4). How much of the mail -- surface and air -- actually traveled on these flights i s

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not clear . In the November and December posta l bulletins, surface routes are still listed, but the col- lection times and locations for surface and airmai l are identical. For Swiss mail to GB there was no airmail surcharge after 29 September 1945. At this time routing of the mail beyond G B to Canada and the USA was very fluid as old route s were reestablished and new routes appeared . There was also a shift from seaplanes to land-based

Figure 2 . Letter of 7 November 1945 from Chaux-de-Fond s to Buffalo, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 70 cen- times airmail surcharge (5 grams) = 100 centimes . Swis s routing via Geneva 1 . aircraft during late 1945 . We noted above th e various ways for mail from Switzerland to reach London . The options for this mail once in G B were many and often complex. Until 22 October 1945, Pan American Airways was still flying mail from Lisbon to th e USA, with the following routes shown in the Swiss CPALs: A direct route Lisbon – Horta – Figure 3 . Letter of 19 November 1945 from Schaan, Liech New York. This flight operate d Liechtenstein to New York, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 140 centimes airmail surcharge (8 grams) = 170 centimes . every other Wednesday and , Swiss routing via Buchs (on reverse, typical for mail coming starting in September, also every from Liechtenstein) and Zürich 1 . other Friday. A southern route Lisbon – Bolama – Natal – Port of Spain – San Juan – Miami – New York. This flight was scheduled every other Thursday . One would expect that with the availability of the London connection, very little, if any, Swis s mail was sent on these routes and this probably led to the routes being terminated . From 12 May to mid-October BOAC flew a transatlantic route Poole – Foynes – Botwood . This flight operated Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday . The frequency was –cut Baltimore to once per week starting in mid-October on a more southern route . From 23 June 1942 to 22 October 1945 American Export Airlines (AEA) flew the rout e Foynes – Botwood – Shediac – New York, ever y Monday, Thursday and Saturday . This changed slightly in November to Wednesday, Friday-an d Sunday. But AEA did not have a commercial mail contract . AEA had a contract with th e Naval Air Transport Command to carry militar y and other official mail. Whether or not AEA, i n the confusion and chaos of 1945 in Foynes, might have also flown commercial mail i . s unknown Figure 4. Letter of 5 November 1945 from Geneva to GB , In October the US Civil Aeronautics correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 30 centimes registratio n Board approved the merger of AEA with Ameri- + 20 centimes airmail surcharge (0-5 grams) = 80 centimes . can Airlines to form American Overseas Airlines First flight from Geneva to London after the war . One of si x (AOA) . AOA was first to operate a scheduled flown .

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landplane service across the Atlantic when a DC-4 flew from New York to GB via Gande r and Shannon in 23 hours, 43 minutes on 23-24 October 1945 . This service expanded rapidly to include connections with other US cities (de - tails in AAMS Catalog under FAM-24) . PAA initiated land plane service on th e northern route London — Shannon — Gander - New York, starting in November three time s weekly and increasing to five times per week i n December. This replaced the PAA seaplan e service that had been operating from Foyne s since May of 1942 . Not to be left out, Trans World Airline s Figure 5 . Letter of 2 August 1945 from Gstaad to GB, cor- (TWA) conducted landplane survey flights in rectly franked at 30 centimes basic + 20 centimes airmai the fall of 1945 from Washington via Gande r . Routed via Geneva 1 l surcharge (4 grams) = 50 centimes. G B and Shannon to Paris . Censors 2331 and 3193 . But this goes well beyond the end of ou r story.

By late 1945 a parcel service to and from Switzerland again existed. For GB the parcels left Geneva 2 or Basel 17 thrice weekly via Cerbere and Lisbon . The US and Canadian parcels followe d the same route from Basel 17 via Cerbere and Lisbon to Philadelphia . At year's end the US and Ca- nadian parcels traveled from LeHavre to New York .

CENSORSHI P During this period western censorship phased out . While some dates for the cessation of cen- sorship appear in the literature, it is hard to say that everything stopped cold on these dates, i .e. , there could be sporadic examples of censorship after the published dates . And examples of censorship just before the published dates might also be scarce as operations wound down . The help of our mem - bers would be very welcome here . The Official History of the Postal and Censorship Department states that "all GB censorshi p ended on 30 September 1945 except for examination of enemy POW and internee mail ." Mark notes his latest cover with GB censorship is dated 3 1 August. My latest (Figure 5) is earlier . Guertin notes in his book that Canad a declared on 14 August 1945 "censorship is now without purpose" and that 350 persons were discharged from the Ottawa office on 28 August . The Official History quoted above agrees with the mid-August date . My latest cover with Ca- nadian censorship (Figure 6) is dated 28 July . Broderick and Mayo report that the President signed a directive on 15 August 194 5 stating that " . . .the Office of Censorship cease at once censorship of all international communica- tions." All employees were given 30 days notice on that day. Again the Official History supports Figure 6 . Letter of 28 July 1945 from Zürich to Ottawa, Can- this date . My latest example of US censorship ada, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 140 centimes air - (Figure 7) is dated 26 July . mail surcharge (6 grams) = 170 centimes . OAT = Londo n Onward Air Transportation marking . Canadian Censor DB/6 .

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Of course, all quoted dates are dates o f posting in Switzerland and not the actual date s of censorship in the country of destination. There was one last piece of business to be taken care of by the censors, namely th e disposition of the mail that had been condemne d (held) during the course of the war . In GB there was an extended debate as to wha t should be released and what should be de- stroyed. While this debate was in progress the US Office of Censorship, following the defeat o f Japan, decided to release the great majority of letters that had been detained during the war , Figure 7 . Letter of 26 July 1945 from Basel to New York, cor- including those to or from enemy territory an d rectly paid at 30 centimes basic + 70 centimes airmai to or from firms or individuals on the "bad guy" . US Censor 5009 l surcharge (5 grams) = 100 centimes lists. Canadian archival material very kindly provided by Bill Pekonen indicates that, even thoug h censorship had ended, discussions continued for many months on what to do with the mail that ha d been seized and what to do with the censorship employees . In GB the actual disposal of condemned items began in early October 1945 and extended int o February 1946 . Interesting is the information form the Official History about postage stamps: "Pack- ets containing postage stamps of philatelic interest which had been condemned by Censorship on be - half of either the Import or Export Licensing Departments of the Board of Trade were returned t o Censorship by the British Philatelic Federation and were subsequently released." In all over 320,000 items were released .

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT S Chris Miller got me into this mess . I don't know whether to thank him or be angry with him ! Thanks a lot, Chris ! Our editor, Graham Mark, did extensive research and I owe him a great deal for adding dept h to the serie s The idea for the series came from the earlier work done by Mark Dutton on mail from Switzer - land to GB . Mark was a constant correspondent throughout this series .

From the outset I knew I was in deep water and would need much help . Bob Zeigler and Erni e Bergman kept me honest and taught me much about the subject matter of the series . Back in Part 1 this series was billed as a "learning experience" for me . During the series a number of collectors shared information (and often covers) with me . I know I will miss some, but m y deepest thanks to Ken Barlow, Richard Beith, Tony Brooks, Charles Entwistle, Peter Flynn, Myro n Fox, Amis Goldingham, Bernhard Glutz, Chris Hargreaves, Peter Hobbs, Tom McMahon, Konrad Morenweiser, Douglas Muir, Bill Pekonen, Michael Rutherfoord, Charles Sacconaghi, Reinhard Stutz , John Tyacke, Steve Unger and Ed Walton . To clarify this very exciting and complex postal historical period, to capture all of the new in - formation that turned up and to expand on key topics, a follow-up book is in the works .

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BIBLIOGRAPHY The literature on WW II postal history is extensive . Key sources are listed here to give the in- terested reader some guidance for additional research. Beith, Richard, "FAM-22 and Beyond," Airpost Journal, October, November, December 1997 . Bergier, Joseph, "Relations Aéropostales entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945," Amicale Philatélique "L'Ancre, " Nantes, 2001. Boyle, Thomas H., Jr ., "Airmail Operations During World War II," American Airmail Society, 1998. Broderick, Wilfrid and Mayo, Dann, "Civil Censorship in the United States During World War II," Civil Censorship Study Group and War Cover Club, 1980. Burrows, Peter, "Canadian Censorship World War II," Civil Censorship Study Group Bulletin, Volume 24, Number 5, October 1997 and Volume 25, Number 1, January 1998 . Davies, R.E.G ., A History of the World 's Airlines, Oxford University Press, London, 1964 . Davies, R.E.G ., Pan Am An Airline and its Aircraft, Orion Books, New York, 1987 . Davis, G.H., "The Transports," Bureau Issues Association, 1999. "Die Posttaxen der Schweiz ab 1875, Band 2 Ausland," Kommission far Jugendphilatelie des VSPhV, 1995 . Ehrlinger, Werner, "Flugpost mit PAA- und IA-Clippern auf den Nordatlantik-Routen 1939 – 1945, " Europäischer Aero-Philatelisten-Club e. V., Stuttgart, 1997 . Entwistle, Charles, Wartime Airmails - Great Britain Transatlantic and Beyond, Chavril Press, Perth, Scotland, Undated . Giangreco, D .M., Roosevelt, DeGaulle and the Posts, Joseph V. Bush, Inc., 1987. Guertin, H. E ., The Wartime Mails and Stamps Canada 1939 – 1945, privately published, Toronto , 1985 Heifetz, Murray, OAT and AV2 Markings, American Airmail Society, 1997 . History of the Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department 1938 1946, limited edition published by the Civil Censorship Study Group in 1996 with permission of the Public Records Office . Johnson, Robert and Peet, Gordon, British Postal Rates 1937 to 2000, Self-published, 2000 . Keegan, John (Editor), The Times Atlas of the Second World War, Harper and Row, New York, 1989 . Kohl, Roland F ., Die Schweizerischen Flugpost-Zuschlagstaxen ab 1919, Postgeschichte Verlag, Zürich, 1997 . LaBlonde, Charles J ., "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Canada in the Context of the Canadia n Cottons Correspondence," American Philatelic Congress Book 2000. McQueen, Ian, "Jusqu'a Airmail Markings," W .A. Page, Dartford, Kent, UK, 1993 and 199 5 Supplement . "Postverbindungen mit dem Ausland," Published monthly during the war by the Swiss PTT (calle d "CPAL" throughout this series). "Postverkehrsverbindungen Schweiz – Ausland 1939-1945," Extracted from the Swiss PTT Archive b y Consilium Philateliae Helveticae, 3 Volumes, 1997 . Proud, Edward B ., The Postal History of British Airmails, Proud-Bailey Company Ltd., Heathfield, UK, 1991 . Riemer, Karl-Heinz, Die Ueberwachung des Auslandsbriefverkehrs während des H. Weltkrieges durch Deutsche Dienststellen, Poststempelgilde "Rhein Donau" e.V., 1979. Schweizerisches Luftpost-Handbuch, Swiss Airmail Society, 2000 .

10 TELL January 2003 Sherman, Lawrence, editor, The United States Post Office in World War II, The Collectors Club o . f Chicago, 2002 Smith, Robert C . and Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S ., Canada - Domestic and International Postal Rates and Fees 1870-1999, The Press for Philately, 2000 . Stich, H.F., Stich, W., & Specht, J., Civil and Military Censorship during World War II - Posta Self-published, 1993. l History, Torrance, A . R . and Morenweiser, K., "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices World War II - Sec- tion 2 United Kingdom," Civil Censorship Study Group, 1991 . Tyacke, John, "Canada, WW II Opened By Censor Label," Civil Censorship Study Group Bulletin, Vol - ume 21, Number 3, April 1994 . Van Dam, Theo, A Century of War Dates and More 1859-1959, Self-published, 1996 . Van Dam, Theo, Beyond War Dates and More 1911-1950, Self-published, 1994. Van Dam, Theo, War Dates 1911-1950, Self-published, 1993. Walton, Ed C ., "Canadian Censor - ship of WW II Mail from Switzer - land," Civil Censorship Study Group Bulletin, Volume 22, Num- ber 2, January 1995 . Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S . and Beecher, Henry W ., US Interna- tional Postal Rates, 1872-1996, Cama Publishing Company, Port- land, Oregon, 1996. Whiteley, David, Official Air mail Rates to Foreign Destinations a s Established by the Canadian Pos t Office: 1925-December 1942, DHW Publications, Winnipeg, 2000 . Wike, R.G., "Airmails of Trinida d and Tobago," British West Indie s Study Circle, 1999. Wike, R .G., British Empire Civil Censorship Devices - World Wa r II- Trinidad and Tobago, Chavril Press, Perth, Scotland, 1993 . Wilcsek, Bob, "FAM 22 : The First Six Months," Airpost Journal, January 1999 . Wilson, John, "Report on the Pro- gress of Civil Aviation 1939 - 1945," extracts from a Civil Avia- tion Authority Report, May 1994 . Wolter, Karl Kurt, Die Postzensur - Handbuch und Katalog - Band II, Munich 1966 .

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The Graf Zeppelin' s Shuttle (Pendulum) Flights of 193 5 (continued from page 1) introduced into the Atlantic service . The flying boat had the range to fly non-stop from Bathurst to Nata l and from Natal to Bathurst . The seaplane tender, Westphalen, was repositioned off the coast of Gambia ; its main function was to catapult the heavy flying boat into the air to begin the non-stop flight to Natal . For the return flight the flying boats were catapulte d by a second seaplane tender, the Schwabenland which was stationed off the coast of Brazil near the island of Fernando de Noronha. During 1935, a plane took off fro m Germany every Thursday and arrived at Natal, Brazil on Saturday of the same week . This was one day faster than the Gra f Zeppelin's flights between Brazil and Commercial Letter to Argentina from th e 5 Germany, thus Lufthansa acquired the right second Shuttle Flight of 193 to fly first class mail to Brazil . In November 1935 both seaplane tenders, the Westfalen and the Schwabenland were temporarily withdrawn from service for repairs . The Graf Zeppelin was on its final flight to Sout h America in November of 1935 . To continue the airmail service between Gambia and Brazil, the Gra f Zeppelin was pressed into service . The flight from Brazil to Bathurst was a short hop for the long range Zeppelin . The Graf made three shuttle flights between Brazil and Gambia. All the Graf Zeppelin flights to Bathurst were made out of Pernambuco, Brazil instead o f Natal. In Pernambuco, the airship picked up the mail destined for Germany and flew it to Bathurst , where it was picked up by a Lufthansa plane and flown to Germany . The Zeppelin would pick up th e mail from Germany left by the plane at Bathurst and fly it to Pernambuco, Brazil . No landings were made by the airship at Bathurst, as mail was dropped and picked up by lon g ropes . During the Graf Zeppelin 's second shuttle flight to Bathurst, a revolution broke out in Brazil . Upon its return from Bathurst, the airship was forced to remain in the air over Pernambuco for mor e than two days until the fighting around the airship ceased. Following its final shuttle flight, on December 2, the Graf returned to Friedrichshafen where it landed on December 10, 1935 . For each shuttle flight, when the Graf Zeppelin was over Bathhurst and the ropes picked u p the mail from below ; the mail sacks contained mail from Switzerland. (The sacks also contained mai l from Germany and other treaty states.) Examples of this mail are shown .

First Graf Zeppelin Shuttle Flight Pernambuco(Recife) – Bathurst -- Natal -- Pernambuc o Fri . Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Mon . Nov. 18 • Graf Log (local times): Bathurst arrival 1626, mail drop 1628, mail pickup 1640, departure 1707 . Natal drop 1853 .

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• Mail weight dropped by parachute at Bathurst : 196 kg., including 5 Kg . Bordpost and 8 Kg. Agent post. • Mail weight picked up at Bathurst : 176 Kg + 24 Kg Agentpost = 200 Kg . • Mail drop at Natal by the Graf was for the mail to connect with the Condor . • No passengers or freight on board .

Second Shuttle Flight Pernambuco(Recife) — Bathurst Maceio Pernambuco Fri. Nov . 22 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Wed. Nov. 27 • Graf Log (local times) : Bathurst arrival 0520, mail drop 0520, mail pickup 0528, departure 0540 . Mail weight picked up at Bathurst : 188 Kg. Maceio mail drop at 1648 . • Mail drop at Air France Airport at Maceio (civil uprising at Natal) by the Graf to connect with th e Condor. Delayed landing at Pernambuco due to civil uprising . • Mail weight dropped by parachute at Bathurst: 224 kg including 20 7 kg regular airmail, 7 kg Agentpost , 8 kg Bordpost and 2 Kg freight . • Mail weight picked up at Bathurst : 188 kg plus 3 Kg . Bordpost=191 k g dropped at Maceio . • No passengers . Commercial Letter to Argentina from the third Shuttle Flight of 193 5

Third Shuttle Flight Pernambuco(Recife) — Bathurst Natal Pernambuco Fri. Nov . 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Mon. Dec. 2 • Graf Log (local times) : Mail drop 1727, mail pickup 1752 . Mail pickup at Bathurst : 207 kg.

• Mail weight dropped by parachute at Bathurst : 148 kg., including 5 Kg. Bordpost and and 2.5 kg freight. • Mail weight picked up at Bathurst : 187 kg + 40 kg Agentpost = 227 kg . • Mail drop at Natal by the Graf was for the mail to connect with the Condor . • No passengers on board .

References Graue and Duggan, Deutsche Lufthansa South American Airmail Service 1934-1939, 200 0 Duggan/Graue; Commercial Zeppelin Flights to South America, JL. Div. 1995 Curley, The Graf Zeppelin Flights to South America 1930-1937, 198 1 Michel Zeppelin and Airmail Special Catalog, 1995 Sieger, Zeppelin Post Catalog, 1995

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Matterhorn Meanderings by Richard T. Hall Let me start this mont h's column with the answer to the question from my faithful questione r Bruce Marsden regarding a marking on some covers addressed to Geneva . He said, "In a large lot, I found four postal cards addressed to Geneva from various origins (Baden, Lugano, Neuchâtel, and Lausanne) with postmarks between June 1877 and March 1878 each bearing an unusual (to me ) marking consisting of either a large numeral "1" or "2" in a broken circle . I'm wondering what thes e marks are." Faithful contributor Chuck LaBlonde has provided the answer . He says that these numbers are Geneva distribution numbers . Chuck wrote an article on these markings in the July 1995 TELL. The numbers refer to the 6 daily mail deliveries in Geneva, not postal zones . Chuck goe s on to say that "Louis Vuille and I did extensive research with the train arrivals in Geneva to prov e this . Later Henri Grand found an item in the archives confirming our research ." Thanks, Chuck . The other question from the last issue came from new member John Herndon . He was tryin g to locate information on Soldier stamps beyond what can be found in the Sulser catalog . Several members have come forward with assistance to John's request . Rudy Schaelchli sent me xeroxes o f several articles from Linn 's, Stamp Collector, and the S.P.A. Journal on Soldier stamps . If our editor would like, perhaps we can reprint some of these articles in future TELLs. Emil Tobler informs m e that there is an effort in Switzerland to update the Sulser catalog but that it will probably be severa l years before we see the fruits of this work . I also know that some of our members are compilin g listings of items not found in Sulser . Perhaps one of them might write an article for TELL listing and describing these for us . It would appear that this is a very hot area of interest both here in the Unite d States and in Switzerland . Stay tuned for further information. On to the new question for this issue . Bruce Marsden asks the following question regardin g how to value postal response cards . "The Zumstein stationery catalog shows a premium price for use d response cards that are intact (both sending side and reply side) but a much lower price for a used hal f — presumably either half. My question is, in order to be truly valued at the higher price, must th e intact pair of cards have been used in both directions (i.e. used and then folded around and returne d with the second usage intact)? I've never seen such an item . I have seen cards that were used in onl y one direction (outbound) and not detached, but not used for the reply either — so these might b e thought of as only "half used. " Are these intact half-used items meant to be valued at the highe r price?" Harlan Stone has the answer : "The 1984 postal stationery catalog had a high price for a full y used double card with both halves still attached and a low price for a half used card with the secon d (or first) half either still attached or no longer present . The 2001 catalog clarifies this pricing by giving a high price for a fully used double card with both halves still attached and two low prices, on e for each separated half with the reply half usually worth more than the first half . In my card exhibit I have nearly a dozen fully used cards with both halves still attached . Complete double cards with onl y one half used are valued at only a used half card ." I have a question for my readers . We all know the penchant for never-hinged stamps and th e premiums they go for . My question relates to the new Pro Juventute stamps . Supposedly thei r surface is coated with microbeads of fragrances — cinnamon or pine trees . The fragrance is release d when the surface is rubbed . (Can you imagine what the area around the canceling machines will smell like?) The question is, will collectors offer a premiu m for "never rubbed" stamps?! ! This month's list of post office closings includes one very interesting case . It appears tha t the Swiss Post relented partially in the closing of the post office on the Gornergrat . Mail deposited in mai l boxes on the Gornergrat will continue to have the Gornergrat K-cancel applied, albeit in the post office

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in Zermatt . I guess you would call this a phantom post office ! Another somewhat related item regarding K-cancels pertains to K-cancel 528b from 207 4 Marin-Epagnier in canton Neuchâtel. This cancel was taken out of service on November 30, 2002 . This, however, was not due to a post office closing but rather the moving of the subject of the cancel t o 3210 Kerzers in canton Fribourg! The cancel shows the tropical gardens geodesic domes of th e "Papiliorama-Nocturama" or butterfly park . Kerzers already has a K-cancel showing its railroa d crossing which the town officials have decided to keep . Who knows if the butterfly park K-cancel will ' be resurrected at some future time . 1. On September 21, 2002, the post office at 3946 Gruben (canton Valais) was closed. 2. On September 28, 2002, the following post offices were closed : 6974 Aldesago (canton Ticino) 6979 Brè sopra Lugano (canton Ticino) 3. On October 31, 2002, the following post offices were closed : 1732 Arconciel (canton Fribourg) 5025 Asp (canton Aargau ) 1652 Botterens (canton Fribourg) 2408 Le Brouillet (canton Neuchâtel) 8263 Buch (canton Schaffhausen) 2414 Le Cerneux-Péquignot (canton Neuchâtel ) 2407 La Châtagne (canton Neuchâtel ) 1964 Conthey 2 Village (canton Valais ) 1730 Ecuvillens (canton Fribourg) 1078 Essertes (canton Vaud) 1526 Forel- sur-Lucens (canton Vaud) 3920 Gornergrat (canton Valais) [K-cancel 234a was used there . It will continue to be applie d to mail deposited at the Gornergrat but the actual cancellation will take place a t the Zermatt post office.] 8261 Hemishofen (canton Schaffhausen ) 1977 Icogne (canton Valais ) 9614 Libingen (canton St. Gallen) [K-cancel 684a was last used on that date .] 1273 Le Muids (canton Vaud ) 3948 Oberems (canton Valais ) 4305 Olsberg (cantons Aargau and Basel-Land ) 1041 Oulens-sous-Echallens (canton Vaud ) 1041 Poliez-Pittet (canton Vaud) 3966 Réchy (canton Valais ) 1041 St-Barthélemy (canton Vaud ) 5326 Schwaderloch (canton Aargau ) 7325 Schwendi im Weisstannental (canton St . Gallen) [K-cancel 1387 was last used on that date.] 8499 Sternenberg (canton Zürich) 3623 Teufenthal (canton Bern) 3948 Unterems (canton Valais ) 1651 Villarvolard (canton Fribourg ) 7326 Weisstannen (canton St. Gallen) [K-cancel 1388 was last used on that date .] 8321 Wildberg (canton Zürich) 9225 Wilen (Gottshaus) (canton Thurgau) [K-cancel 1477 was last used on that date .] 4. On October 31, 2002, the post office at 1964 Conthey (canton Valais) changed its name fro m Conthey 1 to Conthey . The new name was effective on November 1, 2002 . 5. On November 2, 2002, the post office at 6863 Besazio (canton Ticino) was closed .

January 2003 15 TELL 6. On November 29, 2002, the following post offices were closed: 1994 Aproz (canton Valais ) 1042 Bioley-Orjulaz (canton Vaud) 6605 Monte Brè sopra Lugano (canton Ticino) 2873 Saulcy (canton Jura) 7. On November 30, 2002, the following post offices were closed : 1994 Baar (Nendaz) (canton Valais ) 1653 Crésuz-Châtel-sur-Montsalvens (canton Fribourg) 6717 Dangio-Torre (canton Ticino ) 7164 Dardin (canton Graubünden) 6163 Ebnet (canton Luzern) 3784 Feutersoey (canton Bern) [K-cancel 476a was last used on that date . ] 1996 Fey (Nendaz) (canton Valais) 8559 Fruthwilen (canton Thurgau) [K-cancel 1252 was last used on that date .] 3814 Gsteigwiler (canton Bern) [K-cancel 1261 was last used on that date .] 3413 Kaltacker (canton Bern) 1133 Lussy-sur-Morges (canton Vaud) 8554 Müllheim-Wigoltingen (canton Thurgau) 3964 Muraz (Sierre) (canton Valais) 3034 Murzelen (canton Bern) 3853 Niederried bei Interlaken (canton Bern) [K-cancel 975 was last used on that date . ] 7710 Ospizio Bernina (canton Graubünden) 8558 Raperswilen (canton Thurgau) 4919 Reisiswil (canton Bern) 3724 Ried (Frutigen) (canton Bern ) 7151 Schluein (canton Graubünden) 1997 Siviez (canton Valais) 4504 Solothurn 4 Steingruben (canton Solothurn ) 6717 Torre (canton Ticino) [K-cancel 850 was last used on that date .] 8273 Triboltingen (canton Thurgau) [K-cancel 1501 was last used on that date .] 3781 Turbach (canton Bern) [K-cancel 1437 was last used on that date .] 1584 Villars-le-Grand (canton Vaud) 8. On December 21, 2002, the post office at 9231 Egg (Flawil) (canton St . Gallen) was closed . K-cancel 866 was last used on that date . With the beginning of a ne w year, make one of your resolutions be to send me that question tha t has been bugging you for all this time . Maybe we can find a n answer . Happy New Year to yo u all!

Wanted for exhibit . Unusua l postal history of the 1949 large landscape issue includin g officials and UN organizatio n overprints. strawser5@cox .net or write Ron Strawser, 4 Amhurst Court, Midland, TX 79705

16 TELL January 200 3 Used Sitting Helvetia Proofs - Part I I by Stuart MacKenzie Thumbing through back issues of TELL recently, I reread Harlan Stone's article on th e used Sitting Helvetia Proofs in the Novembe r 1994 issue . This prompted me to look at a cou- ple of items that will interest our readers . The first item is a 5c postcard with addi- tional 5c (3c black + 2c brown (sepia)) from Win- terthur to Vienna, dated 3 Feb 1882 . All looks quite normal until one examines the 3c value . This is a proof of the 3c black, printed on pal e violet unwatermarked paper . My thoughts were that a stamp dealer was using them for postage , but in fact the translation of the message on th e card is quite innocent. It is about recent mar- ket and financial upheavals (What's new!) . Topical is "You can be grateful of min . " i premiums of Post and Telegraph Harlan probably remembers the secon d item. I had just purchased this cover when I bumped into him at the Ameripex '76 Exhi- bition, Philadelphia . He missed owning it by a few minutes ! The 1916 cover used locally at Base l with stamp affixed is green instead of blue . I t is not the issued stamp but the imperf Girarde t Plan to attend/exhibit at these AHPS Conven- Paris reprint, privately perforated . tions and shows : The postal stationery cover was certainl y BALPEX August 29-31 2003 -- Baltimore, MD valid at the time, and the higher postage rate is ROMPEX May 2004 -- Denver, Colorad o explained by the Registration and Expres . A cheeky but amusing forgery! s dispatch MEGA-EVENT, Spring 2005 -- New York, N Y WESTPEX, April 2006 -- San Francisc o

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Index for TELL Volume 28 : 2002 Author Index Barrett, John "The Fastidious postal Clerk? " September 2002, p . 12 Bergman, Ernest L. "Goodbye Mobile Post Office, " January 2002, p . 4 Hall, Richard T. "Beans, Bananas, and Snakes : Plate Varieties of Swiss Photogravure Stamps : Part 6 — the Pro Patria Issues of 1940 : The 10c + 5c Valu e", July 2002, p . 13 "Matterhorn Meanderings," January 2002, p . 1 0 "Matterhorn Meanderings, " March 2002, p. 8 "Matterhorn Meanderings," May 2002, p . 6 "Matterhorn Meanderings, " July 2002, p . 4 "Matterhorn Meanderings," September 2002, p . 13 "Matterhorn Meanderings," November 2002, p . 1 1 Heath, Roge r "A New Swiss Hotel Stamp Discovery," January 2002, p . 1 Kelly, Gene "Gene Kelly's Revenue Philatelist, " March 2002, p . 7 Kinsley, Bob "Internment camp Location Handstamps," September 2002, p . 1 LaBlonde, Charle s "Switzerland's 1854 — 1863 Strubel Issues ," a book review, January 2002, p . 3 "20th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview : Part 1," July 2002, p . 1 "20th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview : Part 2," September 2002, p . 6 "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, Part 11," March 2002, p . 1 "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, Part 12 ," May 2002, p . 8 "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, Part 13, " November 2002, p . 1 Lueck, Donn "Switzerland Auto Tax," November 2002, p . 5 Powers, Richar d "An Urgent ILO Conference Post Card," May 2002, p . 1 Steinberg, John "Zumstein Catalog Review ," November 2002, p . 4 Stone, Harlan "Awards Criteria change," January 2002, p . 2 "After the World Trade Center Attack : Switzerland's GABRA IV ", January 2002, p . 8 "End of the Swiss Imperforate Issue, " January 2002, p . 1 3 "Switzerland's Inverted Airmail Surcharge on a Postage Due Card ," September 2002, p . 9 Tobler, Emil "Sales Circuit Notes," March 2002, p . 3 Winter, Harry "Note from the Treasurer, " January 2002, p . 3 "AHPS Treasurer's Report for the year 2001," March 2001, p . 1 6

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Subject Index Abstracts and Review s "Articles in Other Journals ," March 2002 , p . 1 1 "Articles in Other Journals, " November 2002, P• 4 LaBlonde, Charles, "Switzerland 's 1854 — 1863 Strubel Issues ," a book review , January 2002, p . 3 Steinberg, John, "Zumstein Catalog Review," November 2002, p . 4 Airmail Stone, Harlan, "Switzerland's Inverted Airmail Surcharge on a Postage Due Card,", September 2002, p . 9 Awards Stone, Harlan, "Awards Criteria change," January 2002, p . 2 "Swiss Exhibit Winners, " May 2002, p. 3 "Switzerland Sweeps Boehret Awards ," November 2002, p . 3 Cancellations Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings ," January 2002, p . 10 Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " March 2002, p . 8 Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " May 2002, p . 6 Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " July 2002, p . 4 Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings , " September 2002, p . 13 Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " November 2002, p . 1 1 Kinsley, Bob, "Internment camp Location Handstamps, " September 2002, p . 1 Cross and Numeral Issu e Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings," May 2002, p . 6 Expert Certificates Stone, Harlan, "Switzerland's Inverted Airmail Surcharge on a Postage Due Card," September 2002 , P. 9 GABRA I V Bergman, Ernest L ., "Goodbye Mobile Post Office, " January 2002, p . 4 Stone, Harlan, "After the World Trade Center Attack : Switzerland's GABRA IV", January 2002, p. 8 Hotel Stamp s Heath, Roger, "A New Swiss Hotel Stamp Discovery," January 2002, p . 1 International Labor Organization Powers, Richard, "An Urgent ILO Conference Post Card ," May 2002, p . 1 Internment Camps Kinsley, Bob, "Internment camp Location Handstamps," September 2002, p . 1 Mobile Post Offices Bergman, Ernest L., "Goodbye Mobile Post Office," January 2002, p . 4 Plate Varietie s Hall, Richard T ., "Beans, Bananas, and Snakes : Plate Varieties of Swiss Photogravure Stamps : Part 6 — the Pro Patria Issues of 1940: The 10c + 5c Value " , July 2002, p . 13 Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings," May 2002, p . 6 Postal History LaBlonde, Charles, "20th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview : Part 1," July 2002, p . 1 LaBlonde, Charles, "2 0th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview : Part 2," September 2002, p . 6

January 2003 19 TELL Revenue Stamps Kelly, Gene, "Gene Kelly's Revenue Philatelist," March 2002, p . 7 Lueck, Donn, "Switzerland Auto Tax," November 2002, p. 5 Sales Circuits Tobler, Emil, "Sales Circuit Notes," March 2002, p . 3 Strubel issue Barrett, John, "The Fastidious postal Clerk? " September 2002, p . 12 LaBlonde, Charles, "Switzerland's 1854 — 1863 Strubel Issues ," a book review, January 2002, p . 3 Stone, Harlan, "End of the Swiss Imperforate Issue, " January 2002, p . 1 3 TELL Index Index for TELL Volume 27, January 2002, p . 1 4 Treasurer's Report s Winter, Harry, "Note from the Treasurer," January 2002, p . 3 Winter, Harry, "AHPS Treasurer's Report for the year 2001," March 2001, p. 16 World War I I LaBlonde, Charles, "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA , Part 11," March 2002, p . 1 LaBlonde, Charles, "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA , Part 12," May 2002, p . 8 LaBlonde, Charles, "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA ,

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