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APRIL 1935 • !Jn CCkiA !lnue:

"IF I WERE ---. A COLLECTOR ..." . by Francis J. Field • To Further Popularise Foreign First Airmails we are giving Exceptional Value Both Airmail and Stamp Collectors will find these Packets will enrich their Collections. Try a Packet on our strong recommendation. Money re- funded if not completely satisfied. · THE CHEAPEST WAY TO BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Bdtish Inland Firsts 5 varieties $1; 10 for $3; 20 for $10 Imperial Airwa)!S• . Souvenir Covers. 5· for $3; 10 for $6 Australasia. 5 for $2.50; IO for $5.0o; 20 . for $10.00 Assorted Firsts. 5 for $1.00; 10 for $2;00; 20 for . $4,00 FLOWN COVERS ...... 5 varieties 25c 10 for 50c 20 for $1.00 AIR LABELS ·················•············'"··--· S.. ·varieties lOc 10 for 25c 25 for 50c West Coast Air Services. 1st Airmail. The 11th British Inland Airmail. This service is of importance as ALL first class mail is now taken by air from and to the Isle of Man. Covers bear the Official first day cachet to­ gether with the Company's crest. Covers flown to Liverpool also bear the Official Airport cachet. Liverpool-Isle of Man $1; Isle of Man-Liverpool $1.25 Complete check list of British Inlands Free. Prices from 25c to $250. Australia Regular Airmail Service. Imperial Airways Souveni·r Covers. Complete coverage of 95 stages $125. or stages from 50c each. We hold a superb range of Imperials. Prices from 50c each. First Day Covers New British Stamps. Pair new 2d. Flown Athens. 25c. Pair new ld. flown RAS. 25c. New 1¥,,d. flown 1st Cardiff-Liverpool Air­ mail. 50c. New 'hd was distributed free to all on our mailing list. Air Race to Australia. 1st.. signed Scott and Black. $35; 3rd. U.S.A.. $15 A· V ti I LLI V §. Air Mail Specialist Est. 1H95 Four & Five Dock Street NEWPORT MON ENGLAND Mention A .J.4 and if your order totals $1 or more we will send a superb First Air Mail Free. DOLLAR NOTES and Mint Stamps accepted

ROYAL POSTAL RAID Rome-Mogadiscio 0 During the visit of King Vittorio Emanuele m in Italian Somaliland. a special flight has been made on the 10th November. 1934. Rome-Tobrnk­ Massaua-Mogadiscio, covering 5970 Kilometres in 20 hours and 30 minutes actually flown. Pilots were Francis Lombardi and Vittorio Suster. As the news was given to the public only two days before the flight was going to take place. the mail flown was little. and it bears SJ)ecial overstamps both on its arrival as on its departure. The following are my very best prices for these special stamps issued on that occasion: Mint Used Cover Italy, 1. 2. 4. 5. 8. 10 Lire. Complete set of 6 values...... $2.80 $4.00 $5.25 Italy "Servizio di Stato" 10 Lire. (2000 pieces issued) __ ...... 10.00 60.00 Cyrenaica from 25c . to . 2& Lire complete. 10 values ----- 4.90 Eritrea from :!5c to 25 Lire complete. 10 values ---········-··- 4.90 Italian Somaliland 25c to 25 Lire complete. 10 values ······-···· 4.90 Tripolltania from 25c to 25 Lire complete. 10 values ··-··-·-- 4.90 Cyrenaica-Eritrea-Italian Somallland-Tripoutania: "Servizio di Stato" 25 Lire complete. 4 pieces Price (very rare issue. 750 pieces) ······-·····-······-·---··········-·-·--·········-'60.00 on request Only the 25 Lire stamp exists of the 4 Colonies set. Said stamp is on flown cover. Prices upon request. ASK FOR ENGLISH PRICE-LIST. SENT FREE Prices are meant to be net in United States currency. For orders worth less than $15. an additional 25 cents must be paid for postage. Remittance to be sent in advance either in bank notes or checks. ERCOLE GLORIA P. O. Box 3211 TURIN (ITALY) A.A.M.S. 1583 • • "

trifling. My choice of a specialty would by FRANCIS J. FIELD naturally be guided by personal inclina­ Sutton Coldfield, England tions. too. In our hobby there are two broad aspects: the philatelic and aero­ historical. A collection may be developed ~ ECAUSE I am a professional aerc.• under either heading, or it may link up m.J philatelist. I dare not form a per­ both if run on a geographical basis, i.e. sonal collection for: obviously, many spe­ collecting according to countries. cial items and "finds" that should grace Let me say at once that my bias is my clients' albums would gravitate to­ towards the areo-historical-it offers more wards my own accumulation. I am, how­ individual scope and is less dependent ever. auite at liberty to give rein to an) on pecuniary considerations, but if I were repressed desires in this direction by pass­ a collector with preferences for ortho­ ing on ideas and suggestions which are dox philately, I should try my hand suc­ addressed to those collectors or would-be cessively at plating some of the unover­ · specialists who take a serious interest in printed stamps while the material is still the hobby. are not content to follow in freely available; only millionaires will be the wake of the crowd: who have the able to face such tasks in the future. patience to hunt up elusive facts and Take, for instance, the first regular air souvenirs, and who-although collecting stamp of the Dominion Republic, the lOc.; for the love of it-may therefore expee11 there are constant white spots and other at least a moderate return for their effora positions to identify; or the first S.C.A.D.­ and expenditure. A large proportion of T.A.. issue-the large 10. 15, 30 and 50c.. the following ideas may be taken up by adhesives of 1920-1922 (not the scarcer anyone who is in the position to expend stamps of the French company)-even the from $10 upwards each month. perforation varieties and positions help · If I were a collector I should specialize in reconstructing the original sheet, for quite definitely, cutting my cloth (finan­ the perforation method was uniform for cially) to suit my pattern: for aerophil­ each denomination. ately· is much to extensive a field. and The less ambitious philatelist also has life too short. to permit of dabbling and plenty of scope. He may collect stamps

PIGEON POST items are the first collectable group of airmails. Illustration shows tissue message devised by the Paris "Matin" in 1905. These were put in small envelopes attached to souvenir cards and posted to addresses. Examples with pigeongram at­ tached are of great rarity-From the "APEX" card.

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FLOWN COVERS of unusual interest. Co­ lombia a n d Canada meter air mall. Ger­ man, Hungarian and Japanese pictorial air­ post obliterations. -Covers courtesy of the author.

[ 4 ] APRIL 1935 representative of the various methods of famous pilots by 'means of the com­ and purposes of overprinting; or of aero­ memorative postmar)ts that have appear­ nautical designs depicting the range of ed in many countries and the pictorial aircraft types and the geographical range cachets of Canada, Germany, Japan, and (pictorially) in which they are used. Al­ on dedication covers, etc. Again, to save ternatively, why not form a collection of time and expense, no transit and arrival used air stamps, pieces and covers bear­ postmarks or cachets are now applied to ing obliterations of foreign countries German air correspondence: there were ("used abroad"), seapost and rail post literally hundreds of varieties in use services; or of flown covers revealing, by between 1919 and 1934, the majority of the franking stamps, the diversity of air which are quite inexpensive-why not postage rates throughout the world, rate make a specialty of them? changes, etc. Flown covers bearing meter franking would form an interesting spe­ The history of mail fl~ng may be di­ cialized group which will have a very vided into many groups and sections, each distinct future. of which can be developed into an ab­ sorbing study. I suppose the first me&­ If I were a collector, I should get off sages to be carried through the air were the beaten track. It would be my ambi­ attached to arrows, and their arrival tion to show an album guaranteed to in­ might have been either alarming or un­ terest and intrigue the "outsider", the welcome. but the first collectable group man who Is inclined to turn up his nose is that of the pigeon services. Here we when stamp collecting is mentioned. as have room for considerable research well as the hard-boiled philatelists. I which m~y take its place in the albums as would spare no efforts to get real his­ illustrations, news-cuttings, "locals" anu torical facts to support and illustrate the other stamps illustrating message-carcy-­ items; get as much "human interest" into ing birds. the Great Barrier service the album as possible. The aero-histori­ stamps, messages flown on war fronts, cal basis of collecting offers wonderful and the souvenir pigeon posts of Indih, scope in this way. Take cachets and Australia and England. The "pellicule" postmarks, for Instance. messages carried by pigeons into Paris Why not build up a collection illus­ (1870-71) are the "classics" of this group trating the evolution of flight and stories but are difficult to find; the "reproduc-

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ATTRACTIVE DUTCH AffiPOST: A most colorful registered air mail cover carried by the Dutch K .L.M. "Snip" flight to Curacao in December, 1934. [ 5 ] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

tions" even are now very rarely seen. U. S. AIR MAIL POUNDAGE It is comparatively easy to build up a SHOWS HEAVY INCREASE general collection of items carried o~ varying means of aerial transmission in • historical sequence, yet the range of Washington, March 25. 1935-A marked available material is so wide that each increase in the volume of air mail was album may reveal individuality of selec­ reported today by Postmaster General tion, as well as of presentation. Here James A. Farley, who stated that the is my list, specially selected for the be­ latest compilation of air mail poundage ginner or medium collector and contain­ reports from all over the country revealeu ing nothing costing more than about $3.ov. an increase of 41.72 per cent in Decem­ Pigeon Posts: Great Barrier stamr-, ber over the same month in 1933. "Apex" message, Balloon Posts: Paris (1870-71) lette1, The 931,425 pounds of air mail repre­ sented in this increase sets a new all-time Some of the cards or covers of Hungary poundage record for a single month. the (1924-33). Poland, France, or German;r. previous high mark having been record­ Airship Mails: U.S.A., ("Los Angeles· ed in October, 1934 when 916416 pounds and "Akron"), Germany, etc., (Zeppe­ lin). of air mail were transported by the Posi, Office Department. Glider Mails: Great Britain (1923); Ger­ many, Hungary and Switzerland. The record-breaking total of 931,42'1 Aeroplane Services-these are obvious, bm. pounds for December is an increase of could be divided into "type" groups; 274,222 pounds over December, 1933, Pioneers, Biplanes, Monoplanes, Sea­ when, under the old air mail system, planes, etc. 657,203 pounds were recorded. The prev­ "Catapult" Services: U. S. A., Franct.J. ious high mark of 916,416 pounds of air Germany. mail in October, 1934 represented an in· Rocket Posts: Germany, Austria, India, crease of 37.71 per cent over the same Gt. Britain. etc. month in 1933 under the old system. Any of the above sections is capable of almost unlimited expansion, at tn., Figures on the air mail volume for the inclination of the enthusiast. last quarter of the calendar year 1934, Another collector may build up an a1- October, November and December, show bum of famous pilots including, so fai­ an increase of 717 ,169 pounds over the as finds wil permit, covers flown by tht same months in 1933. There were 2,671,- "aces" of the world, autographs, corn· 578 pounds of air mail carried in this memoration stamps and overprints, sign­ period in 1934 as against 1,954,409 pounds ed portraits. and so on. under the old system in 1933. All the foregoing hints are mereb pointers to stimulate your imagination. This tremendous increase in air mail Pick out whichever appeals to you, reaa volume coincides with the great expan­ up every catalogue and handbook on the sion of the Post Office Department's new subject that you can lay your hanas air mail system and also with the lowe1 upon. Plan out your scheme. then begin tir mail postage rate which became effec­ to look out for the items you will use as tive July l, 1934, reducing the air mail a basis for the collection. That is what postage rate from eight cents for the I would do, if I were a collector, ana first ounce and thirteen cents for each when I had accumulated sufficient ma­ tdditional ounce to a flat rate of sl,. terial, I should show my album as fre­ cents per ounce. quently as possible at society meetings and to my friends. carefully note their The Post Office Department's new all' comments and criticisms and then mail system, which was set up in the strengthen the weak points. Further, I Spring of 1934, gives direct service to for­ would disseminate the results of my in­ ty-six states and indirect service to the vestgations-as to new discoveries, fake::. other two states, 2nd also provides inter­ and forgeries, unrecorded flights, etc., a,, island service in the Hawaiian Territory, widely as possible through the philatelic in addition to increasing the number of press. cities served from 152 to 193. The total population of the cities now served by air mail exceeds thirty-six million, w!t,, AUSTRALIA - JAPAN the present system embracing 28,973 route Application has been• made in Sydney end 39,791,019 flown miles as comparea for permission by the Postal Department with 25,248 route and 34,937,691 flown to fly an experimental air mail from Aus­ miles under the old system. tralia to Japan and back. An object of the tour was to promote trade relations and increase the Japanese tourists' inter­ BACK NUMBERS ests in Australia with literature and of the AIRPOST JOURNAL films. The route would possibly be via Most of last year's special issues are Dutch East Indies. Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and several other Asiatic towns, still available at 15c each. thence Tokyo. [ 6 ] Your o{ss/Jfance cNeeJeJ: Support D. R. Bill 1411

H. R. 1411. A bill introduced in the 11 unlawful if such pictorial represent- United States House of Representatives 12 ation is in compliance with such by Representative Montague and permit­ 13 rules and regulations as may be ting the legal illustration of United 14 prescribed by the Postmaster Gen- State postage stamps. has won the ap­ 15 eral. Nothing in this Act or the proval of philatelic societies and collectors 16 rules and regulations prescribed throughout the country. The bill ha& 17 hereunder shall be deemed to alter, been referred to the Committee on tn.. 18 amend, or repeal the law relating to Post Office and Post Roads, and, if con­ 19 the counterfeiting of such stamps. tinued proper support is given, stands a 20 SEC. 2. This Act shall take ef- better chance of being passed than any 21 feet on the 1st day of the second of the numerous bills of this nature which 22 month next succeeding the date of have been introduced and defeated during 23 its enactment. the past years. We hope that every member of the President of the American Air Mail A.A.M.S. and every reader of the AIR. Society, Francis B. Leech of Washington, POST JOURNAL will give us their full states: "Members of the American Air support in writing to their Representa­ Mail Society and readers of the AIR­ tJves and help end this silly and unneces­ POST JOURNAL should take a prominent sary prbhibition on the illustration of part in the current matter of repealing United States stamps in our publications, the Federal statute against U. S. stamp catalogs and albums. Get this done novv, illustrations. I have just appointed Mr. before it is again too late. William M. Stuart, Philatelic Editor of the Washington Post, as a committee of one to do everything within his power NEW CATALOGUE WILL BE to assure the passage of H.R. Bill 1411. READY MAY FIRST Mr. Stuart has been active on behalf of the various philatelic societies, including • the A.P.S. and is in close touch with the According to present progress, it is officials of the Post Office Department expected that Section One of the New and with a number of members of the American Air Mail Catalogue, covering House of Representatives• Post Office Contract Air Mail Routes, will be ready Committee. for mailing on May 1st. "It is my hope that all members of the Several additions to the original plans Society ·will immediately write their Con­ have caused the present delay. However, gressman, urging support and passage of the finished book will contain nearly the Bill, and I also would like them to double the number of pages as initially write to the Honorable James M. Mead, planned. A comprehensve and complete Chairman of the House of Representa­ index has been added for ready and han­ tives' Committee on the Post Office and dy reference. Individual route maps will Post Roads, praising the bill and recom­ enable the collector to determine direc­ mending its passage." tional items without the customar> A copy of the Bill is reproduced here­ searching of numerous pages. with: The regular edition will contain 132 A BILL pages, size 51h by 81,6 and will be bound in heavy gray paper covers. The advance To foster American Industry, promote price of this edition is 50 cents. This education, and facilitate pursuit of the price will be raised to 75 cents immedi­ avocation of philately. £tely upon publication. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and Twenty-five contributing subscribers 2 House of Representatives of the will receive autogc·aphed De-Luxe copies. 3 United States of America in Con- handsomely bound in silver · boards anct 4 gress assembled, That, notwith- attractively stamped. 5 · standing any other provision of law, 6 the pictorial representation for. phil- A De-Luxe edition limited to twenty~ 7 atelic purposes of postage and five copies is also being prepared and 8 revenue stamps issued under au- will be bound in bright red, stamped in 9 thority of the United States or any silver. This latter edition is being 10 foreign government shall not be offered at $2.00 per copy. [ 7 ] Sikorski/ eLipper Skip ~eaJIJ for DaW'aii Round Flight

S) AN AMERICAN AIRWAYS' giant Si­ mission of covers on the fl' ght to Hono­ ._., korsky Clipper Ship is stading by lulu that they have decided, due to the at the present time while thousands OL short notice that was given to the public, letters accumulate to be carried on he1 to postpone the flight one week and the long-heralded trans-Pacific round flight time for the receipt of covers by them to Hawaii. has been etxended from · 5:00 P.M., Apru The mail for this flight, originally ·8th to 5:00 P.M.. April 15th. scheduled to close at 5:00 P .M .. April &, · The original announcement of the flight has been held open for another full week, by the Post Office Department, dated as explained by the following announce­ March 26, carried comprehensive instruc­ ment from Hon. Harllee Branch, Second tions on the preparation of covers. We Assistant Postmaster General, whose of­ quote a portion of the three-page release fice has taken an unusually active interest dealing with policy and rates: in this pioneering venture: "Numerous inquiries have been re­ ceived by the Post Office Department ANNOUNCEMENT concerning the trans-Pacific flight Trans-Pacific Fllght Postponed which is proposed to be made tht& Pan American Airways have receivea spring by Pan American Airways, Inc. so many requests from philatelists amt It has been urged that the Post Office others who are interested in the trans- Department provide either a special

SIKORSKY CLIPPER SHIP of the Pan American Airways. holder of a dozen or more seaplane world records. which is scheduled to take off shortly after the 15th of April on a trans-Pacific round flight t o Hawaii. A pay load of collectors' mail is being carried on this pioneering flight which is expected to blaze the trail for a regular mail and passenger service to be established this year. APRIL 1935

stamp or a cachet for the event. Fox world records for sea planes, was con­ the Post Office Department to provide structed at Bridgeport, Connecticut ana for the transportation of mail on this accepted by the aviation company last flight and a cachet therefor, it would be August. The flying boat has attained a necessary to have a contract over the cruising speed of 180 miles an hour, ana route proposed to be flown; and, having will easily average over 150 miles an hour. no contract the Department cannot The ship has proven capable of effective!} transport regular mails or provide a carrying heavy pay loads and transporting special stamp or cachet for the event. them at a greater speed than has ever before been possible. "Mariy philatelists have requested Pan American Airways, Inc., to trans- · port letters on this flight and provide a special cachet. The company desires CHARTER OAK TO BE SHOWN ON to. accommodate philatelists by carry­ ing all letters offered, provided the NEW U. S. COMMEMORATIVE weight does not exceed the load ca· pacity available, and provided it is March 28-Postmaster• General James A. understood by philatelists that the Farley announced last night that the company will not be responsible for Post Office Department will· issue a new loss or damage. three-cent postage stamp on April 26, in connection with the opening of tht! "The flight will be from California State of Connecticut's Tercentenary cele­ to Hawaii. A return flight will be made bration, which gets underway on that from Hawaii to California. A different date. cachet will be prepared for use in each direction. Red ink will be used on The new stamp. which was authorized the cachet from California to Hawaii by the Postmaster General several months and blue ink on the cachet from Hawall ago. will be the. first commemorative is­ to California. It must be unaerstooa sue of 1935. It will be placed on first­ that these are private cachet stamps day sale at the Hartford. Connecticut post which are being furnished and will be office exclusively on April 26, and it will applied by Pan American Airways, Inc. be available at post offices throughout the country the following day or as soon "The company will make a charge thereafter as distribution will permit. of $1.00 for a cover cacheted and car­ ried on the flight from California to The central design on· this Connecticut Hawaii and $2.00 for a cover carried on Tercentenary stamp. which has already the round trip. been approved by the entire 'Connecticut Congressional delegation. will be a re­ For the Post· Office Department production of the old historic Charter to permit the transportation of letters Oak. which is inseparably connected with on this flight. it will be necessary fot the early hstory of the state. The new air mail postage to be prepaid in ad­ stamp. which is to be of three-cent de· dition to the charge which will be made nomination. will be rectangular in shape by the company. ~.nd in size it will conform with the cur­ "Philatelists have requested an official rent Special Delivery Stamp, 84/100 postmark on these covers. The same inches by one and 44/100 inches. arrangement can be made in connectlm• The stamp will be inclosed in a single with the proposed trans-Pacific flight line border and its color will be a rich as has been used on previous occa­ lilac. In the upper left-hand coorner will sions.,, be the year "1635" while in the opposite Although the category under which corner will appear the year "1935". In these covers will be placed might be open a vertical line at the left of the stamp to considerable discussion, it is the opin­ will be the word "Connecticut" in dark ion of many that they bear as muci. Roman lettering while on the opposite official sanction. and perhaps more official side of the stamp, also arranged vertical­ co-operation and interest than the Zep­ ly, will be the word "Tercentenary." pelin, the DO-X, and Balbo covers. Prob­ In the lower corners will be the figure ably the only difference between mail of "3c" in dark lettering while below and to this group and the present Clipper mail, the right of the central motif will be the is that the service fee is not being col­ words "The Charter Oak" in dark lected by the use of postage stamps and Gothic lettering. Inclosed in a narrow paid to the company by the· government, panel at the base of the stamp is the although the official post office sanctio:ri inscription "United States Postage" in is present. white Gothic. The ship which will make this widely Stamp collectors desiring first-day can­ publicized flight is a S-42 Sikorsky Clip­ cellation may forward a limited number per ship, which was especially built for of covers, not to exceed ten, to the Post­ the Pan American Airways trans-oceanic m< ster, Hartford, Connecticut, together service over a year ago. The wonder with a cash or money order remittance, plane already holds a dozen or more preferably the latter. [ 9 ] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

WITH Spring again in the air and Old Man Depression loosening his grip, an additionally increasing assortment of new experimental flights and air services may be expected throughout the world. There are already several announcements of trans-oceanic flights, most of which will carry mail for the eager collector who plays and pays a big share in the financing and pioneering of these ven­ The tures.

AIRPOST JOURNAL PERHAPS there should be a law. But Offici.~ I Publication of the American as long as there are collectors and thfngs Air Mail Society. Published Monthly can be made attractive enough to collect, o.t Albion, Pennsylvania, U. S. A. no one is going to dictate what to collect, or what not to collect. Entered as second-class matter, February 10, 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa., undP.r t-he Act of March 3, 1879. PERSONALLY, if we get more of a kick out of having our dollar cover burn up Memher, Philatelic Journalists of America in a Fo11rth-of-July rocket mail explosion in Zanzabar that we would out of spend-· WALTER J. CONRATH ing several hundred dollars in locating Managing Editor an unchronicled something-or-other cover in Grangeolia, Georgia-that is our busi­ ness. And. incidentally, our loss. DEPARTMENT EDITORS ( C.) A.M.'s ...... Charles G. Riess BUT, it is sadly true, there should be a Airs of tlhe Month ...... limit to our spectacular "unofficial" ...... Alton J. Blank cover mailing and buying activities. Few Dedications & Unofficials of us would complain of contributing to a venture which failed through no fault ...... Maurice S. Petty of the sponsors, such as a crash, or loss. Crash Cover News .. F. A. Costanzo But there have been, and probably will Canada ...... W. R. Patton contine to be, flight and events organized Pacific Coast Notes .. Fred H.W1lde simply to secure the collectors' dollars, with no intention whatever of leaving the All editorial copy, advertising, new and ground. Although you might think a renewal subscriptions should be sent collection of contribution receipts from direct to the publication office at events of this nature would be lnteres•• Albion, Penn'a. ing, must of us would rather put our money into a "has been" than on one The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not con­ that can never leave the post. ducted for profit. The managing edi­ tor. all department editors, feature writers and contributors serve gratis JN laying out good money for events of and without compensation of any kind. this nature, better first check back on All receipts from advertising, subscrip­ the advertisements and direct mail re­ tions and contributions are applied di­ quests you plan to answer. Look into rectly to the betterment of the maga­ the reputation of the individual sponsors zine and tbe promotion of aero-philately. or the company organizaing the event. In most cases the publishers of the lead­ SUBSCRIPTION RATES ing stamp magazines can advise on the United States ...... $1.00 per year possiblet reliability of the people coh­ Canada and Foreign .... $1.50 per year cerned. Events charging a dollar or more Single Copies ...... lOc each service fee should also carry a stated Back Numbers ...... lSc each guarantee or refund if the event does not take place. Check these things carefully ADVERTISING RATES and you will help kill the grafting special One inch, per issue ...... $ 1.00 event sponsors before they kill all that is Quarter Page, per issue ...... $ 3.25 worthy in unofficial special flight col­ Hz:lf Pa.J?"e. per i!,:;;~ue $ 6.00 lecting. Full Page, per issue ...... $10.00 Front Inside or Back Cover Pages SPECIAL attention is called to the ar­ (when avaihble) ...... $12.00 ticle ori H.R. Bill 1411 in this issue. We Interested advertisers may apply for hope a large number ·of our readers will contract rate for soace used every issue write their representatives in support of first of '11.e month. Advertising copy must he received by the 20th of each this measure. thereby enabling us to of­ month, 10 days before publication date. fer you a better and more complete mag­ azine with U. S. stamp illustrations.

[10] APRIL 1935

just came off, and which he will describe In the Air • • • in the next issue...... the L. B. Gatchells and the W. J. Conraths recently cut the distance between New York and Albion in half and enjoyed a week end at Odd Lots nf Alrpo"t Collectors' Syracuse. News and Views. Recorded at Random •• Contributions Welcome Tete-beche: . Our cap again comes off to our good friend and Secretary, George W. Angers. who has proven himself to be the most gallant man in philately by This month we are pleased to present nonchalantly scissoring directly down the the interesting feature "If I Were A center line of a couple full sheets of the Collector ... " by Francis J. Field, Eng­ new imperfs in sharing them equally with list airpost dealers and authors of numer­ a friend...... We are keeping our fingers ous air mail publications and articles. crossed for fear that New Guinea will Somehow or other we envy Mr. Field, overprint its new 2 and 5 pound stamps who is fortunate enough to have all 01 for air mail use; forty dollars is a lot of these different interesting classes of atr­ money for two new stamps...... The little posts continually passing through his wife reminds us that the Byrd Expedition hands . . . And, because of this quality cachet penguins would look more com­ on our part. many of our collections or plete if they had a Kool cigarette oblique­ accumulations) look like a portion of .. ly perched in their bills. Maybe this IS dealer's stock as few of us ever find an advertising stunt. sufficient time to properly mount ana write them up. Point-to-point coverage: W. R. Pattott NEW GREEK ETIQUETTE has just issued a new price list 01 Canadian Semi-Official airpost stamp" • which should be in the hands of all in- Through the courtesy of Mr. P . J. terested in these lines...... Norman Ser- Drossos. we are In receipt of a cover phos, who has done several commendable bearing a new variety of Greek air mail features for the JOURNAL, is planning label of etiquette. The label is perfor­ to favor us with additional articles based ated on all four sides and of the standard on covers in his collection...... Gordon H. small rectangular form. The lettering is Crouch, of Toronto, is again back at his in white, with entire background of blue. desk after recently undergoing a sur- The cover was mailed March 24, which gical operation...... Charlie Riess, ow is probably the first day of use. Etiquette C.A.M. editor, still finds time to gather collectors will probably want to add this in covers on a "sleeper" first flight, which new issued to their collections.

llYRD ANT ARCTIC EXPEDfrlON II UTILE AMERlCA, ANTARCTICA. llllCOND CANCELLATION MAIL Mr Walter J Conrath . "Th• Albion New a• Albion Penna U S A

FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD: The second edition of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition m 2il from Little America steamed into San Francisco, March 25 on the "Mariposa". The covers bear a dated city of receipt machine cancellation backstamp with the wording "Little America mail received" in the advertising slogan portion. [11] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

1936 INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT GRAND CENTRAL PALACE • c. A. M. s. All of the prelimii:iary plans for the big International Philatelic Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Central Palace from By CHARLES' G. RIESS May 9th to 17th, 1936, inclusive, have Information concerning C.A.M.'s should been completed. be sent direct to the editor of section, The entire first three floors of the P. 0. Box 11, Albany, N. Y. Grand Central Palace have been leased for these dates, and the show will un­ doubtedly be the largest and most im­ portant exhibition of its kind that has 9= FFECTIVE April 1. 1935. Pontiac, ever been held. L Michigan is embraced for eastward dispatch and receipt of air mail via A.M. The Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, Route #32. in accordance with schedule President of the United States, who is shown in daily Postal Bulletin dated himself an ardent stamp collector, is the March 28. 1935. Rather short notice and Honorary Patron for the event, and it no mention made regarding first eastward is expected that he will be personally flight. A case of reading the schedules. present at some of the sessions. New Route. or better yet. Revised Route ·The Honorary President is Charles #32 is in reality part of Old Route #9, Lathrop Pack, who is recognized as and inasmuch as Pontiac has never been America's keene•t philatelic student, and serviced by Old Route #9. listing of first the Honorary Vice Presidents are Col. flight covers for Pontiac for Revised E. H. R. Green and John Luff. Route #32 is necessary. The active officers of the exhibition Pontiac was given service by west­ are: A. F. Lichtenstein, President; J. J. bound trips only since the time Revised Klemann, Jr., Lawrence B. Mason, and Route #32 was placed in operation. Arthur E. Owen, Vice Presidents; Ao­ Covers of this first eastward dispatch, a~ miral Frederic R. Harris, Secretary; Theo­ well as covers received at Pontiac from dore E. Steinway, Treasurer; Hugh M. the west. via the first eastward trip to Clark, J. A. Klemann, Charles J. Ph11- that point will no doubt be desirable lips, and H. L. Lindquist. items, especially account of the short The first prospectus for the Exhibition notice given collectors. By the time this is just going to press and will contain appears in print the flight will be history. the complete plans for the Exhbition and C.A.M. collectors will require an eastward other pertinent data. Free copies can be dispatched cover as well as a received had by addressing the Secretary, Freder­ cover from the west for Pontiac. More ic R. Harris, 27 William St., New York, next month. N. Y. A liberal space in the International C.A.M. activities as far as the addition Exhibition is said to have been allottea of new routes or ooints to the domestic system is concerned, have been somewhat to air mails. quiet the past few months and, many The show will be held under the a.u~­ collectors have taken advantage of that pices of the Association for Stamp Exh1b1- fact to get their collections in order. tions. Every phlatelist is invited . and However, that quietness may only be but urged to join this organization, the dues the calm before a storm, as all the do­ for which are $2.00 per year. mestic routes are operating on tempor ary contracts of one year duration and these contracts will in the period of the next few months expire. What the result COLOMBIA of the expiration of these contracts may mean is rather difficult to foretell at this SCADTA Air Mail time, but it may mean new revised ruote.s All Regular Issues Mint and new contracts which may give the Handstamp Surcharges C .A.M. collector plenty of exercise in PrintP.d Initials covering new first flights resulting from such changes. In addition to this activity ROCKF.T STAMPS for C.A.M. collectors, there is also the .;:mDd CovP.rs of possibility that C.A.M. routes will be Austria, Germany, England, established in Alaska. Better sort those Italy, Netherlands. covers out now while time is still avail­ • able. M. CHLUMECKY Geweygasse 11. Vienna XIX. An stria. AIRPOST JOURNAL ADVERTISERS A.A.M.S. - A.A.A. - I.P.H.V. DESERVE YOUR PATRONAGE

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By ALTON J. BLANK e HONDURAS e Colors of the air mail set engraved and printed by the All data on New Issues of Air Mail American Bank Note Co.. are: Sc blue; Stamps should be sent direct to Editor lOc gray black; 15c olice, 20c dark gray Alton .I. Bl,,nk, 1850 Burnett Avenue, green; 40c brown: 50c yellow, and lL East C!ew1land, Ohio. yellow green. All are of different design and are for internal as well as external use. Since all bear the dates "1935-1938" lLL this coming Summer bring a these may be the last new issues from series of Zeppelin stamps? That this country for some time. Repori" isW the foremost question in mind at state that a particularly energetic P.M. present. With the completion of the lat­ Gen. is in office and is trying to do the est German Zeppelin and its mail carry­ right thing for the postal service. ing runs across the Atlantic a not too distant plan. undoubtedly the United e NEWFOUNDLAND e Rev. Butler States. as well as Germany will issue writes the managing editor that a new special stamps. A newspaper dispatch set of six stamps will be issued May 6th. from Washington. D. C .. states that: Although not definitely stated, we sur­ mise these will be air mail stamps. It is "Tentative plans, it is understood, reported that the 1933 Labrador air post would provide a special charge of 2l> stamps are no longer on sale. or 30 cents per letter for each letter carried by the new airship. From this, e SALVADOR e The Olympic Game~ a nominal deduction would be made by set was due last month. The design will the postoffice department for stamps and show a sporting scene and be inscribed service costs. and the balance would be with the words "Correos de El Salvador paid to Dr. Eckener. The trial service is C.A. III Juegos Deportivos Centro-ameri­ scheduled for four months through the canos". They will show an airplane and Summer.u the words "Correo Aereo de El Salvador C.A." Plans call for a commercial dirigible service between the United States and Colors will be: 15c red; 25c violet; 30c England, Spain, France, and Germany on brown; 35c blue, and lC black. a regular two-weeks' schedule. Lake­ hurst, N. J. will be the American base. e PHU.IPPINES e Just a thought. We wonder if the new issue will be over­ For the sake of variety. I'm going to printed for air mail service for use on the present the rest of the air mail stamp islands? news, . meagre as it is, in order just as I pick it off my desk. I'll let the reader Cooperators are: SCARCE. arrange the news in its proper alpha­ betical order this month. (Nothing like spring fever to bring out the lazy streak.) NEW SCOTT AIR STAMP ALBUM e NEW .. GUINEA e Because of the quantity of gold being shipped out of the IS NOW READY interior of the Island. special 2 and 5 Pound stamps are being designed. Un­ • doubtedly these will be air mail stamp~ The new 1935 Edition and Supplemen­ or overprinted for such service. tary pages of the International Air Post Album has just been published. To the e AUSTRALIA e The "boys" are still airpost stamp collector, the volume is as fghting it out whether the new 1/6 is an complete and refreshing as ever, pro­ air mail or regular postage stamp. viding a space for every government­ issued airpost stamp and all stamps per­ e NEW ZEALAND e The new Ply­ taining to air post as iisted in the 1935 mouth airport will appear as part of the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. design of the new set soon to be released. In the background is Egmont mountain. A useful and valuable feature of this At the side is a Maori watching an air­ universally accepted album is the in· plane in flight. "New Zealand Air Term­ clusion of dates of issue of stamps, cata­ inal" and "Air Field" are the inscriptions. logue numbers and statistics on special flights. The album is available in two e SUDAN • The current 3mm dark convenient styles of binding and different brown and green and 4Y, pias. gray and prices. and should prove of great assist­ brown have been surcharged 7'!:! pi, ana ance to the general collectors of air post 10 pi. respectively. stamps. [13] TRIANGULAR ROCKET LABEL~enter: Stamp used on the successful Italian trials sponsored last Fall at Trieste and described in the text. Left and right: London (Apex) and Netherland rocket labels. which. we are in­ formed. have never been used on any experimental mails.

G'[JJitlonaf cNol-£J on Rocket Posts

~ UPPLEMENTING our feature article Schiermonnikoog, which is scheduled to ~ of last month. we have several ad­ be made during the month of May. ditional notes on these interesting exper­ Herr Gerhard Zucker has evidently also imental rocket post flights, stamps and been ·active in the Netherlands, as a new covers. type of cover has just been received from Holland Europe. The Dutch stamp is postmarked Mr. Raad van Beheer reports the 'fol­ Katwijk aan Zee, March 6. 1935 and the lowing information of the quantity of cover bears a perforated stamp, printed mail carried on the experimental flights in blue, showing a Holland wil)d-mill and of December 6, 1934: 200 covers exist of the Rocket "Meteor" P. 9. 200 covers exist of the Rocket "Orion" P. 7. 200 covers exist of the Rocket "Komeet" P. 8. No mail was carried in the Rockets P.1, P.2, P.3, P .4, P.5, and P.6. Both of the later two rockets made successful flights of considerable distance. The total printing of the special orange on white unperforated stamp (Illustrated last month) was 4,000 copies. Of this number 3,000 were overprinted for the January experiments: "Poolster 24 Jan­ uary". Of this number nearly 1,000 stamps · exist with the error "Poolstep", in place of "Poolster." On "the first flight of January 24, 1935, 923 covers were carried, all bearing the initial stamp, and all posted at Katwijk an Rijn. 498 covers were carried on the second trial. franked with the second UNOFFICIAL ROCKET ST AMP $­ stamp and postmarked at Katwijk aan Above: The red Western Isle stamp Zee. overprinted in green for the Isle of The Netherland Rocket Ship Society is Wight flight. This was a Zucker fir­ now building a large special rocket for ing. Below: One of the set of two the planned flight from Ameland to German Rocket Post stamps. [14] APRI L 1935

rocket in flight over a Dutch house sky­ line. It is inscribed "Zucker-Raketten­ vlucht in Nederland 1935." The cover bears a red cachet and is autographed by the rocket inventor, G. Zucker. We would appreciate having details of this experiment, which are lacking at this time. Italy We illustrate herewith (center below) the triangular Italian stamp used on the successful trials of October 30, 1934, described in the JOURNAL last month. Two values of this stamp are noted: the 5 lire red and green and the 7 :70 lire blue and green. The plates used for both stamps are identical, except that the green portion of the border is constant, this color also being used to overprint the value on the the central portion of the stamps. Covers have been seen with cancellation in black of an illustrated circular type, in­ scribed "Esperimenti di Posta per Razzo Espresso, Trieste, Ottobre, 1934." A large, modernly designed cachet has also been applied to .·covers in red. The design is made up of the same wording as used on the cancellation, bulked together to form the outline of a rocket. This is surround­ HOLLAND EXPERIMENTS - Above: ed by parallel curved lines representing Preparing the " P.12" for firing at clouds, smoke and · speed. Covers also Katwijk aan Zee, January 24, 1935. bear a "rocket express" etiquette, with Below: The Netherland Rocket Soci­ one line of Italian and one of the cus­ ety's "P.11" takes off with a cargo of tomary French, printed in black in con­ rocket mail.-Copyright: Fotopersbur ­ densed Gothic type on cherry paper. eau (Den Haag).

Dedication and Unofficial

Air ·Mail Covers M aurice S. Petty

News of future and past events under to him in care of Palace Theatre at this section should be sent direct to Flint...... Hundred, W. Va., airport will be Mr. Petty, 507 Quackenboa St~ N. W., dedicated very soon and a cachet by the Washington, D. C. times Junior Stamp Club of Fairmont, W. Va. Covers open and empty to the Club. Also later in the season the Tri­ j/f" OMING:-Possible airport dedication County airport to serve Morgantown. ~ at Cartersville. Ga.. soon. Send to Fairmont and Clarksburg may be dedi­ CofC...... Also Frankfort, Mch, possibly in cated. The Club will mail covers fr om June...... Several may occur in Oregon all three cities and some possibly flown and you should k eep a few cover with from the airport...... Sidney Dean sends Myron ·F. McCamley. 5526 No. Delaware clippings about Mt. Tobe airport at Ave.. Portland, Oregon for same...... Our Terryville, Conn.. nearing completion, to old friend, Kenneth Tallmadge sends be opened in the spring...... Short notice clipping of possible formal dedication of cards sent ou this month on r eceipt of Bishop Airport at Flint, Mich., this sum­ advice that Aiken, S. C. CofC .would mer. and air show at same time. Doubt­ handle covers for the dedication here on less when ·it happens, you can send covers April 4th. Later it was learned that for . [15] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

some unknown reason the Augusta, Ga. eluded in catalogue as "formal openings" CofC. would have a cachet for the same are not so intentionally included unless event, but it was publicized in several there was a ceremony equal in import­ columns...... NO dedications in prospect at ance and scope to an airport dedication Park Rapids. Jones Falls. Virginia, Slay­ -not just the actual date that the air- ton, Ortonville, Two Harbors, Warroad, port was opened ...... Some correspondents Detroit Lakes, and Duluth, all in Minne­ deplore the idea of an organization sota. Also NONE at Norwood. Mass., (civic or philatelic) sponsoring a cachet Vicksburg. Miss.. Lysite. Wyo., Mitchell, for an airport dedication in a different Neb., Jackson, Miss.. Devils Lake, N.D., city from the location of the organiza­ Memphis, Tenn., Cody, Wyo., Lake, Idaho, tion 2nd it is certain that such will do Providence, R. I...... May 8th cachet in more harm than good in the dedication honor of Dr. J. D. Brock's 2000th daily "game." flight. Air covers to Rex 0. Copp, 1933 No. 14th St., Kansas City, KANS. OTHER COVERS: Plain Dealing, La., Feb. 3. air show. printed cachet. ARE YOU COMING TO WASHINGTON IN AUGUST? THANKS for news received from Rex PAST DEDICATIONS: Whitefish, S. D., Copp. Sidney Dean. Milton Ehrlich. W. in February Journal should be White- Hugh Finch. J. S. Haldenstein, Robert wood ...... Harry Sweet writes that the Henderson. Hervey Reese. Harry Sweet, February 14th covers pmkd. Glendale, Kenneth Talmadge, Times Junior Stamp from Furnace Creek and Amargosso Club. W. T. Wynn. Jr .. Miss Helen Voor­ Hotel, are not airport dedication covers, hees. and also for covers received from but are flown covers...... Palmdale, Calif. W. Hugh Finch and E. Saulsbury (3). covers of March 12th with signature of Pres. CofC shown by Miss Helen Voor­ hees and reported by Robert Henderson. NEW BRITISH CONTRACTS Who has data on them?...... W. Hugh • Finch reports that he mailed covers from The Inland Airmails of Britain are the re-opening of Memorial Airport at proceeding apace. The postmaster gen­ Spartanburg. S. C. on Dec. 14. He says eral is awarding contracts and Hillmans they bear an inscription and are signed have secured one against the Railway Air by the Mayor. the City Clerk, and a Services (the big company which com­ pilot ...... Lafayette, Ind., CofC write,, bines the four great railway companies Milton Ehrlich that airport was dedicated and the Imperial Airways). The Highland in October, day not stated. If so, wonder Airways have secured a further contract where our covers are...... Robert Hender- for mails .from Wick-Inverness-Kirkwall, son reports receipt of one of the Sey. and they issued most attractive covers to mour. Ind. covers of Sept 11. mentioned mark the event. and as these bore an here previously which as stated are one airstamp of the company, only the 6th day too late ...... Some newer collectors ao British vignette to be issued, and the not seem to realize that the first day numbers were small, they should prove of use of an airport is by no means an a good investment. Phillips of Newport, airport dedication. neither is a first flight mon England, are offering the first air air mail from there. nor an air show, nor mail cover at $2.00 (subject to being un­ a visit of an air tour. unless a specific sold.) Official cachets appear on the last airport dedication was held. Covers in- day R.A.S. and the first day Hillmans. and as less than 100 of each exist, they are a good buy at $3.00 each. Used Mexican Air Mails Used Netherlands 902.... 25 915 ...08 004 .. .p-2 940 ...50 701: •.. 06 003 ...15 9161 .•.10 925 ...02 943 ...07 702 ...06 905 ...10 917 ...15 9"2J8 ••• 25 944 ... 02 703 ...08 In April it is expected that a Zeppelin 008 •.• 15 mG... 30 OOOc •• 215 948 ... 10 704, ...20 service will be inaugurated between 900 ...20 .921. 21.00 00'2 ...10 04'.P ••. 15 705 ...20 !l13 ... 04 9212.4.00 006 ...10 :950 ...20 708 .. .40 Germany and Batavia. The German 914 ...10 ()123 •••02 00.9 ...25 952 ...16 709 ...25 Zeppelins have conducted dozens of mail c-on cover 20 diff. Venezuela used airs $1 tours with scores of cachets, and no doubt ,JOHN ARNOSTI. S.P.A. 566!1 hundreds of different covers and cards Box 44-0, Gr. C1ent. Sta•• New York. N. Y. are obtainable. It was rumored that this new service would be continued to Aus­ tralia, but comment from Canberra MINT quickly displeled this possibility on the grounds that a German service would not AIRMAIL STAMPS be practicable. New Issue and Approval Service Details Upon Request Airmail Price List Sent Free PATRONIZE A.H.OLENA AIRPOST JOURNAL 66 Beaver St., New York, N.Y. ADVERTISERS

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Recent Canadian Flights Norway House-Cross Lake. Jan. 27th, 1935. 2.850 covers. Cross Lake-Norway House. same date. 2.925 covers. Pilot Alvin D. Keith. since killed in plane ac­ cident, Canadian Airways, Ltd. Winnipeg-Berens River. February 3rd, 1935, 3,575 covers. Berens River-Winnipeg· Feb. 4th. 1935. 3.575 covers. Pilot H. Hollick-Kenyon, Canadian Airways, Ltd. Collins-Pickle Crow, Feb. 22nd, 1935, 3,500 covers. Pickle Crow-Collins, same All information concerning Canadian date. 3.500 covers. Pilot F. B. Barager, Air Mail should be sent direct to Canadian Airways. Ltd. Editor W. R. Patton, Box 2384, Winnipe2', Manitoba, Canada.. who neiP.d-s ?-- 4'\Vlfa SAT,T LAKiE AIR MAIL FIIDLD. 58.755 Pounds of Mail Flown 5E4 PASr.o or BOISE (both available). 7Ela CTIIOAJGO, magenta cachet. to MinP. ArM.s 8S4a SAN FRANCISCO, North·bound cachet Those who criticize the Post Office De­ 9W37 DETROIT, across Lake Michigan. partment for so many new routes to the 9E39 MILW AUKIDE, across Lake Michigan 10S7a .TACKSO~'VILL,E. 10:30 A.M. cachet mining areas in Western Canada. are li8E!lf RENO AIR MAIL J;'IEuD. gradually finding that all opposition is -send YOUR want list to unwarranted. From four routes alone EDGAR C. CANTRELL the poundage during February 1935 210 Glenwood Court. San Antonio, Texas amounts to 19.551 pounds. and a total of 58.755 pounds since Dec. 11th, 1934, when JUST OUT these four routes were started. Probably the finest price -list of Semi­ Sioux Lookout to Casummit Lake 1,927 Official stamps of Canada ever issued pounds. Sioux Lookout to Red Lake is ready to go out to YOU tolday. If 2,000 pounds. Kenora to Red Lake and interested in these popular stamps, McKenzie Island 6.641 pounds. Winnipeg better write AT ONCE. Many items to Bissett, Wadhope. Beresford Lake and listed that are almost impossible to Diana 8.938 pounds. buy elsewhere. W. R. PATTON Figures for other Western routes to Box 2384 Winnipeg, Man. mining areas are not yet complete when 1.his item was written. ROCKET POST THE MAIL WITH FUTURE ...;.iii! SYSTEMS SCHMIEDL, ROBERTI, ~ ZUCKER. -· All flights stocked. Ask Prices ITALY flight cover ...... $1.410 GERMANY flight, 1934 ...... 1.20 HOLLAND flight, Jan. '35 ...... 1.00 HOLLAND flight, Mar. '35 ...... 1.40 ISLE OF WIGHT flight ...... 1.00 GERARD THOOLEN s'Gravenhage, Holland.

U.S. GRAF ZEPPELINS #1312-1314 Superb Mint Set ...... , ...... $15.00 Blocks of four ...... 60.00 OTHER U.S. SPECIALS COLOMBIANS #244 $4 Crimson Lake ...... $15.00 245 $5 Black ...... 17.50 Cash with order Returnable if unsatisfactory PAUL RODGERS P.O. Box 762 Altoona, Pa.

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a.m., westbound, New York to Columbus, CRASH TWA. Pilot Floyd F. Church, killed. Mail 510 pounds, about 140 pieces re­ COVER NEWS covered and forwarded from Pittsburgh, January 26 and 27 with crash cache• By FRANK A COSTANZO reading "DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL Crash Cover news should be sent direCt INTERRUPTION AT PITTSBURG Ii, to Frr..nk A. Costanzo, Box No. 32, PENNA., JANUARY 26, 1935." Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Negotiating the perilous hop from New­ ark across the Alleghenies and landing at Pittsburgh in misty weather at 2:05, 11/C' OLLECTORS receiving crash covers Pilot Church refueled, loaded mail on his '--' from mishaps in or near their lo­ plane and decided to continue to Colum­ cality should not apply unofficial cachets bus on his own decision, because of ad­ giving details of the crash. Privately ca~ verse weather conditions. A few min­ cheted covers of this nature detract from utes after taking off, attendents of th<: the value of the cover and many crash City-County Airport saw the plane cir­ collectors refuse to place crash covers cle around as if trying to get back to with unofficial cachets in their collection. the field. Unable to make the field be­ In nearly all cases in which the mail is cause of engine trouble, the plane struck badly damaged or delayed for some time, a water tower near Lincoln Place, flutter­ the P.O. Department applies an official ed uncertainly and then dove into a slag cachet, backstamp or send a mimeo­ pile and exploded. graphed form· with the delayed or damag­ Pilot Church was married during the ed covers. Private cachets on these cov­ Christmas holidays and had telephoned ers tend to decrease their value and de­ his wife during his brief stay at the tract from the interest shown by crash Pittsburgh airport. His home was in collectors. Newark. Sincere Appreciation Official Report of Recent Air Mail Mishaps to H. W. Reese, W. M. Pott, R. D. Hender­ son, G. W. Angers and F. P. Pe.ck for January 10th, 1935 clippings and other data of interest on Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., A.M. 23, Trip the above-mentioned mishaps. 3, Westbond, Washington to Dallas, 6:20 a.m., A.A. Pilot J. W. Johannpeter, un­ NOTES FROM ENGLAND injured. Mail 184 pounds entirely re­ covered and mailed from Corinth, Mis,,., • As we foreshadowed in our previous ~ithou.t markings. Lost in a fog, engine trouble developed communications, the Inland Air Service~ and Mr. Johannpeter bailed out at an are rapidly developing. altitude of 3500 feet. The pilot landea It should be noted that the policy of uninjured near Shiloh Park with the the Post Office is to give air mail con­ plane crashing nearby. The mail was tracts to any company with proven ser­ undamaged and the plane did not catch vice and then all first class mail is ca1 - fire. ried by air without the need of an air January 26th, 1935 label or any additional payment by th., Pittsburgh, Penna., A.M. 2, Trip 3, 2:25 public, which means that airmail is car­ ried as a public service. Tremendous interest has been taken in AIR BAGGAGE LABEL CATALOG Britain in the new regular service to Australia and the special souvenir cover5 OF THE WORLD issued by the Imperial Airways and 1935 EditiOI\ $1.flfl Postpaid Qantas have been eagerly bought. It is claimed as the longest airmail route in Collect these interesting historical the world and with its connections with items while they are still available. Africa (as far south as Cape Town) there EEC.KEN STAMP SHOP are no fewer than 95 stages available 7 No. 7th Str. Minneapolis from the various points on the route. Covers flown on the Australian air race are much sought after and luckily are THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLETE available in a form that appeals to the COVER SERVICE collector, replete as they are with cachets A cover service that handles covers on and signatures. The only official mail events all over the world. as well as was carried by the K.L.M. in the Flying stamps 2s issued from any country. You Hotel (which crashed in Syria in De­ can insure your covers against any loss cember.)-A Phillips (Newport Mon.) or any damage on any event. See our ad in last month's Journal; get in touch with us at once. AIRPOST JOURNAL ADVERTISERS WORLD COVER SERVICE-Ralph Warner Lock Box 717 Cincinnati, Ohio DESERVE YOUR PATRONAGE

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airport. is far in the future.· Levelling PACIFIC COAST operations were being pushed, not too vigorously on this SERA project-and a NOTES road being built toward the waters' edge. but no buildings are in course of erection yet. We are still holding arouna By FRED H. WILDE 300 covers for the event, which co1- All nP.ws of Pacific Coast aerial events lectors may have returned if stamped ad­ should be sent to Fred H. Wilde, 917 dressed evelopes are sent. N. Burris Ave.* Compton. California, as early as possible. OXNARD. The airport here may be ded· icated in April. and if not gone by this time. send your covers to .John Mitchell, '1 OSEMITE. This National Park Is to· 412 A Street, Oxnard, California. CofC 7 have an ariport. scheduled to be will provide a cachet. completed about the end of March, but REPORTS at Hand. Chicago CofC says due to bad weather the work will prob­ "no lakefront Govt. airport for years". ably not be completed until a month Important activities at Baltimore, Wash­ later. Enquiries elicit the informatlou ington and Nashville. Woodsfield, Ohio that no official openini:: or dedication and Lawrenceburg, Tenn. are possibilities ceremony is contemplated at this time in the near future. Alexandria, Minn. for the Mariposa airport, and the work on CofC will hold covers for their airport the Wawona airport has been indefinitely dedication in May. Cumberland, Md. has delayed. Assistance from some collector a new arport. not yet dedicated. These living near these two projects will be from Harry Sweet, with appreciation. appreciated. How about some definite information on LOS ANGELES-NEW YORK New and these, fellow collectors? No dedication faster schedules were put into operation contemplated at Trana, Calif. over this 10ute by TWA Inc. on Wed· nesday. February 20. The change gives LOS ANGELS MEXICO CITY. Lelaha Amarillo two eastbound stops instead of Andrews. veteran Los Angeles transport one. pilot. completed a record-breaking flight from L.A. on March 6, when he landed at SAN PEDRO A most unusual cover the Civil Airport at 4:10 P.M. His time comes from friend Crosby, on the event for the 1670-mile hop was 8 hrs .. 9 min,,, of Lincoln's birthday. The cachet depicts -two hours and six minutes faster than Lincoln, seated, a scroll containing a por­ the previous record. This plane carrying tion of his famous speech, a battleship in f.ve p~ ssengers. is the same as was flown lower left, with U. S. S. Northampton in by Pilot Andrews on a recent Los Angele~ large letters. and cancelled aboard the to Washington. D. C. record of 10 hr!.., ship, with "Log Cabin to Whitehouse" 22 min. The L.A.-Mexico hop was offi­ between the bars. The cachet is nicely cially timed by the N.A.A. hand colored. and trypical of the pains­ WILEY POST'S unfortunate experience taking care W. G. Crosby puts into hl~ is over and his plane is again ready and work. Many thanks, W. G. tested fol' another attempt at a strata,,. DEATH VALLEY .JUNCTION. Two cov­ phere flight. We warn this intrepid ers, originating here, carried to and can­ aviator against setting his plane down ou celled at Glendale, Feb. 14th, came •v its belly in desserts out here, for he the editor this month. A printed cache• may gather rocks and nuggets. as well Sc tes "Flown from formal opening U. S. rs carborundum dust in his. carburetor. landing field, Armagossa Hotel, Death Thar's i::old in them thar California dl':\' Valley .Junction, California, on first trip lakes of the season, 1934-35. Paul Williams Air Plans for summer inauguration 01 Service, Los Angeles to Death Valley Pan American Airways system's project­ resorts." Autographed by Paul Wiliams. ed trans-Pacific air mail and passenge~ The only variation in the two covers rs service assumed definite shape recently that the second ones uses Furnace CreeK It was reliably reported at the local Inn in place of Armagossa Hotel. witn harbor the P.A.A. has awarded contract : .earrangement of the same information to a Danish shipping firm for carrying in the cachet. Our good friend Harry out ·of San Francisco in April. a veri- Sweet was responsible for these two items. but states .. to the best of my in­ formation and belief, these covers are no~ good, as my understanding is this servic"' CAM. WANT-LISTS was inaugurated November l, 1934, thou~1 Now preoared to fill want-lists for covers were in his hands at least four CAM collectors. The neophyte and days prior to that date. Sad story, mate,,, the specialist will fnd needed covers but nice covers. flown on this service in my stock of CAM's and Post-Army route. flights. Send your want-lists now! PERHAM r.. NAHL ALLEN FIELD. We visited this project 6043H Harwood Ave., Oakland, Calif. Feb. 16. and it appears to us that th" AAMS 218 WCAMS 21 dedication. or use in any way of the [191 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

table expepition which will establish in­ ing that there is much activity in aero­ termediate mid-Pacific terminals at Mid­ nautics up there. One items states that way and Wake Islands, and at Agana a new airport is to be constructed ten Bay. Guam. for the three giant Martin miles North of Juneau, which will four-motored flying boats to be used i. probably be finished this summer. Reg­ the California-China run. Similar base,, ular schedules by new planes will be will be simultaneously built at Kaneohe made between Juneau, Fairbanks, White Bay, Hawaii, at Manila and Canton. The Horse in Yukon territory, and to Ketchi­ path-finding trans-Pacific flights, with kan, with flag stops at Wrangell amt personnel only. will be made from both Petersburg. The airport will cover ap­ San Francisco and San Diego bays, and proximately 75 acres. Didn't imagin< possibly from San Pedro. there was that much level land in AlasK... Of Juneau's 300 men on the unemployment With Clyde Teeter we visited the Los relief rolls, many are expected to be pu, Angeles Cover Club, and found there a to work on this project. A few cover.. group of intensely interested collector!!. received this month include Quinhagak Running largely to Macons and Navab, 12-18, Goodnewsbay-Dillingham, 12-19; we saw some very fine examples of the Jan. 19, Teller-Nome 2-19; Haycock-Nome, cachet director's and artist's work; we 12-9, 12-29; Napamute-Fairbanks 12-29, wonder how ever these folk find timt. 1-2-35, Kotzebue-Nome 12-13, 12-15, Circ~ to put in the work and effort that I" Springs, 2-5, the Napamute cover being necessary to produce these covers. H. the only soiled items ever received b:l' E. Richmond says it is quite ordinary us from Alaska. for him to be at it until one, two 01 three o'clock in the morning. O.K., HAWAII-OAKLAND. On this Pacific ho1>, Harry, but when do you sleep or e~t? Miss Earhart carried 38 plain and 15 This club should be a good one to afl'Ill­ decorated covers. Postmarked at Hono­ ate with, for those interested in anything lulu. noon Jan. 11. and cancelled again pertaining to Navals, ship cancels, Zepp~. at Oakland, 3:00 P.M., Jan. 12. On each CAM's, airmail stamps, etc. cover Miss Earhart has written "Carried on Hawaii-Oakland Flight, Jan.· 11-12, ALASKA. News from here is rathe1 1935, Amelia Earhart." Price of plain short this month, but a package of clip­ covers $40.00 and the hand-decorated, with pings comes from A. E. Koestler, indicat- original water-color painting $50.00. No covers were carried for collectors on this flight. This information is from the West Coast Airmail Society's bulletin, which in the February number continues AUTOGRAPHS the listing of CAM's through Route 11. CALVIN COOLIDGE and CHARLES Co-operators were very few this G. DAWES. signatures of the former month, so a large share of my thank" president and vice-president, on CAM goes to each of the following: H. N. 19 first flight cover, N.Y., 5/1/28, $6.50. Sweet, A. E. Koestler, WCAMS, and L.A. HERBERT HOOVER. on cover mailed papers. March 4, 1929, with cachet, "commem­ orating presidential inauguration" $2.75 CHARLES CURTIS, ex-vice-president, on f.f. from Lincoln. CAM 18, $1.25. FIRST OFFT~TAL FLIGHT ALFRED E. SMITH, on air cover ±ram FR01M GAMBIA Houston, Tex.. 6/26/28. and Dem. donkey cachet captioned "He's in • Houston", (Dem. Convention) $2.50 Since. Fe'bruary the aProplane of the German Trans-Atlantic service has called ORVILLE WRIGHT, on first day cover, block of 4 .. 5c aeronautics conference at Bathurst., its point of departure for stamp, Washington, 12/W/28...... $2.50 the next flyinir stage to the "'Vestfalen" AMELIA EARHART, on cover mailed floating aerodrome. Gam•bia mails were from Boston, with cachet commemor­ Pot accepted officially nntil Novembier. ating her famous transatlantic flight T·he first northward mails left Rathtust $2.75. on November loth arriving in En!!land FRANK M. HAWKS, on cover three day• lat.er. 1 /3 was the inclusive mailed from N.Y. Aviation Show (of letter rate and a pictorial framed cach2t, which he was director). Feb. 8, 1929, depicting a seaplane over a native sail­ $2.25. ing boat, was applied in grey-violet with HAVE YOU a copy of our the insrription "First Air Mail Gambia­ Price List #23. offering over 600 bar­ England."-F. J. Field. gains in CAMs. F AMs. Zeppelins, etc. A post-card request will bring you a copy. PATRONIZE ROYCE A. WIGHT AIRPOST JOURNAL Soldiers Field Boston, Mass. ADVERTISERS

[20] American Air Mail Society ORGANIZED 1923 AS THE AERO PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA • President Secretary FRANCIS B. LEECH GEORGE W. ANGERS National Press Bldg., Washington, D.C. 2 9 3 Bridge St., Springfield, Mass. Vice-Presidents TreasurP.r' WALTER J. CONRATH, Albion Penn'a FRANK A. COSTANZO ERIK HILDESHEIM, 143 W. 49th St., P.O. Box 32, Punxsutawney, Penna. New York City. Sales Manager CHARLES G. RIESS, P. O. Box 11 RQBElR·T · M. FLINN Albany, New York. Norwood, Ohio RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Advance Bulletin Superintendent FRANK A. COSTANZO Directors P.O. Box 32, Punxsutawney, Penna, L. B. GATCHELL. 35 Chatfield Road, The Advance Bulletin is sent regularly Bronxville, N. Y. by the manager only to those members PERHAM C. NAHL, 6043 Harwood Ave., who are in good standing and provide a Oakland, Calif. supply of self addressed stamped en­ SAMUEL RAY. 1539 S. Kolin Avenue, velopes in which to mall it. Chicago, Illinois. Exchange Department Each member is entitled to two 25-word ANNA M. SCHAFER, 259 So. Balch St., Exchange Notices per year, in the Offi­ Akron, Ohio. cial Publication, without charge. Ad­ JAMES T. SCHWEIER, 3036 W. 61st dress direct to the publication office St.. Cleveland, Ohio. at Albion, Penna. DR. LEON G. TEDESCHE, 508 Carplin Official Publication Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL WILLIAM R. WARE, 404 E. 10th & Published monthly and sent to all Leslie Sta., Stuttgart. Ark. members in good standing.

The Treasurer's Report NEW MEMBERS 1618 Schlorke. G .. Box 190. Eisenach. Germany. 1619 Tuholske. Dr. Lester. 5115 Westminister Pl.. St. Louis. Mo. 1620 Ewing, W. R .. 1938 Mill Road. S. Pasadena, Calif. 1621 Haas. Joseph J .. Marshall Bldg .• Cleveland, Ohio. 1622 Vogeley. Richard W .. Jr.. 10026 - 92nd Ave .. Richmond Hill. N. Y. 1623 Heintz. Rene J'.• 18 Broadway Market. Buffalo. N. Y. 1625 Storer. H. D. % Nat. City Bank. San Juan Branch. San Juan, P.R. 1626 Salomon. Wm. E .. Jr.. Shoreland Hotel. Chicago, Ill. 1627 Koestlin. Rudolph. 14-23 - llBth St.. College Point. L. I .. N. Y. 1628 Hansen. Claude T .. 5805 N.E. 32nd Place. Portland. Oregon. 1629 Joeger. Hans Jr .. 40 Gown St.. Forest Hills. N. Y. 1630 Acers. Owen F .. Forest City. Mo. 1631 Piskorski. Mrs .. A. V .. 604 Jersey Ave .. Jersey City. N. J. 1632 Miltenberger. Dorothy A .. 567 Monroe Ave .. Elizabeth. N. J. 1633 Harmon. W. M .. 314 Hawthorne St .. Covington. Va. APPLICATIONS POSTED Following have made application for membership in the Society. If no objection is received and references are found in order. they will be admitted on April 15. 1935. Duncan. J. c .. 1118 W. 93rd St .. Los Angeles. Calif. Age 28. College Professor. Air Mail stamps and covers. By W. J. Conrath. Kantor. Benjamin. 240 W. 148th St .. New York City. Age 31. Garage owner. Air Mail stamps and covers. By Geo. W. Angers. Knapp. Miss Elizabeth J.. S. Sandisfield. Mass. Age 18. Student. Air Mail stamps and covers. By Geo. W. Angers. Weed. Louis E .. Jr .. 29 Mayhew Ave•. Larchmont. N. Y. Age 40. Banking. Air Mail stamps. By Walt Conrath. Glessner. H. Hall T .. Capt.. Quarry Heights. Canal Zone. Age 54. U. S. Army, Air mail stamps. By Walt Conrath. Dunbrack. Paschall. 110 E. Riverside Ave .. Covington. Virginia. Age 49. City Mail Carrier. All air mail items. By Geo. W. Angers. Quail. William Dickey. 292 E. 17th St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Age 26. Clerk. Air Mail stamps and covers. By Walt Conrnth. REINSTATED 1342 Cole. Ralph. 400 Emerson St .. N.W .. Washington. D. C. RESTGNRD 920 Gilbert. Lee. 463 A. West Hawthorne St.. Glendale. Calif. 1183 Wood. Roy A .. 3374 East 137th St.. Cleveland. Ohio. 1251 Talbott, Harry K .. 2827 Harrison. Kansas City. Mo. [21] CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES l<'IRST AI1R MAIT, IN THE WOR.LD­ le PER WORD - MINIMUM CHARGE 25c Paris Balloon post 1870. I sell each Copy for this section must be received by genuine letter $6.00--postal money order the 10th of the month. or notes with order. Satisfaction assured. Chaintrier, expert, 37 Rue Fieffe, Bor­ CAM's, FAM's, MOSTLY 1928 TO 1933. deaux, France. 57-4t* Breaking up a $1500 collection, $6 cata­ log value for $2. George S. Chapman, Fort Covington. N. Y. 59-2° EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT ROCKET STAMPS, SEMI - OFFICIAL~. A. A. M. S. Members are entitled to two flown covers, Zeppelins, baggage labels, 20-word ads per ye_ar in this Exchange aviation posters, etiquettes. Ask for lists. Section, free of charge. H u m m e 1, Allerheiligenhof, Innsbruck, Austria. lt• WILL EXCHANGE MY AIR DUPLICATES SEND $1.00 PAPER MONEY FOR FIVE) by Scott or Ivert basis. Specially interest­ different first flight covers, 50 sheets air­ ed in North & South America. H. D. mail labels of Japan. List free for air­ Storer, National City Bank, San Juan, mail stamps and covers. N. Miyake, Bo"" P. R. lt 35, Tsu City, Japan. It• WANTED-GERMAN ZEPPELINS. WILL ADMIRAL BYRD CARRIED AIRMAIL give in exchange. mint and used U. S., on several late South Pole explorations also foreign used airs. G. Roberts, 1090 flights. Autographed only $7.50 each. Beacon St.. Brookline. Mass. Giant Sikorsky Clipper flying soon Trans­ Pacific carried airmail first time during World's record flight last April. These FIRST FLIGHTS, AIRPORT DEDICA­ rare pilot autographed covers only $1.00 tions. fine condition. Sc & postage; 13 - $1. each. Circular on request. Katonah Approvals sent against references. An­ thony DiRocco. 28 Vernon Ave .. Brook­ Stamp Co., Katonah, N. Y. lt lyn. New York. 60-llh AIRMAIL FIRST FLIGHTS AND DEDil cations bought and sold. Write for free I WILL GIVE POCKET POSTS AGAINS'1· lists. Approvals sent on receipt of proper U. S. A. Zeppelin mail. first flights. etc. references. Herget, 553 Suffolk, Buffalo, New York. 58-4t Gerard Thoolen. s'Gravenhage, Holland.

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