AIR POST JOURNAL
F. A.M. 22
Official Post Office Department cachet for the first flight of FAM-22 to West Africa, scheduled for December 6, 1941
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ODAY, as we go to press, the United States is at war. Sunday, December 7, 1941, as this page was being prepared, the Japanese struck without warning at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and a 'half dozen or more other Pacific bases. Even while this country was still endeavoring to negotiate a satisfactory peace with the Oriental empire, bombing planes were taking American lives and destroying American property in the Pacific.
There are reports that one or perhaps more of our unfortified FAM 14 Clipper base islands have been occupied by the dastardly enemy; that others have been subjected to air raids; that one of the PAA Clippers was caught while in the course of actual service; that dear friends and fellow members in Manila, Honolulu, Guam and other points are in danger.
Many of our AAMS members and readers are in active United States military service. Needless it is to say that it is our every prayer that their task will be safely, expediently and completely ci.ccomplished. We, as a united nation, shail not be beaten. Our original domination of the air and the air industry shall soon again be proven to a now badly torn and bleeding world. Our principles of democracy and freedom shall be re-established throughout the globe for the protection and survival of mankind.
Though the sacrifices may be great, every one of this Society and every American-pledges his complete efforts.
r AIRPOST JOURNAL, OFFICIAL PUBLICATION oF THE TH C AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY DECEMBER, 1941 - Vol. XIII, No. 3 - Issue 140 - 20c PER COPY First Flight To Africa Left Miami On December 6th • PACIFIC AIRMAIL-Suva, Fiji, to U. S. A." Also the profile bust of a FAM NOTES Fiji native. Thus far the writer has by RICHARD L. SINGLEY seen the cachet applied in black and purple. The stamps are also canceled Lancaster, Pa. in purple, by hand with long bars. Covers bear the date November 14, • and are backstamped at the three BULLETIN U. S. points, November 17, 1941. The According to press dispatches. the writer's covers were all sent sealed inaugural flight of FAM-22, USA with a filler enclosed and none was Africa, left Miami, Florida. on the censored or opened for any reason. first leg of the route to San Juan, on schedule, Saturday, December 6. Few collectors know that another stop was added along with Suva, Fiji. The other stop is at Palmyra Island, COVERS FROM SUVA but as there is no post office there, IRST FLIGHT covers from Suva, first flight covers cannot be con F Fiji Islands, to the United States sidered. Suva breaks up the 1988- points (San Francisco, Los Angeles, mile hop from Canton to Noumea, San Pedro) have arrived. Again we so that it is 1251 miles from Canton are indebted to Pan-American Air to Suva and 826 miles from Suva to ways for their splendid service, for Noumea. covers at hand are in good condition The Palmyra stop is on the 1912- and bear evidence of being well mile stretch from Honolulu to Can handled. A cachet applied at Suva ton Island, and is merely a fuel stop. (in two lines) reads: "FIRST TRANS- Palmyra comprises a group of four
Official U. S. cachets for the inauguration of FAM-22 DECEMBER, 1941 77
American islands, along with New York, Christmas and Fanning. Pal myra is 1105 miles directly south of Honolulu and 807 miles due north of Canton. Please report any varie ties you may receive. More on Suva next month. FIRST FLIGHT TO AFRICA The U .. S. Post Office Department has prepared six different cachets (as illustrated here) to be applied on the inaugural service of FAM-22. Three of these will be applied at Miami for the three points in Africa and the other three at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Details of this flii:tht were announced in . last month's Journal and it is expected to be in augurated on December 6. An undertaking of this kind would have been a big thing back in 1928 when Pan-American had but 23 em ployees at Miami along with eight pilots and three planes. Today it has about 1500 employees, 26 planes and 140 pilots. In 1928 one plane a day left Miami, but today over 100 scheduled flights are made in and ROUTE PROVING FLIGHT-J. C. out of Miami each week. Scheduled Leslie, PAA Atlantic Division Man flights to Africa will naturally in ager at New York. wishes happy crease this substantially. landings to Capt. Harold E. Gray, When F AM-9 w?s in!!UP-urated to pilot of the Cape Town Clipper, just Buenos Aires out of Miami (Sent., before the departure from LaGuardia 1929) the air mail rate was 75c. The Airport in early November, on a highest rate on the F AM-22 route route proving flight to Leopoldville, will be ·7 4c-Brazil to Leopoldville. Belgian Congo. No mail was carried. TRANS-ATLANTIC TO EUROFE -Photo courtesy "Flash" Hyman. · Pan-American is considering the extension of FAM-18 from Lisbon to Foynes, Ireland. The plan is for FAM-22 Inaugural Dec. 6 two of the weekly flights to termi Under date of November 24, the nate at Foynes and the third at Lis Postal Bulletin of November 25 car bon. The route to Foynes via Lisbon ried the following statement: "With is 2 bout 4,590 miles. Via Shediac, reference to the announcement in N. B., and Botwood, Newfoundland, the Postal Bulletin of November 4, it is 3,067 miles. Plans are already '1941, under the heading 'First Flight underway to reopen the northern Air Mail Covers,' to be carried upon route in spring just as soon as the the inauguration of new Foreign Air bases at Shediac and Botwood are Mail Route 22, Miami to Leopold free of ice and fog. ville, via San Juan, etc., the date of the inaugural flight has been post poned so as to leave Miami Decem ber 6, instead of November 29. "Additional covers will be accept ed until the day before departure by the postmasters at Miami and San Juan, and it is understood Pan American Airways will also accept covers until December 2 ..Any addi FIRST TRANSP1lCIFlC AIR MAIL tional covers should be prepared as Sitva, Fiji to Ca11to11 Isltmd indicated in the pervious announce ment in the· Postal Bulletin of No FAM-19 Suva, Fiji, Cachet vember 4." 78 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
formerly looked for from the Scott Catalogue listings . • WE WANT MORE FILLED BOOKS AND PACKETS! l ! GET 'EM IN! Charles P. Porter, Sales Manager 143 Beechmoni Drive • New Rochelle, N. Y. AGAIN ALL'S FAIR .. IN WAR? • This is a plea for fresh material: By Alton J. Blank FAM and CAM Covers; Air Stamps, Air mail stamp collectors have both mint and used. During the sum been asked to place the recent Dutch mer we retired a large percentage ot Indies charity stamps in their col the books and packets in the Sales lections. 'Ihe surtax indicated on the Department and to date we do not stamps is to buy bombers for Britain. have anything like enough to send Dropping the political or natior;al to all the requests we have had for angles as a subject too controversial circuits. Many of our old buyers for treatment on these pages, let us have written asking when they may loo:{ at another· side. Why should expect a circuit and we have had new issues of this type be foisted dozens of requests from members upon air stamp collectors? who have never used th.e Department Should not a line be drawn by to see what we can offer. We just collectors on matters of this nature? have had to make them wait until The stamps are not air mails, nor is more books are entered. Now is the their surtax intended for use as such. time to put in your surplus stamps Honduras C84 <150) ...... 1 zontally. "A safe investment at the Nicaragua C203-14 (213-24) .... 12 price of $7 .00 to $8.00 that they are bringing at present," said Shylock. Panama C49-53 (55-59) ...... 5 Since then they have reached $12.50, Salvador C61 (63) ...... 1 dropped back to $10.00 and this year Spain C97 (245) ...... 1 they have advanced to around $15.00. Spain C97c (247) ...... 1 MEXICO'S LATEST air stamp to gain the spotlight of stampdom is 30 the 20c brown carmine "Eagle Man" . REMEMBER? Five years ago- issued on unwatermarked paper in Tanna Touva's second set of air 1938-Scott C80 and Sanabria 104. stamps-if you'll permit these to be Scott listed it at 15c in 1940, $3.00 called air stamps-were issued in in 1941, and $15.00 in 1942, whereas pretty colors and shapes for us col Sanabria listed it at 30c in 1939 and lectors to buy. After the first set had · 1940, and $3.50 in 1941, with the price been foisted on us in 1934, at some advancing to $10.00 in the June issue thing like $5.50 a set, only to have of the News. For weeks, an ad has the price drop off until it is now 30c been running in a stamp magazine, because remainders were sold at a "$15.00 catalogue value-25c net. very small fraction of the original Mexico airmail C80 mint." The new face value, at least one dealer we issue price in 1938 was 15c, so even know of"""---;and he used to be located if C80 turns out to be a common at 551 Fifth Avenue-was sporting stamp, the present 25c price might enough to turn the second set over bring a "buy" suggestion from Shy to clients at just what he paid for lock if he were with us today. them. Ten years ago - In APJ's Market Notes, Shylock was tipping readers off to the 300 Roumania sets overprinted on the stamps water marked vertically instead of hori- MEXICO DO YOU WANT to fill some of those blank ANSWER TO QUESTION-AIR: The United States. In place of Presi spaces in the Mexican dent Roosevelt's picture, an Eagle part of YOUR air mail appeared. The flags of Argentina, collection? I'll bet I Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay can send just the stamps were accompanied by pictures of the president of each country. The Para you want-quicker and guay stamp mentioned is Scott Cl 18 at a lower price than and Sanabria 121. you can get them any where else. HEKEEL~s IVEEKLY OR-I can send you STAMP 1'lE"TS an APPROVAL hook Now Published in Magazine Form of Mexican air mails. With Departments Covering: Coming Issues New Issues Just tell me whether Washington News Naval & Seapost Airposts Market Comment you want to see mint Precancels Auction Reports or used. U.S. Notes $1.00 per year WRITE- Introductory Ofter B ox 114, Scarsdale, N.Y. 6 Honlhs for Only 25c 226 Federal Street Portland, Me. • by CHAS. G. RIESS Information concerning C.A.M.'s shot:Id be sent direct to the editor of sectio:a, P. 0. Box 11. Albany. N. Y . • Niagara Falls-Nov. 9, 1941 EFFECTIVE November 1, 1941, as per data in daily Postal Bulle tin dated October 30, 1941, Niagara Falls, N. Y., was scheduled for em bracing for service' on AM-7. How ever, this evidently was an error as the daily Postal Bulletin dated No vember 12, 1941, shows a correction to October 30th bulletin making the date of inaugural ser- vice at Niagara Falls, N. Y., Novem AM-18 at Bridgeport, Conn., as New ber 9, 1941, on which date inaugural Haven is the nex1;i northbound point service was actually given that point. from Bridgeport from which it is In connection with this it is inter logical to send inbound covers via esting to note that first flight covers the first southbound flight into are actually canceled November 1, Bridgeport. 1941, from Niagara Falls, N. Y., and bear the official first flight cachet Incidentally, it is not amiss to in blue. Covers sent by the writer mentfon at this time that collectors of this column are so cancelled but often send out covers for dispatch properly backstamped at Buffalo. via inbound flights· to certain points N. Y., and Detroit, Mich., on Novem which between that time and the ber 9th and 10th respectively. Under actual time of inauguration of ser these conditions it is possible that vice at some new point finds actual covers from Niagara Falls also exist service at these certain points sus canceled November 9th although the pended with the consequent result writer of this column has not as yet that the covers at these certain seen any such covers. Covers at Buf points intended for first inbound falo, N. Y., intended for the first in flights cannot be dispatched by bound flight to Niagara Falls from planes and are either not dispatched the east evidently were canceled or mis-dispatched by other means November 1st and then held and and hence collectors miss out. Col again canceled November 9th on lectors will do well after having sent which date they were actually dis out covers to keep in touch with the patched by the first inbound flight notices in the daily Postal Bulletins to Niagara Falls from the East. listing suspensions of service, for by Collectors will do well to check their so doing he will not be apt, to miss covers, especially the inbound ones out or have his inbound covers mis which, if canceled on or about No dispatched. vember 1st, should bear definite backstamps of Niagara Falls to indi Effective October 7, 1941, AM cate receipt at this point on Novem Routes 5, 20 and 42 were consolidated ber 9th. into one route known as AM-5. New Haven, Conn. Effective October 1, 1941, the name Effective November 1, 1941, service of the contractor of AM-33 was via AM-18 was resumed at New changed from Inter-Island Airways, Haven, Conn. This point should be kept in mind in connection with the Ltd., to Hawaiian Airlines, Ltd. coming inauguration of service via THE AIRPOST JOURNAL is entered WALTER J. CONRATH. F.ditor as second-class matter, February 10, Albion, Penn'a 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa., under the Act of March 3. 1879. GRACE CONRATH, Business Manager All editorial copy, advertising, new and Albion, Penn'a renewal subscriptions should be sent ALTON J. BLANK. Assistant Editor direct to the publication office a\ 1089 Winston Rd., South Euclid, Ohio Albion, Penn 'a. GLEN W. NAVES, Assistant Editor The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not con P. 0. Box 446, Spartanburg, S. C. ducted for profit. The managing edi tor, all department editors, feature ASSOCIATE EDITORS writers 2nd contributors serve gratis and without compensation of any kind. FRANCIS J. FIELD, Sutton Coldfield, All receipts from advertising, subscrip England tions and contributions are applied di L. B. GATCHELL, 24 Brook Road, rectly to the betterment of the maga Bronxville, N. Y. zineand the promotion of aero-philately. D. E. HELMUTH. 1724 Page Ave.. #11, SUBSCRIPTION RATES East Cleveland, Ohio United States ...... $2.00 per year JAMES C. HEARTWELL, 341 Carroll Canada and Foreign ...... $2.50 per year Park West. Long Beach, Calif. Single Copies ...... 20c each Back Numbers ...... 25c each F. W. KESSLER, 500 Fifth Avenue, Second (duplicate) copy sent to New York. N. Y. member's same address, 1 yr .....$1.00 RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Post Office, Bound Volumes also available. Lancaster, Penn'a ADVERTISING RATES DEPARTMENT EDITORS One inch, per issue ...... $ 1.00 Quarter Page, per issue ...... $ 3.25 ALTON J. BLANK Half Page, per issue ...... $ 6.00 Airs of the Month Full Page, per issue ...... $10.00 HAROLD A. JONES Front Inside or Back Cover ...... $12.00 Crash Cover News Composition charge for solid, tabular or special typographic layouts: lOc to GLEN W. NAVES 25c per inch additional. Chapters Section Interested advertisers may apply for W.R. PATTON contract rate for space used every Canada issue for a period of 12 months. Ad MAURICE S. PETTY vertisin!! end editorial copy MUST BE Dedications and Unofficials RECEIVED BY THE 20TH OF EACH CHARLES G. RIESS MONTH. 10 days before publication. Contract Air Mail Routes With Best Wishes to Al/ Our Readers for A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year DECEMBER, 1941 83 vertise attractive duplicates. It PresiJent's Message served the double purpose of en abling members to pick up needed • items. and other members to dispose To l:he Members of l:he of stamps and covers. Why not American Air Mail Society: advertise? Perhaps you may have observed At this time allow me to extend that the great majority of collectors to all fellow members best wishes in the field of Aerophilately give no for a Merry Christmas and a Most thought to "Investment Values" but Happy and Prosperous New Year. pursue the hobby primarily for -WM. R. C. ALLEY. pleasure. This is certainly a healthy sign for the future of our branch of • Philately and serves a dual purpose in affording a maximum of benefit CHIEF M. S. BRITTO RECEIVES to ourselves and in creating a solid CONNECTICUT EXHIBIT A WARDS foundation for advancement. It is Two first prize blue ribbons were only a question of time when the won by Chief of Police Morris S. hi<>torical significance of Aerophila Britto, Bethel, Conn., for his out tely will be fully appreciated by the standing showing of air mail covers great mass of collectors. at the second annual exhibition of Fully cognizant of this fact, your the Stamp Clubs of Greater Hart Society through its publications such ford, held November 15. Chief Britto as the American Air Mail Catalogue is a well-known AAMS member and and Airpost Journal, through splen CAM collector. did articles by its members in the Chief Britto was the only one of philatelic and lay press and through 75 exhibitors to receive two first the fine work of its chapters plus prizes. To win top honors in the gen the work of its special committees eral group of the air mail section, in several fields is gradually broad Chief Britto displayed a frame of ening the education of the general flown air mail envelopes that traced public in the attractive vineyard of the history and development of the "Air Mail." air mail service from the Paris bal loon post of 1870 to the present day I recently had the honor and advanced form of air mail pick-up plecosure of· meeting President Luis routes. P.ne-u 1o of the Club Filatelico de la Republica de Cuba, our branch chap Chief Britto's second prize win ter in Havana. Mr. Angulo is not ning display was a frame of auto only an air mail enthusiast but a graphed air mail covers that bore collector of note in 19th Century signatures of noted fliers. Spain plus an outstanding collection of Peru. • Congratulations to Advance Bulle NEW PAGES FOR tin Supt. Walter J. Conrath on the THE CAM ALBUM superb Blue Sheet notice on F AM-22 New supplementary pages for the enclosed with the November Airpost Complete APJ-CAM Album are be Journal. This is ideal for mounting ing announced this month. The pages in your album. just released are for mounting of Due to stress of war work, Editor all new CAM covers flown since Bill Hafner had to combine the Oc publication of the original CAM tober number of the CA.M Cover Album over a year ago. News with the November issue. Mr. L. B. Gatchell, Editor of the Incidentally, I learn these cost 7 CAM section of the American Air cents per issue, so when renewing Mail Catalogue, compiled the new your membership and the spirit page sets which have been pub moves, send Bill a dollar instead of lished by the APJ Album Depart 50 cents. Perhaps we can save him ment. It is now possible to mount the trouble of a Donation Auction if properly all CAM covers up to and enough of us can afford to do this. including Route AM-56, as cata Several years back, many collec logued in the Supplements of the tors used the Airpost Journal to ad- November, 1941, Airpost Journal. LUCHTPOST. By EDWIN BROOKS Indians and savage tribes in various Chicago. Ill. parts of the world frequently at tached messages or symbols to • arrows and prQjected them to their ~ INCE men became organized in friends across ravines or rivers, ~ communal groups and thence whilst there are also stories of bees into nations the necessity of provid having been used to carry messages. ing adequate facilities for the car The earliest example of an airmail riage of mails and communications service is that from the Ark resting has been important. on the Mount after the Deluge. Noah Upon a brief note, carried by run released a dove which returned ner or horseman. might depend the bearing an olive branch-a message fate of a ruler, a people or a civiliz that the water had abated. ation. Early records of China and Japan We c:..re not concerned today with reveal that emperors used pigeons the development of land or even to carry messages to distant parts of watt:T systems for the carrying of their domains and even during the mail. These are, of course, the for present war between the two coun bears of the air mail and will remain tries, pigeons are being used by Jap in use concurrently with this latter anese troops. system for many years to come. Sultan Nurredin, caliph of Bagh The history of aerial communica dad during the twelfth century, pro tion may be grouped into three main moted a regular and systematic car clas~es: Pigeon post, balloon post and rier-pigeon service, and by the mid airplane and dirigible services, but dle of the thirteenth century this there are other aerial services and form of aerial post was exceedingly methods of transporting messages. well-organized and extended from For instance, in 1417, during the Cairo to the Euphrates River Valley. Burgundian war, the besieged inhab The siege of Paris during the itants of Neuss placed messages in Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 hollow cannonballs and fired them proved the utility of the carrier over the heads of the hostile troops pigeon, for by this means the inhab surrounding the city; the American itants were able to keep in touch DECEMBER, 1941 85 with the world outside. Balloons first appeared in the late ""''"'"'''''''''''''''''~ years of the eighth century during the reign of Charlemagne and legend mount has it that several people riding in a THE NEW COVERS balloon descended into the city of ON THESE Lyons, France. The citizens were amazed at the vessel from the skies, and the unfortunate aeronauts were seized and condemned to death as New APJ Sets sorcerers for violating the laws of Nature! and Album Pages John Wise, the most famous Amer TRANS - PACIFIC FAM-14 and ican balloonist of his time, startled FAM-19 ADDITIONS-Singapore and Suva, Fiji Set. Includes nine the scientific world in 1843 by claim specially printed pages for ing that the wind, at an altitude of mounting the long PAA Singa two or three miles, was blowing con pore covers. Ten pages for mounting Suva, Fiji, covers. Two stantly from west to east and that Heavy Title Pages. One page for consequently it would be possible, the new FAM-19 oddity cover by ascending with a balloon to this (Suva-Canton Island, mailed the day before it was received). Two air current, to be wafted across the Map and Cachet Pages. Two Atlantic from the United States to Photo Pages. Two Titles for Europe in a shorter time than was affixing to backbone of album. possible by any other method of Complete set ...... $1.20 transport. Postage extra, weight 2 lbs. FAM-22 U.S.-AFRICA SET. Beau The start was made in fine weath tiful pages to attractively com plete your new South Trans er. but as the aeronauts approached Atlantic Collection. Set includes New York State the balloon was 20 Pages for Mounting Covers. caught in a terrific hurricane and, One Heavy Title Page. One Map and Cachet Page. Two Photo to prevent it from falling into the Pages. One Descriptive Page lake, it was necessary to throw al with Route Information. One most everything, including the mail, Title for affixing to backbone of album. Price for Complete overboard. Finally, torn and bat Set ...... $1.20 tered, the balloon came to rest in Postage extra, weight 2 lbs. Jefferson County, New York State, New APJ Pages for Mounting but the aeronauts had set a distance the Currently Po1mlar record of 809 miles, which was not surpassed until forty-one years later. WAR COVERS WAR COVERS-Pages with appropri The mail-bag was later found on ate design and title at top printed in the shores of the lake and the letters two colors. Censored covers, prisoners' forwarded to their destination. This mail, interrupted mail, or any other is indeed a very early instance of a covers, from all nations, resulting from this or other wars may be long distance and almost totally suc mounted on these pages. Printed one cessful airmail flight. side only. 10 for 30c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.80. Postage extra. The close of the Great War (1914- U. S. MILITARY COVERS - A new 1918) marked a new era .in the his page for mounting all covers from tory of aviation and as the airplane U. S. Military Bases, Camps, etc. Attractively printed in two colors on had been improved out of all recog standard APJ card-weight pages, nition by the necessities of war and round cornered and punched to fit 3- had been made a safe machine to fly, ring binder. Printed one side only. it was rapidly adapted to the needs 10 for 30c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.80. of commercialism. Postage extra. (The pages advertised here are now in the process of preparation and will At the beginning of the present be ready for delivery in approximately war is the new era of clipper air · two weeks.) mail, and one may look into the future and see the development of APJ ALBUM DEPT. the rocket mail. From there on, Buck Rogers will have to take over in the Walter J. Colll"ath Albion, Penn'a twenty-fifth century. Ghristmas ~cssayc TO ALL officers and members of American Air Mail Society chapters, both in these United States and abroad, your chairman extends Best Wishes for a Merry, Bright and Happy Christmas Season and for a Full Measure of All the Good Things of Life through out the, years to come. We approach the Yuletide deeply grateful for co-operation received and aero-philatelic friendships and fellowship richly enjoyed; we assure every member who has helped that we are ever mindful of your valuable ·contribution to the up building of our Society, and that we also are cognizant of our future opportunities. And now your chairman shall become very frank and remind one and all-the full membership of the American Air Mail Society-that he is expecting a Christmas gift. Not now, mind you-but during the months n:maining before our 1942 convention. This gift is within your ability to give, despite its great value. It is reasonably expected-and if, as memben of the Society and aero-philatelic enthusiasts, we each give a good accounting of o"ur stewardship, it shall be DELIVERED ON TIME! This gift, fellow workere, is MORE CHAPTERS and INCREASED INTEREST, INITIATIVE and ACTIVITY among those we have. It is not just a gift to your chairman; it is, in a much greater sense, a gift -and an OBLIGATION, if you please-to your Society and mine, and to further propagation and wdfare of the hobby we love. Your chairman wants and the Society needs: 1.-More letters of inquiry. 2.-More letters ·offering co-operation and suggestions. 3.-More letters offering to help organize chapters. 4.-A greater feeling of individual responsibility on the part of all members in obtaining new members and new chapters. 5.-An end to this sort of thinking-"If I don't do it, somebody else will." MORE INITIATIVE! MORE CO-OPERATION! MORE ACTIVITY! And at the beginning of 1942-not months later-when time will be far too short and opportunities too limited for a worthwhile 1942 convention report. A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! Gratefully, GLEN W. NAVES, Chapter Chairman. DECEMBER. 1941 87 MIL WAUKEE AMS BULLETIN RE-ELECTS OFFICERS The American Air Mail Soci A 100 per cent group in the right ety's next new chapter will be channel is the MilwaUKee Air Mail named in honor of one of the Society, Chapter 15 of the American nation's most famous pioneer air Air Mail Society. men-a flier especially well known Each officer and member has pur to CAM collectors. chased copies of the American Air Let's get going-and start the Mail Catalogue and supplement. New Year right with· not one but Commendable example, this-and many new chapters! one that could well be adopted by other chapters. Milwaukee chapter, at its Novem BOSTON CHAPTER ber meeting, re-elected all officers IS ACTIVE GROUP M. 0. Warns, president; H. L. Eggert, vice-president, and Claude Degler, Boston Chapter No. 1, American secretary-treasurer. Air Mail Society, continues busy Another feature was expression by with a full-fledged activities program members commending The Airpost and 16 of its members possessing Journal· for publication of the No AAMS membership cards. vember blue sheet on, the Leopold Howard R. Carley of Waltham, ville, Belgian Congo flight, next on Mass., was to exhibit and lecture at PAA's FAM schedule. the December meeting, Hotel Statler. Secretary Degler was presented Officers will be elected soon. with a silver platter on the occasion of his 25th wedding anniversary. Following reorganization, an en Clarence Cary, president of the thusiastic session was held. Guests Milwaukee Philatelic Society, was a included George W. Angers, treas guest. urer, and Emil J. Vlasak, secretary. American Air Mail Society; "Skippy" Schermerhorn, Springfield, Mass.; Mayor Maurice J. Tobin of Boston, and Joseph F. Dinneen, feature edi tor, The Boston Globe; also Norman Watt of Springfield. Mr. AnJ?ers ex hibited Paris balloon and other in teresting covers. Miss Laura J. LeVe~que is secre tary and took a leading part in re organizing the Society's No. 1 chapter. • PHILADELPHIA WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS New officers of Philadelphia Air Mail Society, AAMS Chapter 6, will be announced in the January Airpost Journal. Election will feature the December 11th meeting at the home of Walter Arn, 3418 Cottman street, scheduled to entertain with a party for the chapter. Philadelphia continues to chalk up progress, 16 attending the Novem ber meeting and new members com M. 0. WARNS. President of fhe ing in continuously. Milwaukee Air Mail Society AIR MAIL and the w AR, XVII gart and Vienna are the only ones still in • operation for airmail services in Germany. by DR. MAX KRONSTEIN New York, N. Y. Two interesting new air routes have been developed in Northern Europe. The one, since August, 1941, is an extension of • the German airline Berlin-Oslo, Norway, HIS IS the last issue in 1941. In order to Stockholm, Sweden, and across the T to bring this world-wide review as Baltic Sea to the Finnish coastal city of far as possible up to date we refer our Abo, to the Finnish inland Jake region of readers to two publications of the same Tammersfors and with its terminal at author, in "STAMPS" of October 4th and Ravaniemi. This service is connected with 11th, 1941-about the summer develop the fact that Finland is Germany's ally in ments of the airmails in Europe and over the Russian war. The other new German the North Atlantic; the other, in the No northern air route has been mentioned vember issues of the same weekly maga in the Fall, 1941, for the first time. It is zine, about the events in South America a 950-mile airway all along the Atlantic over the South Atlantic, and in Africa in coast of Norway from Drontheim to Bodo the Fall, 1941. This makes it possible for Narvik, Harstad, Tromso, Hammerfest us to proceed in the general review with and Kirkenes, that is up to the North Cape out repeating the facts which have already of Europe. This service recalls the fact been given there. that Norway's island of Spitzbergen. north of Hammerfest across the Arctic Sea, was From Central Europe raided by British, Canadian and Free The German Lufthansa operates limited Norwegian forces on September 9, 1941, inland services only since the beginning and that the air courier route between of the war with Russia. l.Vlany of its ex England and Russia must cross the same perienced flying crews are needed for the area as the new German air service. (Also operation of great Junkers 52/3m trans a U. S. B-24 Army· bomber on a 24,700- port planes in the "Transport Squadrons mile globe-circling trip with a mission to of the Luftwaffe," fifteen of these planes London and Moscow, September 18- in each squadron. Concerning one of 0ctober 30, 1941, might have crossed there, these squadrons on the Russian front, in if it did not fly south across the Iran). teresting data has been released. It seems The connection between tlle new German that the report covers a period of about North-Norway air route from Drontheim 50 days beginning June 22, 1941. In these and the Central European Airlines at days each plane made three flights daily Oslo is made by express tr zone of France will be accepted except when addressed to civilian internees." Also U. s .. airmail to unoccupied France has been intercepted at Hendaye, on the Spanish-French border, and has been censored by German occupation forces beginning in late September, 1941. Other reports mention the Germz n censorship during the transportation of U. S. mails between Barcelona, Spain, and Marseilles, France, since that air route is operated under supervision of the German Air Force. The German aviatrix, Elly Beinhorn, well-known by her early African flight, is now carrying planes in a ferry service from the factories to the place of desti nation, similar to what Amy .Johnson Mollison was doing when she was killed by accident on .January 5, 1941. The French air pioneer, Commandant Rossi, Paris, this Summer published a book about his experiences in the air under the title, "Au service de l'aviation Francaise 1919-1939." All mail rates between Germany and Italy will be reduced on .January 1, 1942, according to announcement of October 19, 1941. A similar agreement reducing the foreign mail rate to the domestic (or to a special rate) has been in operation for many years between Germany and the former Austria, and a few other countries. In Southern Europe the Italian Ala Lit- ARMY'S B-19, the world's largest bomber, has the greatest load-carry ing capacity and longest non-stop EmLeJlisL Your Collec:tion range of any plane ever built. The with Douglas ship is powered by four 2,000-horsepower Wright Duplex Cy Air Mail & Zeppelin Co,.,ers clone engines. -Courtesy "Flash" Hyman. • Our 11th MAIL SALE, to be held about , the middle of December, contains an ~ able papers and d~cuments," which must exceptionally fine assortment of this be taken to shelter in the event of an material, including covers from: air alarm. They should be kept in an air AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, AUS tight box and a register of the stamps TRIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, must be kept separat~ly for insurance in BULGARIA, DANZIG. FRANCE and case of an air accident. COLONIES, GERMANY. ITALY and · Since Germart "occupation forces" in COLONIES, LEBANON, LIBERIA. France suspended postal relations to and 1 LJECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA. from occupied France, the U. S. Post NETHERLANDS, SAAR, SWITZER Office Department announced on Septem, LAND, SYRIA, Etc. ber 5, 1941, that no more "mail articles This is an unusual opportunity to addressed for delivery in the occupied 11cquire-AT YOUR OWN PRICES- . items which lend distinction to any : Collection. USED AIR MAILS OF THE WORLD. • The American Dealers' and Collectors' Source of Supply. THE STAMP STUDIO Price and Check List, 25c deductible. P. 0. Box 11, Station W, GEORGE HERZOG NEW YORK, N. Y. 68 Nassau Street New York City 90 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL toria Air Lines inaugurated a new route number of Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 planes from Ancona across the Adriatic Sea to which are at the disposal of that service. Spalato, Yu.goslavia and to Cattaro. Even Swiss airmail is being accepted for the For the shuttle service between Great Britain and Foynes the British Overseas new air service . . . A regular "courier service" was also reported this Fall be Airways acquired the new Curtiss CW-20, tween Turkey and Germany. which is claimed to be the wordl's largest twin-motor transport airplane. From Portugal it has been reported that A new "leaflet campaign" of the RAF the "American Clipper" made a success over. Italy was announced early in Octo ful forced night landing at sea off Setu ber, 1941. On the British Home Front, bal, 20 miles south of Lisbon in a severe leaflets as "A Message to Bournemouth rainstorm June 7, 1941. from the Royal Air Force" were dropped over that city on February 19, 1941, in From England it is announced that two connection with a "War Weapons Week." new railway air services between England Most of the leaflets fell into the sea. and Northern Ireland and between Scot land and Northern Ireland, which began operation on September I, 1941, carry, at Iran (Persia) least in the direction to Northern Ireland, On August 25, 1941, English and Russian airmail at a special air fee of 3d for a troops began the occupation of Iran. card or letter (up to 8 oz.), but that no Persian airmail history began by pioneer mail for Eire will be accepted. On the services in December, 1924, and early in return flight airmail is carried on the 1925. The German Junkers Air Services route to England only, but not on flights even formed a special subsidiary, the "Junkers Air Services in Persia," which to Scotalnd. had the officia airmail contracts until 1930, when the Imperial Airways; became Airgraphs the official airmail carrier. An airmail Data ig given in the "Aero Field" con from Persia to Moscow, Russia, and to cerning the first Airgraph dispatches from Berlin came in operation on June 23, the forces in the Middle East to England. 1928. (First flight mail arrived at Berlin The first Airgraph dispatch arrived there on July 3, 1928). The first dispatches over on May 13, 1941, consisting of 50,000 micro film letters, the second of 85,000 arrived May 19. They were delivered in sealed envelopes, machine marked in red color: "Postage----(date)-Paid" without town name. For Airgraph dispatches from Eng DIAMONDS land special forms have been issued and are available at the post office free of Look over your old discarded jewelry charge. The 3d fee for the Airgraph is and see if you have any diamonds, to be paid by placing stamps on the back set or unset, that you are willing to of the form before handing it. Special exchange for Lindbergh autographed forms at the price of 3d. were issued on first flights, Pioneers, FAM's, CAM's, July 21, 1941, for airmail letter-cards to British prisoners of war in German and dedications, or what do you want in Italian camps. They are printed in blue Airmail covers? on white, bearing an imprinted 2'hd stamp, a bi-lingual airmail label, instruc tions for the dispatcher' and the inscrip Charles Delagneau tion "Prisoner of War Post - Kriegsge 74 N. W. 27th Street, fangenenpost - Service des Prisonniers de Miami, Florida Guerre." They are flown by British air ways to Lisbon and thence either by the German Lufthansa to Germany or by the Italian Airservice to Rome. A new agree ment about such P. 0. W. airmail between England end Italy was announced in Sep tember, 1941.. Italy agreed to• carry ordi nary, not prepaid, British mail for Brit ish prisoners of war in Italy by plane from Lisbon even the trensportation from UNITED STATES, u. s. Pos England to Lisbon has been made by sea. sessions & British North Amer All air-P. 0. W. mail from England to ica Stamps. Valuable 96-page Lisbon and Italy or from Italy to Lisbon cat a Io g. Virtually complete. and England will be flown by Italy with Economical prices. Convenient as a check list. Nearly 1000 out extra air-fee. The British rate is 3d illustrations. Free on request. for an air letter-card, 5d for an airmail Send today for your copy. letter and 2'hd for an airmail postcard. H. E. HARRIS & CO. Airmail between London and Lisbon is 7 Transit Bldg~ Boston, Mass. now carried almost daily by the Free Dutch KLM, in spite of the very small DECEMBER. 1941 91 Su#11~~~~ton ,, ~.~~-· ... VII\ AIR M.AJi. Walter. J Conrath Al.b~on, Penn's. U 3 A FIRST FLIGHT COVER FROM SUVA, FIJI the Empire Air Service to India were ish Overseas Airways, etc. Huge U. S. made on April 4, 1~29, with a special stop airports are rising in the new "bases" all at Bushire. over the Atlantic, under the American These airmail services between Moscow flag, with American post offices, Ameri and Persia and between Persia and the can stamps and cancellations. But there Empire Air Route again became important is no new soldiers' airmail service in through the developments of the present operatio~ as yet, according to a recent war. During the advance of the occupa tion forces, RAF as well as Russian planes dropped leaflet appeals to the Iran troops to cease firing. I Fill Your On August 28 an agreement was reached · and Iran guaranteed to co-operate fully with Britain and Russia on all transporta WANT LISTS at tion problems. The air route across Iran became extremely important during the progress of the Russian war, since it could ONE RALF still operate as a connection between the Empire air routes and Russia even after a state of siege had been proclaimed for Moscow on October 19, 1941, and a Rus CATALOGUE sian wartime center had been set up at Kuybyshev on the Volga. • The North Atlantic CAM ROUTES 1-35 Air services across the North Atlantic are going to be more and more routine FAM ROUTES 1-18 flights through the experience gained on CANADIAN the military trans-Atlantic flights, the "Air Ferry," the PAA Clippers, the Brit- PHILIPPINE ZEPPELIN Limited Edition - 200 Copies Also Airport Dedications and "SOURDOUGH FLIGHTS Lindberghiana Covers Rapidly diminishing. Fabricoid binding type $1.50 almost gone. Heavy paper binding $1.00. All are autographed by • Koestler and .Johnson. Is complete record of Alaskan flights. Write for "What Philatelic Press Sayb HENRY J. KOENIG About Alaskan Flights" to 851 East 12 Street LT. COMDR. J. G. JOHNSON Brooklyn, N. Y. Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va. 92 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL report from Iceland, where the post office AIR EXPRESS." For later Clipper starts is handled as a branch of the New York about 200 pounds of express can be ac post office. cepted at a rate of $2 per pound, and a A new extension of the New York minimum of $5. The British control must trans-Atlantic airbase was placed under be carried out before the dispatch, and construction on July 31, 1941, for the new will be certified by a special "Air-Cert." trans-Atlantic four - engined Sikorsky PAA-Africa plane of the American Export Airlines. An U. S. airmail service across the All airmail service over the North At South Atlantic between San Juan, Puerto lantic is still carried out by the Pan Rica, and Africa, and with connecting American Airways. Mr. Juan T. Trippe, flights of a Caribbean Clipper between who believed first in the possibilities of Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida, will be regular hemisphere flights and of a inaugurated about Novemt>er 29, 1941. scheduled trans-Atlantic airmail and car The details were already, !$!Ven by Supple ried it through to the present day as the ment Bulletin No. 88 to the November leader of the PAA, was honored recently issue of the Alrpost Journal. A 12-days' by the award of the Daniel Guggenheim "proving round trip" of the new Cape Medal for 1941. town Clipper between New York and the The historic rivalry between the sea new and improvedi bases on the African plane and the Zeppelin was recalled when West coast, the Gold Coast and in the Bel the U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board, on gian Congo, began on November 10, 1941. August HI, 1941, dismissed "for lack of On board the Capetown Clipper (Captain prosecution" the application of the Ger H. E. Gray) were technical government man "Zeppelin Reederei" (from October representatives, but no mail was flown 24, 1938) for 15 to 20 round trips annually on the proving flight. The former Ger of a Zeppelin airship between Frankfort, man Lufthansa South Atlantic base at Main, Germany, and Lakehurst, N. J. It Bathurst will be used by the new U. S. A. will be seen after the war if the Zeppelin Clipper service. will have its "comeback" over teh Atlan New developments in the Far East and tic, or if a chapter in the history of the around the Pacific will be reviewed in a trans-Atlantic airmail came to an end later report. by 1hat announcement. In the North of the Western Hemi No new data has been released recently sphere, soldiers' letters of Canadian concerning the British Overseas flights. troops, which are "temporarily stationed" The PAA Clippers performed new rec in Newfoundland were mailed without ord flights, the Pacific Cllpper making an stamps in the fall of 1941, "because of eastbound non-stop flight from San Fran difficulties in arranging for the sale of cisco to LaGuardia Field (Captain R. 0. either Canadian or New!oundland stamps D. Sullivan) on September 19-20, 1941, and at the stations there," according to an one of the trans-Atlantic Clippers made a ~nnovn~ement of the Canadian Postmas flight to California for trans-Pacific ser ter General. U. S. bases there are under vice. A first night takeoff from New York 1"n official government lease to the was carried out bv the Atlantic Clipper U. S. A. and are using U. S. postage on September 26, 1941. The first Atlantic stamps. Air Exoress shipment, consisting of two The Trans-Canadian Airlines discon bags with 411h pounds of goods, was dis tinued the service between Toronto, Lon patched from New York on the Dixie c'on (Canada), and Windsor Ontario, on Clipper, September 28, 1941. The PAA August 1, 1941. writes in that connection on October l, Bv a decision of the U. S. Civil Aero 1941 : "Labels were not used for the first nautics Board the fosmer "Experimental Air Express flight to Europe, but merely Air Mail Pick-up" became a regular post a rubber stamp was placed on the shiu facility on October 3, 1941. ments and documents pertaining to such Warlike "surrender" leaflets were drop shipments, stating that it ·was the first ped on Sentember 19, 1941, by 3rd Army commercial Air Express flight to Europe. bombers during the U. S. war games in As the first flight has been completed, Louisiima, urging the men of the 2nd the rubber stamp has now been de Army to "think of their wives, children stroyed." The inscription of that rubber and sweethearts and to surrender while stamp was, "FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC there is still time." · In Peru all aviation comes under con trol of a new Ministry of Aviation on USED AIR MAILS Januarp 1, 1942. Bolivia C50 .... 0.05 Haiti Cll ...... $.15 In October, 1941, in Brnil a great avia Cuba C26 ...... 10 Paraguay tion week was held (with Issue of a spe Curacao C9 .... .12 Sa~3:J~; 3oc61:~-~~ cial 5400 reis airmail stamp) in celebra Ecuador C30 .....0 5 Venez'la C38 .....30 tion of the 40th anniversary of the first Ecuador C61.. ...15 Venez'la Cl40... 10 dirigible flight around the Eiffel Tower, Ecuador C65 .....34 Venez'la Cl41.. .20 Paris, by the great Brazilian pioneer, A. H. GUSTAFSON Alberto Santos Dumont. His efforts for Box 1206 New Britain, Conn. the promotion of Pan-American aviation will not be forgotten. CRASl-I COVERS of the BRITISl-I EMPIRE • trouble. Three crew members and nine by HAROLD A. JONES passengers lost their lives. The pilot, Detroit, Mich. Vernon Garry Wilson, was found swim • ming in the sea five hours later by a ~ EVERAL PLANES of the fleet of big rescue boat. 71 bags of mail were sal ~ eighteen ton flying boats of the "C" vaged a week later in watersoaked con class used in transporting mail on the dition. Badly damaged covers were :for air routes of Great Britain have met ward~d\ in :official envelopes, but no with unfortunate accidents during recent special markings were applied. It is re years. Among others, the tragic loss o± ported that various cachets were used in the CAVALIER is well known, of course, Australia stating the mail had been sal in January of 1939. These accidents, and vaged from this plane. Stamps are mis others, coupled with the "all-up" scheme sing in most cases, and covers bring of carrying all British mails to most O,f from :JO/ up, depe!!ding on condition. the colonies by air without special fee, have produced a most interesting series Mirabella Bay, Crete of Empire crash and accident covers. August 22, 1936. The flying boat SCIPIO of Imperial Airways (India to A surprisingly large number of these England), was lost in the sea as described covers have reached collectors' hands in the Airpost Journal of November, by reason of this "all-up" scheme, and 1936. A number of boxed cachets were a representative showing of these in used on the salvaged mail, in black or triguing items may be formed at a really violet, viz: DAMAGED BY WATER; or moderate cost. Although the facts con· DAMAGED BY SEA I WATER; or cerning many of these accidents and DAMAGED BY IMMERSION I IN SEA their resulting covers have been pub WATER I. S.; or in large type, lished abroad from time to time,• not DAMAGED BY I SEA WATER. Mail is a great deal is known of them in the a.lso known forwarded with an exvlan United States. Their popularity here has atory note; Lettre endommage de l'eau suffered from lack of detailed infor de la mer a la suite du disastre Aerien." mation and considerable misunderstan Prices range from 7/6 up, depending upon ding exists as to the c2sh value of those the country of origin. American collectors have obtained. With the growth of world-wide air Cucq, Pas de Calais, France mail service and the increasing carriage September 25, 1936. The Imperial Air of mails over several international air ways plane BOADICEA, piloted by A. lines, it is reasonable to presume that C. Thomas, with H. E. Percival as radio more and more of similar material will operator, disappeared on a flight over reach America. It has definite specula the English Channel from London to tive possibilities as well as philatelic Paris, being last heard from at 1.0!l pm. value. Therefore a check list of the A month later one mail bag was washed more recent covers of the Empire may Fshore in France, containing mails for open up an interesting new field for roints in southern Africa. A five line collectors, and a listing of those most red cachet was applied by French postal frequently encountered from the prin officials, viz: SERVICE POSTAL FRAN cipal mishaps since 1935 has been pre CAIS I Correspondance retardee par pared, together with the net prices in suite I due naufrage d'un Avion I Re shillings of such as are known to have constitue par le Service Francais I NE been offered for sale in England. Prices PAS TAXER. Mail also received an ad here in America vary of course with the ditional cachet in large type: DELAYED rate of exchange, par being about 25c SALVED I FROM BOADICEA. Another per shilling. The list, which is not all bag was washed ashore on November 10 inclusive, follows. at Dymchurch, Kent, and letters un * Note. Special acknowledgement is decipherable due to th,eir immersion made to the AERO FIELD of Sutton were returned to the senders with a Coldfield, England, from which much of printed explanatory note. Mail is also the material presented was obtained, as known from a bag found floating in the well as to George W. Angers, Erik Hilde Channel by a fishing trawler on April sheim, James Wotherspoon, and others 27.1938, a year and a half later. This was for additional data. forwarded with an explanatory letter Alexandria, Egypt from the Returned Letter Section, Mount December 31, 1935. The Imperial Air Pleasant, London, E. C. I. Covers are ways plane CITY OF KHARTOUM carry priced from 45/ up. ing mails from London to the Near East, Delhi, India India, and Australia, made a forced land· September 29, 1936 .The Imperial Air ng in the sea about two mlles off Alex ways plane ATHENA carrying mails andria Harbor at 5 :30 pm,. due to motor from England to India, Malaya, and 94 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL Austr21ia, caught fire while its engines the next morning. Several types of mark were being warmed up for the take-off ings were used. Australian mail is known from DelhL Capt V. G. Wilson, crew cacheted in red in frame lines: DAM members, and two passengers escaped AGED BY WATER/THROUGH ACCI before the plane was entirely destroyed. DENT /TO FLYING BOAT. Also with a It had left Crovdon on Sept 23. Damaged forwarding slip reading: "The accompany pieces for Singapore were delivered ing postal article was salvaged from the with a printed note explaining the Flying Boat "Calpurnia" which crashed in damage. A violet cachet, SALVAGED Lake Hebb,>niy2h, Iraq on 27 /11/38, when FROM AIR LINER ATHENA is reported en route wi1h mails for Australia from to have been applied to Australi~n mail Engl£nd. R. N. Parlington, Deputy Direc on arrival there, and notes were also tor." New Zealand mail is known cachet forw2rded, some erroneously giving the ed in violet: RECEIVED IN DAMAGED date of the mishap as August 29. This CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CAL was corrected with a red date stamu to PURNIA. Also another type: RECEIVED "29 Sept 1936." Covers are priced from AT/WELLINGTON/IN DAMAGED CON 50/ up. DITION. A third, in large type, also known: SALVAGED/EX CALPURNIA. It Ouroux, France March 24, 1937. The Imperial Airways is reported that 800 lbs. of mail was car flying boat CAPRICORNUS was wrecked ded, and covers are selling from 15/ up. on its attempted non-stop flight from Darwin, Australia Southampton to Alexandria, Egypt. The Dec. 12, 1938. The flying boat COORONG pilot, Capt. A. Paterson, and four crew of Quantas Empire Airways Ltd. from me(mbern we~e killed when the ship Singapore to Sydney, broke from her struck the side of Mont du Beaujolois moorings at Darwin and was badly dam while lost in a snow storm in the Rhone aged on the rocks during an 80 mph gale. Valley. Radio operator J. L. Cooper was Arriving that day from Koepang, the 3 the only survivor. No special markings tons of mail were taken off during the were applied to the 65 bags of mail storm at considerable risk to the crew. carried. It was forwarded by the CORINNA which Ph.aliron Bay, Greece was sent up from Sydney to pick up the October 1, 1937. Mail from the COURT mail. No special markings known. IER crash (India to England) was de scribed in the April, 1939, Airpost Journal Madras. India Jan. 11, 1939. A Tata Sons Ltd. mail Brindisi, Italy plane flying between Hyderbad and Mad December 4, 1937. En route from India ras crashed on the Nachineri Hills about to England, the flying boat CYGNUS 60 miles from Madras and was destroy- overturned on taking off from Brindisi and sank, One passenger and the steward ed in the resulting fire. The pilot, S. H. were killed, and 16 of the remaining 19 Engineer, was killed. It is reported 400 occupants were injured. It had left lbs. of mail were on board of which Karachi on December 2 with mails from about 40 lbs. were salvaged in burned Malaya, India Pnd Australia. Most of \t was salvaged and four types of cachet in and charred condition. British mail from black or violet were us.,d, viz: DAM London pm. Dec. 31, 1938 to Jan. 3, 1939 AGED BY WATER; or D'\MAGED BY for Madras, southern India, and Ceylon SEA WATER; or DAMAGED BY I SEA was on board. WATER; or DAMAGED BY ,/ SEA WATER I IN AIRPLANE I ACCIDENT. Darwin, Australia Mail addressed to France is known with Jan. 18, 1939. The plane KARANGA of a violet cachet: SERVICE POSTAL Guinea Airways Ltd., from Darwin to FRANCAIS I Correspondance retardee I Adelaide, w~s wrecked when it struck par accident d'Avion I Priere de ne pas some trees in taking off from the Kath taxer. Covers are priced from 7/6 up. erine River in Northern Australia. Capt. Lake Ramadi, Iraq J. A. Jukes and 3 other crew members Nov. 28, 1938. The Imperial Airways were killed. Estimated 700 lbs. of mail flying boat CALPURNIA eastbound from carried, a part of which was salvaged in England to India, was wrecked in at watersoaked condition. Moil from Greqt tempting to l~nd in 8 feet of water in Britain postmarked Jan. 5.7 for Australia the earflv evening darkness during a Pnd T~smonia WPS recovered. Mail to severe storm, on Lake Ramadi about 12 Perth known with explanatory note: "The miles from the regular Lake Habbaniyah accompanying post-I article was ~-lvaged base near Bnghd~d. The pilot, Capt. E. fro,n the Mail Plane which crashed in H. Atwood, First Ofc. A. N. Spottiswoode, 1he Katherine River en 1811/39, when en Radio Ofc. B. B. Rees, and Flight Clerk route with mails for Australia from Eng F. G. Ubee were killed and two other land. F. W. Arnold. Deputy Director, crew members injured. The ship h~d left Perth." Another, to Adelaide, known with Southampton, England, on Nov. 25 with note: "General Post Office, Adelaide, Jan mail for the Near Eest, India, Australia, uary 1939. The enclosed letter was sal and New Zealand, much of which was V" !"'ed from the mail of Guinea Airways found floating in the waters of the lake plane "Karanga," which crashed at Kath- DECEMBER. 1941 95 erine on Wednesday, 18th January, 1939. AERO CLUB OFFICIAL This accounts for the unfortunate delay WASHINGTON SPEAKER and the condition of the article. D. H. Brown, Superintendent, Mail Branch." Mrs. Mary B. Benson, president of the· Washington Aero Club, recently Karachi, India addressed the Washington Air Mail Feb. 23, 1939. Two planes of the Indian Society. AAMS Member Maurice S. National Airways Ltd. collided about 30 Petty discussed early type cachets. miles from Karachi while flying the Karachi-Lahore route. The planes were C. H . Vaughn displayed British war destroyed in the resulting fire, and both covers. James F. Duhamel gave an pilots and a passenger were killed. The interesting account of early Wash bulk of the mail was salvaged, which in ington postal history. President Wil cluded British mail for Punjab. liam Stuart presided. Juba, Sudan March 15, 1939. The Imperial Airways • flying boat CORSAIR left Durham for England on March 12, but was forced SPRINGFIELD GROUP down in the river three days later at HEARS TWO SPEAKERS Faradje, near Juba, on the border of Two illustrated talks, one on bal Belgian Congo. That part of the mail loon posts by George W. Angers and which was damaged by the river was cacheted in black in small type: Dam the other on Zeppelin and Hinden aged by Water when the/Imperial Airways burg covers by Lee V. D. (Skippy) Aircraft forced/landed near Juba, Sudan. Schermerhorn, featured the Novem ber meeting of Springfield Air Mail MozaJnbique, Port E. Africa Society. Added were motion pictures. Mav 1, 1939. The Imperial Airways fly President Emil J . Vlasak presided. ing boat CHALLENGER en route from Dar es Salaam to Durban, was wrecked in shallow w ater after strikin g a sm a ll boat in landing. The pilot, Capt. Smith. and First Ofc. Saunders were injured and two crew members were killed. Three other crew members and 3 passengers were unhurt. British maiJR for southern Africa postmarked April 21-25 were on board, and most of it reported salvaged. A two line bi-lingual cachet in purple was applied to the damaged mail as fol lows: FLYING BOAT CORRESPON DENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER I VLIEGBOar KORRESPONDENSIE DEUR • "" SEEWATER BESKADIG. The cachet is '\iliit indosed in fr:o>me lines. Covers are of fered at 15/. Hoogly River, Calcutta, India June 12, 1939. The Imperial Airways flying boat CENTURION left Sydney, • Australia, on June 8 for England, and w 2s wrecked on bnding on t he H oogly River at Calcutta when a st rong g u st of Mount Your wind ceused it to nose into the river just a s the ship touched the w at er . The NA VY COVERS cccup::-nts escaped unhurt through emer On These APJ Album Pages gency hatches, ex~ept one of the four passengers who was injured. The CEN A " n atural" for collectors of Navy TURION sank and the mall was salva:;:e:i and Battleship covers. Printed in light blue tint with heading "Navy Covers" later. A cachet in red was applied as at top and two battleships at bottom. follows : SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTUR Printed one side only, two covers to the page. ION. A small quantity of m ail not re On heavy card weight Ham m ermill ceiving this was cacheted in pur ple in Brist ol, round cornered a nd punched England: DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/ to fit standard 3-ring binder. Price per 50 pages 75 cents (wt. 2'h IN AIRPLANE/ACCIDENT. Stamps are lbs.); per 100 pages $1.35 (wt. 4 lbs.). are · missing and unsealed covers were Postage extra. resealed with official seals of the Return APJ Album Dept. ed Letter Section of the London Postal Walter J . Conrath Albion, Pa. Region . Cov ers bring 17/6 up. 96 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL C.A.M. NOTES cago, Ill., are being serviced by this (Continued from page 81) route and no new points are involved. The daily Postal Bulletin of Sep Daily Postal Bulletin dated Octo tember 25th states that effective im ber 27th shows Minneapolis and St. mediately service at Greensboro, Paul, Minn., as co-terminals for N. C., via AM-51 is suspended. While nothing more is stated in this bulle AM-45 effective November 1st. How tin it is evident that from on or ever, a later bulletin of November about September 25th Greensboro 19th shows this co-terminal change dispatched its air mail via AM-51 effective as of November 19th. through the Winston-Salem Airport until the regular Greensboro airport was again in suitable shape for use In reference to the direct service of AM-51 planes which was on No via AM-32 between Muskegon, Mich., vember 1st, at which time Greens and Chicago, Ill., on October 1, 1941, boro resumed dispatching through its own airport. The daily Postal it is very doubtful if any covers of Bulletin of October 24th shows Win this service shall be given catalogue ston-Salem, N. C., listed as a tem listing as in accordance with new porary stop on AM-51 effective catalogue rules this is merely direct service between existing points pre CLUB FILATELICO viously serviced by this route and de la REP. de CUBA should not be considered as a new Obispo #307 spur, extension or connection which HABANA, CUBA generally give service to some new "Actividades Filatelicas" point not previously serviced or be Official Organ ing serviced by that route. In this l\ieinbership, Dues and Subscription $1.00 per year case both Muskegon, Mich., and Chi- New AP] Album Pages Bringing Up to Date tb.e Complete CAM Album Compiled by L. B. Gatchell, Editor of the CAM Section of the Cat alogue, the following sets of APJ Pages for the CAM Cover Album have just been issued, bringing up to date this exclusive November 1st whereas a later bulle own during the time that repairs tin dated October 31 shows a re were being made to the Greensboro issued schedule for AM-51 in which air.port. This would be considered Winston-Salem is discontinued as a an airport change for the same point temporary stop effective November (Greensboro) and as such is not in 1st as shown in the schedule pub line with catalogue listing rules lished in the bulletin of October which does not recognize airport 24th. Covers sent to Winston-Salem changes as listable. Winston-Salem for first flights have been returned was scheduled for temporary em as Winston-Salem was not embraced bracing on AM-51 but as the Greens on November 1st and unless later boro airport repairs were completed check-up reveals further information before the effective date for the to the contrary no covers of Winston temporary embracing of Winston Salem shall. be given catalogue list Salem on AM-51 this latter point ing as it is doubtful, at least at this was discontinued from the schedules writing, if Winston-Salem actually before it had been embraced and was at any time directly serviced by Greensboro had merely used the AM-51. The gist of this matter is Winston-Salem airport temporarily that Greensboro merely used the in place of the Greensboro airport. Winston-Salem airport instead of its WATCH THE DAILY POSTAL BULLETINS-IT PAYS TO DO SO! DO YOU COLLECT CAM's? The writer of this column extends If you do, you should join the CAM his best wishes to all for a very Cover Unit of the American Air Mail Merry Christmas and a Happy New Society. A Unit organized with the sole Year. purpose of increasing interest in these popular covers. Airmail always, The monthly organ, the CAM Cover CHARLES G. RIESS. News. contains news pertaining only to CAM covers. Other benefits include first flight advance bulletin service, Unit dividends, Exchange Dept., etc. Christ:rnas ,;,;Gilt" Join Now! Dues are only 50c per year. Specials Further particulars from Point to Point Coverage - Only One BILL HAFNER, Chairman Of Each Lot Available. 252 Locust Ave. Babylon, N. Y. Cat. Net CAM #3. Ponca City addi- tion, 16 covers complete point to point ...... $12.50 $ 3.50 CAM #8, Seattle to Sacra- mento, 38 point to point iUu'P~,~~ covers, a few missing .... 70.80 19.50 CAM #9, Milwaukee to ~ YourAlrCovers Green Bay Spur, 19 cov ~ The ordinary sulphite bond envelope ers, point to point, 1 ~ turns yellow and deteriorates within cover missing ...... 14.70 4.00 ~ a few years, rendering your covers CAM #9. Rock' River Val ~ almost worthless. We have specially ley Spur including Roch ~ printed for collectors three designs of ester, 28 point to point ~ Air Mail Envelopes on "'Permanized"' covers ...... 27 .00 7 .50 ~ Airpost Bon.ct, a 65% rag content ~ paper of high quality, whiter, strong CAM #27, Chicago-Bay ~ er and will not yellow with age. City, 149 point to point ~ They cost a little more, but they covers, only 9 covers ~ assure you of perfect . cov<>rs in missing ...... 121.45 32.50 ~ :vears to come. Sampler Box of I will be glad to have your want list on anything you. need in CAMs, ~ ~~e~p~ss~~~~m~~~~~~~. Enve1-35~ Souvenir-Historicals, etc. Nothing past 1930 . ~ ~~~P~~ct ioo···i~~···$1:30·;··25o···B·;;;zect for ~ $3.00. Samples of these and other • ~ Air Mail Envelopes for 5c in stamps. SIDNEY K. STEINFELD ~ APJ ALBUM DEPARTMENT 3323 Napoleon Avenue ~ Walter J. Conrath - Albion, Penn'a New Orleans, La. '-"'-"'-'''''''''''''''-'-'-'-'-'-'-'~· 98 · THE AIRPOST JOURNAL CHRONICLE AIRPORT for STANDARD CATALOGUE D,EDICA'TION CO'VERS of AIR POST STAMPS as published by • Scott Publications, Inc. By MAURICE S. PETTY News of future and past events under this esction should be sent direct to Mr. Petty, 507 Quack enbos St., N. W., Washington, UNITED -STATES D. C. Type of 1941 • 1941 Unwmkd. Per/. llx101!2 OMING: Air mail covers Issued October 29, 1941, at St. Louis, Missouri. Rotary Press Printing. Plates of 200 subjects in The AMERICAN AIR MAIL CATALOGUE With the New 1941 Supplement Lists, fully describes and prices all the popular Air Mail Covers. This universally accepted reference work also provides a most interesting historical record of the fascinating development of aviation and air mail. 848 LARGE 6x9" PAGES 98 ROUTE MAPS 1.300 ILLUSTRATIONS OF CACHETS, COVERS, STAMPS The Only Complete Catalogue of Airpost Cover Collecting Publication of this comprehensive volume was only made possible through the advance contributions of prominent airpost collectors and the co-operation of over forty air mail specialists as editors. The actual cost of the volume exceeds the selling price. LARGE FIRST EDITION beautifully bound in boards and dark blue pebble grain fabricoid, together with 1941 ~u~~i~~~n;4~i~~~l~e ~~~~~.. ~.~.~~~.~.~.~~~.·...... $3.5Q (Postage Extra, weight 4 lbs.) 1941 SUPPLEMENT only. Bound in heavy cover paper. 128 pages. Postpaid at $1.00. Same bound in matching fabricoid, postpaid ...... $2.00 Published and for sale only by the AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY Publication Office -:- Albion, Penn'a DECEMBER, 1941 101 cover with "U. S. Naval Reserve mailed ... Crete, Neb., Commercial Aviation Base Commissioned" signed Club mailed exactly 600 air covers by Officer. Thanks to Miss Schaller for collectors with Jr. C. of C. cachet for dedication August 24th ...... San Carlos, Calif., Nov. 2, also Bridgeport, Conn., dedicated on Oct. had black cachet for dedication ar 21st. 150 covers mailed with or with ranged by Miss Schaller, and air out a private sticker by Mr. Warner. mail letter from R. E. Moffett en Covers sent to C. of C. were held for abled our postcards to get out in first flight, not yet occurred at this time ... J. H. Spiegelberg reports writing ... New Haven, Conn., dedi Taneytown, Md., having dedicated cated Oct. 22, as per newspaper ac on July 27th, but no covers known count sent by R. L. Singley, but no ... Comdr. Updegraff, Commanding covers known. P.M. says first flight Officer of Naval Air Station at Dutch was Nov. 2nd, and covers mailed Harbor, Alaska, reports it was com then with Philatelic Society cachet missioned and dedicated with due . . . Taft, Calif., dedicated Gardner ceremony on Sept. 1, 1941, before a Field, Oct. 26th, with nice large green crowd of over 1,000 people. About cachet, pmkd. "Gardner Field Br." 100 covers mailed with his inscrip C. of C. says about 1500 ... Miami, tion ... Woodrum Field, Roanoke, Okla., mailed 523 air and 6 non-air Va., was formally dedicated with a with green cachet for dedication of big ceremony on October 13th, and airport at Spartan Training School so far only eight covers known with for British Pilots on Oct. 26th. Also out cachet. The November 5th date some with same cachet in magenta given out by C. of C., was actually pmkd. at North Miami ... Montreal, to be a "first flight," which Was post poned and all covers sent C. of C. Que., Canada, Dist. Dir. Postal Ser are being held for it . . . C. of C., vices writes that the "official open Spokane, Wash., had plack cachet ing" of Dorval Airport was on Sept. on Nov. 9th, for dedication of Calkins 1, 1941. No covers known ... Offi- Air Terminal. Also seen without cachet . . . Little Rock, Ark., dedi cated Municipal Airport, Adams Field, on Nov. 11th, and more than 261 covers with magenta cachet. Also several without cachet, some of 1911. 191t1 which have American Airlines Thirty Years Ago mails were officially stamp ... Visalia, Calif., mailed ap flown by aeroplane for nearly three proximately 500 on October 11th ... weeks for the first time in history. This Traverse City, Mich., mailed 225 on was the famous Aerial Post that opened on September 9th, 1911, to commemorate October 10th ... Hamilton, Ohio, the Coronation of H. M. King George the dedication of Oct. 11th verified. 93 Fifth. Read the complete illustrated story covers without cachet known . . . of this wonderful pioneering event in "The Coronation Aerial Post, 1911" (by Cachet for dedication of Luke Field, F. J. Field and N. C. Baldwin) with Fore Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 29th, was by word by Viscount Samuel. Price 5 / Phoenix Philatelic Association. 291 (postage 4d. extra). air and 4 non-air mailed . . . Theo You will be interested, too, in "The Aero Field" for September, just out at Light reports 115 mailed at Elgin, 5d post free. It discusses market and in Ill., Sept. 21st; also 139 typed by C. vestment details of this air mail and of C. and 6 penned by P.M. for Mat includes a novel 8-page picture supple ment revealing 1911-1941 air mail com toon, Ill., on Oct. 19th ... Aug. Ros parisons and con tras ts. qvist reports the Price, Utah, of Oct. For valuations, advice and approval 4 and 5 was by County Commission selections (from the world's largest and ers. 145 on; 4th and 135 on 5th sent most important stocks) of 1911 and all other Air Mails, you cannot do better by him; may be others ... C. of C., th2n write to us today. Cisco, Tex., wrote J. V. Murray that dedication was to be Oct. 19th, but news not received until 20th. Event verified as having occurred, but no covers known . . . Sheppard Field, Franuis J. Field Tex., mailed 550 with blue cachet for LTD. dedication Oct. 17th . . . Brainard, SUTTON COLDFIELD, ENGLAND Neb., of Sept. 7th verified. 100 covers 102 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL cials of R. C. A. F. station at Moun at St. Helens, Ore., says "there is no tain View, Ont., report it was "offi airport in St. Helens and no imme cially opened" (not dedicated) on diate prospects of any dedication" July 19th ... We should like to re ... Hialeah. Fla.. covers of Oct. 14th mind readers that "official opening" have no status, writes member G. F. may or may not mean a thing. The Crocker, who says covers were sent term itself means nothing more than to C. of C. in August, that dedication the day operations began, or first day was on Labor Day, but covers not of use. Every airport in existence mailed until Oct. 14th ... Bear Lake, had an official opening, which does Mich., will NOT have dedication ... not imply any ceremony whatsoever. Albuquerque, N. M., P.M. returns A "formal" opening is another thing, covers and says no dedication held generally meaning some kind of or contemplated . Chickasha, "formal ceremony" similar to a dedi Okla., Nov. 2nd, 13 unmarked covers cation ... Yakutat, Alaska, covers and 7 with Comdg. Officer stamp re of August 6th are not believed to be ported. However, C. of C. says an dedication covers after correspon open house was held that day, which dence with Mr. A, E. Koestler, who w~s NOT a dedication, the date for is probably the best authority on which has not been set ... J. V. philately, covers, and habits and Murray sends cards from following customs in Alaska, than any other. points: Salem, Idaho, "No dedication Any definite information to the con contemplated" ... Mobile, Ala., "Not trary will be welcome. completed, no date set" ... Torring COVERS OF UNKNOWN STATUS: ton. Wyo., "None" ... Trona, Calif., Bangor, Maine, Oct. 9th. No cachet "Will have no official dedication" ... Caldwell, N. J., Oct. 9th. No . . . Ola, Ark., "In active use for cachet . . . Pmkd. "American Base some time" . . . Baton Rouge, La., Forces, A. P. 0. 810". Oct. 28th ... "Not completed before first of year" Pmkd. "New York, N. Y., Naval Op . . . Lynchburg, Va., "Indefinitely erating Base, Bermuda Br.," Oct. postponed" ... Norman, Okla., "Late in 1942" ... Raleigh, N. C., "Airport 30th ... Hoffman, N. C., Nov. 1, no not been started" . . . Arkadelphia, cachet, and some with inscriptions Ark., "None scheduled so far" ... of officers ... Dallas, Tex., Nov. 11th, Benton Harbor, Mich., "Not planned no cachet. or expected for several years" . . . Ogden, Utah, "Not before spring" .. . DISAPPOINTMENTS: Superin- Jackson. Tenn .. "No date set." .. . tendent Branch P. 0., Indiantown Provo, Utah, "Construction to begin Gap, Pa., says has been no dedica thi<> year" . . . North Bend, Ore., tion there . . . Mobile, Ala., covers "f'ome time in 1942" ... Terlingua, of Nov. 3rd, were NOT for dedication Tex .. "Just made it and considered but for resumption of service by one it dedicatt>d when first planes landed air line ... Houston, Tex., July 12th, in Jan., 1941." definitely NOT dedication. Only an inspection tour, etc., (not dedication) THANKS TO CO-OPERATORS: had been olanned. It was rained out, R. F. Babb, Mrs. C. S. Boxton, C. E. and nothing held. Postponed to and Carlson. G. F. Crocker, Mrs. Carl held July 26th. An open house for Dean, Willi3.m Forbes, L. B. Gatchell, public (not dedication) was held July W. R .Alley, ':rhurlo Hightower, H. T. 13th, (not 12th). Houston, Tex., refers Hollenbeck, J. K. Howe. Mrs. Mar to Ellington Field . . . Referring to P:uerite Hudson. Oliver King, A. E. covers of Oct. 8th, P.M., Sebring, Koestler, Theo Light, G. F. L3ncas Fla., says NO dedication; on that ter, R. E. Moffett, J. V. Murray, G. date contract branch post office was W. Naves, A. Rosqvist, B. Schneider, established at Army Base Air School R. L. Singlev, J. H. Spiegelber.P:. W . . ., . Inquiry to Sitka, Alaska, P.M., M. Stuart, S. H. Sunstie, K. Tall if dedication on Oct. 3rd, brings re madge, J. F. Ulman, C. J. Wood, W. ply from Navy Mail Clerk, "NO" ... T. Wynn, Ralph Warner, Col. Karl Alhambra, Calif., covers of Sept. 30 Wulff. Personal thanks for covers have no status. C. of C, says "no ded from Ralph Warner, Mrs. C. S. Eus ication, no airport opening." ... Re ton, J. K. Howe, Koestler and Mc ferring to covers of Oct. 28th, C. of C. Camley, B. Schneider, Jr. DECEMBER, 1941 103 Ready for Delivery to Y ou By RP-turn Mail ... 1942 EDITION KONWISER'S Check List of Am l\mA.JIL CCO>VJERS (Priced by Emil Bruechig The Stamp Review takes pleasure in the publication of this book which is unlike any other guide to teh collect ing of covers of im portance t o t h e aero-philatelist. Mr. Konwiser and Mr. Brutchig are known internation ally as authorities on the subject cov ered by this book. • PRICES REFLECT THE MARKET DEMAND • More than 3,000 · items 1 i s t e d in chronological order so that it is ex tremely easy to de termine the signifi cance of a cover and w h a t it is worth. • Every Stamp and Cover Dealer needs one of these books for quick reference in buying and sell ing. One mistake in estimating can cost the dealer or collector many times the price of this comprehensive check list. Price, Only $'1.00 Postpaid LIMITED PRINTING - SO DON'T DELAY ORDERING From 'JrDJE §'Jr A.l\m1P RJEVJIJEW ST. JOSEPH, MO. American Air ~fail Society Organized 1923 as :the Aero-Phila:telic Socie:ty of America PRESIDENT JAMES M. STEPHEN, 37 Queensdale WILLIAM R. ALLEY, 261 Broadway, Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada New York City. CAPT. CHARLES J. WOOD, 3313 Home Ave., Dayton, Ohio ADVISORY BOARD SECRETARY (Former Presidents) EMIL VLASAK L. B. GATCHELL, Recording Secretary 293 Bridge St. Springfield, Mass. 24 Brook Road, Bronxville, N. Y. TREASURER GEORGE W. ANGERS GEORGE W. ANGERS WALTER J. CONRATH 293 Bridge St. Springfield, Mass. HERBERT H. GRIFFIN FRANCIS B. LEECH SALES MANAGER PAUL F. ROBERTSON CHARLES P. PORTER HARRY A. TRUBY 143 Beechmont Dr., New Rochelle, N.Y. CHAPTER CHAIRMAN VICE - PRESIDENTS GLEN W. NAVES LT. CMDR. JESSE G. JOHNSON, P. 0. Box 446 Spartanburg, S. C. Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va. GLEN W. NAVES, P. 0. Box 446, ADVANCE BULLETIN SUPT. Spartanburg, South Carolina. WALTER J. CONRATH RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Post Office The Airpost Journal, Albion, Pa. Dept., Lancaster, Penn'a. The Advance Bulletin is sent regular York City. ly by the manager only to those mem WILLIAM R. WARE, 404 East 10th & bers who are in good standing and Leslie Sts., Stuttgart, Ark. provide a supply of self addressed regu. lation Government Postal Cards. DIRECTORS EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT PAUL F. BERDANIER, Jr., 44 Brad Each member is entitled to two 25- ford Road, Scarsdale, N. Y. word Exchznge Notices per year, in the MISS ALICE B. CILLEY, 119 Ninth St., N. E., Washington. D. C. Official Publication, without charge. MARK C. EMSLEY, 3635 West 122 St., Address direct to the publication office W. P. Sta., Cleveland, Ohio at Albion. Penn'a. MRS. ETHEL B. Mc COY, Hotel OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Warwick, 65 West 54th Street, New THE AIRPOST JOURNAL CLAUDE P. NEET, Sta. A., P. 0. Box Published monthly and sent to all 1, St. Petersburg, Florida. members in good standing. The Secretary's Report NEW MEMBERS 2557 C. B. Kull, 711 Circle Drive, Marion, Illinois 2558 Kehr, Ernest A., 127-10 103rd Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York 2559 Credidio, Pompey D., 17 Morton Street, Newark, New Jersey 2560 Kaminer, Bernard H., 69 Murray Street, New York City 2561 Witmer, Donald B., 737 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, Pa. 2562 Falcon, Stanley J., 3043 Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 2563 Secky, Rudolf. 13-30 145th Place, Malba Heights, L. I., New York 2564 Becker, Jr., Fred E., 2321 '17th Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 2565 Feist, Herbert A., 221 Roslyn Avenue, Glenside, Mont. Co., Pa. 2566 Watchorn, H. J., 11 Lincoln Street, Ramsey, New Jersey 2567 Meisenback, Rev. Edward L., 3916 N. Mozart Street, Chicago, Illinois 2568 Collander, Charles H., 905 5th Avenue, Moline, Illinois APPLICATIONS POSTED Jaspers, Joseph H., 1835 Dalewood Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. Age 38. Office Manager-. AU, USC, FlF, Z. By Emil J. Vlasak. DECEMBER, 1941 105 Hollenbeck, Henry T., 311 Albert Pike, Hot Springs National Pa!'k, Arkansas. Age 31. Service Manager. US20, USC • FAM, CC, Z, lD. By Raymond F. Babb. Benson, Edward, 1418 Lake Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Age 35. Draftsman. AM, AU, so, SCADTA, use, PC, FlF, G. CAM, c, D, z, CF, ID. COMM. By Wm. J. Brus. Darby, V. 512 A Avenue, N. E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Age 36. Tool Supervisor. US20, CAM, FAM, lD. By Walter J. Conrath. Alvarez Estiddo, Jose M., Apartado 1166, Habana, Cuba. Agei 37. AS, AU, SCADTA, lD. By Emil J. Vlasak. Mason, Walter C., Box 867, Shreveport, La. Age 42. Cashier. By Walter J. Conrath. Ney, Atlee, 225 Highland Ave., Downingtown, Pa. Age Legal. Office Clerk. ASM, AU, US20, USC, G, CAM, lD, COMM, C. By William McFarlan. Lemponen, Carl T., 97& Broad St., Conneaut, Ohio. Age 35. Oiler. US20, CAM, D, ID. Byl Walter J. Conrath. Campbell, Leland E., Dr., 4812 West 19th St., Cleveland, Ohio. Age 29. Physician. HC, G, FAM, Z, lD, C. By Emil J. Vlasak. Robbins, Louis K., 415 East 16th St., Brooklyn, New York. Age 30. Stamp Dealer. Dedication Covers. By Emil J. Vlasak. DECEASED Benton, F. A., 50 Walnut Street, Springfield, Massachusetts RE-INSTATEMENTS Bayer, S., 561. Fifth Avenue, New York City. By Emil J.' Vlasak. RESIGNATIONS Burden, William A., 111 Broadway, New York City Giridlian, Mrs. Nada,, 512 West Foothill Blvd., Arcadia, Calif. Harris, Georginia D., 261 State Street. Albany, New York Louis, Henry, Box 371, Dover, New Jersey CHANGES OF ADDRESS Crocker, George F., 1824 14th Street, St. Petersburg, Florida Fisher, G. V., 103 Monticello Avenue, Piedmont, California Holdsworth, Roger M., Rlll3687-R.C.A.F., #14 S.F.T.S., Aylmer, Ontario Johl, Lt. Max G., Main Street, Suffield, Connecticut Jones, Robert L., 702 West Venango Street, Philadelphia, Penn'a Merey, Andrew E., 310 St. John's Place, Brooklyn, New York Ray, Samuel, 8758 South Wabuck, Chicago, Illinois Salva, William J., P. 0. Box 44, San Juan, Puerto Rico Van Horn, Oscar L., ASN 12009749, Co. F-Forcel A-APO 803, Trinidad, B.W.I. Respectfully submitted. EMIL J. VLASAK, Secretary. WILL TRADE SLIGHTLY USED 8-MM Univex projector with 2 extra bulbs for ADDITIONAL APJ ADS nice set of FAM-14 or Macao-Hong Kong Extension. Arbetter, 3043 Gunnison, Chi WANTED-COVERS CARRIED BY SER cago. exl39-lt vice flyers (Army, Navy, etc.) Also Ral eigh and Kool cigarette coupons. What's wanted? Joseph H. Spiegelberg, Box 43, USED AIRMAILS WANTED IN LARGE Washington, D. c. ex139-lt or small lots. Write or send registered to Frank L. Tilson. 1699 Brooklyn Ave., IF YOU CAN USE NON-DIRECTIONAL Brooklyn, New York. exl39-lt CAM's, send want list or write to James R. Maxwell, St. Joe, Ind. exl39-lt WANTED-FIRST DAY COVERS OF MALAYAN lST FLIGHTS, lST DAYS, 1918 6c air mail and 1931 5c. Have 1923 censored covers, etc., given for Mint Air set to exchange, or RATES: NEW PRICE LIST OF APJ ALBUM pages for mounting airpost and other ONE CENT PER WORD per insertion. covers. Fine quality, heavy-weight pages, Minimum charge Z5 cents. Four insertions of same want ad for the price of three. fit standard 3-ring binders. Pages sets (Fourth insertion free). Remittance must 85c-$1.20 for mounting. Dedications, Zep accompany order and copy. The AIRPOST pelins, Pick-Ups, Trans-Atlantics and JOURNAL, A.PJ Ads, Albion, Penn'a. Trans-Pacifies, with title, photo and map pages. Specify type of covers you collect and samples of actual pages will be in cluded. APJ Album Department, Albion, COLLECTION OF 150 DIFFERENT DEDI cations, :i;l5.00; collection of 100 different Penn'a. 139-tf dedications, $8.00; collection of 50 dif ferent dedications, $6.00. Supply limited. Act at once and avoid disappointment. Charles deLagneau, 74 N. W. 27th Street, AAMS EXCHANGE ADS Miami, Florida. 139-ltc Each Member is enfiiled fo :two 25- word Exchange Ads per year. COVER COLLECTORS' OPPORTUNITIES --Christmas presents for yourself and friends. U. S. A., Canada, P. I., first days, INTERESTED IN EXCHANGING AIR first flights, 1928 to date. Specially mail labels, used air mail stamps and franked, officially, rarely autographed; Zeppelin covers. Also interested in se bearing additional features of philatelic curing Trans-Atlantic and Pacific First significance, importance, seldom seen, Flights. Wm. G. Higginbotham, 4427 N. offered. "Short Notice" CAM's 12-2-39, 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. ex139-lt 4-2C40, New York, N. Y. AMF; 6-20-40 Philadelphia, Pa. AMF; (Routes AM-2, 5, 6, 23, 2001); Hickory, N. C. AM-51; WOULD LIKE TO EXCHANGE SOME points on AM-41, 47 Ext., 52, 53, 24 Ext,, 1st flight FAM covers for other 1st flight 7. 54, 55, 56, Reading AM-2, Morgantown FAM covers or other air mail covers of AM-55, Asheville AM-51; ALL offices interest. Also used stamps. Horace on routes-directionally flown (dispatch D'Arcus. 478 Hampton Ave,, Long Branch, ed, received); All FUTURE FF's avail N. J. AAMS #2511. ex139-lt able; ALL PAST FF's also; Clippers, Gliders, Rockets, Submarine, Wiley Post Stratosphere AM. Little America, Zep WANTED, OLD DISCARDED DIAMONDS, pelins, maiden voyages, "pick-up," "auto large or small, mounted or unmounted, gyro," "Highway P. O." services. Want in exchange for First Flight covers. Let lists solicited. Lists free. Reasonable. me know what you want. Charles de· HORN, 32 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Lagneau, 74 N. W. 27th St., Miami, Fla. 138-4t• exl40-lt TRANS-OCEANIC MAIL FROM FLOWN PIONEERS. '!!'AM'S, FOREIGN, CAM'S, or attempted flights. bought and exchang Lindbergh autographs, dedications; any ed. What have you? Write William H. thing in First Flight covers in exchange Krinsky, 860 E 27 St., Brooklyn, N. Y. for stamps. Prefer large, mounted, general 131-14t* variety collections. Charles deLagneau, 74 N, W. 27th St., Miami, Fla. ex140-lt SEMI-OFFICIAL AIRMAIL STAMPS ON flown covers, including Canada, Colombia GRAF ZEPPELIN, MANY FLIGHTS, (Scadtas, Santander), Brasil (Condor, 'round the world, etc., dedications, first Varig, Eta), Germany, Sweden, Switzer flights, CAM, FAM, Canada and others. land (complete), etc., availrble. Want lists Experimental, trans-oceanic, practically solicited. R. Schoendorf, 5854 78th Ave .. everything; hundreds of them. Will ex Ridgewood, N. Y. 138-4tc change for stamps, U. S. preferred. Sub mit wants with what you may have to trade. C. U. Creighton, 333 El Camino WANT ED TRANS - PACIFIC MAIL Real, Hermosa Beach, Calif. .ex139-lt• Round-the World Flights, from flown or attempted flights; Pacific U. S. Naval flights and catapult mail. K. J. Weiss, Box Additional APJ Ads - Page 105 845, Hoboken, N. J. 13B-4t• EST. 1896 A. PHILLIPS TEL. 3789 AIR MAIL SPECIALIST NEWPORT MON ENGLAND AJ. 304 AIR MAIL MAGAZINE Every First Air Mail has a Story to tell. The Air Mail Magazine tells the Story. Be. Monthly, Pou Free Anywhere. 70c. Yearly, Post Free Anywhere. Free First Air Mail included for Dollar Note or International Postal Order (obtainable from any Post Office>. Specimen Copies Free on Request. AJ. 305 1941 BOUND VOLUME AIR MAIL MAGAZINE READY DECEMBER lst NEXT Pre-Publication Price • 60c., $1.00 for Two Volumes-Post Free A MASS OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Sold at well below Cast to popularize the hobby of collecting First Air Mails. Finely Bound. Boxed. Printed on all White Paper. A Gift Book. All previous years sold out and numerous orders unfulfilled. ORDER NOW PROPAGANDA OFFERS AJ. 306 Five Foreign First AJ. 313 12 various Foreign Air Mails ...... 60c Air Labels ...... 20c AJ. 307 Ten Foreign First AJ. 314 25 various Foreign Air Mails ...... $ 1 Air Labels ...... 50c AJ. 308 15 Foreign First Air Mails ...... 2 AJ. 315 50 various Foreign AJ. 309 20 Foreign First Air Air Labels ...... $ 2 Mails ...... 3 AJ. 316 100 various Foreign AJ. 310 25 Foreign First Air Air Labels ...... 6 Mails ...... 4 AJ. 317 Collection, finely AJ. 311 75 Foreign First Air mounted ...... 20 Mails ...... 20 AJ. 312 100 Foreign First Air AJ. 318 Ditto, more complete.... 40 Mails ...... 28 AJ. 319 Ditto, with rarities ...... 100 AJ. 311 & 312 finely described and AJ. 320.... An Investment Album 400 mounted in our Famous Victory Rex Loose Leaf Album. Postage extra under $2.00 Superb Collections of First Air Mails of All Countries from $20 Sat isfaction guaranteed or payment refunded. American clients buy at 5/- equals $- a favourable rate of exchange. Send dollars by International Money Order, obtainable at any post office. The Old Country wants Dollars. We will give overflowing value for Dollars QUALITY AIR POST All Mint For a limited time only, we offer the Following sets at these attractive prices: Net COLOMBIA C17-20 ...... $1 .50 l-IONDURAS C41-45 ...... 1.75 ICELAND. C4-8 ...... 1.15 MEXICO C31-36 ...... •...... 1.75 RUSSIA C37-39 ...... •.. 1.85 Our new prlc:e list is now being prepared and will be ready sborily. Free upon application. * * SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO., INC. West 47th Street _New York, N. Y.