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--111- President's Corner . ..

R egularly each month, we hope to bring you a message from our President Rafael Oriol and had expected that this January issue of The Airpost Journal would con­ tain his initial greeting to all of the members of our soc­ iety. However, we have just discovered as we go to press that he is on an extended business trip in the interior of the Republic of Cuba and won't return to Havana for several days. Under these circumstances, the wliter is usurping the President's space to express a few thoughts which we know are in the mind of our President as to what he might hope for the future of our society. In all of our years as a member of the American Air Society; we have never observed a President assume the leadership of om organization with such humility and sincerity as did President Oriol at the Convention Banquet in Havana, last Novem­ ber. He has dedicated himself to expend every effort possible to promote the welfare (Jf our society and its members. To help him reach bis goal, will be needed the generous .and whole hearted sup­ port of our society, and we bespeak for him this loyal and active support in the ac­ complishment of his ain1. One of the primary aims of President Oriol is a substantial increase in o:m mem­ bership. There are many active and enthusiastic air mail collectors that either have not been asked to be members or are not aware of the benefits of membership. · Every socie ty member should be a committee of one to help recruit and invite aero­ philatelists to join our organization. You will be doing the collector a favor and at the same time promoting the welfare of your society. I urge each and every one of you j n a gesture of loyalty to our new President to enroll at least one new member into the society within the next three months. President Oriol bas been selected to serve on the Jury for the Fifth International Philatelic Exhibition (FIPEX) to be held in New York, April 28 to May 6th, this year, and he hopes tha

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF T!D THE AIRPOST JOURNAL AJllERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIJ:'J'Y Entered as second-class matter, February 10, 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa. under the act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly. JANUARY, 1956 - VOL. XXVII, NO. 4 - ISSUE NO. 309 - 25c PER COPY

-'113- ILLUSTRATIONS OF AMF CANCELLATIONS (See Story On Previous P age) •

Spokane Postmark Used Only Eleven Days

Postal Clerk Provided This Provisional A.M.F. Cancel

Unique Postmark - Really H. P. O. Cancellation

(Continued on page ~ / ~ Q /c/y -114- New Broken "I" Variety On 6' cent Air Mail Envelope Discovered • by.JOHN W. NICKLIN •

vVe owe to the observation of a dis­ On submitting the Error to Prescott cerning collector the discovery of a most Holden Thorp, famed envelope author-.. interesting Air Post Envelope Variety. ity, Mr. Gordon .was advised that the About ten months ago Harry A. Gordon variety was the result of an imperfect of Brooklyn was processing some covers working die or due to faulty printing. for what is undoubtedly the newest Mr. Thorp pointed out that constant Aerophilatelic specialties, Jet Flights. varieties of this nature are not unknown Amona a number of current 6c stamped in the United States envelope field. envelopes (Scott UC 18, Sanab~ia SE 21) that he was handling he noted one of 1 he broken "I" variety was later sub­ unusual appearance. In this specimen the rni ttefl to W. A. Maisel, Editor in charge 'T' of Am was broken off and appeared of the "Thorp Bartels Catalogue". Mr. as only a stub, with 40% of the upper Maisel thought the 6c broken "I" variety portion of the letter missing. Later he to be mo t interesting. He stated, "It is found an additional copy showing that undoubtedly the shallowest working die the variety was constant. After a careful I have ever seen of this 6c Air Mail. In and exhaustive search in all available fact it almost looks like a lithographic quarters a total of 35 of the broken "I" reproduction rather than an embossed variety were located. Nor J1ave any more die, (it is, however, an embossed envel­ been found since, so that it is reasonable ope)". to presume that this small quantity is all It is w1qu stionably true that varieties that have been preser ed. of United States Air Mail items com­ The basic envelope is, of course, the mand vastly more attention than do similar variants of regula;' · ~nvelope is­ DC 4 Skymaster type, _the 6c denomina­ sues. In this broken 'T' variety of the 6c tion of which was originally i ued in Skymaster we have an easily recognized 1950. variety of great apparent rarity.

Plan To Attenc:l FIPEX

-115- Fl]?EX -Apr. 28th. to May 6th . • A. A. M, S. PLANS ENTRIES STILL TAKEN REUNION TO FEB. 15 • • At the Havana Convention business The deadline for the receipt of entries session, it was decided against holding for exhibits at the Fifth International the 1956 Convention in New York dur­ Philatelic Exhibition ( FIPEX) has been ing the big International Exhibition, extended one month to February 15, FIPEX, being held April 28th thru May 1956. This will provide additional time 6th. for those collectors who desire to exhibit at this great show that will be held in the However, it is very likely that many New York Coliseum from April 28 to American Air Mail Society members will Mav 6, 1956. be attending this show, and the officers of the society are planning to have a re­ Indications have been received from union or get together at this time. several foreign representatives of FIPEX Tentative plans calls for the get to­ that an extension of the January 15 dead­ gether to be Saturday night, April 28th, line would enable a number of fine col­ with a donation auction, entertainment, lections to be entered which otherwise refreshments, dancing and a smorgas­ might not have been entered. In addi­ bord as the principal attractions. tion, FIPEX officials felt that the past holiday season may have prevented many The Auction Manager, Samuel Gold­ prospective exhibitors from preparing sticker, Jr., 70 D Fremont St., Bloom­ their entries. field, New Jersey and our President However, Oriol hav~ :i~sued a plea for airpost it must be

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U. S. Post Office Includes Air Mail Envelope For FIPEX • It has been officially announced by that this card will be printed in two the United States Post Office Depart­ colors. If so, this will be the first postal ment that there will be four postal issues card issued by the United States to ap­ honoring the Fifth International Phila­ pear in more than one color. No details telic Exhibition ( FIPEX) which will be regarding the six-cent air mail envelope held in the New York Coliseum from have been announced but it is believed April 28 to May 6, 1956. Confirming that this issue, too, will establish a new earlier announcements, these issues will precedent. be a three-cent commemorative stamp, a two-cent postal card, a six-cent air Of special interest to aerophilatelists is mail envelope and an eleven-cent souv­ the announcement that a six-cent air enir sheet. mail envelope has been included in the program of special issues for the FIPEX. The souvenir sheet will be a combin­ Details as to design and provisions for ation of an eight-cent and three-cent servicing covers will be published as soon stamp of the Statue of Liberty series as available from t:J:ie Post Office Depart­ mounted in a folder with an inscription ment. honoring the international exhibiton and bearing a facsimile of Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield's signature. It Aero and will be a most attractive and appropri­ Air Le:t:ter Sheets Specialists ate memento of this great stamp show. At last, the catalogue you have The three-cent commemorative stamp waited for ... will bear a reproduction of the tremend­ ous new structure in which FIPEX will WORLD'S Al R MAIL be held - the New York Coliseum - 1955 -- CATALOGUE -- 1959 which is nearing completion at Colum­ for and STATION bus Circle in New York City. for Aerograms and Stationery by Fr. Godinas Details of the design of the two cent A. A. M. S. Life Member postal card have not been announced as U. P. S. S. Member yet, but there is a very good possibility English and French texts. Very illustrated with 360 plates PRICE $4.00 - Post Paid including supplements for 5 years without charge New releases and editorial Order from ... Fr. GODINAS 6 rue Flament copy should be mailed to PERUWELZ, BELGIUM who wants and offers P. 0. Box 37 EXCHANGE-BUYING-SALE all air entires or Conneaut, Ohio JOHN J. SMITH Ferndale and Emerson Sir. PHILADELPHIA 11, pA.

-119- ALTON J. BLANK 1089 WINSTON ROAD, SOUTH EUCLID 21,0HIO • STAMPS CHRONICLED BELOW ARE ILLUSTRATED ON COVER • COLOMBIA cha ( 200,000); $1.50 green: Cotopaxi ( 200,000); $1.70 sepia: Tungurahua In connection with the VII Postal ( 600,000); $1.90 olive: Bolivar ( 200,- Congress of the America and Spain held 000); $2.40 vermilion: Chimborazo in Bogota, a series of nine values were ( 200,000); $2.50 violet: Cariar ( 200,- issued; two of which are definite as be­ 000); $4.20 black: Azuay ( 300,000); ing . The 15c carmine and black and $4.80 orange: Loja (200,000). Three pictures O'Higgins, Santander and Suc­ values, the $1.00, $1.70 and $4.20 are ree, and the 20c black brown on brown illustrated. carries the portraits of Marti, Hidalgo and Petion. Four other values picture a small plane in the general design but ITALY are labeled "Correo Extra-Rapido". The A 100 lire green com­ values of these stamps are 2c, 2c, lP and memorating the 150th anniversary of the 2P. The air mail values are illustrated. birth of Giuseppe Mazzino, air Italian patriot, was issued on Dec. 21, 1955. The DOMINICAN REPUBLIC stamp pictures a portrait of Mazzini and the Genoa Lighthouse and was designed A five value set of stamps was issued by F. M. Caruso and printed by photo­ ·to commemorate the opening of the In­ g;·avure on watermarked paper. ternational Fair. The llc v:tlue was an air mail stamp and pictures General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina. It is SALVADOR illustrated in this column. Two of a six value set of st:tmps issued showing a portrait of General Gerardo ECUADOR Barrios are air mail adhesives. The values and colors are 20c brown (illustrated) A new air mail regular series of ten and 30c maroon. values is being issued piecemeal by Ecua­ dor. The various Provinces are portrayed SAN MARINO on the stamps and the value, province The 200L value (illustrated) is the portrayed ang color is to be as follows: only air mail stamp to be issued in the 50c gray: Carachi (200,000); $1 blue: ten value set for the 1956 Olympic Sports Imhabura (500,000); $1.30 red: Pichin- (Continued on page134) -120-

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--121- P.O. Box 595, Malden, Mo• • On December 12, 1955, the four­ Oakland, Calif., via Salt Lake City, Utah teenth and final permanent certificate and Reno, Nevada. for service was awarded to Allegheny AM # 9 -- Flown by Braniff Airways, Airlines, Inc., by the CAB. Allegheny this route has been· extended- from Fort was the last of the Local Service Car­ Worth, Texas via Dallas, Texas, Okla­ riers to be given permanent status which homa City, Okla., Memphis, Tenn., now applies to all fourteen such carriers Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn., to the authorized to carry mail on the Feeder terminal points New York, N. Y. and Routes. As will be recalled, these Lo­ Newark, N. J. cal Service Carriers were originally au­ AM # 24 :__ Flown by Delta Airlines, thorized to carry mail under temporary this route has been extended from At­ 3-year certificates. Many of these certi­ lanta, Ga., to the co-terminals New ficates were later renewed or extended York, N. Y. and Newark, N. J. via Char­ but still on a temporary basis. However, lotte, N. C., Washington, D. C., Balti­ they are now on a permanent basis and more, Md., and Philadelphia, Pa. This no doubt as the demand for such service same route was also extended West from presents i~jllf, many of these routes will New Orleans, La. to Houston, Texas. be extended in order to provide service AM # 51 -- Flown by Capital Airlines, to additi9nal cities. this route has been extended from Wash­ Of recent months, the CAB has also ington, D. C. to the Co-terminals New made numerous awards involving the York, N. Y. and Newark, N. J. via Bal­ Trunk Line Carriers. Some of these aw­ timore, Md., and PhHadelphia. ards have resulted in route extension Numerous other additions to existing which have occurred on short notice and Trunk Lines involving one or more cities which have already taken place and being added to an existing route have which we will cover in our Chronicle in been awarded during recent months. due time. However, those pending at However, these cities, already being this time and which will bear watching served by one or ore routes involve the following: "vill not warrant catalog listing unless the service involves a route extension and AM #76 - Addition of Palmdale­ for that reason, mention is not being Lancaster,. California to AM #76 flown made of them. by Southwest Airways Company. AM #82 - New segment between CHRONICLE __ Shreveport, Louisiana and Lafayette, Louisiana via Lake Charles, La. and al- AM ROUTE #1 -- ADDITION OF so another new segment from Dallas to ELY, NEV. This city was added to Loredo via San Antonio, Austin and AM Route #1 on July 6, 1955. Flown Fort Worth, all within Texas. Route by United Air Lines, Route #1 is Trans­ #82 is flown by Trans-Texas Airways. continental. Located in Mid-eastern AM #35 - New segment from Den- Nevada, Ely is the center of a large ver, Colorado to San Francisco, Calif.- copper mining region. -122- sential to proper identification of North NEW AIR MAIL SERVICE and Southbound mail respectively. An extremely neat and attractive of­ ON ROUTE AM 76 ficial cachet was applied in blue to the first flight mail. This is in the form of • a smaH rectangle, picturing Monticello, Airmail service will be inaugur­ the home of Thomas Jefferson. ated at Palmdale-Lancaster, Calif­ ornia, over route AM 76, on or AM # 107 -- SEGMENT #8. On Au­ about February 10th, Special cach­ gust 9, 1955 Ozark Airlines, inaugurat­ ets will be provided for Palmdale ing service over Segment #8 of AM and Lancaster, Calif., and the us­ #107. This segment operates from Chi­ ual treatment of philatelic mail cago to Sioux City, Iowa via Rockford, authorized. Illinois, Dubuque, Waterloo, Mason City and Ft. Dodge, Iowa and covered ser­ vice largely performed by Braniff Air­ The inaugural Eastbound flight from ways on AM # 106 prior to the termina­ Ely was made via Plight #340 flown by tion of service on AM # 106. With the Capt. M. H. Christiensen and First Of­ exception of that part of ~his segment ficer R. E. Hodson and handled 2424 from Chicago to Rockford which had pieces of mail of which 2398 pieces were previously been flown by Ozark, this for collectors. This mail was back­ represented entirely new service for stamped at Salt Lake City at 2 PM the Ozark. Service was perfonli.ed without same day. The inaugural Westbound advance notice by the Post Office De­ flight was made via Flight #347 flown partment with the result that most col~ by Capt. J. W.' Stephenson and First Of­ lectors missed this service entirely and ficer D. Durgan and handled 1327 pieces as a result, the covers from this segment of mail of which 1304 pieces were for of AM #107 promise to be among the collectors. This mail was backstamped very scarce CAM covers. at San Francisco at 4 M the same day. Mail flown in both directions on the The initial W estbourid flight over this inaugural flights bore identical cancella­ segment was made via Flight #81 which tion hour of 9 AM. Therefore, back­ was flown by Capt. William K. Carson stamps are essential for proper identifi­ and First Officer James L. Thompson cation as to direction flown. Official with Capt. Julian A. Wiggins and First cachet in the shape of the state of Nev­ Officer Wilson N. York making the ini­ ada was applied to First Flight mail in tial Eastbound flight from Sioux City via green. Flight #80. The number of covers flown is reported as very few pieces AM ROUTE #87 -- ADDITION OF ranging up to 30 pieces Eastbound and CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. This city 60 pieces Westbound from Ft. Dodge. was added to Piedmont Airlines, Route No official cachet was used. #87 on August 27, 1955, being served on flights operating between Washing­ The writer of this column also has ton, D. C. and Roanoke, Va. charge of this route for listing in the The inaugural Northbound flight was catalogue and will appreciate the coop­ made via Flight #80 flown by Capt. eration of collectors in notifying him as J. F. Holder and First Officer L. C. Agee lo the number covers held from the first which flight handled 491 pieces of mail flight on this segment in order that an all of which was reported as being phila­ intelligent listing of this segment may be telic. Here again, we have the mail accorded in the catalogue. This infor­ flown in both directions being cancelled mation is desired in view of the fact that at the same hour, that of 8 AM at Char­ most of the postmasters involved advise lottesville. Thereafter, for proper identi­ that no count was made of the mail dis­ fication backstamps of 12 Noon at Wash­ patched on the first flights of this ser­ ington and 12 Noon at Roanoke are es- vice. -123- Wrenn Air brown , $70; #Cl7, the 50c with red overprint, $72.50. Dominican Bring Nota·ble Price Republic, Sanabria #17, the lOc + lOc black and rose with gold surcharge, $40 . In a series of three• sales, Harmer, Honduras # CS; $45, #C9, $140; Rooke & Co., the Fifth Avenue auction #Cll, $72.50; #Cl3, $75; #C30, $30; firm, realized a total of $60,246 for the #C33, $140; #C35, $38. Liberia, 1936 largest general collection belonging to surcharges, unused, #Cl-3, each $42. Philip W. Wrenn, Jr., of Palisades, N. Y. Lithuania #C36, the 60c rose of 1924 The U. S. Portion was sold in June unwatermarked, $32. for $23,570; the Britain and Colonies Mexico, 1934 University set, $155; lp section in September for $16,278, and black official, #COlO, $160; 50c offi­ the airpost, general foreign and "lots by cial of 1932, #C018, $90. New Guinea, countries" went on the block Oct. 13-14, superb L5 green of 1935, $55. Russia, 1930 Zeppelin 40k and 80k imperf., bringing $20,398. #Cl2b, Cl3b, $65. Salvador #Cla, the In this latest Wrenn sale, the air mails red overprint error, $65. Uruguay, brought not.able prices. An off-center sheets of six of 1933 Pan-American Con­ ference issue, #C6la, C62a, $65. Newfoundland "Columbia," unused, fetched $381:50; a set of Sinkiangs, #C­ • C4, realized $265, and Sweden #C4, Lindbergh Commemorative the rare 20-ore on 2-ore orange with Sought crown watermark, went for $290. Other interesting airmail prices follow: • Joint Resolution designated as H. L. Bolivia #CI3, the lOc of 1930 with RES., 445 introduced on the first dav, January 3rd 1956, of the 2nd Session of the 84th Congress reads as follows: NEW ISSUES "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States OF of America in Congress assembled, That Ml NT Al RMAI L the Postmaster General is authorized and directed to issue a special airmail com­ STAMPS memorative stamp commemorating the THE MOST ECONOMICAL first nonstop flight from New York to Paris by Charles Augustus Lindbergh, METHOD OF COLLECTING world-renowned aeronautical authority NEW ISSUES, INCLUDING and leader in aviation, such stamp to be RARE AND UNUSUAL of such design as the Postmaster Gener­ IT·EMS AT NEW ISSUE al shall prescribe and be issued for the PRICES first time in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri." - Send For Descriptive Folder - The resolution was introduced by Congressman Karsten and referred to the F. W. KESSLER Committee on Post Office and Civil Ser­ vice. Acknowledgement fa made to our 500 FIFTH A VENUE member, Basil R. Littin of Washington, NEW YORK 36, N. Y. D. C. for an official copy of this resolu­ tion. -124- Another Unusual Cancel AIRGRAPHS • OF ISRAEL • In the December, 1955 issue of The Holy Land Philatelist, Israel's Stamp Monthly, there appears a detailed listing and description of the airgraphs used in Israel from 1941 to 1945. The article ap­ pears under the heading of Entires of Israel and Their Foremnners and is by Dr. S. Ascher, of Haifa. The listing is described as The Entires of Palestine, Durjng the time of the British Mandate. The airgraphs which are the forerunners 0f our present air letter sheets were first produced for the Middle East Fore~ and the Navv in 1941, and later in the POST AL CLERK IMPROVISED same year, tl~e despatch of airgraphs to soldiers in the Middle East was started. THIS MEMPHIS AMF POSTMARK In 1942, airgraphs were also provided for the civilian population of Palestine See Story About Unusual A. M. F. and Egypt, and likewise for the Merch­ Cancellations ant Navy sailors (MN) and members of the Palestine Police ( P. P.). The air­ On pages 113, 114 and 141. graphs for military personnel did not have any imprinted value, civilian air­ gr::iphs carried a value stamp of 40 mils, AIRMAIL COVERS and those of the MN and PP one of 15 mils. Seasonal Greeting form airgraph (My Selection) wer~ also produced for both the military 10 diff - cat. over $10 $2.50 forces and the civilian population. A very 25 diff. - Cat. over $25 $8.75 comprehensive catalogue listing of the various airgraphs is a part of this inter­ 50 diff. - cat. over $5G ---- .. $25.00 esting study of these early airgraphs. The 100 diff. - cat. over $100 .... $65.00 Holy Land Philatelist is published in Tel Aviv under the Editorship of Mr. F. W. Pollock, F.R.P.S.L. and is a splendid ZEPPELIN COVERS magazine devoted to the postal emissions (My Selection) of Israel. 10 dif. - cat. over $20 ...... $4.00 25 diff. - cat. over $SQ. 12.50 1956 PRICE & CHECK LIST OF 50 diff. - cat. over $100 ...... $30.00 FOREIGN USED AIRMAILS. Now available for 50c which SOc is 100 diff. - cat. over $200 .... $80.00 deductible from the first order of $5. Cash with order - Lots may be It lists and prices thousands of air· mails from all countries and colonies. returned for full refund if not NO FREE LISTS SO PLEASE satisfied. DON'T ASK GEORGE HERZOG, INC. J. J. KLEMANN 2815 Richmond Hill Road A 68 Nassau Street AUGUSTA, GEORGIA New York City 38

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-126- -127- Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Albion, Pa. February 10, 1932, under the Act of March 3, 1879 . The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not conducted• for profit. The Editor, Business Manager, and all other editors, feature writers and contributors serve gratis and without compensation of any kind. All receipts from advertising, subscriptions and contributions are applied directly to the betterment of the magazine and the promotion of aero-philately.

EDITORIAL BOARD GEO. D. KINGDOM, GRACE CONRA'l'H, GEO. W. Ac"lGERS, JOHN J. SMITH ASSOCIATE EDITOR - L.B. GATCHELL BUSINESS MANAGER GEORGE D. KINGDOM - Tyler Building, Conneaut, Ohio ASSISTANT EDITORS ALTON J. BLANK - 1089 Winston Rd., So. Euclid 21, Ohio GRACE CONRATH - P. 0. Box 519, Albion, Penn'a ERNEST A. KEHR - 230 West 41 Street, New York 18, N. Y. ART EDITOR EDWIN L. HASTRY DEPARTMENT EDITORS R. LEE BLACK - Interrupted Flight Cover News FLORENCE L. KLEINERT - A. A. M. S. Chapter News RICHARD L. SINGLEY - F. A. M. Air Mail Routes WILLIAM R. WARE - Contract Air Mail Routes WILLIAM T. WYNN - Dedication Covers Assistant Editor ALTON J. BLANK also conducts "Airs of the Month Department ASSOCIATE EDITORS FRANCIS J. FIELD F. W. KESSLER DR. MAX KRONSTEIN THOMAS J. O'SULLIVAN JAMES WOTHERSPOON SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere ...... $3.00 per year. Second (duplicate) copy sent to Subscriber's same address, $1.50 per year. Back Numbers, 25c each; Bound Volumes, if in stock, $4.75 per volume. ADVERTISING RATES One Inch, per issue ... - ...... $ 3.00 Front Inside or Back Cover ...... $17.50 Quarter Page, per issue ...... $ 4.50 Composition charge for solid, tabular Half Page, per issue ...... $ 8.00 or special typographic layouts: lOc to Full Page, per issue ...... $15.00 25c per inch additional. Interested advertisers may apply for contract rate for space used every issue for a period of 12 months. Advertising and editorial copy MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE 20TH OF THE MONTH preceding publication date. The right is reserved to refuse any advertising. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL has been published under the auspices of THE AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY since October, 1931. It has reached ID; hi~h place of usefulness to the hobby primarily through the genius, industry and devotion of the late WALTER J. CONRATH successively Business Manager and Editor. To his memory are the future issues of the JOURNAL gratefully dedicated. WHERE TO WRITE Correspondence concerning advertis­ Department Editors may be written ing, new and renewal subscriptions, direct at the addresses printed at the back numbers and bound volumes, top of their columns. All general edi­ address changes and other matters of torial copy and communications on all circulation, business matters of all other matters should be sent to the kinds and all remittances should be personal attention of the Editor at sent direct to the Publication Office at P. 0. Box 37 ALBION, PENN'A CONNEAUT, OHIO

-128-- Editor Gatchell forced ... . to take a leave • It is wilh sincere regret and also, "tongue in cheek" that we are forced to an­ nounce that this issue of The Airpost Journal, and the coming issues for the next few months, will have to be issued without the editorial services of L. B. "Bart" Gatchell. Doctors orders for('cd Bart to ask that he be immediately relieved from the duties of editor, and President Rafael Oriol acting first in the interest of the future health and welfare of "Bart" and second, acceding to his request for immediate relief, has asked that a Board of Editors consisting of Geo. D. Kingdom, Chairman, Grace Conrath, Geo. W. Angers and John J. Smith assume the responsibility for the publication of The Airpost Journal until such time as permanent arrangements can be made.

Your Board of Editors has accepted this assignment in the sincere hope that within a short time or few months, the duties of editor can again be assumed by Bart Gatchell. In the' meantime, your Board of Editors can only try with their best efforts to continue to bring to the readers of The Airpnst Journal, a magazine maintaining the high standards of publication which were always the code of standards demanded by "Bart" Gatchell.

Until furdH:r J:otice all communications concerning The Airpost Journal, all items of news, all press releases and matters of interest which should appear in The A.irpost Joun:al <:'.10uld be mailed to Geo. D. Kingdom or The Airpost Journal, P. 0. Box 37, Cmrneaut, Oh:.o.

\VP are certaiu that all our readers join with us, in expressing the hope that in the very near future, "Barf' Gatchell will have fully regained his health, strength and vigor. In the meantime, each of you as members of the American Air Mail Soc­ iety, can lend a helping hand to the Board of Editors by keeping them advised of any news or matter3 of interest pertaining to aero-philately which should appear in the pages of The .4.irp0st Journal.

Your assistance is solicited.

Geo. D. Kingdom, Chairman for the Board of Editors. P. 0. Box 37, Con_neaut, Ohio -129- AMERICAN AIRLINES: AM-4 and AM-25· C. A. M. AUTHORIZATIONS extended westward from Chicago, Ill., to the new Co-terminals of San Francisco and Oakland, Calif. Service was scheduled BY THE C. A. B. to begin on January 15th. AM-4: New seg­ ment from Newark/New York via Pitts­ burgh (Pa.), Columbus (Ohio), Nashville (Tenn.) to Houston (Tex.). Service on • this segment was scheduled to begin on Compiled by .1 anuary 22nd.

SAMUEL GOLDSTICKER, JR. BRANIFF AIRLINES: AM-9 Extension from Fort Worth (Texas) via Dallas (Texas), Oklahoma City (Okla.), Tulsa (Okla.), Memphis (Tenn.), Nashville • (Tenn.), Chattanooga (Tenn.). Washingc \Vithin the past few months there have ton (D. C.) to Newark/New York. (New­ ark Airport will be used). Service was to· been several decisions by the Civil Aero­ start on February 15th. nautics Board which makes radical CAPITAL AIRLINES: AM-51 and AM-55 changes in United States air transporta­ have been consolidated into a single route, which hereafter will be known as tion map. For the benefit of our .read­ AM-51. ers who may not be too familiar with all AM-14 and AM-51: Philadelphia (Pa.) these new authorizations, I will list them has been added as an intermediate point tbetween New York and Pittsburgh on here by airline, and give the inaugural AM-14 and between New York and Har­ risburg on AM-51). AM-14: New segment. dates whereever possible. Unfortunately, - Newark/New York, Rochester (N. Y.), Buffalo (N. Y.), to Detroit (Mich.). AM-51: the Editors of the CAM Section of the New connecting link between Atlanta (Ga.) and Birmingham (Ala.). AM-51: American Air Mail Catalogue have not New extension from Washington (D. C.) via Baltimore (Md.) and Philadelphia completed their survey as to which (Pa.) to Newark/New York. There is no· word as to when any of Capital's services flights will and which flights will not will begin. be listable in the Catalogue, so that in­ CENTRAL AIRLINES: AM-81. New ex- tension from Fayetteville (Ark.) via formation will have to be omitted. Harrison (Ark.) to St. Louis (Mo.). Ser­ vice should begin about February 1st. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES: AM-29. New segment from Los Angeles (Calif.), via Denver (Colo.) and Kansas City (Mo.) to Chicago (Ill.). Service should begin about AT NO EXTRA COST February 1st. DELTA AIRLINES: AM-24: New segment. from Atlanta (Ga.) via Charlotte (N. C.), Washington (D. C.). Baltimore (Md.), you too can enjoy world-famous and Philadelphia (Pa.) to Newark/New York (using Newark Airport). Service sl10uld begin about February 1st. SANABRIA - SERVICE EASTERN AIRLINES: AM-47. New non- stop segment from Louisville (Ky.) to Newark/New York. Service began on for Air Stamps and-or British October 1st. MOHAWK AIRLINES: AM-94. New seg- Empire_ issues ment from Binghamton/Endicott/ .Tohnson City to Poughkeepsie (all NY State). Service began on December 1st. Particulars on request NORTHWEST AIRLINES: AM-3. Chicago added to New York and Washington se1tments as intermediate point between Milwaukee and Detroit. Service began NICOLAS SANABRIA CO. October 28th. OZARK AIRLINES: AM-107. New segment INC. between Paducah (Ky.) via Owens­ boro (Ky.) to Nashville (Tenn.). Service A. Medawar, Pres. began October 28th. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: AM-76. New 521 FIFTH A VENUE segment from San Francisco via Oak­ land, San Jose, Monterey, Bakersfield, NEW YORK 17, N. Y. Palmdale/Lancaster and Burbank to Los Angeles (all in California). Service should begin shortly. (Continued on page 138) -130- == ~- == A~E~R·0-= -.~-=- -. 11111 . POSTAL STATIONERY NOTES ;i Conducted by Aero Postal Stationery Society Of America A Unit Of The American Air Mail Society GEORGE D. KINGDOM, Organizing Secretary, Conneaut, Ohio • ANGOLA CANADA Three new sheets have been issued by A new sheet from Canada is of the this Portugese Colony. The impressed same general design as the sheet issued stamps are 1$50, black and pale purple, in 1953, number 15LS. The two differ­ 2$50, black and pale brown and 4$50 ences are on the fa'ce of the sheet, first black and pale blue. Each stamp pictur­ the words "AEROGRAMME Air Mail - es a public building. Each sheet is sim­ Par Avion" now aEPear in two lines in ilar in format, the border being red and the lower left corner instead of the up­ green with an entwined ribbon design; per left, and second, the four address in upper left corner in black is the seal lines are now of three different lengths of the col.any; at top center of the face instead of being the same length. The of the sheet in 2 lines is "Bilhete Carta­ sheet is still of gray paper with all Aviao-Aerogramme", although this leg­ printing, including the impressed stamp, end is in differ·ent style printing on each in dark blue. The value is lOc. Catafog­ sheet. Each sheet has a different wall­ ue number assigned is 15 LS. Type B paper effect overlay and on the 1$50 fold. sheet the overlay is gray and pictures the CYPRUS coffee plant; on the 2$50 sheet the over­ This colony has now issued its regular lay is tan and pictures the "algodaro"; format sheet except it has the modified and on the 4$.50 sheet the overlay is coronation style or type. On tlie back of pale green and pictures an ear of corn. the sheet lines for the sender's name and On the back of each sheet is a white address are arranged horizontally and at space for sender's name and address. the top of the sheet. Mailing instructions Catalogue numbers wHl be lOLS, llLS, are in the center of the back of the sheet and 12LS. and are in three lines. BURMA The color of paper, design and color Postal authorities have apparently of the impressed stamp remain the same made an inland available for as previous sheets. The paper is unwater­ air letter sheet uses as the 15P sheet has marked. Catalogue number will be 6 LS. appeared with a two line rubber stamp DENMARK surcharge in purple reading "AIR LET­ The 60 ore blue on plain gray paper TER AEROGRAMME". The necessary and with no overlay has now appeared additional postage must be affixed for with the numeral 12 in the lower left mailing by air. This inland basic sheet is corner. Otherwise the sheet is the same of gray paper with a green ribbed over­ as the one issued in 1953, catalogue num­ lay on the face and back of the outside ber ll LS. These sheets have now ap­ of the sheet. The impressed stamp pict­ peared with numerals from 8 thrn 12. ures a native bird and is green in color. (Continued on page 134) -131- .HISTORY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OPERATED AIR MAIL SERVICE 1918-1228 b y K A R L B. W E B E R

CHAPTER XI • The Discontinuation of the Washington-New York, Chicago-St. Louis and Chicago-Twin Cities Air Mail Routes • Changes in the Air Mail Service had portant part of the through route. to be made due to the abandonment of However, our appropriations for the the Washington-New York route effect­ coming year will not permit of any ive June 1st, 1921 and the Chicago-SL such extension and there is no further Louis and Chicago-Twin Cities routes necessity for our continuing the New effective July 1, of the same year be­ York-\Vashington route as an experi­ cause Congress failed to appropriate the mental one because we have better money to maintain them. opportunities for conducting experi­ The aviation fields at College Park, mental work on the New York-San Md.; Bustleton, Pa.; Newark, N. J.; St. Francisco route. In addition to this, Louis, Mo.; Minneapolis, Minn.; La­ of course, there is the urgent necessity Crosse, Wis.; and all the refueling fields for economizing." on these three routes were abandoned Postmaster General Hays, in com­ after July 1st. The personnel on these menting on the discontinuance of this discontinued routes was transferred to route, said: "This in no way is to be the transcontinental route and utilized construed as a lessening of interest in or as far as possible on regular work on the a curtailment of Air Mail develoment." reserve list The equipment was also Reorganization of the Air Mail transferred and used on the New York- A complete reorganization of the Air San Francisco route. Mail Service followed the abandonment The reason for the discontinuance of of the three routes under Postmaster the Washington-New York route was giv­ General Hays and Second Assistant en in a statement by the Post Office De­ Postmaster Colonel E. H. Shaughnessy, partment which read: under the administration of President "This route has been kept in opera­ Harding. tion for a considerable length of time One important change on the trans­ without serving any particular useful­ continental route was the combining of ness, either in connection with the the old New York-Cleveland and Cleve­ mail service or in connection with ex­ land-Chicago Division in the new East­ perimental work, because it was felt ern Division, New York-Chicago; the that perhaps it would be possible to old Chicago-Omaha, Omaha-Salt Lake develop a long distance route between and Salt Lake-San Francisco Divisions the principal New England cities and were supplemented by the two new di­ the large cities in the southeastern visions: the Central Division, Chicago­ States, in which event the New York­ Rock Springs, Wyo., and the Western Washington leg would be a very im- Division, Rock Springs-San Francisco. -132- The air mail was directed by a Gen­ "We are willing and eager to co­ eral Superintendent located in Washing­ operate to the fullest extent in assist~ ton, reporting to the Second Assistant ing real commercial aviation, not by Postmaster General. The field service any possible chance to enter into con­ was divided into three divisions under tracts with companies or individuals the supervision of Division Superintend­ m the prospectus, stock selling stage ents and assistants located at Hemp­ who want to use the legend 'United stead, L. I.; Omaha, Neb. and San States Mails' to sell stock, but with Francisco, Calif. There were also local those having ships in the air ready to field managers at each landing field. load the mails. How soon that tirrie will come, we, of course, do not know, The number of employees before the but let us all hope that it will be soon, reorganization was 521; this was cut to and coiiectively do everything we can 382, which included 39 pilots. consistently to advance the date, be­ Immediate steps were also taken by cause, after all, there are other im­ Colonel E. H. Shaughnessy to stand­ portant uses for airplanes aside from ardize and improve the flying equip­ carrying commerce. This country of ment. ours still needs the sort of protection that airplanes and airships and air After the reorganization, the Post Of­ men can give." fice Department improved and stand­ ardized the single de Haviland 4 and This statement embodied the idea, eliminated all other types. This did not shared by many officials of the Post Of­ mean that the DH-4 was the most suit­ fice Department and members of Con­ able plane available, but it had proved gress, that private enterprises would a satisfactory plane for the Air Mail eventually take over and operate the air Service, and il: was considered good mail. business to standardize on it because the Army had a large surplus which was It was also deemed advisable by many transferred to the Air Mail Service as persons, who were interested in the Air needed without any expense to the Post Mail Service, to charge more postage for Office Department. this faster way of transportation, just as the public paid extra for special deliv­ In a statement prepared by Col. ery. Special air mail stamps, higher in Shaughnessy, a few days before his rate than the first class postage, were death in the Knicl:erbocker Theatre ac­ advocated so that the public would have cident, he gave his view on the future its attention called thereto and take the of the Air Mail Service in part as fol­ advantages of the air mail and make it lows: self-supporting. "The Department, true to its tra­ A step in the direction of contract air ditions, wants air transportation of the mail and special air mail stamps was mail because in that direction lies taken in a Bill introduced in the House rapid transit. Whether it be heavier­ on December 10, 1921 by Representa­ than-air or lighter-than-air types of tive Steenerson with the assistance of carriers is immaterial if the service Representative Clyde Kelly: This bill, given is reliable and speedy. The De­ however, was found to be impractiCal partment, however, does not feel that and was never acted upon. it should operate an Air Mail Service any more than it should operate a PLAN TO ATTEND FIPEX steamboat service or a railway ser­ vice except until such times as the NEW YORK commercial interests of this country are ready to step in and take over the APRIL 28 - MAY 6 burden. -133- AERO POST AL --- Al RS OF THE MONTH --- (Continued from page 120) (Continued ••from pa~e 131) FIJI ISLANDS • issued on December 15th. Picturing a This British Colony has adopted the skier in flight, the stamp is black and modified coronation format for its cur­ orange in color. The designer was . C. rent air Jetter sheet. Still on gray paper Mancioli, the stamp photogravure pnnt­ with gray overlay, the printing _is in dark ed on star-watermarked paper in panes blue. The impressed stamp is the 3d value of the same design as on previous of forty. In the upper left corner are ~e linked circles symbolizing the Olympic sheets but pictures the present Queen's Games and the inscription "Cortina profile and the stamp is a rather pale 1956," the place in Italy where the win­ blue in color. On the back of the sheet, ter Olympics will be staged. the Sender's name and address is in SPAIN three· dotted· lines at the top of the sheet Illustrated is the prize winning design arranged. horizontally. _The . maiiling in­ of Spain's· new· air mail stamps. Replac­ structions are in three Imes m the center ing the "La Cierva" issue, the new set of the sheet and is the same woding as has five values which are 25c gray; 1 appears on the Great Britain sheet, Pesata orange red; 1.40 Pts rose; 4.80 number 11 LS. Catalogue number will PTs yellow and 5 Pts brown. The design be 5 LS. which pictures a four-engined passenger JAMAICA plane in flight with a caravel in the back A new sheet has appeared from this ground was created by Federico Jimenez colony. Still of the British general styl~, Ontiveros. the printing in the upper left corner is WALLIS AND FUTUNA all direct none in reverse panel, and A 14f green and blue airmail stamp there is a' wider space between the lines. has been issued picturing Father Louis The impressed stamp is the same as _1 Marie Chanel with a coastline scene as LS and is purple in color. The paper is the backgruond. Father Chanel was very light blue. On the back of the ~heet murdered bv the Futune natives while the address panel is arranged vertically devoting hi~ life trying to Christianize and at the left side of the sheet. This the peoples of the South Pacific Islands. sheet will be catalogue number 4 LS. (Illustrated). NORWAY A new sheet from Norway is the same • in design and color as the one issued ,BARRETT --- earlier in 1955 and known as 11 LS, ex­ (Continued from page 118) cept that the arrangement of the printing on the sheet known as Type A fold has • been inverted. The face of the sheet and Born and bred in New York, Mr. Bar­ the sealing tab are at the bottom of the rett lives in the heart of Manhattan on sheet and the back at the top. On the East 57th Street. For diversion he be­ back of the sheet the mailing instructions longs to the New York Athletic Club, is are in three lines instead of two as on the a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner, a earlier sheet. Catalogue number will be Rotarian, Legionnaire and Forty-and­ 12 LS. Eighter, and has at one time or another taken an active interest in them all. Mr. Barrett will welcome all sugges­ JOIN.· tions and information pertaining to list­ ings and pricings in Scott's U. S. Spec­ THE ialized Catalogue and Scott's Chronicle of New Issues. These may be sent to him AMERICAN AIR MAIL at 87 Nassau St., New York 38, or in SOC 1ETY care of Scott Publications, Inc., 461 _.o.-.a.-.cl-c1.--o.-.<1.--c~~<1.--c1~..-.11.-.<>41 Eighth Ave., New York 1. -134- DONATION AUCTION .~~,' AT FIPEX Airport~·J-·=:~ • President Rafael Oriol has issued an appeal to the members of the American Air Mail Society to donate some of their duplicate holdings to the society for a Dedication Covers ... donation auction, the proceeds from By WlLLIAM T. WYNN which will be used to help finance the 13537 Rockdale. Detroit 23. Mich. society's participation in the big Inter­ national Stamp Show, FIPEX, to be held • April 28 thru May 6, this year in New ·~JOTES of Dedications which oc- York. 1~ curred since our last listing. The Society has reserved lounge space Northfield Airport at Richmond, Va. was dedicated on May 29, but covers were in the new Coliseum which will house mailed on Monday, May 30 and are the big show, for use of the society's marked with an inscription. Only a members that are attending the exhibi­ very few covers were mailed at that tion. Preliminary planning indicates that time and they will be no doubt verv some sort of a reunion will be held by hard to find in duplicate. . . . Kewanee, Ill. held a dedication of its Airport on the society, together with officers' busi­ July 4, and just 9 covers were mailed. ness meeting. Wonder who m1ght have a dupe for sale If you would like to be one of the con­ or trade? ... Charlottesville, Va. is re­ ported to have dedicated on July 10, but tributors to this donation sale, please for­ we don't know the story on it as yet. . . ward your donated material immediate­ Billings, Mont. dedication was for a ly to Samuel Goldsticker, Jr., 70 D Fre­ municipal airport and 197 covers were mont St., Bloomfield, N. J., who will mailed on Oct. 2. The dedication was serve as the auction manager. Your sup­ also held on Oct. 1, but no covers are known for this date..... Sidney, Nebr. port wil be appreciated and your con­ held a dedication on Oct. 10, but no tribution acknowledged at the time the covers are known .... Covers were mail­ auction lots are published. ed from Bridgeport, Conn. on Oct. 27. Who knows the story on them? . . . Terre Haute, Ind. for dedication of Na­ Homestead, Fla. AFB was dedicated on tional Guard Jet Air Base. A 3 line in­ Nov. l; covers have postmaster's inscrip­ scription was used on the covers. tion.... Nov. 5-6 brought covers from The dedication at Sumter, S. C. has been postponed, but the Chamber of HONDURAS Commerce will continut to hold your ROTARY INTERNATIONAL covers. They are in good hands. COMPLETE 10 VALUES ON FIRST DAY CACHET COVER $20.50

HARRY REICHENTHAL, ESQ, A P. O. Box 73-F New York 60, N. Y.

-135- EARLY MAIL PILOT "DROPS FLAPS" • News releases and editorial Capt. George I. Myers, whose aviation career began in World War I, has re­ tired from United Air Lines after 28 copy should be mailed to years with the company's flight opera­ tions division. Captain Myers learned to fly with the U. S. Army 'in 1918. He became a pilot P. 0. Box 37 for the Post Office Department in 1923. Four years later he joined one of Unit­ ed's predecessor companies as a cap­ tain. In 1929 he was appointed chief Conneaut, Ohio training supervisor at United's Boeing School of Aeronautics, Oakland, Calif. .. Cautain Myers was superintendent of United's pilot training program from 1938 to 1948. In the latter years he the subsidiary in 1952, Myers assumed pecial assignment in flight operations at was named operations manager of Lineas Denver. Since 1953 he has been per­ Aereas Mexicanas, S. A., United's for­ sonnel representative handling pilot em­ mer Mexican subsidiary. After sale of ployment.

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-136- A. A. M. S. Chapter News • FLORENCE LAMPORT KLEINERT place at Earl Wellman's home, 3532 Oak News of AAMS Chapters should be Ave., Brookfield, Ill. A joint meeting of sent direct to Mrs. Kleinert at the Juniors and Seniors was held after a 213 Virginia Avenue, Fullerton, Pa. special buffet luncheon was served. The First Flight Federation conducted a cover auction on December 11th. In recogni­ • tion of excellent stamp exhibits at a high OR the New Year, the Chapters school hobby show, James Czarnota, ]/F have been active in elections of David Alton and Edward Clark were new officers and in the staging of stamp awarded two year memberships in the shows, special meetings and club auc­ Jack Knight Air Mail Society.· Edward tions. Henson, Sponsor, gave the memberships. According to Bliss R. Bowman, Secre­ The Suburban Collectors Club of tary-Treasurer, of the Motor City Air Chicago, Chapter #30, 11 No. Lincoln Mail Society, Chapter #11, the new of­ St., Hinsdale, Illinois, meets the second ficers are: William J. Kelly, President, and fourth Wednesday and invites coll­ and Leon Berman, Vice President. All ectors of this area to the meetings. V. H. aero-philatelists are welcome at their Rohwcdder, Chapter Chairman, reports monthly meetings. the following officers will serve the Sil­ The Springfield Air Mail Society, ver Anniversary year: Harvey E. John­ Chapter #10, will be directed by C. R. son, President, R. Hugh Trash, Vice Butterfield, President, Clayton E. Brown, President, J. Eugene Baker, Secretary and Vice President, Emil J. Vlasak, Treasurer Lyle Kaufman, Treasurer. The winners and Hollis H. Root, Secretary. This of this Chanter's annual Exhibition and Chapter's monthly meetings feature ex­ Bourse on November 19th and 20th were: hibits by members and special programs. Grand Award Winner, Harvey E. John­ Contact George W. Angers, Publicity son, Elmhurst, Ill., for his Mexican Air Chairman, 393 Bridge St., Springfield, Mails; U. S. Trophy Award, J. C. Raaen, Mass., for further information. La Grange Park, Ill., for U. S. Issues, Proofs and Re-issues; Foreign Trophy to A letter with a questionaire was sent William J. Brus, Lombard, Ill., Vatican to each member of the Allentown Phila-­ City; Trophy Award to Homer J. Shaver, telic Society, Chapter #29, by the Presi­ Chicago, Ill., for "The Philometer Story" dent, Ralph W. Frantz, Jr. Each member and Junior Trophy Award to Clinton was requested to list his stamp special­ van Pohl, Jr., Brookfield, Ill., for Panama. ties and his desire to be a stamp exhibH­ or at a future meeting. Elmer L. Smith, General Chairman for the Reading Stamp Collector's Club This Chapter's Christmas party was Philatelic Exhibrtion, wishes to invite all held on December 13th at the Y. M. C. air mail collectors to attend their show A. in Allentown, Pa. H. P. Badder show­ to be held April 13th to 15th at Albright ed colored slides of his New England College, Reading, Pa. There will be a trip. Refreshments and carols topped off bourse for 12 dealers and a fine exhibi­ a fine meeting. The first meeting in the timi of 400 frames. Mrs. Florence Klein­ New Year was held on January 3rd with ert, Chapter Chairman, will visit the a second set of A. P. S. Zeppelin slides show on Saturday, April 14th and make shown. Herman Kleinert supplied the plans for a possible air mail chapter to commentary on .the Zeppelin covers. be formed at this club. From 2:30 to 4:30 p. m., on Saturday and Sunday, The annual meeting of ~he Jack Knight Air Mail Society, Chapter #23, took -137- CAB AUTHORIZATIONS A. A. M. S. Members Are (Continued from page 130) Boosting Aero-Philately • TRANS-TEXAS AIRLINES: AM-82. Three • new segments \a) San Antonio (Tex.) Our A. A. M. S. members continue t<> to Laredo (Tex.). Service was inaugurat­ ed January 1st. (b) Connecting link be­ contribute interesting articles to the phil­ tween San Antonio via Austin to Dallas/ atelic and to the lay press. Glenn W. Fort Worth. Service was inaugurated January 7th. (c) From Shreveport (La.) Kerfoot of New Hampton, N. Y. has a via Lake Charles (La.) to Lafayette/New handsome profusely illustrated article en­ Iberia (La.). Service was inaugurated January 22nd. titled "Albums of Air Adventure" in the TRANS-WORLD AI.KLINES (TWA) AM-2 February issue of PEGASUS, the month­ New extension from Cleveland east­ ly house organ of the Fairchild Engine ward nonstop to Newark/New York. Ser­ vice was inaugurated October 28th. (b) and Aviation Corporation. No doubt a new segment from Chicago via Detroit copy can be had by writing to the Cor­ (Mich.) to Newark/New York. Service was also inaugurated here on October poration at P. 0. Box 770, Hagerstown, 28th. (c) New segment from Los Angeles Md. Another prolific writer, Malcolm via Denver (Colo.) to Kansas City (Mo.). Service will begin on February 1st. (d) MacGregor of Bronxville, N. Y. shows up Addition of Tulsa and Oklahoma City (both Okla.) between Amarillo and Wichi­ this time in a Spanish language weekly ta). Service will begin about February called SUCESOS published from Mexico 1st. (e) Extension from Washington (DC) via Baltimore (Md.) and Philadelphia City. Some of the more interesting of (Pa.) to Newark/New York. Service will Mr. MacGregor's autographs on postage begin about February 1st. ~tamps are reproduced in this magazine UNITED AIRLINES: AM-1. Pittsburgh in graphic rotogravure! (Pa.) and Kansas City (Mo.) added. Service to Pittsburgh scheduled to begin .Tanuary 22nd and to Kansas City on Feb­ ruary 1st. WESTERN AIRLINES: AM-35. Extension from Denver (Colo.) via Salt Lake PLAN City (Utah) and Reno (Nev.) to San Francisco and Oakland (Calif.). Service will begin about February 1st. • TQ CHAPTER NEWS ATTEND (Continued from page 137)

• FIPEX coffee, tea and cookies will be served to visitors. Air mail collectors can get fur­ ther information from Elmer L. Smith, IN General Chairman, 300 N. 6th St., Read­ ing, Pa. NEW YORK Chapter secretaries, please extend my best wishes for a good New Year to all your members. APRIL 28

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-138- IF YOU COLLECT AIRPOSTS- -­ '/Jou n.eJ CCke Gfmerican Gfir _)Jail Catalo9ue

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VOLUME II - 566 pages - Profusely illustrated, published ir1 1950 - Includ- es the following subjects - non duplicating the scope of Volume I - • U. S. Foreign Contract Air Mail Flights (F.A.M.'s). • Trans-Oceanic Record Flights e Balloon Posts - Siege of Paris • Zeppelin Posts • Aerial Propaganda Leaflets • Canada, Cuba, Newfoundland (Specialized • Early Foreign Flights • Complete Chronological Index for Both Volumes

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-139- PRESIDENT RAFAEL ORIOL Merced 307 Habana, Cuba EXECUTIVE BOARD (Former Presidents) HARRY A. TRUBY GEORGE D. KINGDOM GEORGE w. ANGERS M. 0. WARNS L. B. G.\TCHELL GRACE CONRATH WILLIAM R. ALLEY JESSE G. JOHNSON RICHARD L. SINGLET JonN P. V. HEINMULLER

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--140- SE~ETARY'S REPORT • NEW MEMBERS 4234 Schmidt, Arthur M., 615 East Front Street, Plainsfield, N. J. 4235 Swoboda, A., 92 Seventh Street, Ridgefield Park, N. J. 4236 Korn, Dr. Bertram W., 332 Rice's Mill Road, Wyncote, Pa. 4237 Gordon, Edward, 3200 E. Anderson Street, Orlando, Fla. 4238 Ferguson, Norman E., O.M.S., Box 335, Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Denver 8, Colo.

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NEW APLIACATIONS ETI ATETAI ETAOIIOAE TOIOETO IETOI TOITOIT Fedri, Massimo, Via B Latini 98, Florence, Italy. Age 39. Insegnante. FF OF Z EX Balbo Covers. by John J. Smith. Bernstein, Robert S., 1814 Grand Blvd., Euclid 17, Ohio. Age 37. Diemaker. AM AU SC U20 UC lD EX by John J. Smith Edwards, Frank, 90 Via Del Rey, San Lorenzo, Cal. Age 43. Mechanic. AM AU U20 UC EX by John J. Smith Darling, Patricia'. 1\1. (Mrs.), 304 W. Arata Rd., Troutdale, Ore. Age 34. Housewife. AM AU PC HC PA PB FF GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC Z CF lD EX by John J. Smith Moxley, Jim, 1420 N. Weinbach Ave., Evansville 11, Ind. Age 43. Toolmaker. AM APS EX by Florence Kleinert Sponholz, C. F., Box 996, R. No. l, Nashotah, Wis. Age 63. Public Acct. PC HC FF GF CAM FAM lD .... by Albert G. Smith Suganuma, S., 493 Iohinokura, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Age legal. by Richard L. Singley Vance, William G., 528 Meteor St., Jacksonville 5, Fla. Age 31. Sales Engr. AM SC U20 UC HC FF CAM FAM OF Z CF lD APS EX by John J. Smith Kaptein, Marinus J., Kriekenboslaaan 29, Heverlee-Leuven I, Belgium. Age 32. Clerk. AM AU U20 UC PC HC EL FF CAM FAM CC OF Z CF lD Brazil, Chile and Argentina EX by W. S. Milligan Olson, Arthur E., c-o Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Co., Box 1348, Beirut, Lebanon. Age 39. Engineer. AM AS EX Syria and Lebanon. by John Kocisko Hendriks, Hubert, 86 rue de Birmingham, Brussels, Belgium. Age legal. Dealer by F. W. Kessler

REINSTATEMENTS

Pearson, Elliott R, 361 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn 38, N. Y. Boyd, Erroll, 2400 Bay Drive, Pompano Beach, Fla. Hellige, Peter W., 105 Pillsbury St., South Portland, Maine. -141- SECRETARY'S REPORT --- (Continued) • DECEASED Glass, Carter, Jr., Lynchburg, Va. Griffin, Herbert H., St. Petersburg, Fla. Redick, Thomas A., Sioux City, Iowa. CHANGES OF ADDRESS Benedict, Mrs. Harold, 2111 Seneca Drive No., Merrick, N. Y. Stauder, Frank W., 60 E. 5th Street, Brooklyn 18, N. Y. Percival, John, 250 Huntley Road, Upper Darby, Pa. Goodwin, John W., Rte. 1, Box .505B, Vashon, Wash. Harris, Herman A., 918 Beacon Ave., Los Angeles 15, Cal. Davis, John S., 26, Coed Pella Road, Colwyn Bay, Great Britain. Butler, Alfred M., 811 Jackson St. North, St. Petersburg, Fla. Van Waeyenberge, George F., Avenue Leopold 32, Ninove, Belgium. Whalley, Richard W., 114 Fritz Ave., Ladysmith, Wis. Arango, Michael, 1730 NE 28th St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Doerrer, Charles, 8604 124th St., Richmond Hill, N. Y. Scott, James D., B. P. 3951, Beimt, Lebanon.

UNUSUAL CANCELS --- at Seattle and at Billings - resulting in (Continued from page 114) two more of the provisional cancels illus­ trated. Two other similar ones are illus­ • trated on page 144 of the American Air fice Department). By postmark, I mean Mail Catalogue, Vol. I, 1947 edition. in connection with the ""killing" of a 3tamp on a cover. Once in a while one The Memphis Transfer Office achieved slips through, like the "A. C. Carneal, a neat solution to the problem of what A.M.F., Wash. D. C." cancel illustrated. to use in an emergencf This office was This one was used twenty years ago established July i, 1946; the clerk took -0n covers honoring air mail pilot Miss a regular Memphis mbber stamp, and Helen Richey. inserted the letters AMF under the date (illustrated). The shortest provisional A. M. F. can­ cellation known is one which resulted One of the most unique postmarks - from the establishment of an "Air Mail although not an "Air Mail Field" - is Office for the distribution of air mail in the legendary "Chicago & Air Mail Field transit" at Jacksonville, Florida. This was on October 15, 1934, the day before Motor Truck" cancel used during 1927 - Vero Beach was added to C.A.M. 19. 1928. This has been used as a postmark The clerk, E. W. Haskins, used a two­ on first flight covers (see note after line mbber stamp reading "AMF JAX. 2Nl0 in the Catalogue), and is consider­ FLA-HASKINS OCT 15". A similar, ed by many to be the earliest of the more recent provisional postmark was used for eleven days at Spokane, Wash­ modern "H.P.O." or Highway Post Office ingt-0n, where this Transfer Office was cancellations. opened on Febmary 15, 1947 (see illus­ There's always something new for the tration). collector of "A.M.F.'s". Just this year I Regular night flying was started voer received a with a Revised Route No .3 between Chicago meter used at the air field. and Seattle on May 1, 1935. At this time two new A.M.F.'s were opened What's next? -142- AAMS EXCHANGE. DEPARTMENT APJ ADS BUY SELL WANT LISTS RATES: EXCHANGE F. F. CAM's; FAM's 1933 TO THRE~; CENTS PER WORD per in­ dat.e, rarities; V- Fine - Autographed - ;;ertwn Minimum charge 50 cents. Re­ Off .. cachets - Commem. Frankings - di­ mitt:..nce must aceompany order and copy.0 rect10nally flown - F. D.'s - HPO's - Th.- A_IRPOST JOURNAL, AP.I Ads. Al­ ~ockets. - for U. S. Postage (mint). Horn, n£._.11, F·enr:'a. 32 Sterhng Place, Brooklyn 17, N. Y. Ex309-2t THOUSANDS OF SCARCE-AND RARE ------J<'irst Flights, Dedications, to sell or ex­ CAM's, FAM's, CANADIAN FLIGHTS, change for Georgia Pioneer First Flights, Airport Dedications, First Days. On ap­ or airmail plate blocks. Horace D. 'Vest­ proval or will swap for First Days. Ed. brooks, Box 252, Griffin, Georgia. 309-4t* Winters, Box 151. GPO, Staten Island, ~----~ New York. Ex309-2t FRANCE COLONIES. MINT AND USED Airmails given·· against mint U. S. com­ mems or cash. Scott basis plus 20 percent WILL EXCHANGE U. S. A. STAMPS FOR to 100 percent in your favor. Want lists Air Cards, semi-official, etc. Carl M. solicited. Signoret "La Maisonnette", Becken, 315 Kresge Bldg., Minneapolis 2, Mazargues (B-d-Rh) France. 309-3t* Minn. Ex-lt ------FOR SALE: 19TH CENT. BALLOON EN­ WANTED: CANADA SEMI-OFFICIALS GR,AVINGS, Ascension Posters; Balloon on or off. Have Canada First Flights. John Marl: early ; Pioneers· M. Kitchen, Route 6, Woodstock, Ontario, Semi-Offi<:ial Airs (Scadta, Canada, Ger~ Canada. Ex-lt many, Swiss, etc.); Modern Flights and Stamps; Crash Covers; Arctica Antarc­ WANTED ·- SCOTT'S SUPPLEMENTS tica: Rocket M"ail and Stamps; Autographs. for 1947-1948. Singles - National Album. Early manuscript letters of Count Zeppe­ Will pay extra. S. Segal, 3336 - 161 Street, lin. Non-Air Items. Bel­ Flushing, N. Y. Ex-lt riam. Exchange, Box 119, Ridgewood 27, N. J. 309-6t* WANT TO BUY PIONEER FLIGHT COV­ ERS of world prior to 1921. Offer cash, USED AIRMAILS AND ON COVERS - stamps or other covers. Nyal W. Anderson, Price list for postage only. Captain Will­ 68 S. W. Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. iam H. Peters, Interlachen, Florida. Ex-lt ' 305-12t* ------WANTED: FF USA TO GERMANY; EX­ I SPECIALIZE IN LETTERSHEET AND CHANGE FF Germany to USA; also Heli­ lettercard rarities, errors, oddities, etc. in copter mail. Kurt Dahmann, Konstanzer­ both air and non-air_ (continental style1 str. 9, Berlin, Wilmersdorf, West Berlin, varretres, used or mmt. No postcards, Germany. Ex-lt envelopes or wrappers wanted at all. l also accept postal folders, with or with­ SCOTT AIRPOST ALBUM, 4 VOL. KOD­ out stamps f~ol!l the year 1840. Payments APAK interleaves. Complete except latest are made wrthm two days after receipt supp. Excellent condition. Ex. for mint and approval. F. A Senecal, 1950 Clare­ airpost stamps. Robert A. Davis, 406 Shady mont Ave., Montreal, Canada. 305-6t Nook Ave., Catonsville 28, Maryland. Exlt CHARLES J. MOLNAR, 1246 SUMMIT Drive, Cleveland 24, Ohio, has issued an I NEED JETS AND ROCKETS OF THE illustrated price list of Allied Propagan­ world, combat, test flights, etc. Can offer da Leaflets of World War II listing some flights of the world, comets, B.EA.'s, 800 items in 11 languages. It's a useful crashes and other British material. D. guide to the leaflets dropped for propa­ Harringman, 12 Cedra Court, Cazenave ~anda from aircraft during the war and Road, London N. 16, England. Ex-lt rs available for $1 which is deductible CAM's, FAM'S, CANADIAN FIRST from a $5 order. 304-12t* Flights, Dedications. First Days on approv­ SELF-ADHESIV~ LABELS, PEELABLE al or will swap for First Days. Ed Winters, :>r permanent, smgl<; or double gummed, Box 151, GPO, Staten Island, N. Y. solves every addressmg or mounting prob­ 307-lt* lem, sample and price kit free Stanley ----~------~ HAVE BACK ISSUES AIRPOST JOUR­ Billey, Castle Rock, Minnesot~. 307-6t* NAL since 1937, 10 years complete and 8 25. ALL DIFFE~ENT. AEROGRAMMES, vears with 1 or 2 missing. R. J. Parker, !lllnt ·and .u:;ed mcludmg many obsolete 217 Second St., S. E., Medicine Hat, Alta. issues. Special $5.00. Sol Whitman, 1462 Canada. Ex-lt Taylor Ave., Bronx 60, New York City. AERIAL PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS AL­ 307-5t* WAYS wanted, especially from recent FREE! OVER 150 DIFFERENT SCARCE events. Correspondence invited. Have World War II and Korean War Historical scarce and historical duplicates from Covers, Foreign Paper Money and Coins many countries. Robbs, Grendon, North­ Postal . Cards, Air Mail Covers, Stamp ampton, England. Ex306-2t ~ollectu;ms and many other philatelic items given free. Send 3c stamp for large I HAVE FOREIGN STAMPS TO SWAP illustrated folder plus free Perforation for foreign first flight covers and airmail G~u~e. FRANK L. TEIXEffiA, Box 906F, stamps. Weiss, 3417 E. 147 St., Cleveland, Miss10n Kansas. 307-3t* Ohio Ex-lt WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO EXCHANGE AAMS EXCHANGE ADS for CAMs, F AMs, Dedications, Canadian flights; First Days, cancellations, old US EXCHANGE USED AIRMAIL STAMPS. Covers? Orian E. Green, 555 w. Drayton Dr. C. R. Keller, Hilton. N. Y. Ex-lt A.ve., Ferndale 20, Michigan. Ex-lt