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DECEMBER 1 9 3 5 * 1936 Edition
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F.A.M. 14 CoverinK 8,000 Miles Inaugur heartfelt congratulrations of an air ated November 22nd; Returns minded sail9r. Even at this distance to Alameda December 6th I thrill to the wonder ol_!! all. They tell me that the inauguration ~ OMPLETING her initial round trip of the trans-Pacific sky mail also .__, flight to Manila. Philippine Islands, celebrates the lOOth anniversary of Pan American Airways' China Clipper the arri~l of the first clipper ship arrived at Alamedi3., California, Friday, in San Francisco. The years between December 6, at 10:36 A.M. Pacific Stan the two events mark a century of dard Time, seven hours ahead of sched progress that is without parallel, and ule. The second regular flight, made by it is our just pride that America the Philippine Clipper, left the San Fran and Americans have played no minor cisco air harbor the same day. part in the blazing of new trails. The inaugunal flight, which left the There can be no higher hope than California shores on the afternoon of that this heritage of courage. daring, November 22. came as the climax of sev initiative and enterprise will be con eral years of aggressive engineering and served and intensified." marked the official beginning of a new In his address the Postmaster General era in trans-oceanic scheduled aerhl 'nav also indicated that Jt is planned to fur· igation. At the inauguration ceremonies ther improve the air mail services in the Postmaster General James A. Farley United States and Alaska and felt con quoted the followmg letter from Presi fident that within a yeal'" or eighteen dent Franklin D. Roosevelt: months there would be a regularly oper "Please convey to the people of the ated trans-Atlantic service from the Pacific Coast the deep interest and United States to Europe.
e OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE e AME~AN Am MAIL SOCIETY T~E AIRPOST JOURNAL • DECEMBER. 1935. VOL. VII. NO. 3 e ISSUE fl8 ~ lOc PER COPY. [ 3 J THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
10,910 first-day covers which were mailed out from the Wiashington city post Master of Air Giant office. According to reports received from member Julius W. Hulff the first-day sale of trans-Pacific air mail stamps at San Francisco, exclusive of those used for trans-Pacific' flight covers. was 15,000. Mail Load Heavy Because of "the fact tl:nt the mail load of the China Clipper for the first west bound flight weighed almost one ton, two crew members who were scheduled to make the flight were forced to re main at Alameda. According to Mr. Hulff the breakdown of mail addressed to the various points was as follows: Total number dispatched ...... 110,000 S.•n Francisco-Hawaii (ncluding covers addressed to Midway and Wake Islands) ...... 46,200 San Francisco-Guam ...... 19,800 San FranCisco-Manila ...... 44,000 The amount of the total postage receipts for the westward flight was recorded at ...... $51,603 .50 The net profit' of the first west\11\ard flight for the government was estimated at about $47,000. It is understood that three ships iare being placed in this trans-Pacific service and a plane with mail will arrive and another depart every fortnight. The time saved in this new service is approximately four dJ•ys between California and Hawaii HONOLULU A most impres· and two weeks between California and s1ve reception was tendered Capt. Manila. Future plans, which will prob Edwin Musick, master of the huge ably be adopted Into a schedule within China Clipper, when he put the giant a year, provide for the cutting of ap proximately two days from the present aumail craft down here on the his· schedule. tory making ·furst flight from the U . S. to the Far East. Aero-Philatelic Markings Stamp Sale Sets Record The first of the inaugural flight covers / returned to this country were those ad The Post Office Department announced dressed to Hawaii on the westbound ' that first d!ay sales of the new 25-cent flight, one of which is illustrated here trans-Pacific Air Mail postage stamp, with. The covers are postmarked at which was placed on sale at the San SanFrancisco November 22, 1:00 P.M. and Francisco, Californila and Washington, b ?ckstamped at Honolulu, November 23. D. C., post offices on November 22 in 11 :oo A.M. The cachet showing the connection with the inauguration of the Chin,a Clpper in flight over a clipper ship tmns-Paciflc Air Mail Service. totalled is applied in green. $69,432.00, a new first-day sales record. Mail from all inaugural points of the eastbound flight was received at San This figure represents ,a sale of $55,- Francisco and backstamped December 6, 000.00 (220,000 stamps) at the San Fran 12:30 P.M., being forwarded to other cisco post office; $11 ,670.00 (46,680 stamps) points throughout the country by the at the Philatelic Agency of the Post regular ~ir mail routes. The Honolulu Office Department in Washington and covers are postmarked December 5, 2 :00 $2,762 (11,048 stamps) at the Washington, P . M., with same design cachet applied D. C. post office. Tlie San Francisco in magenta. The Guam covers bear the sale includes fifty-eight pouches weigh cancellation of December 3. 6 :00 A.M.. ing 1,837 pounds or 110,000 covers, which and usual cachet applied in green. were aboard the China Clipper as it roared out over San Francisco Ba,y on Philippines Overprint Stamps the ·first-leg of the inaugbral flight of The covers dispatched from Manila, the trans-Pacific Air Mail Service. Philippine Islands bear the cancelation The Washington. D. C. sales represent of December 2 and a black rectangular [ 4 l Walter J. Conrath. the .l1rpoat Jourilal, l.lbion, Pa. VU Konol'alu aud i.uam
• UNOFFICIAL EXPERIMENTAL cover of the last trans-Pacific pioneering flights. This P.A.A. souvenir was carried by the Clipper on the first exten sion t.o and frnm Guam.
map cachet mainland of Asia, the Pacific tioli was begun and continued afterwards Ocean and North America, with the route under the auspices of the German Rocket of the Clipper Ship inscribed. Society of which Mr. Ley was Vice president. These experiments comprised On the covers we have received to-date of more than 500 ground tests and 97 ac only two values of the stamps specially tual rocket flights, none of which ever overprinted for the flight have been carried any mail as they were purely seen. These have been overprinted witn for scientific purposes. All rockets were gold ink on the early 1935 issue: lOc constructed for liquid fuels and were (#387 rose carmine (Ft. Santiago) ano brought back by parachute. These ex 30c (#392) orange red (Blood Compaot). periments perfected the rocket motor The overprint reads: sufficiently so that it is now ready for P. l. - U. S. its first practical application. INITIAL FLIGHT Mr. Ley has written a great number (line illustration · of Clipper) of books on rocket science and there are December - 1935 today five books on the market written by Mr. Ley. These are not pamphlets and some of these books have as many GERMAN ROCKET INVENTOR IS as 340 pages. Other books are now in ENGINEF.R FOR F. W. KF.SSLER'S their second edition. He is now writing ROCKET AIRPLANE FLIGHT a two volumn book with over 400 pages on the history of rockets. All these Mr. Willy Ley. who• is the inventor )of books are written In ' German. Aside the rocket and engineer for F . W. Kess from this he is now writing the first ler's forthcoming experimental - rocket scientific book in the English language airplane flight between Greenwoo!Y Lake, which will be ready to be published N.Y. and Hewitt, N.J.. is recognized as shortly. • one of the most experienced rocket de He is an honorary member of the signers in the ..world. American Rocket Society, Cleveland Mr. Ley was born in Berlin, Germany, Rocket Society, :ijritish Interplanetary , attended high scnool in Berlin ana Society, Member of the Board of Di Koenigsberg, Pr. When in 1927 the rectors of the Austrian Rocket Society, German Rocket Society was founded, Mr. Vice-president of the German Rocket Ley became one of its officers. He wrote Society, and others. at this time, two t>ooks on rocketry, one Mr. Ley is or has been associate editor of which inspired the German authocess, of the following scientfic publications: Thea von Harbou to write her novel Aircraft Engineering (British), L'Aero "The Girl in the Moon" which was m!lde phile (France), Di e Rakote (German), into a moving picture by the U.F.A. Astronautics (U.S.A.), Space (U.S.A.). Films, Inc. Prof. Herman Oberth and Mr. Ley supervised the photography of Mr. Ley is today the most advanced this film to insure scientific exactness. expert on rocket science, both theoretical At this time actual rocket experimenta• as well as practical. [ 6 ] o/nCient ~erllzf ...Jl1jikoloqy fo~ oVeW GREEK. AIR SET
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[ 6 ] AIRS OF THE .MONTH • • • · The 50c stamp of the interior series by ALTON J. BLANK has appeared ~n thicker paper and All data on New Issues of Air Mail waterml3rked multiple shield. Stamps should be sent direct to Editor • CUBA • An official communication Alton .J. Blank, 1850 Burnett Avenue, from the Free Port of Matazzas states East Clev.,land, Ohio. that there Will be four airmail and an airmail special delivery stamp in the new set to appear. There will be 240,- m= IRST PRIZE for the "month's most 000 5c.; 300.000 lOc; so.ooo of the 20c and • attractive series will undoubtedly be 50,000 of the 50c. There will also be a awarded to Greece for her new air. set. like number of the 15c special delivery Guatem,ala promises to be a i"llnner-up airmail. Besides this quantity there will but lack of evidence may put her in be 20.000 complete sets imperforate. January's coinpetition. Ecuador seems to Th.ere will be shown views of the port, have fallen victim of the wiles of the the airship "Macon'\ and the Spanish Cuban Columbian Society. aviators Barberan and Collar and their plane "Cuatro Vientos". The series is to be printed in photdgravure by Waterlow and Sons of London, England. After a 30 days sale in the Free Zone the stamps will be aviailable throughout Cuba. From all appearances this issue is strictly Cuban in nature, and a commem orat~ve one at that, and will not merit a new classification such as iaccor.ded Danzig. Likewise one wonders if the set is being promoted by such an organiza tion as recently sent sets to Panama and Ecuador. SZ!il·
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• CHILE • Seven more 'values have C?ppeared in the permanent set from this country. Of the 21 promised this leaves but three to appear. . This month's chronicle notes the lOc. yellow-green, and the 15c. green. both showing the statue of Oaupolican and a plane over the city of Santiago. The 60c. blackish green shows a condor with outspread wings. The 70c. light blue shows the shadow of a plane on a star with a cloud • DANZIG • A large plane and in· in the foreground. The 80c. deep green scriptions designJ3ting them as airmail, shows a condor on a mountain top and a comprises the dl!sign of the set men statue in the foreground. A pbne in tioned last month. Colors are: lOpf., flight over a rainbow is the common de vermilion; 15pf. yellow; 25pf. dark green; sign of the 6 Pesos red-brown and 8 50pf. dull ultramarine; and 1 gulden, Pesos green. Denominations that have not violet. The design of the high value is yet appeared are the 20, 40, and 5~en the outline of an airplane with the city tavos. - insignia inside and the word "Luftpost." [ 7 ] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
e ECUADOR e For Columbus Day, five stamps appeared all in the same de sig?\. The issue was valid until the 30th of the month, giving it a life of 18 days. One of Columbus' caravals riding the ocean waves comprises the central de sign. The sky in the' background shows the outline maps of the Old and New Worlds with an 1airplane over North . America. Colors are: 5c bright blue and red; lOc. brown and black; 50c. apple green and red; 1 S. carmine and blue; and 5 S. slate green and red. This series is one of the issues supplied by the Columbian Society of Cuba, the proceeds of the sale of which were to be used to build a lighthouse "some where" in honor of Christopher Colum bus. While they have been used on mail, their purpose is questionable and there is strong doubt that they will be listed in the catalogue. • ITALY • Inst~~ .of three, there are five values ip the Vincenzo- Bellini BULLETIN: According to our corre set mentioned liast month. An angel soondent. some action is expected from the government on the recent Columbus playing a harp by the seaside, with a set. which officials discovered was a 1arge star in the sky is the design com S".>ecul;;tive move on the part of the· mon to the 25c. orange yellow; 50c. light ·'Sociedad Colombina Pan-Americana". brown; and 60c. carmine. The IL plus It :s under stood. however. that remain lL purple shows two angles playing vio ders of the issne have not been returned lins and the 5L plus 2L green shows Pe to the Society. as provided in the con tract of the Society with the Ecuadorean gasus in flight over what may be Bel Government. lini's homstead. All •are inscribed " le~ :Centenario Belliniano-1935-1935." Bids have been solicited for producing . the new regular issue. which will include They are produced in photogravure, nine air m 0 il and nine official service perforated 14, and watermarked crown. air stamps. The entire series will be en ,Vincenzo Bellini was a famous composer. gr:>ved and the uniform size is to be 2lx27 mm. The ciesign for "11 will show e MOZAMBIQUE COMPANY e This the mountain EI Altar. with a condor country's first airmail series consists of fl vine' overhe'>d. The following quanti 15 values all bearing ias a central design ties h :>ve been specified: lOc. 1.000,000; the sP.me vignette that appeared in the 20c. 500.000: 30c. 40c. 60c. 70c. 200.000 each; commemorative set of October. Instead f !)n~ . IS and 2S. 100.000 each. Of the of flci~l :> irmails 300.000 of the lOc and 20c of being triangular the stamps are small and 100.000 of each of the other seven horizontal oblongs and bear the inscrip values will be printed. tion " Correo Aereo." Colors and V'alues are: 5c blue and black; lOc orange and e GUATEMALA • I have had the black'; 15c red and black; 20c. yellow good fortune to see a cover recently add green and black; 30c green and black; ed to the collection of H . H. Griffin which and black and lOP light blue and blac1<. bears several copies of the new 5c. de q. and black; 50c. violet \and black; 60c., blue and green exterior airmail stamp. crimson and brown; 80c rose carmine The design shows a quetzal bird in flight and black; lE. blue and black; 2E. gray over the Pliaza of Justo Rufino Barrios lilac and black; 5E bistre and blue; lOE. in Guatemala City. The stamps are carmine and black. and 20E. emerald long and narrow and are striking in green •and black. shape. The design is by Jemez and the printing by Enschede of Haarlem in the The triangular set is .all sold out and Netherlands. already obsolete. [ 8]
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• SUDAN • Two high values have . just been issued to take the place of the recent provisionals that appeared this Fall. They are the 7:Y,,P-bright sea green c. A. M. s. and bl!ackk and lOP light blue and black. The familiar statue of General Gordon type is used. • UNITED STATES e The 25c. pale by Cl-IARLES G. RIESS blue "Clipper" stamp made its appear lnforma"tlon concerning C.A.M.'11 .should ance on the 22nd of November at both be sent direct· to the editor of •ectlon, · Washington, D. C. and San Francisco, P. 0. Box 11, Albanr. N. Y. California. The official government an nouncement bearing a description of the new stamp may be found on page 12 of ALLAS, TEXAS dispatched three the November issue, so there is no neces [) pounds ·of air mail via first direct sity of repeating it here. Suffice it to say flight to Houston, Tex. on October 20, that it is a mighty fine appearing stamp. 1935 via trip 11 over A.M. route 15. On Let· us hope that the coming months return direct flight Houston dispatched will se<> 50. 75 cents and l dollar stamps thirteen pounds to or via Danas via Trip iadded to the series and every bit as 10. Richard William Pears was inaugural attractive. pilot for both trips 10 and 11 on· October • ·GREECE • Already described in 20, 1935. Postmaster at Danas is Walter the June issue this set comes as no sur Bruce Luna and Postmaster at Housto11 prise in subject matter. However it takes is J. S. Griffith. No official cachet~ a person to see the stamps themselves furnished for these two flights. to appreciate the fine engraving and col Dunbar, W. Va. dispatched 41 pounds, oring that has produced one of the 7 ozs. of air mall via first eastbound handsomest yet frorri this country, new flight over A.M. Route 25 on November 1, ly returned to the ranks of royalty. The 1935, the dispatch consisting of two colors are: l dr. red; 2 dr. ultriamarine; pouches labelled ror Washington, D. C. 5 dr. violet; 7 dr; dark blue; 10 dr. brown; and for Elkins, W.Va. First flight west 25 dr.- carmine; 30 _dr. green; 50 dr. bright bound dispatch consisted of three pouch violet; 100 dr. red brown. es labeUed Indianapolis, Ind., Cincinnaiti, Cooperators for the month include: P. Ohio and Chicago, Ill., with a total of J. Drossos••, W. J. Conrath•, J. Lehman, 36 pounds 8 ozs. Inaugural pilots-eas\· T. Ruppert, M. J. Harris, J. Schildhouse; bound Mr. Sussott and westbound, Mr. H. H. Griffin•, D. K. Grieve; E. Strasser Hughen. Postmaster at Dunbar is Mr. and N. Franz. Frank C. Ellis. Dunbar dispatches its outgoing air mail direct to Wertz Field, P.A.A. WILL ADD BARCELONA, which may . or may not be the same field VENEZUELA AS NEW used by Charleston, but receives its in S'l'OP THIS MONTH coming air mail through Charleston. Firsi flight Dunbar covers bear an official :(l.rst • flight cachet neatly applied in green:· Sometime in December, the P.A.A. is to inaugurate a new local stop at Barcelona, It is interesting to note first flight Venezuela. Barcelona is on the coast, or cachets of the last few new additions to rather. just a very short distance inland, the air mail system have been very neat· between LaGuaira and Maturin. The ly applied, due· without ·doubt to the town is not a very important center in stress by the P. 0. Dept. for clear and itself, but the P.A.A. has picked it as a legible postmarks and cachet impres convenient stop at which to load gaso sions. line, since it is the cmst. This will rriake it unnecessary to transport gas long dis tances overland to Maturin, and will enable them to carry a greater pay-load FIRST BELGIAN THROUGH-SERVICE than is possible when gasoline for the BRUSSELS ELIZABETHVILLE whole trip from LaGuaira to Trinict:ad (Congo) "LEOPOLD ROGER" must be carried. There will be some passengers. mail and express service also, • but the place is not an oil· center as A limited number of ·souvenir - envel most of the stops in Venezuela are. The opes have been issued in connectioh wit~ rate will be the regular 30c rate which the new direct :air service: BRUSSELS applies to all P.A.A. point.-Rev. C. A. ELIZABETHVILLE via Leopoldville-Ban Phillips, Oaracas. ningville - Port -Francqui - Luebo -Lulua bourg-Kamina. on November 15, 1935. PATRONIZE The envelope bears in the right-hand AIRPOST JOURNAL corner. 5 francs in Belgian stamps, and in the left-hand corner. 5 francs in Bel ADVERTISERS gian Congo stamps. as well as a special Post-Office mark. [ 9 ] THE Al RPOST JOURNAL
WITH the scheduled return of the China Clipper to Alameda on December 6th, completing the inaugural flight of the United States' new trans-Pacific service, the closing months of 1935 have. without doubt. marked one of the world's great est advances in the scope and use of the air mail. In winding up the year
we cannot help but stop 1 and pay tribute The to the organizations and the men who have, through long study and careful engineering. accomplished what was but AIRPOST JOURNAL a few years ago thought impractical. Official Publication of the American WHILE the days and hours and minutes Air Mail Society. Published Month1Y of this year 1935 are rapidly slipping, we at Albion. Pennsylvania. U.S.A. also want to pay particular tribute to the Postoffice Department. both for their ef· Entered as second-class matter, Febru forts in establishing the finest air mail ary 10. 1932. at the post office at Al service of the world for this country bion. Pa.. under Act o;f March 3, 1879. and. selfishly. for their unusually keen WALTER :J. CONRATH understanding and careful provision for the wants of aero-philatelists and phil Managing Editor atelists in general. DEPARTMENT EDITORS UNJUSTLY criticised. censured and re CHARLES G. RIESS buffed by a few individuals who un Contract Air Mail Routes fortunately have been permitted to in ALTON :J. BLANK ject political prejudices into what should Airs of the Month be a non-partisan philatelic press, the MAURICE S. PETTY Postotl'ice Department has emerged from Dedications and Unofficials the year 1935 with a record far more FRANK A. COSTANZO advantageous and interesting to the true Crash Cover News philatelist tllim can be offered by any W. R. PATTON previous Period. Canada FROM the President and the Postmaster FRED H. WILDE General down to the postmaster and rural Pacific Coast Notes mail crarier at Podunk. the government and the Department have become stamp All editorial copy, advertising, new and collector conscious. The first day cover renewal subscriptions should be sent collector and the first flight air mail direct to the publication office at collector .are no longer curious necessary Albion, Penn'a. evils to the initial sale of a new stamp or the inauguration of a new air mail The AIRPOST JOURNAL Is not con service. The collectors' wants are un ducted for profit. The managing edi derstood, Investigated, anticipated .and tor, all department editors. feature catered to. An efficient news service, ·a writers and contributors serve gratis reorganized and ' enlarged Philatelic and without compensation of any kind. Agency. a set of phllatelically alert and AU receipts from advertising, subscrip accommodating officials, and numerous tions and contributions are applied di reotly to the bett.ern'"''nt of the maga staffs of specially trained clerks have not zine and 'the promot!o.. ,,f aero-philately. only Placed stamp collecting on a better plane thl~n ever before, but have multi SUBSCRIPTION RATES plied the number of active collectors United States ...... $1.00 per year many times during the past two years~·· Canada and Foreign ...... $1.50 per year To this new philatelic organization we Single Copies ...... lOc each offer the thanks and greetings which are Back Numbers ...... 15c each rightly due them. May their hours of philatelic service be more pleasaJ:!t in ADVERTISING RATES 1936 and may their clients and critics One inch. per issue ...... $ 1.00 be more representative of the true Quarter Page. Per issue ...... $ 3.25 philatelic spirit of friendliness· and co Half Page. per issue ...... $ 6.00 operation. Full Page. per issue ...... $10.00 TO our fellow A.A.M.S. members and Front Inside or Back Cover Pages subscribers and advertisers throughout (when available) ...... $12.00 the world we extend our most sincere Interested advertisers may apply for greetings for a Merry Christmas and a issue for a Period of 12 months. Ad Happy and Prosperous New Year. It contract rate for space used every has been a pleasure to work with you vertising copy must be received by the during the past year and we hope you 20th of each month. 10 days before will continue to give us your ever-wel publication date. come news and views and continue to make the. AIRPOST :JOURNAL your own favorite aero-philatelic magazine. [10] / DECEMBER 1935
the summer of 1933. first-hand informa New Member of tion, aside from making, with Mrs. Lam brecht, a trip In the "Graf Zeppelin" Zeppelin Corporation at the invitation of Dr. Eckener. Mr. Lambrecht'"s appointrr;_ent to the responsible position of Publicity Man• ager of the German Zeppelin Corpora tion comes as ia well deserved promotion, in recognition of his successful activities in the Interest o! lighter-than-air craft. The experience ·gained in this country will undoubtedly be most valuable to him in his new position, particularly when the contemplated North Atlantic service of the new airliner LZ-129, the flying hotel, mat<0rtalizes this coming Spring. The AIRPOST JOURNAL, in Its "Zep pelin Number" of June, 1934, publishea an article by Mr. IJambrecht on "Trans oceanic Dirigible ~ervice." In our Sep. tember issue, we brought an articte, ''16,500 Miles in 19 Days"-the interest ing story of an airrriall cover (United States-Brazil-Germany-United States) tnt details of which were handled by Mr. Lambrecht...... _
General Motors passed over control of T. & W. Air. Inc.. the old "Lindbergh Line" to Lehmari Bros. and Atlas Corp. on November 5th. OLFGANG LAMBRECHT, one of the most enthusiastic exponents inW the cause of the dirigible in the United States during the last seven ye:ars, has NEW! TIMELY been appointed Publicity Manager of ~he newly founded "Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei" (German Zeppelin Corpora tion), Berlin and Friedrichshafen, by the "DAISY" Reich Ministry of Aviation on Novembe;· l, 1935. The new company has taken over the operating end of the German STO£K. BOOK Zeppelin activities, while the Luftschiff ONLY - bau Zeppelin Company at Friedrlchshaf en is to limit itself in the future to the SJ.t)() construction of dirigibles, by which It COMPLETE has attained world fame during the past Consists of: thirty years. • High-grade Imitation Leather Spring A graduate of Berlin University, M.r. Back Binder in choice of five colors, Lambrecht from 1929 to 1934, has been Blue or Red with embossed border in charge of the Aeronautical Division desi.e:n: Black. Green or Brown of the Hamburg-American Line, New without border. • Sturdy Inner Folder with Stock York, which iacted as General Agent~ for the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Company. Sheet. • 20 NEW. Improved Manilla Stock Mr. Lambrecht has the distinction of Sheets. The famous "LIE-FLAT" having booke.d the first passenger 1n Stock Sheets. now double hingecl, history to fly across the Atlantic, ana llouble-strength. since then hundreds of Zeppelin passen gers passed through his hands, while he FREE! 40 Page Catalog showing the well was in charge of Zeppelin passenger known ELBE Albums, Stock Books, etc. traffic and propaganda. Write for it! · To popula.rize travel by airship, Mr. Lambrecht has pµblished . articles on transoceanic dirigible service in dozens of prominent American magazines ana ~LU~ in hundreds of newspapers all over the Dept. A T~NE country. He intensified his publicity activities upon his return from Fried 215 Green St., N. y. t.:. richshefen, where he obtained, during (11] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
old files and the foliowing telegram came to light "Prince Albert, Sask., July 23rd, 1929 sent at 10,:0~: A,.J,'4 .. it reads as fol lows: "Platton, Winhipeg, Man. Carried first mail with stickers. Fifteenth of Jun<~ to Lac la Ronge. Will go to Montreal Lake. De la Crosse soon. Have stickers on hand. Cherry Red Airline.''. Re ceived at Winnipeg 11 :09 AM. This definitely settles the date of ·first flight to Lac la Ronge as June 15th and by W. R. PATTON the next Canadian ca1;alogue coming out All· Information concerning Canadian under my co-editorship will contain the Air Mail should be sent direct to date as of June 15th. This also proves Editor W. R. Patton, Box 2384, definitely a fact that I have been a.ware Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.. of right along. Covers of Aug. 1929, many signed by Holmes, pilot, and mark ed first flight, are NOT FffiST FLIGHTS. CHERRY RED AffiLINE, LTD. Nor is any other date, other than June F one will look over the Standard 15th. 1929 . I . Airpost Catalogue for 1933, and refer to p!'lge 268. you will find the first flight listed as Prince Albert-Rottenstone Lake FIRST FLIGHT AffiMAIL. BRISBANE Lac la Ronge as July 3rd, 1929. The year TO TOWNSVILLE. "USTRALIA before this had been ~isted by myself ,as June 15th. Every editor of a cata • logue immediately advised me June 15th The New England Airways Ltd. of was wrong, BUT none could give the cor Australia sponsored the First Flight over rect. date. Now my notes showed June the new route. Brisbane, Rockampton, 15th but where this came from I was not Mackay to Townsviile on September 15, able to state definitely. The other day 1935, while the return flight took place it was necessary to destroy some of my September 17th. The company issued specially printed souvenir envelopes bear~ng in the upper left hland space the MINT badg'e of the company and the following wording: "Brisbane-Townsville Air Mail AIRMAIL STAMPS Service ·via Rockhampton and Mackay, New Issue and Approval Service First Day Offic~al Cover 15.9.1935. Cit;\' Details. Upon Request of Grafton'-Pilot K. A. Virtue." The postmark of Brisbane shows date of Airmail Price· List Sent Free September 15th. The return flight took place September 17th •and the postmark "A.H. OLENA. of Townsville shows that date, while the 66 Bf'aver St.• New York, N.Y. backstamp reads Brisbane September 17th, 1935.-Julius B. Brock.
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(12] Dedication and Unofficial
Air Mail Covers Maurice S. Petty
News of future and past events under OTHER RECENT COVERS: Compton, this section should be sent direct to Calif, No. 2; nice mchet for P.O. dedica Mr. Petty, 507 Quackenbos St., N. W.,. tion and special flight to Los Angeles Air Mail Field, where cancelled .... Kansas Washington, D. C. City, Nov. 15. nice cachet for sixth an niversary daily flights of Dr. J. D. Brock, flown to and postmarked at Okla-. COMING: Coudersport. Pa., probably homa City, Okla ..... Have just discovered not till spring.... Biddleford. Main. CofC tlll~t my cover of Oct. 14. last flight in writes h;is been NO dedication and none open cockpit plane from Chicago is post soon .... Lewiston, Me., P.M. holding covers, marked Chicago, October 14, 1932, but but not soon .... Ne.. prospects at ConW1ay, backstamped, Miami. Oct. 14. 1935. The Ark., Lisbon. N. H .. or Raymond, Wash ..... 1932 date is on a 1933 Century of Progress Cachet by Cleveland Air Mail Society stamp. for take off of Prosser and Stoll on non stop record attempt flight to South Amer CHECK LIST of dedications not list ica, date indefinite. Covers to Mark C. ed in any catalogue is begun in this is-. Emsley, 9200 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 0 ..... sue. If enough collectors desire, it will be continued until brought up to date PAST DEDICATIONS: Kamiah, Idaho, Immediately on reading this, send me ·a mentioned, apparently met3n nothing .... post Cl~rd saying "Yes." or "No", and Portland, Ark., No. 3, purple cachet by also vote on three methods of contin CofC. 648 air mail. 56 ordinary.... Jack~ uing this check list as follows: 1. As per son, Tenn., Nov. 11, red cachet by CofC this issue. 2. One listing for one city on for Municipal. .375 mailed .... Phoenix, Ariz. one day, combining all varieties of mark· Nov. 11, rededication of Sky Harbor as ings into one list number and one price, MuncipaL .. Thurderbird cachet by Phila in other words, no varieties of markings telic Society on 690 air and 27 ordinary separated. 3. Listing as per this issue, . covers. About 500 were printed and the but no items priced, but a suggested remainder (late ones) were rubber schedule of approximate prices. based on stamped with same design of different quantity, to be used in connection there size. Also 35 with stamped cachet flown with. It should be noted that ·quentiiy is by Capt. Scharf to and pmkd. at Pres by no meens the sole criterion in listing cott, Ariz ..... Idabel, Okla., November 21. o~ pricing. To· continue in January with CofC inscription. 48 mailed.... In D. Journal, we must hear from every dedi E. Dickason's auction of Dec. 5 we see cation collector within 24 hours from the two covers of October 14. 1930. Austin, time he reads th1'5. Tex. with cachet by University Aerhl ·service Corp. Something new to me .... Cooperators who have earned· our .; .. W. A. Siegrist reports b~th dates of thanks this month are: Fred W. Budde, May 25 and 26 pmkd. Center, Ala ..... Ap H. M. Calkins, Rex. 0. Copp, J.R.F. Dan pleton, Wisc. CofC typed the cachet zinger. L. W. Dede!!. M. C. Emsley, M. signed by PM on 75 covers, Oct. 6th for Ehrlich, Ben Guzo, .John Haag, H. R. dedication;...... Stambaugh, Mich. Legion Hudson, C. A. Hunter, J.-Lowande, John Adjutant estimated 100 covers mailed on F. Pendergmst, Sgt. Paul Grossman, W. A. July 4th, but can account for only 32 .... Siegrist. Harry Sweet. H. L. Waha, W. T. DuBois, Pa .• Aug. 18 W13s a re-dedication Wynn, Jr., and thanks for covers from of same airport dedicated July 18, 1929. Fred W. Budde and John C. Horn. Gossip says 43 mailed; PM says about 75 . .... L. W. Dedell says the ten flown covers from Watertown, N.Y. Aug. 28 are pmkd. at Military Sta., .. Great Bend, N. Y., also one known pmkd. at Watertown.... Atli!tnta, • USED AIRMAILS Mich. newspaper writes that Hmman, Mich. airport was NOT dedicated June 8elect your stamps .from one of the 29th .... Rex Copp reports two covers with LARGEST .STOCKS ~USED AIRMAILS' ..t.,, AMfRICA typed cachet from Fulton, N. Y. June 1st ')t&~.Ji;d: ~ FINI! APP.ROVA.l..P .... Who knows what are covers of San ~ lp.1W'l tueUrl/;~••• ~A.A.M.S\A.P.~ Diego. Tex .. Nov. 3. or Sudance. Wyo., MARLOW ROii . Oct. 22 .... Mr. Lowande reports he mailed 4'20 H.'l4'1bAV6.W. DULUTtt,MINN, only four covers at Newport, Wash. Aug. '25th. Four others of 24th now reported. [ 13 J Gf.Gf.Jl.S. PrlceJ Gkeck _gbt of New Airport Dedications
In response to the requests of a large number of Air,i:mrt Dediaation cover collectors. this check list of new and heretofore unllsted covers has been prepared by our Dedication Cover Editor, Maurice S. Petty. Any additional data or information should be forwarded direct to him at 507 Quackenbos Street. N.W.. Washington. D. C.
November 1933 5 F175 TERRY. MONT.-Municipal. No cachet. Flown by pilots Straith or Hale or Timmerman to and pmkd. Billings, Mont. {About 15) ...... $9.75 11 Fl78 LAS VEGAS. N.M.-Municipal. Green P.0.D. first flii;ht cachet, AM. 12. a. Southbound ...... 75 b. Northbound ...... :...... 35 c. Inbound from the north ...... 1.20 d. Inbound from the south ...... 1.20 11 F180 NATICK. MASS.-Natick-Wellesley. Printed cachet by ?? (13 to 20) Data incomplete ...... ?? (Note: Dedication also 12th. but no covers known). February. 1934 9 G 15 NEW ORLEANS. LA.-Shushan. Cachet by A. of C. and Stamp Club. Pmkd. Air Mail Field (2770) ...... 25 a. Same. but with city postmark (20) ...... 25 b. No e>•chet: Typed inscription signed Act. P.M. Pmkd. Air Mail Field ...... :...... 25 March, 1934 25 G 20 NEVADA. MO.-MunicipaJ. No cachet. town name on some. (200 - 250) ...... 4.00 a Typed cachet by P.M. (1 known) ...... Anril. 1934 2 READING. PA.-Maderia. Stamp Club cachet applied to 169 covers flown over field. but no dedication took place ...... 11 G 25 VICKSBURG. MISS.-Typed cachet by Sec. CofC. (3) ...... 10.00 '" No c;>chet. but P.M. autogr:
a. Typed cachet signed by Pen Edgar, Oper. Mgr. (21) ...... 4.75 b. Two different printed on same cover by Brooklyn College Phil atelic Society. Flown from dedication to North Beach Airport and pmkd. Long Island City, 29th. (23) ...... 4.75 c. Five line mimeographed cachet (100) ...... 4.75 d. Circular cachet naming Cassi •and Rodas (18) ...... 4.75 (Note: All markings listed above believed privately applied.) 30 G 56 WILMINGTON. N.C.-Re-dedication Bleuthenthal. CofC and Legion cachet. (About 4.000) ...... , ...... 25 June, 1934 \ 2 G 58 CLARKSVILLE, ARK.-Municipal. Printed Legion sticker (70) ...... 7.75 a. No sticker or markings. (80) ...... 5.75 2 G 59 PENDLETON, ORE.-Municipal. Blue P.O.D. cachet for first flight on A.M. 12 ..... :...... 75 a. Flown on Pendleton-Seattle spur ...... 50 b. Flown on Pendleton-Spol<1ane spur ...... ,...... 1.50 c. Inbound from any direction ...... 1.00 d. Same cachet on specially printed envelope showing delivery by Stage Coach (2200) Direction prices same as above. e. Same as "d" except delivered by Pony Express rider with chang- ed wording on envelope (66) Any directional or inbound flight .... 10.00 f. No cachets or markings. ·Directional prices some as first above. 3 G 61 HEAVENER. OKLA.-No nmrkings, Unable to verify ...... ??? 12 G 64 ATOKA. OKLA.-Atoka Field. No cachet ,(About 160) ...... 5.50 12 G 65 HUGO. OKLA.-Weddington.· No markings. (Few) ...... 9.00 14 G 67~ HOT SPRINGS. ARK.-Municipal. Mimeo CofC cachet ...... 5.00 a. With only typed cachet by P.M. (5 known) ...... 16 G 69 BARTLESVILLE. OKLA.-Phillips Muncipal. CofC cachet (359)...... 2.25 20 G 71 DETROIT. MICH.-Formal opening. Shoemaker. Printed cachet by Spitz Flying Service. Flown to and pmkd.· Air 'Mail Field (100) ...... 7.00 a. Late covers. no cachet. pmkd. AMF. (25) ...... 5.25 21 G 72 CORDOVA. ALASKA.-Government Field. Typed by Mayor (15) .. .. 9.50 1a. No markings (4) ...... 7.00 24 G 74 RUTLAND. VT.-Municipal. Legion sticker. (About 359) ...... 2.25 26 G 76 OWENSBORO. KY.-No cachet. CofC typed on some (Over 50)...... 7.50 (Note: Some covers flown from Louisville to dedication on air tour, l:mt too difficult to identify to permit separate listing.) 27 G 77 MADISONVILLE. KY.-Hancock Field. Marked With name of field. By CofC (115) ...... 6.50 a1 Written cachet by P.M...... 6.50 (Note: covers of 26th are "too early"'. Owensboro note also applicable.) 27 G/78 PADUCAH. KY.-Municipal. With or without Board of Tnade stamp. or embosed seal. or ink inscription. (338) ...... 2.50 (Owensboro note also applicable). ' 28 G 79 MAYFIELD. KY.-Otto Burnett. Typed or written inscription by Jr. CoIC...... 7.50 a. No markings ...... 5.50 (Owensboro note afso applicable). · 29 G 80 MURRAY. KY.-Cachet by Young Business Mens Club (203) ...... 4.25 (Owensboro note also applicable). 29 G 81 PASO ROBLES. CALIF.-Typed cachet by CofC. (13) ...... 9.75 30 G 83 DALLAS. TEX.-Hensley Field. 3-line and plane cachet by CofC (137) 6.00 a. Eight line type set cachet by Stamp Club (33) ...... 6.00 b. CoiC cachet. pmkd. Gnand Prairie, Tex., P.O. nearest airport (5) 6.00 c. Four line printed cachet-(private--30) ...... 4.50 d. No markings ...... 4.50 ~o G 85 OZARK. ARK.-Municipal. Whitman Field. Mailed by CofC without cachets (some have town typed on) (175) ...... 5.00 a. Typed cachet by Rotary Club (65) ...... 5.00 b. Typed cachet by Postmaster-(120 including "c"l ...... 5.00 c. Typed cachet by Fort Smith Airwa.ys ...... 5.00 July, 1934 1 G 84 DALLAS. TEX.-Similar to G 83 (35) ...... 8.50 1a. Similar to G83;, (33) ...... 8.50 b. Similar to G83b ( 5) ...... 8.50 c. SimiJ;,r to G83c (29) ...... , ...... 6.25 d. No markings ...... 6.25 1 G 86 OZARK. ARK.-Similar to G 85 (384) ...... 2.00 a. Typed by Rotary Club (50) ...... 2.00 b. Typed by Postmaster (115 including "c"') ...... 2.00 c. Typed by Fort Smith Airways ...... 2.00 1 G 88 CROSSVILLE. TENN.-Municipal. Printed cachet by Exchange Club (1100 air) .35
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knows but what Maoao, and New Zea la;nd will add their bit. When all is done ~anJom cNoteJ a few years from now we may have a list of quite large proportions to show for today's adventure. • * .. by ALTON J. BLANK A bulletin states that Italy V'.111 com East C.leveland, Ohio memorate the recapture of Aduwa as well as other territories on the Somali and Eritrean fronts. No doubt there will OES the appearance of the United be some air mail included in the series, I) States 25 cents "Clipper" stamp And the sanctions? Will all of Italy's foreshadow a sertes of similar stamps future issues be prohibited among stamp from this as well as other nations? collectors of the sanction - enforcing Word comes from New Zealand that lands? · air service is to be extended northward Truly the philatelist is between the toward Fiji and the Plficific Islands as devil and the deep blue .. sea with this well as westward beyond Australia to Italian situation. If he takes all of the connect with the Dutch airlines. They issues that come along-sanction or no in turn are planning the extension of sanction-he may lose all because of the' their services so as to tie up with the fall of the lire; and if he waits for future Philippines. Macao as well as Canton events to clarify the situation he will un are to be added to the route from our doubtedly be left 1n the cold on the end of the line. "good" items and tmve to pay plenty as There is little doubt that with the in- compared to new issue service. 1auguration of regular service across the • • • Pacific the Postoffice will issue other de The Clipper stamp can easily be added nominations for a regular air series. The to the Famous Flights series of stamps opportunity is too good for the Phili which we listed some time ago in this ppines to overlook so we v.111 expect a magazine. (Jan. '34) . set from there any day now. And V'.'ith . * • * all her northern troubles. China might If you will look ctosely enough on the ·take ·time to issue something novel in right hand side of the Michigan Cen the way of trans-oceanic airmail. Who tenary stamp, you can see a tiny air-
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[16] DECEMBER 1935 plane in flight over the tall buildings of appear about that of the 100 rcis tax the city pictured thereon. Suffice it to stamp of Brazil, but they are half again add that this fact undoubtedly qualifies as long. it to be placed in the list of stamps bear• * • -. ing airplanes in tne design and collectect as a side line by certain rabid air en Uruguay plans to issue a special series thusiasts. of stamps to sell solely to collectors in an attempt , to· raise funds for aviation • • • purposes. It would be nice if all phil The Greeks certainly have produced an atelists were to get together the world artistic series with their latest air set. over as that coun,,geous group did in The engravers have been most pains Panama and decide to boyc0tt the issue. taking and have surpassed themselves We could do well with a set of sanctions in the fineness of the lines that make up ourselves. the stamps. • • • Not to be overlooked is the current 28 Minutes from Grand Central Station Chilean air set. Have you put all the stamps together on one page and looked at them closely? While the artistic ANNOUNCEMENT treatment is entirely different than the WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNC Greek they are truly beautiful in their ING. that we are breaking up the most complete collection of air mail stamps. own right. (GRAND TROPHY, APEX, London, '34) • • • AVAILABLE NOW. air mails in singles If all of the rest of the set of the and blocks 0£ fours. from the cheapest new Guatemala series comes thru in as to the greatest rarities. Also air mail small a format as the 5 centavos which errors, practiC!llly complete from major the writer has seen, they will 'Tiake an to min or varieties. attractive page of diminutive stamps as Your WANT LIST and inquiries for one can find anywhere. In height they rarities solicitea. THF. HOFFMAN STAMP r.O., INC. 2 C.Pdar Street. Bronxville. N. Y. GERMANY 28 Minutes from Grand <;entral Station FINE USED AIRMAILS 601. .... 01 613 ..... 02 628 .. 2.20 642) on 602 ..... 01 615 ..... 02 629 ..... 04 643)cov'r 603 ..... 07 616 ..... 07 630 ..... 03 644) 10.00 604 ..... 07 617 ..... 03 631... .. 04 648 ...... 03 .605 ..... 04 618 ..... 04 632 .. ;.. 10 649 ...... 06 AUCTIONS ~&t:-.-.&~ ~~:::-.:&i ~~L::~ ~;t::.:::-.-.~i 608 ..... 02 622 ..... 08 637 .. 1.25 652 ...... 15 WEEK. IN 609..... 02 623 ..... 10 638 .. 2.25 653 ...... 18 610 ..... 02 624 ..... 16 639 .. 1.75 654 ...... 25 arnI 611... .. 02 625 ..... 30 640 .. 3.75 655 ...... 40 612 ..... 02 626 ..... 60 641.. ... 60 656 ...... 45 WEEK OuT 647 slightly imperfect 1.75 Term: Cash with order. U.S. mint the Year 'Round ! ,CJoOs~P~cci'.;~tj'.'h~k~tc:i. Years of Experience in P.O. Ro'( 430 Madiso.. Square Station this field, with New York City AIR MAILS S T A M P S and C 0 V E R S as the featured specialty. TURKE:Y The finest things in Air Mails and other philatelic Air Fund Stamps fields come to these sales. COMPLETE SET OF 29 VALUES OBSOLETE AND RARE You'll save money and, gain Mint ••• enjoyment if you buy by $33.00 Auction bidding. Also Single Values. and Varieties Ask for the Catalogs in Stock. t hey' re free! Prices on Demand. DONALD E. DICKASON M. Cl-ILUMECKY WoosTER - OH10 Geweygasse 11 Vienna XIX A. A. M~ S. #211 AUSTRIA
[171. Gf Glzeck £ist of 1{.S. C.A.M. Inaugural Pilots
Comuiled h:v Brewster, 22. Brill. George RICHARD L. SINGLEY Brown. Eugene R.-19. ~nd tBrock. William S.-9 Brooks. Eddie-12, B. HARRY B. ~MHOFF Bryan, o. F.-34. Buck, G. H.-32. EDITOR'S NOTE-The following alpha Buckm3n. H. F.-25. betical list of inaugural· flight Contract Bullock. Walter R.-9. Air Mail pilots will undoubtedly be found Burford. D. W.-7. invaluable to collectors in checking their Burke. A. J.-22. covers or securing supplementary pilot Burns. J. H.-20. autographs to complete their collection~. Burnside, Frank H.-17. For the convenience of subscribers who C- wish separate copies of this listing, indi Cabana. A. E.-12. vidual reprints may be secured from the. Caldwell, A. A.-27. AIRPOST JOURNAL. Albion, Pa., by Campbell, Earl M.-12. sending a self-addressed and stamped Cann. Fred B.-25. return envelope. Carpenter. B. A.-20. 23. 29. As this is the initial list of this nature Carson, Sam A.-9. which has been published, the compifors Catlin. J.-2. are anxious to make it as eorrect and CtJrndler, W.-19. complete as is possible. In using the list tChandler. Harry A.-17. collectors are invited to send any cor Chew, Robert G.-19, 30. rections or additions found to member Chidlaw. C. A.-12. Harry B. Imhoff. 3rd, 623 S. West End Claney, L. C.-20. Ave., Lancaster. Penn'a. Claude. Laurens--20. tCohn. Hanley G.-12. (t) Preceeding tne riame indicates the Collings, J. A.-34. pilot is deceased. tCollinson. H. A.-18. (2l Figures referred to are old route Cordner.. J. H.-12. numbers. Craine. Richard l'.-18. A- Cross, Elmer G.L25. t Allen. Geo. W.-8. Cuddebach. Leon D.-5. 32. Allison. E. M.-18. Curtis, E. L.-12. Anderson. Milton H.-1. G. R.-25. Andre. F .-30. Andrews. H. G.-34. tDavis. D.-25. Andrews. L. S.-22. DeLong, L. S.-9. Apitz. George-1. D' bv A. E.-17. Armstrong. J. K.-19. 25. Devore. R. R.-27. tArnold, Ross-16. DeWitt, A. H.-27. Askew. D. A.~1. tDeWald, W. N.-23. 29. B- D•ce, Don-33. Bak er. R. L.-11. Dodson, Ralph-20. Ballough. E. E.-25. Dobie, R. L.-3. Banks. A. M.-19. · Doerflinger. Josepl'l-9. Barker. Hugh-18. Dolson, C. H.-33. Bartles. H. S.-34. Doty, David E.-4. Barwick. James-18. Dowling, W. H.-34. Bean. Hazen R.-1. E- tBiffle. Ira 0.-18. E'1rhart. Amelia-27. Becker. Albert-9. tEielson, Carl Be!'.l-10. Bishop. L. F.-27. Elliott, Ch'~rles I-New 33. Black. Nimmo-9. Elsmore. R. T.-26. tBontranger. C. W .-30. F- Bookwalter. Vernon--8. R. H.-3. Bowman. C. R.-&. c. J.-25. tBrady. H. J.--,10. Fey. Howard-5. Bnankman. C. L.-12. Fleet. E. W.-34: Brandon. I. L.-17. Flo. Leonard S.-10. Branson. Geo. W.-19. Fortne!'. R. 0.-33. Br.eese. Vance--8. Freeburg, Mal. B.-9. [1SJ DECEMBER 1935
Freeman, T. 0.-1. Freng. Ragner T .-'-10. Fricks. E. B.-30. Fritz. L. G.-6. Fry. W . .T.-2. G- Gallup. H. H.-34. Gardner. Geo.-25. tGarrison. T. · H.-3. tGeorge. Hal.-34. Gilhousen. A. S .-11. Glass• .Toe-22. 33. tGleason. R. F .-5. Goldtrap. Charles-33. tGraham. Maurice-4. Groen. William. .Tr.-18. Grove. 0. M.-34. Guglielmetti. .Toh?t-8. tGurley. T. W.-19. 25. Gurney. H. A.-2. H- Hlaas, Charles-17. Hale. E.-9. Hall. H. E.-34. Happ, R. L.-29. Hart• .T. E.-16. tHenries. Raymond-20. Hewitt, Robert P.-19. tHill. G. H.-27. tHill. .John D.-13. Hissong. .T. David-12. Hohag. R . .T.-9. 1 Holloway. H . H .-34. tHolman, C. W.-9. tHopson. W. C.-17. Howe. T. R.-2. 33. Huber• .T. L.-27. Huffman, Stanley C.-20, 24. Hughen, W. G.-24. Hunter. W . .T.-28. Hutchinson. .T. D .-18. .T- .Tacob. S. T.-19. .Tames, .Timmie-4. .Taster, Al. L.-18. .Tarvis. A. E.-9. .Terdone. F. H.-25. PJl.OTS TAFF ~nd CRAINE .Tohannpeter• .T. W.-16. .Johnson. C. E.-18. Lewis, L. L .-3. .Johnson, D. B.-19. Lindbergh, Charlei!!-2. .Johnson. Paul E .-3. Lindsay, Daniel 1..-17. .Johnston. Don-25. Little, H. P.-17. t.Tohnston• .T. C.-8. Little, F. P.-20. .Tones. F; A.-27. Litzenberger. A.-34. t.Tones. Vivian M.-23. Love. P. R.-2. K- Lovejoy, Kenneth F ....:...11. Kl3nuit, Paul .T.-:.. tLucas. Al.-12. Kaufman. S. T.-18. Luethi, Carl F.-9. Kelch. F. E.-9. M- Keller, H. C.-9. Maguire, Richard C.-20. Kerr. A. P.-25. tMalloy, R. S.- 19 Kiessig, Edward P .-8. Mangham, .T. H.-22. 33. Kindred: H._ L.-3. 16. ' Maris. C. W .-1. 20. tKirkpatrick, Ross-7. Mlarsh. c. W .-27. Kiser. Daniel-9. Marshall. V. G.~"!3. Knight• .Tack H .-18. Marshall. Gerald-22. Kuhn. .T. B.-34. Martin. .T. W.-33. tKytle. .John S.-19. Martin. Emery .T.-3. L-- Matucha. Edmund-3. Laird. E. M.-9. McAllister. W . B.-22. Larned. W. E.-17. McClaflln. .T. V.-27. Lee. T . .T.-1. McConaughey. Ira M.-2. 33. I [19] THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
McConnell. Wm. M.-20. 16. Schwaemmle. F. J.-25. McGehee, Leo R.-12, 33. Sebree. Trow-3. tMcGinn, Leo. ...,.-17. Shaffer, Walter J. (G).-23, 19. McLaughlin, L. E.-25. Shannon, W. G.-1. McNown. Russell J.-9. Shank, Gene-18. Merrill, Henry T. (Dick)-19, 23. tSharpnack, J. W.-18. Mensing, A. R.-9. tShields. C. H.-30. Miller. H. C.-8. tShort. s. Mills. Arthur-3. Siever. W. Mitchell. R. L.-16. 20. Skoning. J ohn-24. Moltrup. Merle A.-11. 19. 20. Sloniger. Eyer L.-2. 24. Mooney, Burt-26 (West Yellowstone) Smalling, Ira-31. Montague, H. H.-30. tSmith, Chadwick B.-9. tMontee. Ralph-34. Smith. Joseph R.-8. Moore, B. C.-27. Smith. Les.-9. Moore. W. H.-20, 24. Smith, R. K.-1. t~orrisey, E. J.-19. Sparboe. J. H.-9. Mossman, R. C ..,-25. tStarbuck, Arthur W.-8. Myers. G. L.-30. Stephen, L.-24. Munson, Homer-18. Stephenson. A. W.-26. N- Stewart. E. A.-17. , Neese. · K. W.-32. Stone. F. A.-25. Nelson, F. S.-26. Straith, William A.-9. tNelson, Thos. P.-2. Sullivan, C. F.-8. Nelson, L.-34. · Sullivan, R. 0. D.-1. tNeville. W. G.-3. Susott, H. W.-24. tNewton. R. D.-33. tSwanson, A. R.-28. Niswander, F. E.-12: T- tNoyes. Dewey L.-11. 'Danner, William R.-1. J. W.-32 0- G. L.-New 33. 0 'Conn er, Owen J.-1. tThompson, LeRoy-I. Ohrbeck, J. E.-9. Thornton, Richard-18. Owen, Russell-32. Treat, Verne E.-19. P- Turner,. Samuel H.-10. Parker, Alton N.-13, 15. Tyler. Grover-8. t~artridge, Elmer-9. V- Patterson, R. A.-27. VanMeter, L. R.-2. tPatterson, R. B.-8. \'.eblen, E. H.-1. Payne, Bledsoe-3:\. Vaughan, Virgil-11!. Pears. Richard W.-21. W- Pedley, Chas. F.-21, 22, 33. Wade, F. D.-34. Perkins, A. R.-20, 23. Warner, Byron S.-20. Pickering, Roy E.-9. Wagner, R. L.-lll. Pickup, c. v .-27. Walker, J. H.-29. tPotter. N. W.-10. Wallace, Lee A.-33. Potts, C. E.,-19. 29. Walsh, J. G.-34. Powers. V. 1.-3. Walters. Arthur L.-5. Preston. E. L.-27. Ward, Earl-30. Proctor, Willis Heath-20. Webster, Jack 0.-19. · R- Wells. E. P.-(Seattle-Vancouver). Rach. c. W.-34. Wells, Huestis I.-1. 19. Rader. H. J.-22. 24. 33. Welsh. S. D.-34. tRadoll, R. W.-9. (or Randall) West, H. H.-27. Ray. James-25. tWheatley. P. V.-26. Redfield, Be~-5. Whei'l.tley. William B.-20. Remelin, E. L.-8. Whittemore, F.-9. Rice. George K.-34. Whittier, George W.,..-20. Riddle, J. P.--24. Wieblen, Charles-9. +Robey. Waldo-IO. Wilkins, A. M.-34. Rockwood, Earl E.-3. Willard, Sherman-33. Rose, Franklin-5. Willey, Lee L.-12, 33 .. Rose. John A.-18. Williams, L. L.-33. tRoush. C. W.-28. Williams, Warren D.-17. R.uschenberg. Hugh-9. Willingham, George-18. Russell, Harold B.-4. 33. Winslow, Bun H.-18. Rutledge, J. L.-27. Wonsey, Ray D.-1, 20. s- Woodall, H.-33. Sanford. R. W.-33, Y- Sater. M. L.-29. Yager, Frank-18. Schier, Tip-33. .. Young, c. D.-24. tScott. Paul P.-5. Z- Scroggins. L. V;-11. t Zimmerman, H. J.-34. [20] DECEMBER 1935
A. Collison, co-pilot Harold Batty, CRASH stewardess and nine passengers killed. 113 pounds of m3il all recovered. 175 COVER NEWS pieces recovered in damaged condition and forwarded from Cheyenne the same day with cachet reading. "DAMAGED IN By FRANK A COSTANZO TRANSIT. OCT. 7, 1935." Crash CovP.r news should be sent direct Making his last radio report at 2 :17 to Fr A.A.M.S. PRICED CHECK LIST OF. AIRPORT DEDICATIONS (Continued from Page 15) • - a. J,ate covers (not all air) had rubber sllamp cachet of same design. (about 20) ...... :...... 35 2 G 90 MACKINAC ISLAND. MICH.-Box stamped cachet. (497) ...... 1.00 a. Small printed envelopes (19l ...... 1.00 b. Different design large printed envelopes (40) ...... 1.00 c. Printed sticker on small envelopes (17) and on large ones (11) ... . 1.00 (Note: All above believed of private origin. the stamped cachet hav ing been available to collectors in advance). 3 G 91 ABERDEEN. S. D.-P.O.D. cachet (black) for first flight on (C)AM 26. Northwest bound ...... 1.50 a. Southeast bound ...... 40 3 G 92 PRESTON. IDAHO.-Typed cachet (8 or 10) ...... 10.00 3 G 94 SIKESTON. MO.-Municipal. Cachet by City Board of Aeronautics. (About 250) ...... 3.25 a. Without oachet ...... 2.50 4 G 95 SIKESTON. MO.-Same (Over 250) ...... '...... 3.00 a. Without cachet ...... 2.25 3 G 96 GLASGOW. MONT.-Municipal. Sticker by CofC !About 100) ...... 7.00 a. Ink inscription by P.M...... 5.25 b. No sticker or markings ...... 5.25 4 G 97 GLASGOW. MONT.-Same (About 200) ...... 4.50 a. No sticker or markings ...... 3.25 5 G 98 GLASGOW, MONT.-Same (About 150) ...... ': ...... 5.75 a. No sticker or i;narkings ...... 4.25 4 GlOO BAINBRIDGE. GA.-Commodore Decatur Air.port. Map cachet by Airport Corp .. plus three line one. flown to l):nd pmkd. Atlanta Air Mail Field. ( 1122 including about 25 ordinary) ...... 35 a. Same without the three-line cachet ...... 1.00 4 GlOl MODESTO. CALIF.-Municipal. Large cachet by CofC, (492 air, 247 ordinary). Air covers only ...... 1.50 4 G102 OLA. ARK.-Norman Field. Written inscription. (145) ...... 5.75 4 Gl03 POLSON. MONT.-Municipal. CofC cachet. 695 air, 70 ordinary) Air covers· only ...... 75 13 Gl06 WARRElN. ARK.-Municip!al. Written or stamped (or both) in- scription (78) ...... 7.50 14 Gl07 WARREN, ARK.-Same (98) ...... ,...... 7.00 a. No markings ...... 5.25 15 G109 CHILLICOTHE. OHIO-McCallister. Typed.. Mailed late after last mail ·of day and. pmkd. 16th (6) •...... ;10.00 18 Glll KOSHKONONG. MO.-Brookfield. 'No markings (100 or more) ...... 7.00 19 Gll2. KOSHKONONG. MO.-Same .:.~ ...... 7.50 20 Gll3 KOSHKONONG. MO.-Same ...... 9.00 a. Flown from dedication on sta'te air tour by Dr. J. D. Brock, typed "1nd signed inscription. pmkd. Kansas City, Mo., July 21 (25) .... 9.00 20 G114 CAMP PERRY. OHIO-National Guard Airport. No cachet, but some have two. line typed by ?? Pmkd. Port Clinton, "Camp Perry Br.". except 4 pmkd. at Port Clinton proper. (155 to 200) ...... 5.00 a. With circular Ho. O.N.G. stamp ...... 5.00 b. Two line bi-color stamped cachet by Camp Hci. (16) ...... 5.00 c. With both stamps as per "a" and "b" above (9) ...... 5.00 d. Typed inscription and imitation postmark cachet by Columbus Post American Legion. · flown from Columbus to Camp Perry by Governor White. (17 including 6 with state seal) ...... 9.50 22 Gl16 SPEARFISH. S. D.-Black Hi1J.s Airport. owned by Lawrence County and serving four other cities. all of which helped finance it. Box cachet by Aviation Comm. of Black Hills Aero Club (About 500) ... . 1.50 a. Without cachet ...... 1.00 (Note: Dedication Hlso 21st. but no covers known). 22 Gl18 DEADWOOD. S. D.-Same airport. Typed by CofC (About 25) ...... 9.00 22 G120 LEAD. S. D.-Same airport. Typed by P.M. (17) ...... 9.50 22 G122 ST. ONGE. S. D.-Same airport. With or without typed by P. M. (10 to 12)...... 9.75 122 G124 WHITEWOOD. S. D.-Same airport. Various inscriptions or P. M. signature. (About 10) ...... 9.75 23 Gl26 NAHMA. MICH.-Penned cachet by P.M. (About 10) ...... ???? a. No markings ...... ???? (Note: There is no conclusive evidence of an actual dedication). 26 Gl28 HESSEL. MICH.-Hessel Airport. state owned. Typed by P.M. (175) .... 5.00 (Note: Kalkaska. Mich. dedicated airport July 27th. but all covers seen· are postmarked 26th.) 28 G130 WAYNESBORO. PA.-Municipal. CofC cachet (65 - 100) ...... 7.50 [221 DECEMBER 1935 nent museum, devoted to aviation, and ANOTHER FORGOTTEN which will probably go to some such in stitution later, from the. way he spoke, but MAN not a sign of a flown items, either card or cover . • From our point of view, what an op hv FRED H. WILDE portunity he passed up. And yet, this • collection of souvenirs stirred in him Late in 1933 we read in a local news thoughts of the ·days when people little paper that the first airplane mechanic waP thought that aviation would become the still alive, promised ourselves a visit and enormous industry it is today, and each made an appointment with this gentleman. time he goes over them, brings back sweet On June 23 and 24 we made the trip, to thoughts of the past, and un-sweet visit with Mr. C. E. Taylor, located out in thoughts of the fact that he is apparently the desert,_ and found him to be a most "forgotten". hospitable and interesting host. He explained that years ago his collectioII Well on in year, but brown as a berry, of souvenirs was picked over by one of and active as many a man of forty, he the Wright Brothers; he, Taylor, being glad lives eighteen miles from the nearest PoHt to give him anything he wished, so that Office, his nearest neighbor being the many items of interest had left his posses section foreman on the railroad, a half sion. In all that we saw, there were only mile away. duplicate items of three unflown cards of Arriving around supper time, we un the Cal Rodgers transcontinental flight, loaded a box of groceries, and tog·ether and our host was ·pleased to make us a prepared a meal, aftery.1".ard getting down present of these three items. to the subject of mutual interest-pioneer Asked if he were acquainted with Earle aviation events. Ovington, he replied, "No, cannot say that He spoke so familiarly of the days of I have any recollection of him," which the Wrights, both in the U.S., France and seemed strange to ·us, considering the England. of Walter Brookins and J\Iissouri. familiarity he evidently enjoyed with so of Lincoln Beachy in various states, of many of the pioneers of the early days. Clifford Turpin and Kentucky, of Walsh, In return for this question he asked Johnson, Coffin, Hoxsey, Knabenshue and what had become of· Roy1 Knabenshue, and others, and of his experiences with the if any of my readers can send me this in different types of planes and eng·ines, that formation, it will be much appreciated. we had a hard time to get even a few We concluded our visit with mutual recoilections. much less write a record promises to meet again, and we hope, some of the incidents he related. day soon, to keep that promise, and obtain As mechanic for Cal Rodgers, recounting a more detailed and coherent account of of incidents l ·~a , American Air Mail Societfl ORGANIZED 1923 AS THE AERO PJ;ilLATELJC SOCIETY OF AMERICA President • Secretary FRANCIS B. LEECH GEORGE W. ANGERS National Press Bldg., Washington, D.C. 293 Bridge St., Springfield, Maes. Vice-Presidents Treasurer WALTER J. CONRATH, Albion Penn'a FRANK A. COSTANZO ERIK HILDESHEIM, 143 W. 49th St.. P.O. Box 32, Punxsutawney, Penna. New York City. Sales Manager W. R. PATTON. P. 0. Box 2384, Win ROBElRT M. FLINN nipeg. Manitoba, Canada. Norwood, Ohio RICHARD L.-SINGLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Advance Bulletin Superintendent WALTER J. CONRATH Directors The AffiPOST JOURNAL, Albion, Pa. ALTON J. BLANK. 1850 Burnett Ave., The Advance Bulletin is sent regularly East Cleveland. Ohio. by the manager only to those members L. B. GATCHELL. 35 Chatfield Road, who a1·e in good standing and Provide a Bronxville, N. Y. supply of self addressed regulation PERHAM C. NAHL, 6043 Harwood Ave., Government Postal Cards. Oakland, Calif. Exchange Department CHARLES G. RIESS, P. 0. Box 11 Each member is entitled to two 25-word Albany, New York. Exchange Notices per year, in the Offi cial Publication, without charge. Ad T. F. SOUTHARD. P. O. Box 145, West dress direct to t.he pu blicatlon office Palm Beach, Fla. at Albion, Penna. DR. LEON G. TEDESCHE, 508 Carplin Official Publication Place, Cincinnati. ·ohio. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL FRED H. Wll..DE. 917 N. Burris Ave., Published monthly and sent to all Compton. Calif. members in goo(! standing. The Treasurer's Report NEW MEMBERS 1683 Johl. Max G .. Torrence Place. Scarsdale. New York. 1684 Wig. Christian C.. Oxford. Penna. J1685 Cummins. .Joe L .. 398 S. Main Street. Homer City. Penna. 1686 Guthrie. Walter R.. 40-49 Ithacra Street. Elmhurst. L.I.. N. Y. 1687 Lyon. Robert J.. 41-43 Ithaca St. Elmhurst. L.I.. N. Y. 1688 Schoendort. Robert. 5732 Catalpa Ave.. Ridgewood. N. Y. 1689 Alley. John L .. M.D.. 261 Broadway. New York City. 169-0 Goudket. Herbert E .. 707 Jackson Ave.. New York. N.Y. 1691 Rider. Lyntor> C .. School for the Deaf. Malone. N.Y. 1692 Backenstoe. Gerald S.. 500 Chestnut St.. Emaus. Penna. 1693 Rowe. .J. E .. 75 Varick St.. New York. N.Y. APPJ.ICATIONS POSTED Following have made application for membership in the Society. If no objection is received and references are found in order, they will be admitted on Dec. 15th. 1935. Schlandt. A. F .. 1551 Fargo Ave .. Apt. 3. Chicago, Ill. Age 28. Petroleum Specialty salesman. Air mail stamps and covers. By Walter J; Conrath. Schecker. Cleveland A .. P.O. Box 181. Balboa Heights, O~nal Zone. Age 38. Chief of Section. Air mail stamps of the Western Hemisphere, including semi-official issues and Scadtas. By Geo. W. Angers. Asplund. Rupert R.. 4419 Luverne St.. Duluth. Minnesota. Age 46. Printer. Air mail stamps. By Harlow Ross. Berdanier. Paul F. Jr .. 3327-BOth Street. Jackson Heights, N. Y. Age 32. Art director. Air mail stamps. By Nicob•s Sanabria. Flower. Robert E.. 1417 Elm Street. Lebanon. Penna. Owner Lebanon Business College. Air mail stamps and flown covers. By Richard Singley. Haines. Mrs. I. T.. Fogelsville. Penna. Route #2. Age 54. Housewife. Air mail stamps and flown covers. By A. W. Barrus. ADDRESS CHANGES-New address shown below: 21 Hard. A. M .. 319 Elm Avenue. Long Beach. California. 1193 Bradley. Frank, Box 92. Ovid. N. Y. 1404 Porter. Geo. H .. 3192 W. 82nd Street. Cleveland. Ohio. [24] DECEMBER 1935 1432 Charmatz. Chas. B.. 3315 N. Marshfield Ave .. North Town, Sta., Chicago, Ill. 1446 Visel. Joseph H., 2235 Johnston Street, Los Angeles, Calif. RESIGNED · 376 Frank. AlbPJt 22·27 124th St.. College Point. N.Y. J1407 Boulier. Geor,ge A .. Box 181 Fort Fairfield, Maine. J1454 Henderson. Robert D .. 918 California Ave., Avalon, Pgh., Pen:nia. J1579 Klukec. Sylvester. 2231 Iowa. Chica.E!o. Ill. CANCELLED-Non-vayment of dues 153 Kunz. .John G .. Guaro. Oriente. Cuba. 186 Klinge. Richard A .. 301 Columbia St.. Pasco. Wash. 265 Hall. G. Burnley. P. o. Box 372. Lock Haven, Penna. 314 Gobble. R. B .. F"irfleld. Iowa. 443 Peooerberg. Leon E.. Route 7. DaD•s. Texas. 520 Peer. Dr. W"lter D .. 535 Majestic Th. Bldg., Columbus, Ohio. 641 Smith. M. L.. Orange. California. 1474 Gauvin. M .. 17 Bis Rue Je_annnette Troyes (Aube) France. PLEASE CHECK A.A.M.S. RECEIPTS Before reading any more of this report, I woUld like to ask all A.A.M.S. members to check their dues receipts. At this time of the year, a very large majority of dues are P"Yable. Many of us carelessly lay our notices aside and we fail to make pay ments when due. This places an extra burden on the Society as well as your humble servant who must re-mail notices. If you will check your receipt at this time. I am sure it will be to our mutual advantage. Respectfully submitted. FRANK A. COSTANZO, Treasurer. LOS ANGELES 'CAMEL EXPRESS' ' The Los Angeles Philatelic. Club, in cel ebration of Niational Philatelic week, had Section One: four pouches of mail delivered to collec tors by "Camel Express" on N_ov. 5th, Postmaster Briggs .of Los Angeles first dispatched the covers to Fort Tejon, Cal., 75 miles away. Three camels carried the f:;ke of merican mail from Fort Tejon over the old post route which, in 1856 relied on camel mail from the Fort to Los Angeles. The stick er cachets were of three different colors, ofLr JHaiL Gataloq as were the Fort Tejon cancellations, dated No. 4, 1935. ArriVlal cancellations by the Los Angeles postoffice were in • green, dated No. 5th.--Julius W. Hulff. CONTRACT L. Z. 129 NEW GERMAN ZEPPELIN According to recent• notices in the Ger- AIR MAIL man press, the new Zeppelin Will be christened "Hindenburg" some day in ROUTES December. Although this report is un official, it is very believa,ble.--Julius B. Bock. • 130 Pages - 222 Illustrations BACK NUMBER!: Complete listings and prices of all of the AIRPOST JOURNAL C.A.M. Covers. Handy cross index Most of laat year's special issues are and Route Maps. still available at 15c each. Bound in heavy paper-'75c Bound in red fabricold-$2.00 TRANSPACIFIC COMPLETE SET OF 12 COVERS $8.50 Order from your dealer or To :md from San Francisco. Hawall, Gu1am. ~nd Manna. on finest bond e11- velopes (61;i size). franked with new • 25c airmail stamp, Covers may be pur chP.sed separately at reasonable prices. CAMS. FAMs. ZEPPELINS. etc on THE AIRPOST JOURNAL APPROVAL ALBION, ROYCE A. WIGHT Penn'a Soldiers Field. Boston [25] CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ,. RATES FOR SALE: AUTOGRAPHED PILO'rS le PER WORD - MINIMUM CHARGE 25c from the Natl. Air Races: Ruth Chiatter ton $2.00: Amelia Earhart $3.50: Roscoe Turner 75c: Doolittle 50c: Haizlip 50c; WILL TRADE CAMs. FAMs, CANADIAN Ben Howard .50c: Harold Neuman 50c. ff's, dedications, souvenir-historicals, for Many others at 35c or 3 for $1.00. Alfred U.S.. Canada and Nfld. stamps or gen F. Stern. 14074 Superior Rd .. Cleveland, eral airmails. Fred Wilde, 914 N. Burris, Ohio. lt Compton. Calif. 67-2t FIRST AIR MAIL IN THE WORLD- EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT Paris Balloon and· Pigeon Post, 1870. I A. A. M. S. Members are entitled to two sell each genuine .letter or pigeongram 20-word ads per yenr in this Exchange $6.00. postal money order or notes With Section, free of ch1"lrge. order. Satisfaction assured. Chaintrier, ExPert, 37 Rue Fieffe, Bordeaux, France. CRASH COVERS TO EXCHANGE FOR . 65-4t historical, transatlantic, and Lindbergh yi AIR BAGGAGE LABELS-START covers. Harry Acnorn, Jr., 133 Fuller St., interesting hobby now. Collection of 50 West Newton. Mass. 2tex different and 1936 I.label Catalog $3.00 SWAP OR SELL COMPLETE SHEETS postpaid. Wm. K. Simon, 31 Robert st:, of Xmas seals from 1931 to 1935 inclusive. Paterson. N. J. lt• Chas. K. Evans, 451 Arlington. Tamaqua, Penn'a. · lt FAM's-AM BREAKING UP PROBABLY the most complete collection ever formed. DESIRE EXCHANGE-AIR STAMPS, Many errors and rarities available. Send foreign firsts. photos & postcards por want list .. A. W. Barrus. 147 Mosley Dr .. traying early type planes, pilots. etc., Syracuse. N. Y. 1t "etiquettes". Offer similar material in ex FOREIGN COLLECTORS NOTE-FRANK chlange or regular postage issues British A. Costanzo, Treasurer of the AAMS, of Colonies. South American. Wm. Grit· Punxsutawney, Penna., U.S.A., wishes to fiths. M.V."Calgarolite" c/o Imperial Oil correspond with you. and exchange Ltd. 56 Church St.. Toronto, Ont.. Can· s1lamps. flown covers. clippings. etc. Do ada. 68-ltex• not hesitate a moment; write at once. lt WANT POST STRATOSPHERE & BYRD HERE'S A BARGAIN!. A special flight Antarctic covers. Dedications, pilot photos was m;,de the day Lindbergh returned to or cash in exchange. Don Smith, 15449 Washington from his historical solo Dexter Blvd.. Detroit. ltex flight to P"ris "nd " magenta cachet was applied to "ALL" airmail covers. We WANTED-ZEPPELIN 1930 AND 1933 have a few with "Black" cachet. the only Pan-American flight cards and covers, ones in existence. cataloging $5.00. for ·c.A.M.s, dedications lot, only with air only $1.03 net. Superior Stamp Company, mail suamps, for cash at lump figure, or in· 750-A Prospect, Cleveland, Ohio. exchange. Your requirements? 'Hilde-· . AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATTRACTING AT sheim, 143 West 49t)1, New York City, tention-contact now! Your covers re Telephone: Circle 7-8100. . ltex turned. Reg. Post. 25c ea. Write Park Smith, P.O. Box 7, The Strand, C.P. WANTED-LINDBERGH ITEMS OF ALL S. Africa. 65-llt• descriptions. covers, •photos, etc. What do you need? Sidney Steinfeld, 3323 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans, La. x-67·2t FAM COVERS IN EXCHANGE AIR POSTS or air stamps, L. D. Ackerman, St.. West Haven. Conn. 67·2x Are my specialty and I have been collecting and dealing in them ECUADOR AIRMAIL8-401-7 USED $2, since the P~oneer days of 1911. same mint $2.50: 409-11 mint $3.00; same If you are in need of any par used $2.50: 412-14 mint $3.00; same used ticular Aii·post Rarity or Rarities, $3.00: 451-7 mint $3.00; 459-62 mint $3.00. either mint or on flown cover. Scadta Provisionals, 1928 complete set write to me Rbout it. You are $45.00. 15 different first flights $10.00, all under no obligation. properly· backstamped and with cachets. "THE AIR POST COLLECTOR'' Perrone & Campana, Box 749 Guayaquil, an up-to-date, illustrated quar• Ecuador. South .America. 1t terly journal, devoted to Aero philately. Subscription 25c per annum (unused air stamps ac... cepted.) PATRONIZE AIRPOST JOURNAL R. E. R. DAL WICK ADVERTISERS 20 Elgin Rd. BOURNEMOUTH, England [26] WE HAVE SECURED FROM COLONEL BOSCOB TCBNBll Tim COVl:RS CARRIED IN THE GREAT AIR RACE TO AUSTRALIA and we oft@r these SFPERB COVERS 0£ the GREATEST RACE in HISTORY at the WWEST PRICE ever asked /or A GREAT RECORD 0£ A GREAT RECORD Covers bear the London and Melbourne Postmarks. and the cachet "carried bY us in Mac Robertson International Air Race. London-Melbourne, 3rti l>laee. 'l'ime 3 days : 21 hrs.: 5 mtns.: 2 sec. Commander American crew." WE ARE GIVING with each cover. whilst supplies last. a pbotocrat>h of the Colonel and bis Boeing Monoplane. with write-up. and a Booklet " En11land-Australia Race Covers." These can be supplied separatelJ' at ZS.. DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY OF SECURING ONE OF THESE SUPERB HISTORIC SOUVENIRS BEFORE THEY RISE IN PRICE. SignedCol. Roacoe by Turner ' ...!!'!. Unsiped f2 A. PH ILLI PS,·-·-· Air Mail Specialist .lilst. llU Fear A Fin Deck Strfft NEWPOJtT MOM ENGLANU DOLLAR NOTES and MINT STAMPS ACCEPTED. SPECIAL PKICELIST ON RARE SOUVENIR MISTORICAL Pioneer Covers Byrd Little America Exploration flight cover all autographed by the Admiral and carried in one of the five flights In Little America! With LltUe America Penguin Cachet as well as of!icial Airmail Cachet of fMo~~~.~:.. .. ~.~~ ...~ .. ~~.:... ~ ~--~~.~- -~ ·--~~~. ..~ .~~~:.... ~N;~~~~cofl~SI ea. Picture Postal Card (photo showing scenes in Little America) hand- 9tamped January 30th. 11134 with cachet of Bear of Oakland and 3c blue Byrd stamp. Au tographed by Capt. Ellgllsh and inscribed: "This cal;"d waa carried from America to Little America on lee Breaker S. S. Bear of Oakland. Five views available) ---···-···-··-..····-·· ...... - ...... $1.et ea. NewPOrt News cancelled Nov. 1st . 1933. Cover with off. cachet of the Byrd Exped. commemor. start of Bear of Oakland 1933 Conly fifty In existence) --~--·- ··---·-'·· -···---··--· .. ····-·-·-··...... - ...... -..-- ..$3.00 Dunedin. New Zealand cancelled Jan. 2nd, 1935 comm. cover With ol'l. cachet depart. of Bear of Oakland for Little America for return of expedition Conly 50 lsst1ed) ...... :...... - ...... __...... -- ...... ,...... ,_., ...... ,fl.'J5 Same as above, Dunedin cane. Jan. 16th, 1935, dep. of the S . S . JaC9b Rupert for return of eXJ)ed. Cl!O Issued) ...... - ...... -···-···.. ·····- '1.'15 Other \lnU&Ual Covers of Byrd expedition available and sent on memorandum on r e<1uest. This will complete your " Byrdiana collecitii>n." KATONAH ST AMP CO. Katonah New York TME FUTURE WAY OF MAIL TRANSPORTATION. FIRST AMERICAN ROCKET AIRPLANE FLIGl-IT Greenwood Lake, N. Y. to 1-jewitf, N. J. Due to technical difficulties this flight has been temporarily delayed. The exact date will be announced shortly. ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MAIL OPENING CAN RB CARRIED. of NEW Two special rocket stamps will be llisued. They are line-engraved and printed ln sheets OFFICES of tour. Paramount and Pathe News Reels will feature the actual t111rht. which wUl also After .January 1st. 1938, be broadcast over the leadtna radio hook-ups. I will be ·1.ocated at my oftlcials new offices and show- Government from WastungtOJ& room ••• will bl! DrP.Sent. There is still a short time to place your orders Rooms 2022-2023 MINT ROCKET STAMPS. 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