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The Canadian Aerophilatelist 32- E111E2M THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY Organized 1986 in the interest of Aerophilately and Aerophilatelists everywhere American Air Mail Society - Canadian Chapter Editor: Chris Hargreaves, 4060 Bath Road, Royal Philatelic Society of Canada - Chapter No. 187 KiNiston, Ontario K7M 4Y4 American Philatelic Society - Affiliate No. 189 Tel. (613) 389 8993 FISA (F6deration Internationale des Societes Atrophilateligues) - Club Member E-Mail: [email protected] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THL CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY: President: Major (Ret) R.K. "Dick" Malott, CD Tel. and Fax: (613) 829 0280 16 Marwick Crescent, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6R1 Vice-President: Mike Shand, Tel: (613) 225 4254 1183 Agincourt Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2H8 Treasurer: Ivan W. MacKenzie, Tel: (613) 235 8361 2411-420 Gloucester Street, Ottawa, ON KIR 7T7 Secretary: Ron Miyanishi, Tel. and Fax: (416) 421 5846 124 Gamble Avenue, East York, Ontario M4,1 2P3 E-Mail: •[email protected] SI VOUS DESIRE1 L'INFORMATION EN FRANCAIS SUR LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE D'AEROPHILATELIE, CONSULTE7 FRANCOIS BOURBONNAIS, 58 STE-CATHERINE, ST. POLYCARPE, QUEBEC JOP 1X0 September 1997 THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST Newsletter of THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY ISSN-1181-9766 co 1 1_1 ati. XIII , rn a-- 3 CONTENTS = PC; NOTES FOR NEW READERS 2 NEWS — NEWS — NEWS including: 3rd DAY OF AEROPHILATELY IN TORONTO - NOVEMBER 30th 7 FEATURE ARTICLES including: 10 THE FLIGHT OF THE "ROYAL WINDSOR" 14 A HISTORY OF AEROPHILATELY — Part 2 AN UPDATE ON DUAL—FRANKED AIR MAIL TO CANADA 17 FOLLOW UP — 1931 "PARACHUTE COVER" FROM MONTREAL 24 comments on some other items in recent issues 29 NEW BOOKS 30 SALES AND WANTS 31 NEXT ISSUE - THE SEASONAL SPECIAL - Deadline 15th November 31 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL LIST and APPLICATION FORM THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST, September 1997 Page 2 NOTES FOR NEW READERS If you are a new reader of The Canadian Aerophilatelist: welcome! Aerophilately is a broad subject, and can embrace almost any topic that combines flying and philately, including: the collection of envelopes carried on first flights between different places: these usually bear special markings to identify the flight, and are referred to as First Flight Covers; - a study of the development of commercial airmail routes and services, and/or of the airmail stamps issued for these services; commemorative stamps and covers, normally produced on the anniversary of historically significant flights; - astrophilately, which is the collection of stamps and covers that trace the development of space flight. - Since very few covers have been flown into space, this usually involves covers associated with the ground support network: launch sites, tracking stations, recovery ships, etc. The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society aims to provide a forum for the exchange of information among Canadians who are interested in any aspect of world-wide aerophilately, and for collectors from around the world who are interested in Canadian aerophilately. - This is mainly achieved through this newsletter, which is published quarterly. The Society also provides a number of other services, including: - a library from which books and periodicals can be borrowed by mail: for details contact Chris Hargreaves, 4060 Bath Road, Kingston, Ontario K7M 4Y4. - a translation service from French to English and vice versa: contact Francois Bourbonnais, 58 Ste- Catherine, St. Polycarpe, Quebec JOP 1XO. a "sales department", with a variety of covers for sale: for a full list contact Mike Shand, 1183 Agincourt Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2H8. For more information on Canadian aerophilately, the best sources are: - for general information on all Canadian airmail stamps and covers up until 1950, the Canada Section in Volume 4 of the American Air Mail Catalogue. - This volume is now out of print, but an authorized photocopy of the Canada Section can be obtained from Dick Malott, 16 Harwick Crescent, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6R1, for $8.00Cdn including postage. for detailed information on early air mail flights and stamps: The Pioneer and Semi-Official Air Mails of Canada 1918-1934 by C.A. Longworth-Dames, published by Unitrade Press, 99 Floral Parkway, Toronto ON M6L 2C4. (Semi-official stamps were produced by the companies that operated the first airmail services in Canada. - The Post Office authorized the issue of these stamps, and sold them from post offices, but did not assume responsibility for the airmail, or help with the cost of the service.) - similarly detailed is Newfoundland Air Mails: 1919-1939 by C.H.C. Harmer, published by the American Air Mail Society, (see below). - two very useful "general histories" of Canadian aviation are Canada's Flying Heritage by Frank Ellis, which is the classic on aviation up to the 1930's; and History of Canadian Airports by T.M. McGrath, which describes 143 airports with many references to the airmail services that used them. - Both are available from CANAV Books, 51 Balsam Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4E 3B6. Anyone interested in aerophilately is recommended, (by the editor), to consider joining THE AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY. - It publishes a very informative monthly magazine, The Airpost Journal; holds 5 or 6 excellent postal auctions each year, with many lots under $5; and publishes some very useful books and catalogues. - Membership is $25 U.S. per year. Further information can be obtained from Dan Barber, AAMS Secretary, P.O. Box 23055, Lansing, MI 48909, USA; or from the AAMS website at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/aams/ The AAMS also produces an excellent guide to aerophilately called Collecting Airmail. This can be purchased for $4Cdn/$3US postpaid from Chris Hargreaves (address above), or downloaded from the Internet at: http://pantherbsc.edurspezzill/colair.html Anybody who wants to copy an item from this newsletter is welcome to do so. - Please acknowledge The Canadian Aerophilatelist as the source, and send a copy of any publication in which the reprinted material appears to the editor. THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST September 1997, Page 3 NEWS - NEWS - NEWS A 3rd DAY OF AEROPHWATELY 1N TORONTO - Sunday November 30th The C.A.S. will be holding its third annual symposium from 10am to 4pm at the Vincent Greene Foundation premises, 214 Merton Street. (These are close to the Davisville subway station, and there are also lots of parking spaces on the street.) The Symposium includes talking, trading, and lunch at a nearby restaurant. - All members are invited to participate, and to bring a one frame (16 sheet) exhibit, and/or a "show and tell" (or "show and ask") item if they like. Guests are also very welcome. 1 have really enjoyed the two previous symposiums, and so have the other participants! - Please contact Dick McIntosh, 47 Aldenham Cr., Don Mills, Ontario M3A 1S3, (telephone 416 447 1579), for more information, and/or to let him know if you're likely to be attending. OTHER REGIONAL MEETINGS? If anybody is interested in organizing a regional meeting outside of Toronto, please contact our Vice- President Mike Shand, (address on front page), and he will help with contacting other members, etc. NEW MEMBERS Welcome to the following members, who have joined since the last newsletter: #266 John F. Church, Pointe Claire, Quebec. #267 James H. Parker, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. AIR MAIL ANNIVERSARIES IN 1998 Joseph Berkovits is starting a project to recreate some of the Pioneer Air Mail events in Canada: 80th ANNIVERSARY: Montreal to Toronto 24th June 1918 Calgary to Edmonton 9th July 1918 Toronto to Ottawa and return 15-17 August 1918 Toronto to Ottawa and return 26-27 August 1918 Toronto to Ottawa and return 4th September 1918 70th ANNIVERSARY: Moose Jaw to Winnipeg 17th August 1928 Joseph would like to see special flights, souvenir sheetlets, air mail covers, etc. - He is making contacts with the Canadian Aviation Historical Society, and invites all CAS readers who wish to participate to contact him. Joseph's address is: P.O. Box 33, 260 Adelaide St. East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1N1. (Fax: 416 635 1749). FISA YEAR OF AEROPHILATELIC RESEARCH AWARDS Earlier this year, the C.A.S. entered Derek Rance's research on "The First Quebec North Shore Mail Flight, 1927" in this contest. - This work was first published in the December 1995 Canadian Aerophilatelist, and subsequently re-printed in three other journals! Copies of all four articles were sent to FISA, and I strongly believe that this work would be a worthy winner of ANY contest for aerophilatelic research. - I was therefore most chagrined to be informed that "the awarding of the prize has been postponed since only two applications were received". Readers can draw their own conclusions from this announcement regarding the state of Aerophilatelic Research and/or FISA. THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST September 1997, Page 4 1927 - LONDON TO LONDON FLIGHT COVER The only surviving cover from Tully and Medcalf s unsuccessful attempt to fly the Atlantic in 1927, set a record price for a Canadian air mail item when it was sold for $40,000US by Charles G. Firby Auctions in April 1995. The cover was on display at the Cherrystone Auction booth at PACIFIC 97, and offered in their June 18th sale. - It was listed with an estimate of $75,000US, but failed to attract a winning bid over the $60,000US reserve. GERMAN "TAG DER BRIEFMARKE 1997" - POSTAGE STAMP DAY The "Postage Stamp Day" is organized every year on the last Sunday in October, which this year is October 26th. On that day, the Federation of German Philatelists, in cooperation with Deutsche Post AG, draws attention to the hobby of stamp collecting by staging central events, stamp exhibitions, publicity campaigns and exchange days in all the Federal states. The main theme of this year's events will be "40 years of space travel". A special souvenir sheet will be issued on October 26th, showing "historic mail transportation": The value of 440 + 220 Pfennigs is equivalent to $5.65 Canadian.
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