DOCSLIB.ORG

Journal 80.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Journal 80.Pdf THE #80 CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST Newsletter of THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY American Air Mail Society - Canadian Chapter Editor: Chris Hargreaves, 4060 Bath Road, Royal Philatelic Society of Canada - Chapter No. '187 Kingston, Ontario K7M 4Y4 American Philatelic Society - Affiliate No. 189 Tel. 613 389 8993 FISA (Federation Internationale des Societes Aerophilateliques) - Club Member E-mail: [email protected] WEBSITE - www.aerophilately.ca SI VOUS DESIREZ DE L'INFORMATION EN FRANCAIS SUR LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE D'AEROPHILATELIE, VEUILLEZ VOUS ADRESSER A M. PIERRE VACHON, 909 CHEMIN SAND COVE, SAINT JOHN, N.-B. E2M 4Z7 September 2009 Volume XXV, Number 3 ISSN-1181-9766 CONTENTS INCLUDE: PAGE: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and REPORTS including: The first Fellows of The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society 2 A change of editor-in-chief for The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland 4 A new policy for CAS Exhibition Awards 5 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL LIST - in a different place: please check it 7 LOTS OF INFORMATION ON NEW BOOKS AND RESOURCES 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 23 .&;Fr8N --..,;ia JOHN P rt.., ,-, .,ow. .,..j T MARI ' , ' '. %-g t......-'1 ' rani: PAGI • -- Rifir,,, I , AN 2n.t xnt..:. 1 47,019 .e '..... V I AA 1 4 R MAIL =... ),..,0 rio.+C.Tor..1 t.4 1.1, To . ,. ) \■ • ST. .../ ..-4 (. IV-i5. vl, REV. R. S. MASON RICHMOND H:I,L - ONT. REV. R.S. MASON AND HIS COVERS 16 FOLLOW UP ON THE 1933 VANCOUVER AIR PAGEANT - autogiros and "flying cars" 19 INFORMATION WANTED - including questions about Postage Due on Canadian First Flight Covers 24 SUPPLEMENT 16 TO THE AIR MAILS OF CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND 27 NEXT ISSUE: THE SEASONAL SPECIAL - Covers Celebrating Aviation Events From Years Ending In 9 32 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM 32 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 2009, Page 2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY President: Chris Hargreaves, 4060 Bath Road, Kingston, Ontario K7M 4Y4 Telephone: 613 389 8993 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-President: Neil Hunter, 1F - 293 Perry Street, Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1S6 Telephone: 905 985 8848 E-mail: [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer: Brian Wolfenden, 203A Woodfield Drive, Nepean, Ontario K2G 4 P2 Telephone: 613 226 2045 E-mail: [email protected] Webmaster ( www.aerophilately.ca ): Steve Johnson, 787 Wharncliffe Road S., London, Ontario N6J 2N8 Telephone: 519 913 1834 E-mail: [email protected] Western Chapter Representative: Dave Brown, P.O. Box 2446, Blackfalds, Alberta TOM 010 Telephone: 403 885 2744 E-mail: dgbrown [email protected] Member at Large: David Whiteley, 303 - 91 Willowdale Cres., Winnipeg, Manitoba R21 3E6 Telephone: 204 947 9904 E-mail: [email protected] Past President: Major (Ret) R.K. "Dick" Malott, CD, 16 Harwick Crescent, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6R1 Fax: 613 829 7673 Telephone: 613 829 0280 E-mail : [email protected] PRESIDENT'S REPORT I would like to welcome David Whiteley to the CAS Executive Committee as a Member at Large. David lives in Winnipeg, is an active exhibitor, and a frequent contributor to our newsletter: he was the source for most of the information in the series of articles on Censorship in World War ll that was published last year. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST FELLOWS OF THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY I am very pleased to announce that in recognition of their participation in the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society, and their many contributions to aerophilately, the following members have been elected as the first Fellows of The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society. Don Amos Don is a longstanding collector of Canadian Airmails. He produced lists of First Flights from Canadian Post Office Bulletins in the 1930s and 1940s, which were later used for the Canadian sections in the American Air Mail Catalogue. Don was an Associate Editor of the Canada Air Mail Notes in the Jack Knight Air Log during the 1960s. He received the first CAS Editor's Award in 1999, and continues to answer questions for The Canadian Aerophilatelist. Basil Burrell Bas was active with the Aerophilatelic Federation of the Americas before it amalgamated with the AAMS in 1995, and co-ordinated input from the AFA for the Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland. He was Secretary-Treasurer of the BNAPS Air Mail Study Group from its founding in 1992 to 2004, and editor of the Group's newsletter for most of that time. Patrick Campbell Patrick is member #1 of the CAS. He is a prolific author, and has researched many topics, including Canada's airmail stamps. He also helped develop a training program for philatelic judges, and was Chair of the Judges at several ROYAL exhibitions. Pat is a frequent contributor to The Canadian Aerophilatelist, and received the CAS Editor's Award in 2000. Murray Heifetz Murray is a well known exhibitor of various subjects at National and International levels, and an active judge. He has also written articles on a wide variety of aerophilatelic topics, that have been published in many periodicals. Murray was presented with a Bronze F. I.S.A. MEDAL in 2007 for his book O.A.T. and A.V.2 Markings, which is now in its 3rd Edition. THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST September 2009, Page 3 Jonathon L. Johnson Jr. John is a frequent contributor to The Canadian Aerophilatelist. He is an expert on Pan American Airways, particularly the trans-Pacific flights, and was co-editor of AAMC Sixth edition Volume 3 - Foreign Contract Air Mail Routes. He is also very active in the American Air Mail Society, and used to be Secretary/Treasurer of the Metropolitan Air Post Society. Dick Malott Dick Malott is a man of many achievements. Some of them are that he was Editor-in-Chief for The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland; he is the Past President of The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society; he is an International exhibitor and judge; he was awarded a Golden F.I.S.A. PIN in 2009; and is a member of the Aerophilatelic Hall of Fame. Dick also produced many Canadian First Flight Covers in the 1960s and 70s. Dick McIntosh Dick McIntosh is an authority on Canadian First Flight Covers. He is the Editor of Section 5 Government and Other Airmail Covers of Canada 1926 - 1997 in The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland; maintains records of contemporary Canadian covers, and provides the catalogue supplements that are published in The Canadian Aerophilatelist. Derek Rance Derek is an investigative researcher regarding Canadian flights in the 1920s and 30s. He was nominated by the CAS for the F.I.S.A. Year of Aerophilatelic Research Award in 1996, for his study of The First Quebec North Shore Mail Flight December 25th 1927. Derek continues to research and provide new information for AMCN and The Canadian Aerophilatelist. Ken Sanford Ken was the first Secretary of the CAS, from 1985 to 1986. He is a frequent contributor to The Canadian Aerophilatelist, and was one of the speakers in the CAS presentation on Early Air Mail Pilots and Services at ROYAL 2008. Ken is an International exhibitor of Crash Covers, and won the Grand Aerophilatelic Award at ROYAL 2008 for his exhibit of Air Crash Mail of Pan American World Airways. He is the Secretary of The Wreck and Crash Mail Society, and editor of its bulletin. Mike Shand Mike was Vice President of the CAS from 1993 to 2005. He is a regular contributor to The Canadian Aerophilatelist, and received the CAS Editor's Award in 2009. Mike is an International exhibitor of New Zealand Airmails, and a major participant in the revisions to the New Zealand Air Mail Catalogue that are currently being published by the New Zealand Air Mail Society. According to the Report on Canadian Aerophilatelic Society Awards published in our March newsletter, the qualifications for this award are: Fellowship - awarded to an individual who has been a member in good standing for fifteen years, and who has made a major contribution to Aerophilately, preferably with an emphasis on Canadian Aerophilately. Fellowships will be restricted to no more than 10% of the membership. Following the publication of this Report, and the invitation for nominations and input from all members, an Awards Committee was formed by members of the CAS Executive. - For this first set of elections, our Past President was not invited to be on the Awards Committee, and the other members of the Executive were excluded from being nominated. We believe that the members elected have all made major contributions to aerophilately. We are also pleased that these members reflect the wider membership of the CAS, both geographically, and in their interests which emphasize Canadian aerophilately, but include other aspects of worldwide aerophilately too. We are very grateful for everything our first Fellows have done for aerophilately, and proud to recognize their contributions and achievement by electing them to be Fellows of the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society. At our next AGM, an addition to the CAS constitution will be proposed, so that our Fellows can use the letters FCAS after their name. THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST September 2009, Page 4 A CHANGE OF EDITOR FOR THE AIR MAILS OF CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND In July I had a message from Dick Malott that: After a great deal of consideration I feel that it would be best for the CAS for me to relinquish the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Air Mails of Canada and Newfoundland. At 82, I just do not have the enthusiasm to continue in this position.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • B1. Traditional Philately B2. Postal History B3. Postal Stationeries B4
    B1. Traditional Philately The Kingdom of Serbia Vladimir Milic Serbia 91 Diploma valid for Gold medal The first stamps of Croatia Mario Huzanic Switzerland 91 Diploma valid for Gold medal "The four provisionals" Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 91 Diploma valid for Gold medal Medjimurje and Prekmurje local issues Nenad Rogina Croatia 90 Diploma valid for Gold medal The philately of Serbia in 19th century from 1866. Ranko Talovic Switzerland 85 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal The Kingdom of Serbia 1881 - 1921 William Maddocks United States of America 83 Diploma valid for Vermeil medal B2. Postal History Gorz Post Office Marjan Malich Slovenia 85 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal Usages of the flood surcharge issue of the Kingdom of Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 85 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal the S.H.S. 1926. - 1933. The Postal system in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1878-1919 William Maddocks United States of America 83 Diploma valid for Vermeil medal Serbia in the Great War 1914. - 1918. Miodrag Mladjenovic Serbia 77 Diploma valid for Large Silver medal B3. Postal Stationeries Postal Stationery of the Kingdom of the S.H.S. and the Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 88 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1921.-1941. B4. Aerophilately The development of international airmail in the Kingdom Ratomir Zivkovic United States of America 97 Diploma valid for Large Gold medal of Yugoslavia 1923 - 1941 Intercontinental air mail of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 95 Diploma valid for Large Gold medal 1923. - 1941. a study of rutes and rates The development of Yugoslav international and Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 90 Велика златна intercontinental air mail 1945.
    [Show full text]
  • Manual of Philatelic Judging
    Revised March 26, 2010 — (23A added, & 33 Rules cleaned up) American Philatelic Society Manual of Philatelic Judging Sixth Edition C O N T E N T S Foreword to the Sixth Edition 3 1 Introduction to the Sixth Edition 5 2 Judging Criteria 6 3 Judging Criteria Explained 10 4 Using the Uniform Exhibit Evaluation Form 20 5 Title Page and Synopsis 23 Exhibit Classes and Divisions General Class: Postal Division 6 Traditional 25 7 Postal History 28 8 Aerophilately 32 9 Astrophilately 37 10 Postal Stationery 39 11 First Day Cover Exhibits in the Postal Division 42 General Class: Revenue Division 12 Traditional Revenue 45 13 Fiscal History 48 General Class: Illustrated Mail Division 14 Cacheted First Day Covers 51 15 Advertising, Patriotic and Event Cover 53 16 Maximaphily 55 17 General Class: Display Division 57 18 General Class: Cinderella Division 59 19 General Class: Thematic Division 62 1 20 Special Studies 66 21 Picture Postcard Class 67 22 One Frame Class 69 23 Youth Class 70 23A Literature Class 73 Judging 24 The Ethics of Judging 77 25 Judging Apprenticeship Program 79 26 Qualifications for Judges 84 27 Judging Procedures 85 28 Chief Judge 90 29 Judging Exhibits at Local and Regional Shows 96 30 Judging in Canada 97 31 International Judging 100 APS 32 CANEJ 103 33 Rules for WSP Shows 104 34 Glossary of Terms Used in Philatelic Exhibit Evaluation 115 * * * * * 2 Foreword to the Sixth Edition Since the publication of the APS Manual of Philatelic Judging, Fifth Edition in 2002, numerous changes have been made in the way exhibits are judged and new exhibiting classes have been recognized.
    [Show full text]
  • Downloaded from the Internet At
    THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY Organized 1986 in the interest of AerophilatelyandAerophilatelists everywhere Please address reply to: American Air Mail Society - Canadian Chapter Editor. Chris Hargreaves, 4060 Bath Road, Royal Philatelic Society of Canada - Chapter No. 187 Kingston, Ontario K7M 4Y4 American Philatelic Society - Affiliate No. 189 Tel. (613) 389 8993 FISA (Federation Internationale des Societes Aerophilateliques) - Club Member E-mail: [email protected] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY: President: Major (Ret) R.K. "Dick" Malott, CD Tel. and Fax: (613) 829 0280 16 Harwick 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 K1 R 7T7 Secretary: Ron Miyanishi, Tel. and Fax: (416) 421 5846 124 Gamble Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4J 2P3 E-Mail: [email protected] SI VOUS DESIREZ L'INFORMATION EN FRANCAIS SUR LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE D'AEROPHILATELIE, CONSULTEZ: FRANCOIS BOURBONNAIS, 58 STE-CATHERINE, ST. POLYCARPE, QUEBEC JOP 1X0 June 1998 THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST Newsletter of THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY ISSN-1181-9766 Volume XIV, Number 2 CONTENTS: PAGE: NOTES FOR NEW READERS 2 NEWS - NEWS - NEWS including: REPORT ON THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3 IN MEMORIAM - BOB JAMIESON 4 SEVEN NEW MEMBERS! 7 FEATURES: A HISTORY OF AEROPHILATELY - Part 4 - CANADA by Don Amos 8 THE "BOXED" AIR MAIL HAND STAMP by Murray Heifetz
    [Show full text]
  • Index to Bulletins 1-268 of the British West Indies Study
    INDEX TO BULLETINS 1-268 OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIES STUDY CIRCLE Published by the British West Indies Study Circle Index to Bulletins 1-260 CONTENTS Preface Month/Year of Bulletins Numbers Anguilla Antigua Bahamas Barbados Barbuda Belize Bermuda British Guiana British Honduras British Virgin Islands British West Indies Cayman Islands Dominica Exhibitions Grenada Grenada Grenadines Guyana Jamaica Leeward Islands Miscellaneous Items Montserrat Nevis St.Christopher St.Christopher, Nevis and Anguilar St.Kitts St.Kitts-Nevis St.Lucia St.Vincent Tobago Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago Turks Islands Turks & Caicos Islands Windward Islands 1 Index to Bulletins 1-268 PREFACE This index has been prepared following on from the sterling efforts of Victor Toeg, who undertook the enormous task of producing the index to bulletins 1-100, and Michael Wilson who produced 101-127 and 128-151, each published as a separate index. With the advent of the Word Processor the opportunity has been taken to convert these original hard copy indexes into electronic format, to amalgamate them into one document, and to bring the index up to date. From this point forward future indexing will be relatively straightforward and the index will be updated within a short period after each bulletin is published. To those members with a PC it will be available on-line, alternatively up-to-date hard copy prints will be available on request from the Publications Officer. The index now provides easy access to an enormous corpus of high quality information covering virtually every topic within British West Indies philately. As the number of subjects covered has expanded over the years it has been deemed necessary to sub-divide the topics under each colony heading into four separate categories, each entry being listed in alphabetical order.
    [Show full text]
  • To the AIRPOST JOURNAL VOLUMES 61
    Index to The Airpost Journal Vol 61-79 1990-2008 Index to THE AIRPOST JOURNAL VOLUMES 61 - 79 Page Section 1 Introduction 2 Airpost Journal Index 59 Author Index INTRODUCTION I have been a member of the American Air Mail Society for many years and during that time I have not done anything useful, except the payment of annual dues. One of the rules I have always adopted is if you are a member of a Society you should do something to further the cause of that body. My opportunity came when I read the President's Message in the December 2008 Air Mail Journal that he wanted somebody to up date the Index of the Air Post Journal so I volunteered little knowing of the task that I was undertaking. I am not a professional indexer but have had a little experience in indexing magazines in the UK. The task was to index the magazines from 1990 to 2008 (228 magazines) roughly in line with the index published in 1992. As previously stated the index continues from the previous edition except that I have included items from Letters to the Editor. I feel that there is much information contained in these letters which is of value to aerophilatelists. To quote the previous index "The APJ Index is meant to be a document helpful, but not comprehensive" and I have tried to continue in this vein. That said I hope that the Index will prove to be of some use. Needless to say any errors, omissions etc are entirely down to me.
    [Show full text]
  • August-September 2018
    AUGUST—SEPTEMBER 2018 VOL. 40, ISSUE 7 Across the Fencepost Newsletter of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs President’s Message Karen Weigt Second, since I cannot bear doing away The list of volunteer tasks—small and with some of my specialty collections, it’s large - is endless. Winding down on Acquisitions time I assemble them in some judicious order. That’s called the challenge of exhib- In September, I plan to attend MILCO- I’ve been around a while -- iting, which might send me back to the PEX, where with all the dealers, I’ll possi- one look at me will tell you thrill of the hunt. I’m shooting for a single- bly sell some items. I can donate to the that. I’ve also been col- frame exhibit at WISCOPEX ’19. silent auction, too. I’ll be taking a closer lecting stamps for a while -- look at the many exhibits in anticipation a look in certain areas of Third, I can always share my knowledge of of creating my own for next year. I’ll be my home will tell you that. the hobby with fellow collectors. I can al- sharing my knowledge by leading a semi- ways learn more from them, too. This hap- nar in identifying Washington Head is- In the past couple of years, I’ve begun to pens regularly at my local stamp club sues 1908-21. I’ll be volunteering by consider my age and what in the world meetings either during casual conversation staffing the WFSC society table. I’ll also I’m going to do with all these stamps and or in a more formal manner through our be enjoying the fellowship of collectors “stuff.” It’s time to stop accumulating and monthly educational programs.
    [Show full text]
  • Bibliography of Cuban Aerophilately Bibliografía De
    Bibliography of Cuban Aerophilately by Ernesto Cuesta Also see the subordinate "Bibliography of the Cuban Postal Rocket Experiment" accessible from the main page of the full bibliography after the main bibliography entries. <AAMC> American Air Mail Catalog. American Air Mail Catalog Subtitled: “Reference Listing of the Airposts of the World” An official publication of the American Airmail Society. Five editions have been published since 1935. The Cuban sections in each of the editions are detailed in the entries following. Excellent reference on first flights, routes, postal history of air mail services, and background information for first flight covers dispatched to and from Cuba. Following is an overview of the five editions provided by Perham C. Nahl, the only editor who has worked on all five editions. The first edition "Section One" was issued in 1935. It was a 130-page summary of U.S. Contract Air Mail (CAM) Routes through 1934 (no references to Cuba). The second edition, issued in 1940, was the first to go beyond CAM covers and includes a special section on Cuban flights (this too was called "First Edition"). It was 912 pages including bound supplements in 1941 and 1943. The third edition consisted of three volumes: 1947, 1950, and 1959 with a total of 1575 pages. The 1959 book updated listings in the 1947 and 1950 volumes. The fourth edition consisted of volumes I (1966), II (1969), III (1970), and IV (1971) with a total of 2291 pages. The fifth (current) edition includes volumes I (1974), II (1977), III (1978), IV (1981), V (1985), plus a 1983 Pricing Supplement updating prices in Vols.
    [Show full text]
  • 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
    [Show full text]
  • Airmail Exhibition Ends Successfully
    Vol. 411 JAN.-FEB.-MAR., 1939 il No.1 In this issue- A Review of Scott's 1939 P. 1. Listing. First Philippine Airmail Exhibition Ends Successfully. The Philippine Airmail Exhibition Issue. Calling All Collectors of the Philippines. Stories Behind Philippine Stamps. World's Largest Airplane Arrives in Manila. The Trans-Pacific Clipper Service. The U. S. Post Office Dept.-Philatelic Promoter. Official' Souvenir Sheet Listing. Australasian Notes. Do You Know ... The Goya Nude. Just Between Us. Airmail Stamp Investments. The 6c Blue [) Carmine Airmail Stamps of the U. S. A. The Walter Bruggmann Award: r PHILIPPINE COVERS 192~-Madrid-Manila. First Day: Complete set (14 stamps) 2e to lOp .. s 200.00 Do do- (10 stamps) 2e to 30e . " 35.00 Do do (2 sta mps) 20e and 30e 8.00 Do do-(1 st.amp ) 26e . 4.00 1926-Legislative Palace, First Day,Comp. set (7 stamps) 2e to 1p " 10.00 Do do-(6 sta m pe ) 2c to 2-tc ... 4.00 Do do-v-Su rch. OFFICIAL (4 stamps) 2e to 20e 2.00 1928~London Or-ient Flight-Mnnila to Ho ng kong : Complete set or (11 stamps) 2e to II' " 25.00 Do do-Manila F'ii-st Day (11 stamps) 2e to II' .. 20.00 la32-PICTORIAL F'irat Day-Comp. set (7 stamps) 2e 10 32e .. " 10.00 Do do-c-Eirst Day, Su rch. VON GRONAU (7 stamps) 2e to 32e 6.25 1934-Fal' Eastern Otymp ics-c-Ff rst Day: Complete set (3 stamps) 2e, 6e and 16c 1.00 1935-British Flying Boat: (10 st.amps} 2e to 30e Manila-Stngn nore .
    [Show full text]
  • The Romance of Aerophilately, Pt. 9 by an Unknown Author (From STAMPS Magazine, July, 1942, with Images Added)
    Yesterday in STAMPS: The Romance of Aerophilately, Pt. 9 By an Unknown Author (From STAMPS Magazine, July, 1942, with images added) F.A.M. Routes Several contract routes operated before the war be- tween the United States and foreign countries. These are the F.A.M., or Foreign Air Mail routes, which were made possible by an act of Congress passed in 1928. The most rapid development of F.A.M. routes took place during the years of 1929 and 1930, during which time air mail lines were extended southward through the West Indies, and Central and South America, culminating in the inauguration of a fast air mail route down the west coast of South America to Santiago, Chile, thence over the lofty Andes to Montevideo, Uruguay. On the east coast, air mail lines operated by American air mail contractors, were extended to Paramaribo in Dutch Guiana. T h e f i r s t F.A.M. route was inaugurated six years before Con- tract Air Mail (or C.A.M.) routes were in operation. The first F.A.M. route was opened on October 15, 1920, between Seattle, Wash- ington and Vic- toria, B.C., and F.A.M. 2 First Flight cover, Seattle to Vancou- was designated ver, October 15, 1920, with A. C. Roessler cachet with manuscript “By First Airplane as F.A.M. #2 by U.S.—Canada the Post Office Department. Strangely enough, F.A.M. #1 was not inau- gurated until eight years later. Issue 49 - January 2, 2015 - StampNewsOnline.net 1 If you enjoy this article, and are not already a subscriber, for $12 a year you can enjoy 60+ pages a month.
    [Show full text]
  • Index to Bulletins 1-260 of the British West Indies
    INDEX TO BULLETINS 1-260 OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIES STUDY CIRCLE Published by the British West Indies Study Circle Index to Bulletins 1-260 CONTENTS Preface Month/Year of Bulletins Numbers Anguilla Antigua Bahamas Barbados Barbuda Belize Bermuda British Guiana British Honduras British Virgin Islands British West Indies Cayman Islands Dominica Exhibitions Grenada Grenada Grenadines Guyana Jamaica Leeward Islands Miscellaneous Items Montserrat Nevis St.Christopher St.Christopher, Nevis and Anguilar St.Kitts St.Kitts-Nevis St.Lucia St.Vincent Tobago Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago Turks Islands Turks & Caicos Islands Windward Islands 1 Index to Bulletins 1-260 PREFACE This index has been prepared following on from the sterling efforts of Victor Toeg, who undertook the enormous task of producing the index to bulletins 1-100, and Michael Wilson who produced 101-127 and 128-151, each published as a separate index. With the advent of the Word Processor the opportunity has been taken to convert these original hard copy indexes into electronic format, to amalgamate them into one document, and to bring the index up to date. From this point forward future indexing will be relatively straightforward and the index will be updated as each bulletin is published. To those members with a PC it is hoped that ultimately it will be available on-line, alternatively up-to-date hard copy prints will be available on request from the Publications Officer. The index now provides easy access to an enormous corpus of high quality information covering virtually every topic within British West Indies philately. As the number of subjects covered has expanded over the years it has been deemed necessary to sub-divide the topics under each colony heading into four separate categories, each entry being listed in alphabetical order.
    [Show full text]
  • Exhibiting First Day Covers
    Exhibiting First Day Covers: Andrew McFarlane The Collectors Club First Days of the 1929 George Rogers New York, NY Clark Commemorative October 1, 2014 Introduction APS Manual of Philatelic Judging (6th Edition) General Class • Postal Division: • Illustrated Mail Division . Traditional . Cacheted First Day Covers . Postal History . Advertising, Patriotic and Event Covers . Aerophilately . Maximaphily . Astrophilately . Postal Stationery . First Day Cover Exhibits in the Postal Division APS Manual of Philatelic Judging (6th Edition) Postal vs. Illustrated Mail “First Day Cover exhibits that have the attributes of traditional philately or postal history should be judged in the Postal Division. Covers from 1920 onward bearing cachets and for which the cachet is the primary focus of the exhibit should be judged according to the criteria in the Illustrated Mail Division.” APS Manual of Philatelic Judging (6th Edition) • General Class – Postal Division: . First Day Cover Exhibits in the Postal Division Current version of the manual (revised Sept. 2012) has just over two pages (pages 42-44) devoted to FDC Exhibits in the Postal Division. APS Manual of Philatelic Judging (6th Edition) • General Class – Postal Division: First Day Cover Exhibits in the Postal Division From the manual under the category of Importance: “The classic period of FDCs and EDUs is usually defined as pre-1920. A classic exhibit should show knowledge of pioneer servicers and cachet forerunners such as illustrated exposition covers. The source for the dates of EDUs should be referenced.” “Exhibits of post-1920 FDCs and EDUs should demonstrate knowledge of cachets and their artists and/or producers.” APS Manual of Philatelic Judging (6th Edition) • General Class – Postal Division: First Day Cover Exhibits in the Postal Division From the manual under the category of Treatment: “An FDC exhibit focusing on a single stamp or a set or series of stamps should begin with a stamp study similar to that of a traditional treatment”.
    [Show full text]