The March, 1945 AIRPOST JOURNAL
• JACK KNIGHT "AmpEX" TROPHY VOLUME XVI No. 6 TWENTY CENTS Give Noiv to the PBICE LIST OF Air Mail Stamps ' SENT FREE UPON REQUEST
1 ·.F. W. KESSLER 500 FIFTH AVENUE -A NEW YORK, N. Y.
t::'.', - ' - ,.__ . •, ... 1 ,..
. . ./ . 1 / , :"l:i I· · ;' · ! J 'f- Cata/ogu.e Fund Off to Fine Start • Airposters Subscribe More than $1500 in Response to Initial Solicitation • by RICHARD L. SINGLEY Chairman, Finance Committee It is accordingly urged that you send Early response to the letter and pro }Our subscription at once to this writer spectus mailed to AAMS members and at 1022 West Ross St., Lancaster, Pa. If others· in regard to the proposed publica you have lost your prospectus or for tion of a new edition of THE AMERICAN some reason did not receive one, the Am MAIL ·CATALOGUE has been .. most writer will be glad to furnish full infor gratifying to the Committee and particu mation. Editor-ip-Chief Gatchell advises larly to your 'Finance Committee. Al that as soon as publication can definitely though only several weeks have elapsed be assured, he will be in a position to since the initial mailing, more than one announce the Sections to be included in hundred replies have brought orders for each voJume as well as a~ initial listing nine Sponsors' Editions at $100 each, of the Editorial staff. seventeen De Luxe Editions at $25 each The Chairman acknowledges with and approximately 75 subscriptions to thanks subscriptions from the following: the regular edition, accompanied by cash. Many others report theii intention SPONSORS' EDITION AT $100 EACH to subscribe for one or more of the 'Geo. ·W. Angers various editions in the near future. The Grace Conrath total subscribed to date is more than L. B. Gatchell $1,500. Although this sum -is substantial Comdr. J. G. Johnson and is indicative of the support which Fred W. Kessler , the Catalogue will receive, it is still in J. J. Klemann, Jr. sufficient to permit the Committee to Elmer R. Long make a final decision as to publication. Mrs. Ethel B. McCoy Meanwhile tentative plans are proceeding M. 0. Warns and it is hoped that by the next· report DELUXE EDITION AT $25 EACH sufficient funds will be in hand to per E.G. Arnold mit a definite publication commitment. J. Harold Cobb Mrs. Edith C. Dawson The feature article, "CHINA Herbert L. Eggert CLIPPER CRASHES," which ap Joseph L: Eisendrath, Jr. peared on this page List month was Dominick Fabian by RICHARD L. SINGLEY. George J. Gruen We regret the· omission of the Walter B. Hausler Author's name at the time of publi Edwin P. Haworth cation. John Wise Air Mail Society B. M. Kostenko
THE AIRPOST JOURNAL -~~lttr~.~Wc~iN s~~ Entered as second-class matter, February 10, 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly. MARCH 1945 - VOL. XVI. NO. 6 - ISSUE 179 - 20c PER COPY 168 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL DE LUXE EDITION AT $25 EACH (Continued) Airport Dedication G. F. Lancaster Joseph E. Lustig Covers Mrs. Ethel B. McCoy R. Schoendorf • Lt. Herbert Schoenfield by MAURICE S. PETTY Richard L. Singley News of future •and past events REGULAR EDITION, PLUS ADDITIONAL under this section should be DONATIONS sent direct to Mr. Petty, 507 William E. Salomon, $15 Quackenbos St., N. W., Washing Ralph Cole, $10 ton 11, D. C. Eugene N. Costales, $7.50 FEBRUARY REPORT• Henry M. Horn, $6.00 COMING: Piqua, Ohio, is to have a REGULAR EDITION new airport. Although the dedication Harry Abelson, John Andrews, Thomas will not be soon, Miss Lillian L. Mont F. Armstrong, Jr., Edwar~ L. Arthur, gomery, 400 North Main St., will hold Dr., Joseph Beattie, Mrs. H, Benedict, covers for it. The new Greater Pitts Mrs. Beniamin J. Bowen, Bliss R. Bow burgh (Pa.) Airport in Moon Township man, J. C. Boyer, N. Penn Bugbee, was NOT dedicated on December 7th DDS., Herbert M. Canter, Lee H. Corn as planned, writes the Commanding Of ell, Mrs. Louise S. Davis, Dr. Albert ficer of the Air Transport Command to H. Feinerman, Frederick B. Fitts, G. V. member Geo. W. James, and returns Fisher, Jerome Fleischer, Dr. W. L. covers saying the event still is in the Fluck, H. P. Gaston, J. A. Gaylord, Aug. future. C. of C. also returned covers G. Gutmueller, Frank Herget, N. M. but P.M. did not, so presumably we can Hoffman, Dr. Joseph C. Horan, W. F. send some covers to P.M. Housman ACQ, Dr. Edward G. Huber, PAST DEDICATIONS: G. F, Lan~ Mrs. Ben Jaffa, Robert L. Jones, Henry caster has shown large souvenir pro J. Koenig, Frank J. Kovarik, Frank H. gram of dedication at Orange, Mass., Kreuter, Ben K. Lantz, L. S. Lathrop, October 14th and 15th, but no covers ]r., Joseph A. Lowande, Ralph A. Lynch, known. Who has any? Dates of Oct., Malcolm MacGregor, Thomas A. Mat 21 and 22 as given last month were thews, C. L. McCoy, William B. Mc wrong. Cover just received from Big Michael, John E. Merriam, A. B. Nor Delta, Alaska, postmarked July 4, 1940, cross, L. Dean Powell, Bernard L. Rauh, ( 4)f years on the way) with ink in Capt. Basil L. Lowe, Miss V. F. Schmied scription "First Plain ( sic) 10: 30 a.m. er, Dr. George W. Stoler, F. E. Taylor, Pilot Barr." Mr. Lancaster, who sent the John G. Thompson, Cecil E. Tyson, F. covers originally says they were sent for B. Wilson, William M. Wilson, James H. the formal opening of Wallen Field, but '' Wolfstein, Charles J. Wood, Miss F. it is not known if same ·took place. Mem Marion Wood. ber Bill Schneider, Jr. sends clippings of the dedication of Morristown, N. J. as CONTRIBUTIONS C.A.P. Airport, Nov. 12, 1944. Member Prof. J. A. Gray, $2 S. S. Goldsticker in Linn's Weekly, says Edward R. Markhoff, $2 200 covers mailed with cachet, also Friend, $2 some without. None seen by the writer. J. P. Kisecker, $1 Mr. Schneider also shows covers post William Zimmerman, $1 marked Redmond, Oregon, Oct. 13, 1944, which were sent for a dedication, but • status as yet unknown. One is without HELP WIN THE cachet and one has the N.A.M.W. ca WAR; BUY BONDS chet of May, 1938, of Bend, Ore., which AND STAMPS! cachet, of course, has no significance on MARCH, 1945 169 Leaflets Dropped by U. S Forces In Philippines Paved Invasion Route The Warriors of FRECDOM Have Landed ! rf
• Face of leafle:t dropped by U. S. Forces prior to Luzon Invasion. The Reverse cautioned Filipinos to avoid congregating near Japanese troops and to stay off beaches. -Courtesy, Richard L. Singley ...... ~.~·· these covers. covers mailed. However, they say they THANKS for assistance from S. S. are holding many covers for the dedica Goldsticker, Geo. W. James, G. F. Lan tion still in prospect, so better protect caster, M.A.C.C. Bulletin, B. Schneider, yourself by sending to them ... H. T. Jr., W. T. Wynn, and others; also for Hollenbeck writes that dedication at cover from L. B. Gatchell. Hot Springs, Ark., ~ay not be soon, and also that no plans have been made MARCH• REPORT for any at El Dorado, Ark. COMING: For Piqua, Ohio, dedication PAST: Sam Goldsttcker shows a cover ( not soon), instead of sending to address postmarked· October 15th, at Orange, given last month, send covers to Mr. Mass., for the dedication there, without Parvin Brown, 400 North Main St., Piqua, cachet ... A misprint in January issue 0 .... For expected dedication at Mason said 11 covers mailed at Fontana, Calif., City, Iowa, covers can be sent to Mr. June 3, 1944, should have been 111, but Robert A. Altman, 714 North Penn Ave. none of them have been seen for cata ... C. of C., Redmond, Oregon, advises loguing ... In spite of snowstorm, West there was NO dedication there on Oct. chester County Airport, New York, was 13th (date of previously reported dedicated on February 13th. No advance covers), and does not know source of (Continued on Page 181) Jack Knight Air Mail Society Plans Annual 11 Airpex'' 62nd Avenue and Cermak Road in subur Chapter 23 :to Hold• Fine Show ban Cice.ro, Illinois, and will be open a:t Chicago, April 21-22 from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. each day. It is easily reached by the Douglas ~ark ' by BERT• POWELL Branch of the "L". Featured will be some of the outstanding collections in the Chicago area. · · This year, aagin, •the Jack Knight Air Mail Society, Chapter No. 23 of the The society has been extremely, fprtu American Air Mail Society; will hold its nate this year in assembling an array famous .Airpex Exhibition. No efforts of distinctive awards which are.. . some of have been spared to make this annual the finest that have ever been offered · Chicago Air Mail Show outstanding, but at any show. Typical of th~ awards is the of course with the man power shortage Jack Knight Trophy anm~~lly presented every Jack . Knighter is being asked to . by United Afr Lines to .the member of work just a bit harder to insure its com- the American Aii Mail Society .having - plete success. the best aero philatelic exhibit. ( See After careful consideration and in _ cover for photo of this fine trophy). deference to the suggestions of many, The society is indebted to members it has been decided to hold a two day Charles P. Graddick and John J. Hart show. Frankly an experiment, it is hoped of United Airlines for this beautiful tro that this affair will be one of the most phy. Mr. Graddick is a former superin outstanding affairs ever held by the tendent of the U. S. Post Office Depart Jack Knight organization. ment and is- the present Director of· · The Exhibition will be held on April United Air Lines Air Cargo Department. 21 and 22, 1945, at the Olympic Building, Mr. Hart is the man who organized the National Association of Postmasters and for years was that organization's secre tary. He is now the Postal Representative of United. The Thunderbolt ·Trophy will be pre sen~ed for the first time this year by the Republic Aviation Corporation through the courtesy of Col. Flickinger and Gordon C. Sleeper. The Thunderbolt which was literally just a dream in 1940, is today one of the best all around mili tary planes in the ~orld. Daily in our papers the feats and achievements of this plane are praised. Over 10,000 have.been built for Uncle Sam and they have been busy hammering the Nazi's in Italy, es corting bombers t? Berlin, tearing up railroads and bridges behind enemy lines, and are now moving in on Tokyo. The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of · Burbank, California, will present for the first time at an Airpex, a trophy modeled . from the famous Constellation built by this firm. This plane made history last • Charles P. Graddick, who ar year when Jack Frye and Howard Hughes ranged Jack Knight :trophy. set a new trans-continental record before MARCH, 1945 171 turning . the plane over to the Anny . at Washington. This plane has the highest speed of any· transport plane, well over 300 mph, the longest range, more than 5,000 miles and the greatest load capacity of any land based tra;nsport, 64 pas sengers and crew. . Further information and an entry blank for this open competitive Exhibi tion may be secured from Edward Ben son, Exhibition Chairman, 1418 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois. Over 40 rib" hons will be presentetl suppl~menting the major trophies. In addition to the Exhibition: there will be a bourse, an a~ction and informal gatherings of Jack Knight society m~mbers and its affiliated unit, Air Label ~ssociates. Souvenir sheets, commemorating this event are now available at lOc each, or three sets for 25c from Mrs. E. H. Wellman . ot · Mrs. Harold Dermody, Brookfield, Ill. • Chapter 2,3 Mourns Patron, Col. Jack Knight • The Late Col. Jack Knight • Famous Pioneer Pilot Made "Last miles flown. Two days after his famous Flight," Feb. 24th ' night flight, Con~ess appropriated funds • to light the mid continent airways to Jack ·Knight, pioneer air mail pilot, make possible the night carriage of air whose night flight with air mail from mail. North Platte, Nebraska, to Chicago's old The noted pilot resigned as director . air mail field near Brookfield on Febru of Public Education for United Air ary 22, 1921, demonstrated the. feasibili Lines in 1942 to again enter the _Anny ty of night mail routes and led directly Air Forces as a Colonel, ·and was im to Congressional support of the air mail mediately assigned to active duty. program, died on February 24. Death . A constant friend of all aero-philate was Clue to after effects of malaria con . lists, he will be mourned by all who tracte9, in South America while engaged knew him. in the service of his i;ountry. He was a member of the AMERICAN Am MAIL s~ • CIETY and. it was in his honor that the 23rd chapter of the society was named. He had logged 18,000 hours of flying They keep 6ghting before he retired in 1937 as senior pilot for United Air Lines. He joined the Ar You keep buying my Air Corps in 1917, became one of the first Post Office air mail pilots and established a record of over 2,400,000. IYARBONDS 172 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
SURCHARGED 6c on 2c AIR -Air Stamp note:J ENVELOPES TO BE AVAILABLE AT APO's ONLY by GEORGE •D. KINDOM From Associate Editor Ernest A. Kehr we learn that the converted • air mail envelopes, secured by sur UNITED STATES charging the words "6c-AIR MAIL" The Post Office Dept. has announced on some five million 2c stamped they will surcharge a large supply of un envelopes now rendered practically needed 2c envelopes "Air Mail 6 cents" useless by the increase in local mail and send them overseas for the use of rates from 2c to Sc per ounce, will the armed forces. not be placed on sale in the contin ental United States but will be ADEN shipped exclusively to Army and A 14 annas printed in light blue and Navy Posts Offices overseas and a brown black has been received. It pays float. The surcharging will be done the air mail fee for letters throughout by the Postmaster at New York, the United Kingdom. N. Y. from dies specially manu factured for use in cancelling CHILE machines. Our readers should be Olil The lOc and 60c, air mail of the the lookout for early use of these current design have been reissued on surcharged envelopes. the heavier unwaterroarked paper. COSTA RICA' SPAIN The complete official air mail set, A 5 Pesco deep blue commemoative Scotts C01-C013 has been overprinted air mail was issued to honor Dr. The for regular airmail use. The remaining bussem. A large plane and picture of 3900 sets were overprinted in large Thebussem are featured on the stamp. numerals 1945 with a fancy rectangular box border around the numerals. VENEZUELA A set commemorating the 150th an FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA niversary of the birth of Gen. Antonio ,Supplementing the group of 100 Fr. Jose de Surec has been issued. The stamps air mails previously noted, there has been portray the liberator. The air mails are issued an air mail stamp picturing a of the following values and were issued native standing in a canoe before a in the following quantities: 5c, lOc and . flying boat. 30c ( 100,000 each); 40c, 45c 90c and 1B ( 50,000 each); and IB.20 and 2B HAITI ( 15,000). The 60c, chocolate- air mail has been • surcharged .lOc for emergency puposes. HONDURAS TO ISSUE LIBERIA PROVISIONAL AIR MAILS It is reported tha.: urn Sc airmail, by In an official communication from the overprinting has been raised to 30c and Director of Posts, Republic of Honduras, the 50c air mail to One dollar. we are advised that nine air mail pro NICARAGUA visionals will be created by overprinting Rectangular shaped stamps, three in new values on. six of the regular issue number will be issued for the Columbus of 1939-42 and on three values of the Lighthouse ·Fund. It is proposed that Comayagua Centenary issue. We regret this lighthouse be erected in the Domin to note that while some values will run ican Republic. The air mail will have a face value of about $1.14, 15,000 com to a printing of 300,000 to 400,000 copies, plete sets will be issued. The stamps two values are restricted to 10,000 copies will be bi-colored each. MARCH. 1945 173
New and Recent Air Mail" Stamp· Issues
• Some of the Colorful N~w Airposl Issue Stamps ~ -Courtesy of F. W. Kessler 174 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL Report Additional sheets with the stamp label in both English and Afrikaans-four varieties in Varieties of Reduced Rate all. Air Letters Sheets From Prof. ]. A. Gray of Kingston, • Ont. we have received. a sample of Supplementing previous information, it CANADA's light weight air letter sheet. This is similar to the general type except has now b.een learned that the South that it has but one sealing flap, located African Air. Letter sheet shown on our at top, rather than the usual top and cover last month comes with the label side flaps typical of the British and l5a on the. i~.f.?J",essed stamp printed in both hamas sheets previously described. This EnglisJ:i,.''iind Afrikaans as is typical of sheet bears no impressed stamp nor is it carried at a reduced rate. On its face the adhesive issues of this country. it bears the legend at top left: CANADA Hence, the label will read SOUTH and in boxed rectangle immediately AFRICA or SUID-AFRIKA, but in all thereunder the words AIR LETTER other respects the two sheets are identi PAR AVION in two lines. Oi1 the reverse cal. A second variation in these sheets is printed NO .ENCLOSURE PERMIT TED and NE RIEN INSERER in two is' a change in their size. In what was lines. Previous sheets issued by Canada apparently the first printing the depth were restricted to use by the ARMED of the printed address size, as previously FORCES and were carried at a reduced illustrated, was 3% inches from outside rate; however they bore no impressed stamp. edge to outside edge. In the later print ing this distance has been increased to • 41h inches. A final change is in the VENEZULA SUCRE AIRPOST ISSUE DELAYED legend in the top panel occurring in still a third printing. This formerly read • . From F. Jacobi of Caracas, Venezuela, ACTIVE SERVICE LETTER CARD we learn 'that the Sucre stamps had been AKTIEWE DIENS BRIEFKAART but scheduled for release on February 2, the has now been changed to AIR MAIL eve of the 150th anniversary of Grand LETTER CARD - LUGPOS BRIEF- Marshal Sucre's birthday. 0}:\AART. In all other respects the sheet However, due to last minute transport difficulties, only 20,000 of the 100,000 is the same and is in the wider format. ordinary mail sets could arrive in time. From the above it is obvious that the Of these, 15, 000 sets were sent to Cu service, previously restricted to the Milit maan, Sucre's birthplace in the Eastern ary has now been made available to the part of Venezuela, where the festivities general public. To summarize, there are took place. The remaining 5,000 sets were placed on sale in Caracas, and · three distinct varieties of these sheets, sold out at once. each existing with the stamp label in The balance of the ordinary mail sets, both English and Afrikaans, hence six and the whole quantity of airmail stamps, collectible varieties. are expected any day, but no definite These basic South African sheets have date can be given as yet. been over-printed for use in South West Africa. The overprint has been noted on • the first type only, e.g. ACTIVE SERV 1945 USED AIR MAIL ICE LETTER CARD in the smaller Price and Check List Price 50c but format, but occurs in two distinct types, it is deductible from the first or· .italic ·capital letters, believed to be the der of $5.00. ·first printing, and heavy black block ·GEORGE HERZOG letters. The overprint in each case is 68 Nassau St. New York City S.W.A. and in each case occurs on basic SAN CAllLOS No. t7t
H. E. HARRIS & CO, Boston, Mass. U. s. A. Deal' Sir,
Just a few lines to let you know my satisfaction in dealing with yoUl' high gl'ade business house. Although I live 1n Cuba, many miles fl'om the States. I have l'eceived efficient sel'vice, and your off&l' was fQl' bettel' than any l'eceived 1n my own countl'y.
I can assUl'e you that yoUl' l'eputation is gl'owing every day 1n Cuba, as I know it is in the States.
I will be very pleased to l'ecommend yoUl' prompt Sel'vice to my fl'iends who collect stamps • .
L I 176 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL ...... anxious to proceed with the editorial ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, work on the catalogue, but must know if you are willing to support them before P:resi.Jent's Message they will go ahead. Send in your con tribution or order, today, so the com ~'-'-''''"'''''''''''''''''''~ mittee can proceed ·with their work. • Our new membership applications are To Members of the American on the increase but there are plenty of Air Mail Society: air mail enthusiasts that are not affili ated with us. So, again and again, I Your president had the exceptional urge that you contact them and explain privilege of being invited to the Fiftieth to them the work of our Society and the Anniversary Dinner of the Springfield many benefits inherent in membership. Stamp Club at the Hotel Kimball, \Vhy not get that new member this month. Springfield, Mass. A new high was Sincerely, reached in arrangements for 'this cele GEO. D. KINGDOM, bration. Every detail for a successful President banquet and evening was, carefully planned and the members of the Club • are to be congratulated for the auspici ous manner in which this milestone in their existence was celebrated. Our Life '{\\l 119\\.\\'S \\WtS'\llOO Member, Lee V. D. Schermerhorn as President of the Springfield Stamp Club WAR BONDS was responible for a good share of this affair. Our Past President and Honorary a member of this Club. Mr. Angers and Life member George W. Angers is also Mr. Schermerhorn were most gracious BILLIC'S hosts to your President during his two day stay in Springfield. Handbook Vol. You have received from Richard L. Siugley, Chairman of the Finance Com Revised edition just out $3.50 plus mittee for the Publication of a New Cat l 5c postage. Order your copy right alogue, a Prospectus concerning the plan away. Up to date prices for Aus for the book and its financing. The first tria, Czechoslovakia, Poland. etc. report is contained elsewhere in this is sue of THE AmPOST JOURNAL. The re Vol. 2, 3 and 4 still available. New sponse of our. members will determine Price list No. 44 (part 1) just out. entirely the ability of the Committee to Includes philatelic literature. col proceed with definite plans for publica lections and stamps starting with tion. Early indications are encouraging, letter "A." Send 3c for mailing but let me impress upon you that this charges. project will need the wholehearted sup port of our entire membership. Present day conditions require the exertion of WANTLISTS FILLED the utmost energy to undertake the - on any country. publication of the new catalogue, and only, if the Committee is assured of the support and assistance of our members, BILLINGS STAMP CO. will they feel free and justified in pro 151-14 85th Ave. ceeding. If you haven't already written JAMAICA 2, NEW YORK Mr. Singley and pledged your financial help, do so today. The committee is Interrupted Flight Cover News By R. LEE BLACK Jan. 10, 1945", and forwarded to destina tion. In addition, 198 pieces bore suffic 219 Securities Building, ient address to permit forwarding or re Des Moines, Iowa turn to sender and were re-enveloped with mimeograph slips bearing above endorse • ment. Martins Ferry, Ohio: Aug, 3, 1944. 8:36 This trip is reported to have circled the am. An All-American pick-up plane op field about 4:00 am. Because of fog; Capt. erating on route · 49, flight 3, piloted by McCauley is said to have requested per Capt. Gerald Lindemuth· crashed against a mission to land at Palmdale. No further hillside west of the Ohio River, above Gay contact with plane. Stru.ck side of peak, lord mine No. 2, while the crew was pre above Ben Mar Canyon in the Verdugo paring to head for the next pick-up point, mountains and was demolished. Mail was the Glendale airport, Moundsville. · recovered on 11th and forwarded from L.A. Capt. Lindemuth and flight mechanic, Note: It has been deemed advisable to Ralph Monaco, were injured. No passen give flight and mail information on all gers were aboard. The plane had made flight interruptions when possible as this the pick-up of the Wheeling, Bridgeport information will enable collectors to check and Martins Ferry mail at the Yorkville postmarks on suspected unmarked mail airport and the crash occurred shortly and therefore, make it unnecessary for thereafter. them to bother the Post Office Depart.. Ii pounds of express and 141 pounds of ment, a practice which should be avoided. mail (34 sacks) were aboard. The plane burned following the crash. 3 sacks of Los Angeles, Calif.: :Tan. 31, '1945, 6:00 pm. mail were salvaged and were probably for TWA Flight 1. Westbound Newark to Los warded from Martins Ferry after re Angeles, Pilot, Ernie Smith. sorting. This plane was scheduled to The plane when almost to Los Angeles depart from Pittsburgh at 7:45 A.M~ en developed trouble and fell into the Los route to Huntington, W. Va. Angeles River. It was almost to the Grand Central Air Terminal at the time. Please report any covers which may be The plane sank partially under water and identified to the Editor. was badly damaged. Smith was unhurt. State College, Pa.: Sept. 29, 1944, 9:30 am. No passengers were aboard. 58 lbs. of mail All-American Pick-Up, Pilot Wilson A. were salvaged and forwarded and distrib- Scott; Flight Mechanic, Robert Taylor. uted at Los Angeles. · Westbound from Pittsburgh to Williams port. Flight originated at Newark leaving there at 3:40 EST 30th and arriving at St. Mail was undamaged and forwarded Louis 10:05 pm where flight was cancelled. same day from State Center. No special The flight again originated at Kansas City, markings. The plane, upon arriving at departing 7 :40 CST and was due to arrive the pick-up field at State Center attempt at Los Angeles Jan. 31 at 6:00 pm. ed to catch the rope but the hangar hook in the plane caught the rope and broke it. Salvaged mail forwarded without mark Pilot Scott then ·Circled the field and ap ings. · Anyone having covers which are parently a wing tip struck the top of some suspected of being in this interruption trees causing the plane to crash into the should submit to the Editor for examina woods. rt was . completely wrecked but tion. no fire ensued. Scott was killed, Taylor injured. This was the first fatality in con 1933: Oct. 12 Belle Chaise; La. 6:30 a. m. nection with American Pick-up operations. Johnsc:>n Airways, Inc., Pilot: Geo. L. No covers reported. Canady. Pillotown to New Orleans, La. Burbank, Calif.: Jan. 'lQ, 1945, 4:05 am. This is an unlisted item brought to light, AAL. AM4-l. Pilot, Captain J. R. Mc thru Edward D. J. Fletcher of Hollywood, Cauley; First Officer, R. F. Eifner. West Calif. The cover bears the return card bound New York to Los Angeles. of the Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C. The plane left New York, Jan. 9 at 6:55 and is addressed to their office in New am and was due at Los Angeles at 3:49 am Orleans, La. It bears a marking in circular the 10th. The crew and 21 passengers frame reading as follows: "United Fruit were killed. Mail: 30 pouches, no outsides. Company, posted on High Seas Oct. 11, Wt. 748 lbs. Recovered 2 pouches intact, 1933. steamship Service". The cover is 82 lbs.. 2 pouches damaged, 17 lbs., lose without postage. mail about 8 lbs. Presumably destroyed This cover was submitted to your Editor 6~0 lbs. Recovered (1) made by Green sometime ago and little credence was ville, S.C. 4:30 pm Jan. 8,. 56 lbs. ordinary, given to it as being a crash cover, altho for FPO San Francisco via 24-41, 4-1, 11-51, on the face of it also bore the following all intact. (2) Made by AMF New York words: "Carried In Plane that crashed Jan. 8, 26 lbs. ordinary for Los Angeles via near Belle Chaise, Oct. 12, 1933, operated 23-11, pouch torn, mail intact. (3) Made by Johnson Airways, Inc. Geo. L. Canady."" by Texarkana, Tex. Tr 3, Jan. 9, 15 lbs. However, Mr. Fletcher insisted it must ordinary for ACC San Francisco, 9 lbs. be a crash cover or else the Johnson Air mail when found-recovered mail scattered ways would never have so endorsed it. and damaged. Salvaged about 4 lbs. (4) Upon investigation we have, with refer Made by Shreveport, La. Jan. 9, 4 lbs. reg ence to this cover, the following explana istered for S.F. D & D via 24-41, 4-1, 11-51. tion from Mr. S. W. Purdum, Second As Pouch torn but mail intact. • sistant Postmaster General at Washington: Above description of the mail will per "You are informed that ordinary mails mit collectors to be on the lookout for were being carried by air at that time examples. between New Orleans and Pilottown, some From the loose letters recovered, 105 W miles distant, for the purpose of con- pieces were endorsed, "Damage due to air mail interruption near Burbank, Calif., (Continued on page 187) Official Publication of the American Air Mail Society. Publillhed monthly at Albion, (Erie Co.,) Pennsylvania, U. S. A.
THE AIRPOST JOURNAL is entered L.B. GATCHELL. Editor as second-class matter. February 10, 24 Brook Road, Bronxville 8, N. Y. 1932, at the post office at Albion, Pa.• under the Act of March 3, 1879. GRACE CONRATH, Business Manager Albion, Penn'a The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not con duct<)d for profit. The managing edi ALTON J. BLANK, Assistant Editor tor, all department editors, feature (On military leave) writers and contributors serve gratis GLEN W. NAVES, Assistant Editor and without compensation of any kind. (On military leave) All receipts from advertising, subscrip tions and contributions are applied di rectly to the betterment of the maga ASSOCIATE EDITORS zine and the promotion .of aero R. LEE BLACK, Des Moines, Iowa philately. Interrupted Fl.tght Cover News SUBSCRIPTION RATES FRANCIS J. FIELD, Sutton Coldfield, United States ...... $2.00 per year England Canada and Foreign ...... $2.50 per year JAMES C. HEARTWELL, Long Beach, Single Copies ...... 20c each Calif. Back Numbers ...... 25c each Second (duplicate) copy sent to D. E. HELMUTH; East Cleveland, Ohio member's same address, 1 yr...... $1.00 Bound Volumes also available. ERNEST A. KEHR, Richmond Hill, New York ADVERTISING RATES F. W. KESSLER, New York, N. Y. One inch, per issue ...... $ 1.25 Quarter Page, per issue ...... $ 3.7fi GEORGE D. KINGDOM, Conneaut, Half Page, per issue ...... $ 7.oo Ohio Full Page, per issue ...... $12.00 Front Inside or Back Cover ...... $15.00 DR. MAX KRONSTEIN, New York Air Mails and the War Composition ch for solid, tapular or special ty c layouts: lOc to MAURICE S. PETTY, Washington, D.C. 25c per inch Dedications and Unofl'ieials Interested advertisers may apply for RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Lancaster, Pa. contract rate for space used every ·F.A.1\1. Notes issue for a period of 12 months. Ad vertising and editorial copy MUST BE WILLIAM R. WARE, Malden, Mo. RECEIVED BY THE 20TH OF EACH MONTH. 10 · days before publication. Contract Air Mall Routes
THE AIRPOST JOURNAL has been published under the auspices of THE AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY since October, 1931. It has reached Its high place of usefulness to the hobby. primarily through the genius, industry and devotion of the late WALTER J. CONRATH successively Business Manager and Editor. To his memory are the future issues of the JOURNAL gratefully dedicated.
WHERE TO WRITE Correspondence concerning advertis Department Editors may be written ing, new and renewal subscriptions, direct at the addresses printed at the back numbers and bound volumes, top of their columns. All general edi address changes ·and other matters of torial copy and communications on all circulation, business matters of all Jther matters should be sent to the kinds and all remittances should be personal_ attention of the Editor at sent direct to the Publication Office at 24 Brook Road. ALBION, PENN'A BRONXVILLE 8, N. Y. Here and There with the Editor If any proof were needed as to the interest in and finn basis on which SON TO THE F. W. KESSLERS Aero-philately is established, the initial Friends of Fred Kessler, the popular response to the fund for the publication Fifth Avenue Airpost dealer, and his of a new edition of THE AMERICAN Am charming wife, Alicia, are congratu MAIL CATALOGUE has provided that lating them on the birth of a son, Wil proof. Within several weeks after the fred Francisco Kessler (Trujillo), at initial mailing of the prospectus for the New York, on February 12, 1945. new work to members of the AMERICAN Am MAIL SOCIETY. and other aero-phi the Chicagoland district in April. This latelists, finance chairman Richard L. Chapter has also just issued Vol. 2, No. Singley is able to. report more than 1 of its AIR LOG, covering· the months $1,500 pledged or in hand. Despite the of January-March, 1945. We have pre fact that this is far from enough to viously commented on the excellence of assure the publication of the Catalogue, this mimeographed publication which is it is a most remarkable initial response, under the able Editorship of Earl H. and we have every hope th11-t by the time Wellman. The present issue runs to forty the next report is rendered the Com pages and is well illustrated throughout mittee will be able to report their. de either by drawings or paste-on ach1al cision to proceed at once. See Mr. Sing photos. It features a history of NATION ley's report elsewhere in this issue, and AL AIRLINES ( one of a series of such if you have up to now neglected to re articles), plans for the current AIRPEX spond to this solicitation, and desire to and . devotes considerable space to the be identified with this project, please Anniversary of the first flight into the get in touch with Mr. Singley at once. Stratosphere, which took place 25 years Immediate response will greatly simplify ago, and which was accomplished by the .task of the committee. Major R. W. "Shorty" Schroeder, Feb • ruary 27, 1920, from McCook Field, Day The one inch advertisement of Capt. ton, ·Ohio. The commemoration of this Basil L. Rowe, which appeared in the flight is one of the features of the AIR February JOURNAL brought back mem PEX show. vVe have also received a ories of the exciting days in the "roaring special anniversary cover, sponsored by twenties" when the first F.A.M. routes the JACK KNIGHT Society flown from were being pioneered. This is the same Wright Field, Ohio on February 27, Capt. Rowe who established the WEST 1945; also a similar cover of different INDIA.N AERIAL EXPRESS operating in design sent us by AAMS member Rich Cuba, Haiti an.d the Dominican Republic, ard S. Lyle. Edward Benson is the new whose franchises later formed the basis ly elected President of this active Chap for PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS right ter. AAMS TTeasurer · "Doc" W ams to operate in at least some of these writes that the February meeting of countries. Capt. Rowe joined P.A.A. upon THE MILWAUKEE AIR MAIL SO all)algamation of his company with the CIETY, Chapter #17, attracted a large latter. An early member of the A.A.M.S., attendance including no less than seven he recently applied for re-instatement. Life Members of· the national Society. We hope to induce him to recite for A program for the year was adopted JOURNAL readers some of his mail car and included a pledge that each mem rying experiences. ber would secure at least one new mem ber during the coming year. Finally • comes word from Florence Lamport that Despite war time pre-occupations, our Lt. W. D. Thomas, U.S.N.R. was a re A.A.M.S. Chapters continue to report cent visitor to the monthly meeting of well sustained interest. Chapter #23, the PHILADELPHIA AIR MAIL SO the JACK KNIGHT AIR MAIL SOCIE CIETY, Chapter #6, whose meetings TY, is busily engaged in plans for its Annual AIRPEX which will be held in (Continued on page 197) Letter's ta the Editor • . . . If he confines himself to stamps, he will tend to confine himself .to issues described L ...B. GATCHELL,• in a general manner ,as " legitimate Gov The Airpost Journal ernment Issues." If he branches out, he will add semi-official, private, or call-it what-you-will stamps as interesting Avi Dear Sir: ation history. Now returning to the airmail stamp I have read with inuch interest Myer's ccllector confining himself to Government issues "legitimately handled," with the article entitled "The Columbus Memor facts and data presented by Myer should ial Issue: 4 Ecuador" in the Ja,nuary he not now add this Columbus Memorial .-\irpost_ Journal. His views on the subc Issue of Ecuador to his collection? My purpose is not to string out a C!on ject_ are clearly correct as well as his troversy nor do I thinK one should exist. conclusiOris. The following facts, how I am only trying to draw a conclusion with an open mind and your answer to ever, might be of further interest. "Speci each one of my questions would be very mens" of this issue were duly distributed helpful in formulating this. · by the Postal Union as examples of the Very sincerely yours, latest Ecuadorian stamps. Also,· Champ HENRY.' M. GOODKIND ion, Michel, and other f\)reign catalogs •.. have always listed them ·without cmn~ EDITOR'S COMMENT ment. ·· In answer to Mr. Goodkind, let it be Sincerely, understood that·we have no quarrel with (Name withhe°ld by request") the facts pi:esented in John Myer's fine . . *Editor's Note-The colunms of the art.ide. This author . has a grand. record Journal are not open· to anonymous communications, but we are always of th_oroughly documenting everything he glad to omit names of those who for writes. Had Mr. Myer confined himself personal reasons, .desire us so to do, provided the identity of the.. writer to a factual presentation it would have is known to us. The comments above come from one whose experience of been---utmecessary for us to comment at many ye.ars qualifies him ·to render all but inasmuch· as he concluded his a considered opinion on the subject. article with a rather positive opinion Mr. L. B. Gatchell • about these emissions and a rather acid 24 Brook Road Bronxville 8, New York commentary on their treatment by the Scott. catalogue, it was !lecessary for us Dear Sir: to advise our readers that the Editor Your comments alongside John .N. My did not subscribe to these conclusions. er's article in your January, l!M5 Airpost Journal on the "Columbus Memorial Issue In, the first place we disagree ·with Mr. of E:cuador'.' puzzle me, specifically yow :Myer'.s statement to the effect thl1t Scott statement that "the· views ·expressed do not coincide with yours." : has ever said that the einissiOns in ques If. we br_iefly analyze M;yer's study, ·.it tion "are not Ecuadorean stamps.'' All breaks down into three major parts. Scott has said is "We do not recognize In the. first place, he publishes and translates the Ecuador Government's de~ the five varieties of stamps of the design cree for.. this issue. Is there difference of illustrated above as having been issued opinion here and were c_ertain facts om.it ted or incorrectly presented? · . primarily for postal' purposes"-and not Secondly, he.. illustrntes a CO\!'er showing one word more! Mr.·· Myer says that its commercial .use. I cannot conceive of this is a very curious phrase which he any disagreement between you here, un less you maintain this . illustrated cover is does not un~erstand. We see nothing not commercial. curious about it-as a matter of fact we And lastly, he concludes that by all standards this issue to quote him "was think it rather forthright. However, if legally issued and used to frank mail and John Myer or any of our readers wish are therefore legitimate stamps of the Re public of Ecuador. No philatelic catalogu further clarification thereof they can re er can logically say they are not." It is fer to the foreword of Scott's Standard Just my surmise that here you disagree. If, so, are we not entitled to your reasons Catalogue of Airpost Stamps,· last issued rather than a blanket statement? in 1942, and find the following: Assuming an airmail collector will use his own discrimination in his .collecting • ways, the more advanced he becomes, the "The listings herein have been lim more he Will tend to collect airpost ited to stamps issued f&r legitimate stamps unlisted by SCOTT but not neces postal purposes whieh were &n sale sarily everything listed by SANABRIA. fer a reasonable length of time at MARCH, 1945 181 regular post offices without premium i\.IRPORT DEDICATION COVERS or restriction. Minor variations and errors recognized by listin'gs are re (Continued from page 169) stricted to those which, as far as we have been able to ascertain, actually • occurred during th2 regular process of notice was available, so only nearby col- manufacture and were not produced lectors managed to cover it. Covers with through favor, conn;vance or other irregularity .· . . Some stamps are out markings, except autographs, have known to have been produced and been seen from Purchase, N. Y., Hare marketed for sole purposes of ob tainin'g revenue from stamp collect rison, N. Y., and White Plains, N. Y. ors. Others "ihile theoretically avail~ Also covers with three line private duplir able for postal duty, were not issued primarily for that purpose. Still oth eating machine cachet from Purchase, ers, made to appear as postage stamps, N. Y. (25 mailed), Vall1alla, N. Y. (25); are mere labels." • Port Chester, N.' Y. ( 8), White Plains, Further, reference to the Special No-' N. Y. (8), Rye, N. Y., (8), and Har rison, N. Y. ( 8). Also c;overs with private ti.ces in the front of any of the current typed inscription postmarked at Harrison, .Editions of the Scott Catalogirns. will re N. Y., Febniary 15th, which, of course, ~eal the following signifi~a;1t statement: ·are too late, and hence have no status. "In this Catalogue we present a listing THANKS for assistance from Lt. T. E. of such adhes.ive stamps as are considered Ci~, S. S. Goldsticker, Jr., Pfc. Bill Hafner, H. T. Hollenbeck, G. F. Lan by us to have been issued for postal pur caster, Sgt. R. E. Moffett, J. V. Murray, poses." There is no promise or Jntention M.A.M.C.C. Bulletin, .B. Schneider, Jr.; to list everything that is in the f~rm of W. T. \Vynn, and o.thers. Also for covers a stamp-no obligation to include every from S. S. Goldsticker, Jr., and J. V. Mur ray, and clippings from_ G. F·. Lancaster, thing for which John Myer can find a J. V. Murray, and B. Schneider, Jr. decree or even, albeit, a commercial cover. However one may think as to •• what should be the policy of the Scott ·--- ~--····••AJl?' Company, it is obviously unfair to criti cize them for adherence to a policy which they have openly adopted and which they have gone to much trouble to publicize. As to ·Mr. Goodkind's final question, that also is one which WE have answered APJ many times-the collector must choose ALBUM PAGES for himself whether he desires to collect ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, conservatively on the basis of SCOTT, 0 "wide-open" a la SANABRIA, or adopt a middle ground. GREAT BARRIER PIGEON POSTS:,..,...1897 However, we wonder whether Mr. San. #1-'l/blue, unused ...... $ 25.00 Goodkind-who is a member of the Ad So-Called first issue cane...... 10.00 #2-greenish blue unused ...... 20.00 visory staff of the SANABRIA Cata #2-on part filmsy ...... 45.00 logue-is not trying to pull our leg? This #3-ov'pt. "Pigeongram" ...... :.... 75.00 #4-1/-blue on pink, unused .... 15.QO subject was rather thoroughly discussed #4-on part .flimsy ...... 50.00 in our review of the 1943 SANABRIA #5--6d blue . unused ...... 7 .00 #6-1/-carmine unused 10.-used 7.50 Catalogue which appeared in the Feb #6--0n part flimsy ...... 20.00 ruary, 1943 JouRNAL and in the discuss #9-1 /-blue "Marotiri" ...... 150.00 ions which followed through several is #10-1/-red ...... 40.00 sues of the JoURNAL, Mr. Goodkind was If interested in unusual Covers one of the principal participants. Perhaps and Stamps send your want list R. Schoendorf, 7832-81st. Street, Mr. Goodkind has forgotten-or was he Glendale, L. I., N. Y. perchance in hopes we had? -L.B.G. ONLY ONE OF EACH OTHER AIR MAIL COVER SPECIALS 0 F T H E S E OFFERS (You may order by Number for Convenience) COLLECTORS YOU KNOW {You may order by Number for Convenience) ..1111 .... V-15-FIRST THROUGH SCHEDULE INvOLV 16G-COSTE-BELLONTE: Collection of 36 .•. . ING NIGHT FLYING: A set of 3 covers of real importance that belong in every diff. Covers, all U. S. except 1929 Tonkin 1111 1111 Indo China with cachet; a historical series :•:. :·: historical collection of aerophilately. These of interesting Air Souvenirs ...... $4.95 covers cancelled July 1, 1924 bear Sc No. C-4 from Chicago, 16c No. C-5 from Che 46T-PANAMA LINDBERGH: Set of 2c and 5c 1111 1111 yenne and 24c No. C-6 from San Francisco, "Arrival of Lindy in Panama" Catalog :·: :·: are beauties in every respect. The First Nos. 177-8 (List $3.00 net) Only ...... $1.50 Transcontinental Night Flights, for .... $5.90 H3-STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 9 var. First 1111 1111 Flights, slightly oversize envelopes, mostly =·: :·: 35G-ADAMS PICK-UP: Another "first" that is Singapores; nice lot ...... $8.50 really worth owning: Youngstown, August 1111 1111 30, 1929 First Pick-Up of Mail by Non- H4-SOUTH AFRICA: 6 var. U. S. Africa and stop method (No. 114) ...... : ...... $2.00 S. African First Flights, all cacheted; a :·: :-: 83T-DIRIGIBLES: An interesting trio of colorful little lot ...... $5.00 1111 1111 H7-IRELAND: 10 var. First and Special :·: :·: "Firsts" involving the old U.S.S. LOS AN Flights including Pioneer No. 1 Belfast- :·: GELES: Three (3) nifty covers of 1925 in Liverpool 1924, etc.; interesting ...... $7.50 cluding: First Trip from Bermuda-USA as 1111 well as First US-Bermuda and US-Puerto H18-CUBA: Lot of 5 diff. No. 35 and No. 34, 1111 :-: Rico. A very worthy group for only. $2.50 Very Fine set of six special cachets, showy :·: air covers; unusual ...... $25.00 1111 45-T-TWO COUNTRY FLIGHT: Stamps of H24-CUBA: Lot of 82 various early Airmail 1111 :-: Canada and Newfoundland both used on covers, ideal for the specialist; mostly 1930 :·: the face of this Nov. 11, 1930 First Flight period, air stamped; abo~t half are cachet m1 St. Johns-N. Sydney Canada; plenty of ed; something of everythmg but all stand- 1111 :·: postal markings, listed as a $10.00 Classic, ard size air covers ...... $15.00 :·: we offer a cover you can be proud to own 1111 for ...... $3.95 H83_:_CLIPPERS: A complete set FAM No. 1111 stands for "Elmer" and "E" for Excel- :·: 19-1 to 9d series of 26 neat uniform Cach E H45-CULVER CITY: Dedication Cover for those eted First Flight Covers of 1940, Trans :·: lence, so they say, but today's contribu- 1111 who are trying to fill-in those hectic days tion to "COLLECTORS YOU KNOW" of flying: Known as C-121, listing $5.75, Pacific; Listed $63.50 net and worth it. 1111 will have to stand fOr ~ornething else. :·: AU...... $37.00 we have a May 9, 1930 cacheted cover for only ...... · ... $2.40 28G-HABANA: Cuban collection of 6 diff. air x stands for Ed the Mint Airmail Spe- II~ stamps on March 2, 1931 First Flights, •.1111 cialist (Why is· it that almost everyone ~:~ various points; neat and cacheted covers E Personal Attention Given All Orders and with Cat. value of $24.00 (FAM 5-55a) $5.00 ·•· is a Specialist these days????). Any- llll 1111 way, Ed, the M. A. Specialist has been a Inquiries. Whe:!her you are buying one 36G-Experimental First Speed Boat Service live-wire customer of· ours since Hector :·: stamp or selling an entire Collec:lion. Oakland-San Fran., May 8, 1930 listed as :•: was a Pup (small) arid you should SEE his llll I'm a:! your service. No. 129, bearing No. 650 and No. 294 for collection. Do you know what he said a postage and catalogued $3.00 ...... $1.25 1111 few days ago? I'll quote: "Your approval ;.; 39G-PANAMA: Lot of 12 var. interesting 1929- 1931 First Flight and Air Covers; Est. :·: service is the best in the country; you may llll 1111 send me some more.f' $25.00 catalog, all for ...... $9_.00 V55-CHICAGO to Hartford No. 44 Govt. Flight, IMPORTANT: ALL COVERS OFFERED ... E for Elmer wouldp.'t have said that, but :·: Nov. 9, 1922 on large No. 10 envelope we are not going to argue with Ed. You bearing 4c Coil postage stamp ...... $2.50 1111 11 11 ON THESE PAGES ARE VERY FINE IN V72-LONDON-CAPETOWN: Collection of 5 :·: can get aboard ·that approval service, :·: too, if yo~ wish, an !t is NOT restricted llll diff. points on this historic Feb. 1931 to mmt arr stamps,; 1ther. The stock on ALL RESPECTS. AS ALWAYS, YOUR Route; all cacheted First Flights ...... $4.50 1111 M2-ARMY FLIGHT: Mount Clemens, Mich., hand covers the wo!! . . . stamps, used :·: COMPLETE SATISFACTION IS AS :·,: and mint, covers of ; types, seals and in J'ilJ Mar. 28, 1930. Special Flight of 44 Army fact, anything philat lie. What can we do Planes; Mimeographed, signed cacheted 1111 SURED WHEN DEALING WITH "THE :·: for you? ~ cover of this historic Flight. A beau- .·. ty ...... $4.50 :-: :-: _ :.. : :-: ~ :-:'~' DEPARTMENT STORE OF PHILATELY" 2 0 3 MARKET S T R E E T IEILl\m IER Ro ·JL
• Claire Trevor. prominent RKO star. regular contributor recently photo graphed with Ernest A. Kehr, national chairman, and J.B. McCormick of RKO MARCH, 1945 187 "STAMPS FOR THE WOUNDED is .... alescent center and would like to aid in doing one of the really worthwhile jobs this worthy project communicate im of rehabilitating our servicemen and I'm mediately with Ernest A. Kehr, national delighted to be able to help this project chairman, 230 West 4Ist Street, New in every way I can," Mr. Menjou de York 18, New York. clared. Entering its fifth month of service, INTERRUPTED FLIGHT• NEWS- (Continued from page 177) STAMPS FOR THE WOUNDED now necting late mail for outbound steamships is supplying stamps, albums, catalogues and of advancing delivery of incoming mails. The records of this office indicate and other philatelic accessories to men that on Oct. 12, 1933, the plane which left confined in nearly fifty hospitals through Pilottown, Louisiana, made a forced land ing at about 6 :30 a. m. 10 miles below out the country. New Orleans, due to extremely heavy fog and motor trouble. No mail was lost or Strange. as it seems, the expenses for damaged and it was all delivered to the the first five months have been less than New Orleans post office by automobile at about 11:00 a. m. on Oct. 12, 1933. At $250, which amount was spent only for the time of this accident this service was stationery, printing and mailing charges being performed under contract with this department by Laura M. Hunter, Adm's and was equally shared by the American of Estate of .John A. Hunter, deceased, ' Philatelic Society and several other clubs and Arthur 0 . .Johnson, with .Johnson Air ways, Inc., as sub-contractor". and individuals who made unsolicited This cover is one of the most interesting cash donations. your editor has investigated. It goes to prove that nothing should be taken for Nicolas Sanabria turned over to the granted. If .Johnson Airways had not en committee about 200 brand new copies dorsed this cover it would have been lost to collectors. We are glad to give·the in of his 1944 AIR POST CATALOGUE, formation on this cover as there may be so that every hospital (and some individ others lying around In collector's hands and, if so, can be verified from informa ual servicemen) have these handbooks tion now available. Moreover, the .Johnson to aid them. More volunteers are needed Airways, Inc., has heretofore not been noted in the Catalogue as being carriers so if YOU live near. a hospital or con-· of air mail. +ll-lltt-flli-lllt-ll•-•--11•-·-·--·--··--·--··-·-·--·--·I .. -·-··-··-··~·-·-··-··-·+. i ! !i Important Announcement II ! ! I A magnificent lot of Air Mail covers and stamps will he sold I j at auction in the near future. The material represents every J j phase of aerophilately such as First Days, Pioneers, Labels, j f Trans-oceanics, Zeppelins," Crashes,. Rocket flights, etc. = . . I I Catalogs are now in preparation and may he obtained free I ! of charge. Early application is advisable as only a limited num- I t her of catalogs will he printed. I . l I i The BELHAM EXCHANGE i iI j Box II9-Ridgewood, N. Y. ;;J j (Material wanted for future sales) ! . l .i . .l +lf-1-o-li11-•11-u11-111-J1-1tt-111-11-1111-u-1--.1-1111-1111-n--~1111-•--.-•1-1111-11+ AIR MAIL WAR, XLIX of every day, flying 1,324,778 miles during the month. Several routes are used be By DR. MAX• KRONSTEIN tween USA and England, including the 3900 Spuyten Duyvil Parkway northern routes even in the winter (1943- 44). These planes are using air bases in Ne":'I York 63, N. Y. Labrador and the two principal airfields • of Iceland (Rekjavik and Kaldadaynes), to GREAT BRITAIN Prestwik, Scotland. New bases for that route were also built in Greenland during The British internal airlines announced 1941-42. At that time mail was flown oc in 1943 that together they carried 1,530,695 casionally to the US engineers and con lbs. airmail over 1,572,764 miles of route\>. struction workers in Greenland. On these routes the Great Western Rail In London a French "Compagnie Euro peene de Navigation Aerienne" was form way alone 'has flown since 1940 up to early ed in the spring of 1944 for the operation 1944 five million lbs. of airmail and freight. of air services after the liberation of The Scottish Airways Ltd., with the West Europe. ern Isles Airways Ltd., carried from June THE ALLIES ON •THE CONTINENT 1940 to Dec. 31, 1943 three and one half On June 6, 1944 the Allies invaded con million lbs. of mail on the routes Glasgow tinental France. They landed on the beach Campbeltown-Islay and Glasgow-Heb es of Normandy. A few days later air .rides - Stornoway - Inverness - Orkney transport of soldiers' mail was inaugurated between England and the allied armies on Isle.s-Shetland Isles. The route Inverness the beaches and soon air mail services Stornoway has been operated three times were resumed between England and the ·weekly since May 24, 1944. Mediterranean area and Switzerland (July 13). Mail services in liberated areas of The British Overseas Airways carried in France were organized for the first time 1943: 1,271 tons airmail as' against 1,093 in after the liberation of Cherbourg (around 1942. One of its three transatlantic Boeing July 10) and were extended simultaneous ly with the advance of the Allied Armies. 314A flying boats on the route Foynes On many occasions leaflets were used in Baltimore made a special stop at Nassau, this period. Nazi leaflets warned the Bahamas in May, 1944. (Servicing the out Allies on the beaches (July 17): "Amer ~cans, British, Canadians-you are trap islands of the Bahamas, a special air serv ped." - Ironically these were dropped just ice is in operation by the "Bahamas Air before the collapse of the Germans in that ways" of Nassau.)-The BOAC received area. US leaflets called for the surrender permission to operate the Foynes-Balti of the Nazi garrison at St. Malo, Brittany on August 7. It surrendered a few days more service 3 times a week. The com later. pany's first Avro York plane completed Inside the German lines an attempt was a round flight England-West Africa-Eng made on Hitler's life around July 17. All land in April 1944 with Capt. 0. P. Jones rail and plane communcations inside Ger in charge. Another York plane flew from many were cut off completely from late England to New Delhi, India (6857 miles) July 20 to early July 21. Later that day, carrying a load of 8,000 lbs. in 42 hours 30 plane service was resumed from Berlin to minutes.' Stockholm, Sweden. The transatlantic airbase at Foynes With the rapid progress of the Allied which is used by BOAC, PAA and the Liberation of France and of Paris (August American Export Airlines, reported 1400 24) and a second invasion penetrating from arrivals and departures between August the Riviera to the Swiss border (August 1942 and July 31, 1943. The total loss on 25) all mail services between Zurich, Swit transatlantic flights during 1943 was less zerland and Stuttgart, Germany were sus than one-half percent. pended on August 18, at German request. All Portuguese mail services beyond the A Canadian transport Lancaster late in Pyre11,ees were discontinued on August 22. March 1944 made a non stop flight Scot All German Lufthansa flights to Madrid, land-Montreal (3140 miles) carrying 3611 Spain, and Lisbon were stopped on August lbs. army airmail in 12 hours 59 minutes. 23. (They had suspended before, but had -The RAF Transport Command in March been resumed sometime in the middle of 1943 which replaced the former Atlantic June 1944). Ferry Command (founded July 1941) was On August 24, Europe's Neutrals broke operating early in 1944 regular services relations with Vichy France. All internal from England to Gibraltar, West Africa', air services in France must have been dis the Middle East, the Mediterranean area continued at that time. and to India. When the Aer Lingus Teo ranto suspended its Ireland-England serv ice on April 15, 1944, the Liverpool-Dublin • run of the West Coast Air Service Ltd., was not suspended. WANTED The London "Times" began the issue of USED AIR MAILS and POSTAGE of an Air Edition on India paper on August 4, ANY COUNTRY. Also collections gen 1944. 250 copies of the first edition were eral or by country. Write before send flown across the Atlantic: 50 to Canada, ing the stamps and give full descrip the rest to USA.-The date of the 1000th tion of stamps you want to sell. KLM return flight between Lisbon and London was April 18, 1944.-During July CONDOR STAMP CO. 1944 the American TWA had planes in the 87 Nassau St. New York City air over the North Atlantic every minute MARCH, 1945 189 POST WAR AIR NET WORK TAKING SHAPE CHRONICLE for STANDARD CATALOGUE Some indication• of what the of AIR POST STAMPS post war air network may look like and how United States as published by carriers will -participate in such Scott: Publications, Inc. services, is given in two signi- ficant developments during the past month. The first was the signing of THIRTY NINTH SUPPLEMENT a new agreement by tlie United States and. Canada, replacing the existing one which was ex- ecuted in 1939, providing for various reciprocal services be BOLIVIA tween the two countries. Out standing in the agreement is that there shall be but one carrier assigned to each route, certain of the new routes be ing assigned to United States carriers and others to Canadian operation. A single exception to 1944 this mle is that the U. S. may Unwmkd. Issued to commemorate the Revolution of Decem.. designate two carriers to fly the ber 20, 1943. Buffalo-Toronto route. Lithographed. In addition to existing routes ~ C96-AP28 40c red violet S now being flown, the United Cc97--AP·• lblightviolet 6 98 29 1.50b yellow green 9 States may establish the fol- C98- " 2.50b dark gray blue 15 lowing routes: New York or Boston to Quebec, New York to Ottawa, Washington to Mon- treal and Ottawa (both cities mav not be served on the same flight). New Canadian routes authorized by the agreement BRAZIL are: Halifax to Boston,. Toronto to Cleveland, Toronto to Chi cago, Port Arthur to Duluth, • Victoria to Seattle and White- · horse to Fairbanks. Inaugura tion of the new routes will de pend on availability of equip ment; however it is not likely that they will be in full opera tion until after the war in Eu Padre Bartholomeu de Gusmao rope ends. and the "Aerostat" · AP17 In the second significant de velopment of the month, ex 1944 Wmk.268 Per/.12 aminers of the Civil Aeronaut - Issued October 23, 1944 to commemorate the ..Week of the Wing." ics Board have recommended ' Engraved. the authorization of four Tran C60-API 7 l.20cr rose carmine Atlantic · air lines routes, two to (2,000,000) 15 ,. be flown by Pan American Air- (Continued on next page) 190 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . ways and the other two by CHRONICLE-(Continued) American Export Airlines pro ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~ vided the latter -is permitted to sell 51 % of its interest to American Airlines. CHILE Pan American would be cert Type of 1934 ificated on its present route be tween New York and Marse 1944 Unwmkd. Perf.13%x14 illes via Bermuda, with the ad Engraved. dition of Madrid as an inter mediate stop between Lisbon C84-AP5 30c black brown 3 and Marseilles, and the ex . C90-A.P9 lp slate black 8 tension of the route from C91- " 2p greenish blue 16 Marseilles to Rome. Washington C94-APIO Sp orange red 40 would be made an additional terminal in the United States. Pan American's Northern route, under the plan, would be ex tended from its war time ter minal to London, Paris, Zurich, MEXICO Rome, Athens, Caqo, Basra and Type of 1934 Karachi to Calcutta, India. The new routes to be assigned 1944 Wmk.272 Per/. 10%x10 to American Export would be Engraved. , New York to Cairo, Egypt by Newfoundland or Labrador, Cl35- AP21 50c green .20 Eire, London, Amsterdam, Ber lin, Prague, Vienna, Bucharest and Istanbul, with alternate service by Athens, Istanbul and Bucharest to Sevastopol.. The final route would be New York NICARAGUA and Boston to Moscow via New foundland, Labrador, Green land, Iceland, Oslo, Stockholm, . ~elsinki and Leningrad. ·.~: .· ; . ; No mention is made of routes . ... ' presently being flown across the South Atlantic ocean. ' . ' • Pl' >' ' < :1 fl·('ji - ,.• ' SUBSCRIBE Red Cross Maps of the Worid AP.26 AP.27 , TO THE
AIRPOST
JOURNAL NOW! MARCH, 1945 19 1 PAN AMERICAN GETS TWO GIANT CHRONICILE-(Con:l:inued) "~ONST E LLA TIONS"
Two of the •giant Lockheed NICARAGUA-continued . Constellations, of the type which recently made cross"'. 1944 Unwm.kd. Perf.12 country transport speed reGords, Issued ,October 12, 1944 to commemorate the 80~ anmversary of the International "Red Cross have been assigned to the Society. Engraved. Printed by the America~ Bank Note Africa-Orient Division of Pan Co. ) American Airways in Miami, C263-AP26 25c red lilac & carmine Fla., by the Army Air Transport (50,000) . 13 C264-AP27 50c olive brown Command. & carmine(30,000) 25 C265-AP28 lcor dark blue green The first of the huge planes & carmine (20,000) 50 arrived at Pan American Field in Miami Saturday February 17 from Burbank, Cal., the second on March 1st. The Constellation is the VENEZUELA world's largest land- transport Type of 1940-44 in operation today. H~r . four 1944 Unwmkd. Perf. 12 Wright Cyclone engines tune up Issued October 24, 1944. Engraved. Pr:nted by The American Bank Note to 8,000 horsepo~er equivalent Co. to the power of a B-29 Super Cl63A-API6 5b red brown 3.00 fortress. The Constellation's ·cruising speed is better than 300 miles per hour and has been extended to · 355. In size it compares . favorably with the 72 passenger transatlantic Pan American Air ways Clippers and has a wing spread of 123 feet and over all
length of 95 ft. 1 inch. In con Baseball Players trast the DC-3, standard com . APIB mercial craft, has a wing spread 1944 Unwmkd. Per/. 12 of 95 ft. and is 64~ feet long. Issi.fed October 12th to commemorate the 7th World ,Amateur Baseball Championship Games held The 45-ton Constellation plane at Caracas. Lithographed. Printed in Caracas by Litogra.6.a is designed to operate at high del Comercio. altitudes with pressurized ca "Aereo" is printed in dark carmine. bins enabling it to fly at 30,000 C189-API8 Sc dull violet brown feet. Because of its power the (100,000) Cl90- " IOc gray green aerial giant takes off in less (100,000) than 1500 feet at sea level mak C191- « 20c ultramarine ing it extremely valtiable for (100,000) military operations from small fields. (Continued on next page) 192 THE ~IRPOST JOURNAL P.A.A. CHARTS CHRONICILE-CConf:inued) PACIFIC SERVICES
DeU!-ils of •Pan American VEN EZU LA-continued World Airways. proposed pro C19.2- .. 30c dull rese (100,000) gram of mass transportation in C198- " 45c rose violet the Pacific and Alaskan ~eas (50,000) C194- •• 90c red orange at fares within the reach of the (50,000) average man were recently re C195- •• lb dark gray . (50,000) vealed . C196- •• l.20b yellow green (10,000) Flight schedules shown in C197- •• l.80b ochre (10,000) exhibits filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board by the pio FORTIETH SUPPLEMENT neer international American flag airline reduce the traveling time between the United States CAMEROONS and ·the islands of the Pacific AIR POST SEMI POSTAL STAMPS and Asia from days to hours and the tariffs, in most instances, are lower than the minimum first class fares of sur face carriers. As an example of the speed and economy of the service proposed by Pan American in luxurious 108 passenger strito Clippers it would be possible to fly to Sydney from Los Angeles in 32 hours for $295, a trip which requires 19 days in the Native Doctor with Mother & Child fastest surface carriers at a mi SPAPl nimum first class fare of $387. 1942 Unwmkd. Per/. 12~.d3 · It would be possible to fly from Issued by the French Vichy government but not San Francisco to Shanghai in placed in use by the colony. less than 36 hours for $303, a The surtax was for the protection of native children. trip which requires 21 days in Engraved by the Inst. de Gravure, Paris. the fastest ship and costs $355 CB1-SPAP1 l.50fr+3.50fr green at the minimum first class rate. CB.2- " 2fr+6fr yellow From Seattle a flight to Tokyo brown and lake over the proposed north Pacific route would require slightly more than 20 hours, as com pared with 14 days in the fast est ship, and would cost only $209. Similar fast service and low fares would be offered to many other points and it would be possible to visit the Orient within the limits of a two 'weeks vacation. Alaska would be only . a few Representation of the hours' journey from Seattle, the French Colonial Empire flight schedules show, and SPAP2 . Honolulu could be reache_d MARCH, 1945 193 within ten hours from Califor C~RONICILE-(Continued} nia. ,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,,•• ,,., ••••••• , • .,.,,,.,,,,,,,,4 While it now requires only seven hours to fly from Seattle to Juneau on Pan American's CAMEROONS-continued modem planes it will require only four hours under the new 1942 Unwmkd. Per/.12~ schedules and similarly fast See note over CBI. service would be offered to The surtax was for national relief worlt. Ketchikan, Whitehorse, Anchor Engraved. age and Fairbanks. The fare to CB8-SPAP2 l.20fr+ l.80fr blue Juneau would be only $52. &red ' Air cargo rates as low as 10 cents a ton mile in some classifi-' cations would also be offered in the Pacific-Alaskan area. Ton mile rates between the various points would be established on CHILE a sliding scale, the highest rate Type of 1934 for 1st class commodities rang ing from 40 cents per ton mile 1944 Unwmkd. Per/.13~.¥14 down to 20 cents a ton mile; Engraved. 2nd class ranging from 25 cents (:96-APJl Sp green 64 per ton mile down to 15 cents per ton mile, and 3rd class from 15 cents per ton mile down to 10 cents per ton mile, all ac cording to distance. New services and extensions DAHOMEY of its present routes proposed by Pan American to the Civil AIR POST SEMI POSTAL STAMPS Aeronautics Board last fall would complete the central American-flag airway around the world planned by the pio neer airline long before Pearl Harbor. Fare schedules to ma jor European· centers from the United States' gateways of New Maternity Hospital, York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit ·Dakar and Baltimore were also filed SPAPl last year. These were preceded by a proposed expansion of Pan American's Latin American net work, providing service directly to the Southern Continent from New York, as well as ·Miami, with additional service from new gateways at Charl~ton, Tampa and Houston, supple Mopti Dispensary inenting that from New Orleans, SPAP2 Brownsville and Laredo. Latin At;nerican express routes would also be extended to Los Angeles. (Co~tinued on page 198) Durant Pioneered Aerial -Dispatches 1n Boston Flights or thundering at the knocker, and By Dr. Max• Kronstein we hardly think he will forget his instructions." HARLES F. DURANT• was America's Though the writer has not found any Cfirst professional aeronaut. Some his record as yet, that would indicate ·Du torical facts about him and the story of rant kept his promise and carried these the first air leaflets to be dropped in the packages, it can logically be assumed U. S. A. were recently given in an il that Durant took at least some of them lustrated article by this same author in into his car on· the occasion of his first the August, 1944 issue of the AmPOST balloon start from Boston on July 31, JOURNAL 1834. As such, it was perhaps the first Now it has been established that Du Air Express despatch in the U. S. A. But rant was not only the "father of the air it is quite probable also that this historic leaflet" but went even further and ac load was lost and was never delivered. tually accepted and delivered dispatches Soon after the start Durant again to be carried by balloon and to be turned droppe4 leaflets, .as was first done in over for re-dispatch to the nearest post New York in 1831. They were entitled: office. "Address of the Aeronaut This second development in Durant's To his friends and fellow citizen of pioneer work is connected with a series Boston on his Ascension from that City, of three flights which he made from July 31st, 1834" Boston, Mass., in 1834. - The text consisted of a poem in six Prior to the first Boston flight, Durant verse5' of 4 lines each, a work by Mr. had expressed his willingness to accept W. Haydon, Jr. . despatches for his flight. This he ex The number of leaflets dropped does pressed in an announcement in the Daily not appear to have been very "great, Evening Transcript, Boston, July 31, since reports referred to "Some ad~ 1834". dresses". Later during his flight over land, he again dropped leaflets. The It reads as follows: poem was the same, but the title was "As Mr. Durant has very kindly of simply: "Terra Vale-Farewell Earth." fered to be the bearer of any des He also dropped a parachute carrying patches we desire to send by him a basket which held a living rabbit. This this afternoon, and as we have great came down safely near Old Town. confidence in his exertions to make Later a strong wind drove the balloon a short passage, and are fully per out over the ocean where it came down suaded that the elegant, varnished, on the water about 1 hour and 10 mi and silk fastened clipper built bal nutes after the start. The steamboat loon Terra Firma will depart punc Hancock tried to bring help, but the bal tually as advertised, we have made loon rose again and was driven further up a few packages of the Transcript out to sea. Finally, after being 20 mi for our out-of-town subscribers, nutes in the water, Durant, who was which he has promised to deliver as saved only by his rubber life preserver directed. If any of our patrons miss during this adventure, was picked up by their papers, they will recollect the the schooner Minon (Captain Spauld list is carried by a fresh hand, who ing). The balloon was "split entirely is not yet familiar with the route. To from the top to the bottom and around prevent as many omissions as pos the lower part or mouth, it was very sible, however, we have requested much shattered" (Transcript). him not to drop the paper at any That is why it is quite certain that one's door, without ringing the bell the newspaper packages were never MARCH, 1945 195 delivered to the subscribers on this first 10, 1834 but because of bad weather air delivery. was postponed three times.until it finally But Durant's adventurous flight took place on Sept. 13, 1834. · brought him much publicity and made Nearly 40,000 persons were reported him the man . of the day. Even though to have witnessed this start, however the balloon was now in a very bad con seats were available for but six or seven dition, Durant did not give up but made thousand persons. These seats were ar repairs and, after two postponements, ranged in amphitheatre form. They were started again from the Boston Commons constructed at Durant's expense by a local on August 25, 1834. architect who publicly announced his Again he dropped leaflets over the conviction that they were well built. starting place, this time entitled: The leaflets carried on this third start "LINES were not dated, due to the various post distributed by ponements, but the headlines stated they Mr. Durant were during his Ascension from "Distributed by Boston Common, Aug. 25, 1834". Mr. Durant The leaflets had, this time, three verses during his 12th ascension, of ten lines each. They were printed at Boston Common Sept. 1834" the Press of Beals of Homer & Co. The poem had eight verses of six lines The flight was uneventful and the bal each. loon landed safely at Mount Auburn. On this flight Durant actually carried It appears that no newspaper delivery addressed covers and accomplished the was planned for this flight, after the delivery of them. first attempted delivery failed in reach These are the facts: About ten miles ing the subscribers. Nevertheless, Durant from Boston, Durant brdught the bal continued his pioneering efforts on this loon so close to the ground that he could flight also and achieved on this occasion speak to a man on the ground. He, him what mav be considerea akin to an actual self, described the event in these words: experime'ntal balloon post. "In coming down in Waltham I gave This fact becomes evident from an him some evening papers which I announcement of the New York Com found in the car, directed to gentle mercial Advertiser of August 30, 1834. men and newspaper offices in dif Under the heading "News from the ferent parts of the United States. I Skies", the paper reports that one of the requested he would put them in -the leaflets, a "seven by nine sheet" has post office which he promised to do." been received "which absolutely fell from After that he dropped ballast and rose the skies." It ·was in a cover addressed again to an altitude of one-half mile, as follows: finally landing near Lincoln. "Commercial Advertiser, Pr. New We learn more about these despatches York. The finder of this newspaper from a report in the New York Gazette will please put it in the Post Office of Sept. 18, 1834. This report reads as at the earliest time." follows: On the paper was written: "Found in "we yesterday received a note post Cambridgeport, Mass., in a potato field marked Waltham, Mass., Sept. 13, by Samuel Pond Jr. Cambridgeport~ 1834, bearing the following super Please send me a copy." scription: It may be that other covers were re "New York Gazette, N. York. ceived by other papers. This certainly By Durant's Balloon was one of the earliest balloon posts 12th voyage Sept. 13, 1834 either here or abroad. The finder of this will place it in the nearest Post Office below, and Durant did not wait very long before oblige an inhabitant of the air." he took still another step in his air delivery experiments.' This was on the oc This old newspaper description is casion of his third and last start from philatelically_ quite complete. Another Boston, which was scheduled for Sept. (Continued on page 198) PRESIDENT GEORGE D. KINGDOM Conneaut, Ohio
ADVISORY BOA.RD (Fonner Presidents) HARRY A. TRUBY FRANCIS B. LEECH GEORGE w. ANGERS PAUL F. ROBERTSON HERBERT H. GRlF.FIN WILLIAM R. ALLEY L. B. GATCHELL lb.CHARD L. SINGLEY VICE - PRESIDENTS FLORENCE LAMPORT RAFAEL OruoL GLEN w. NAVES EMJL J. VLASAK A Non-Profit Corporation DIRECTORS ATTORNEY · Under the Laws of Ohio GEORGE D. KINGDOM GRACE CONRATH Organized 1923 Conneaut, Ohio Incorporated 1944 Pennsylvania GLENN W. GLASER SECRETARY Illinois CHAPTER CHAIRMAN CLAUDE w. DEGLER J. P. v. HEINMULLER GLEN w. NAVES 2114 North 49th Street New York Milwaukee 8, Wisc. (On. Military Leave) COMDR. JESSE G. JOHNSON TREASURER Virginia HISTORIAN-RECORDQ ·M. o. WARNS Da. MAX KaoNsTE.IN 4639 North Woodburn Ave., New York KARL B. WEBER Milwaukee 11, W.lsc. G. F. LANCASTER PUBLICITY DIRECTOR SALES MANAGER New York ERNEST A. KEHR PHELPS. CREE CoL. P. PoRTER P. 0. Box B, CHARLEs Ocean Grove, N'. j, California ADVANCE BULLETIN SUPT. ~XCHANGE DEPARTMENT Each member is entitled to two 25- GRACE CONRA'I1i word Exchange Notices per year in the The Airpost journal, Albion, Penn'a. Official Publication, without chari:ie. Address direct to the publication office The Advance Bulletin is sent reg at Albion, Penn'a. ularly by the manager only to those OFFICIAL PUBLICATION members who are in good standing and THE AmPosT JOURNAL provide a supply of self-addressed Published monthly and sent to all regulation Government Postal Cards. members in good standing.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
NEW MEMBERS 2872 Navilio, John J., 22!5 .Highland Ave., Kearny, N. J. 2873 Billheimer, Lester E., 810 N. Sherman St., Allentown, Pa. 2874 Feinerman, Dr. Albert H., Masonic Temple Bldg., Macomb, Ill. 2875 Mozian, Herant, 505 5th Ave., New York 17, N. Y. 2876 Menendez, Ignacio, Ave., Italia 466, Havana, Cuba. 2878 Webster, Leon N., 74 Talcott Ave., West Springfield, Mass. 2879 Prazak, Jr. A.R.M. 3/c, Thomas, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif. J-2880 Bogdos, George L., 219* S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls, S. D. 2881 Zuckerman, David, 60 Park Place, Newark, N. J. 2882 Reid, John, 248% Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. MARCH, 1945 197 J-2883 Ziewacz, William, 716 Forest Ave., Johnstown, Pa. 2884 Lee, Frances B., 120 Jackson Blvd., Terre Haute, Ind.
NEW APPLICATIONS J-Rickarby, Robert, 403 W. 115th St., New York 25, N. Y. Age 17. Student. AU . By S. B. Nicholsky Beris, Dr. Isidore, 906 Montgomery St., Brooklyn 13, N. Y. Age 40. Physician. AU By S. B. Nicholsky Kirk, Sr. Ernest A., 2317 Askew St., Kansas City 1, Mo. Age 51. Salesman. Cam Fam DC ID By Grace Conrath Herbert, Donald G., P. 0. Box 503, Denver 1, Colo., Age 32. Linotype Operator. AU EX By Phelps Cree Eldredge, Jerry, 360 Greene Ave., Brooklyn .5, N. Y. Age 46. Stamp Dealer. AU By S. B. Nicholsky
NEW LIFE MEMBERS 40-1536 G. F. Lancaster, 194 Essex St., Brooklyn 8, N. Y. 41-2373 James H. Wolfstein, 1811 Hillsboro Ave., Los Angeles 35, Calif. DEATH REPORTED 2604 Knight, Col. Jack, Chicago, Ill.
CHANGES IN ADDRESS Dickason, Donald E., Dir. of Non-Academic Personnel, Univ. of Ill., Urbana, Ill. Green, Bert, Box 73, Cocoanut Grove, Miami 33, Fla. Howe, Donald A., 33 Church St., Hopkinton, Mass. Hudson, 0275476, Capt. Paul R., Station Hospital, Camp Wolters, Texas. Kaminer, Bernard H., 145 Hudson St., New York 13, N. Y. Krinsky, William H., c/o·L & G Stores, 242 West 36th St., New York, N. Y. Lovejoy, H. Bill, 1912 Bolsover, Houston 5, Texas. Nelson, S/Sgt. Sterling D., A.P.O. 944, cl o Postmaster, Seattle, Wash. t\lft.d ...... 4444....,_..,,,, ... ·~········~··· HERE AND THERE- of which Chris H. Goulden, A.A.M.S. (Continued from page 179) #125 is proprietor. Mr.. Goulden points out that these stamps are becoming in continue to be interesting and well at creasingly popular, particularly the tended. Laurentide Booklet pane issues, and that • most catalogue valuations, which have We have received a copy of a new not been revised in many years, are price list just issued by the BILLINGS unrepresentative of present value or STAMP COMPANY, 151-14 85th Ave scarcity. nue, Jamaica 2, N. Y, featuring "Col • lections, Philatelic Literature and Stamps To our service record should be added Starting with the letter A." Like all the name of H. D. London, serving with Billings publications it is a most useful the New Zealand forces. Pvt. London list and no doubt may be had free of is the former Honorary Secretary of the charge on application to the firm. We AIR MAIL SOCIETY of NEW ZEA have also receive,d a new list of the LAND and is an Honorary Member of PIONEER SEMI-OFFICIAL AIR MAIL the AMERICAN Arn MAIL SocrnTY. Also, STAMPS of CANADA, issued by the heartiest congratulations to our member Century Stamp Company of 1253 Mc P. H. Robbs who we note has been pro Gill College Avenue, Montreal, Canada moted to Captain in the Royal Artillery. 198 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL PANAGRA CHRONICILE-(Continued) ANNIVERSARY
The year 1944• marked the DAHOMEY-continued 16th anniversary of the first AIR POST SEMI POSTA L STA MPS commercial flight by Pan Amer ican-Grace Airways, Inc. (Pa nagra) in ..South America. With the same number of planes in oper~tion last year as in the year previous, Panagra nevertheless m a n a g e d , by increased utilization and inno Doctor Weighing Child '(ations in air transport tech SPAP3 nique, to set new records in 1942 Unwmkd. Perf . 13x12~, 12~ every phase of operations over The surtax was for the · protection of native its 8800 miles of airways serv children. ing eight South American coun tries between Balboa in the · Photogravure by .Helio-Vaugirard, Paris. Panama Canal Zone and Buenos CBl-SPAPI I.50fr+3.50fr green Aires in Argentina. ' CB2-SPAP2 2fr+6fr brown ln 1944 the airline carried Engraved by the Inst. de Gravure, Paris. 84,206 passengers, 15,000 more CB.3-SPAP3 3fr+9fr dark carmine than the total for 1943. Plane miles stood at . 5,143,442, an Type of Cameroons increase of 9.5 per cent over Inscnbed "Dahomey" the figure for the previous year, and the. total of 68,014;116 Unwmkd. Perf . 12~x13% 1942 passenger miles flown exceeded The surtax was for national relief work. the 1943 record by 11,514,116 Photogravure by Helio Vaugirard, Paris. miles. The mail load of 316,880 CB4-SPAP2 1.20&+1.SOfr deep pounds was 13,300 pounds blue & carmine higher.
DURANT- periment in the ·U. S. A.". It is very (Continued from page 195) possible that Clayton knew of Durant's • earlier enterprise and was following his such despatch was received in Phila- example· in arranging the Cincinnati delphia. It was reported: "A paper delivery. thrown from a balloon over Waltham • Thanks to N. H. Randers-Pherson of was received by Mr. Chandler at Phila the Library of Congress, Washington, delphia to whom it was addressed." for having directed the Author to this . Even though no original covers have · important reference. been discovered as yet, these recoded • facts do nQt leave any doubt as to their aero-philatelic historic importance, es MARCH SPECIAL! pecially since these Durant air despatches · SPAIN CB7 were flown and delivered prior to R. FINE USED ···········:·········· $1.00 Clayton's balloon newspaper anl letter Sells Regularly for $1.50 delivery from Cincinnati to Waverly, DONALD A. HOWE Ohio, (July 8, 1835) which up to now 33 Church St., Hopkinton, Mass. had been' called "the first airmail ex- anr h~,-...~,..,..~-...-...'"""'"'"""-~""" BUY - SELL -WART LISTI APJ ADS AAMS EXCHAR'GE DEPABTMEllT ~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, RATES: AAMS EXCHAR'GE ADS ONE CENT PER WORD ller Insertion, Minimum charge 25 cents. Four insertions of same want ad for the price of three. WILL EXCHANGE CENSORED COVERS (Fourth ln:sertion free). Remittance must for any First Flights, value for value. accompany order and copy, The AIRPOST Send what you have for exchange. Har JOURNAL, APJ Ads, Albion, Penn'a. vey Dolin & Co., 31 Park Row, New York City 7. TRANS - OCEANIC AIRPLANE MAIL from flown, attempted or intended flights. I OFFER EVEN EXCHANGE RUSSIA William H. Krinsky, c/o L and G Stores, Sanagria Nos. 1, la, lb, 2, 2a, 2b for ·m1nt 242 W. 36th Street, N.Y.C. . 171·12t• or used Airmails any country. Lester Glass, 1831 Glenifer St., Phila. 41, Pa. Ex-178·2t WANTED TO BUY-GOOD FLIGHT covers, Airmail Stamps on and off covers. Please submit details before forwarding CAM'S or DEDICATIONS, $10.00 CATA· material. R. Schoen.dorf, 7832 - Slst log value all different, for $1.00 face mint Street, Glendale, L. I., N. Y. 179-12tc Poland, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Denmark Flags. Perham C. Nahl, 4004-48th Wash ington 16, D. C. EX-179-2t WANTED-FAMOUS AMERICANS MINT -all values, any quantity. S~d list of what you have to offer with prices. ADVANCED COLLECTOR EXCHANGES Joseph Pitchell, Box 43, Fordham Station. or buys mint and used airmails, also cov~ New York. , 173-St• ers. }Vants beside U. S., Europe and Co lonies, mint preferred. Fred Steinhardt, WANTED-NICARAGUA COVERS ANY 521 :foothill Road, Beverly Hills, . Calif. of Scott's C9-14, 16-17 32-105 112-3' 147-9 ' Ex.-179-lt 155-62 175·85 COl-3 C09·36. Richard Cone, 840 Union Commerce Bldg., Cleveland, WOULD' LIKE TO TRADE OR BUY BAG- Ohio. 175-4t• gage·}abels from South.America, especially Brazil. Also interested in S. A. time CAM COLLECTION - 150 DIFFERENT tableii. Bob Kostka; 8909 Southview, 1943-1944 first flight CAM covers, most of Broo/tfield, Ill. Ex-179-lt them complete sets on 100% rag e with Flag stamps. Standard 6% e A choice collection I've been sa · AIRLINE BAGGAGE LABELS AND AIR for someone too busy to send out his mail 'stickers-hundreds of duplicates to own in the past two years. Only three exchange, including many rare and obso sets available: $50.00 Older ones·: 200 dif· lete 'Items. Edward G. Gay, 551 W. 8th ferent CAM's, 1926 to date, $40.00. Perham Ave., Eugene, Oregon. Ex-179-lt C. Nahl, 4007-48th N.W. Washington 16, D. C. 179-4t• CANADIAN SEMI-OFFICIAL STAMPS on cover. Comm~rcial censored covers, LIBERIA C36 SCOTT'S, VERY SCARCE, CAM's, etc. to ex.change for same items. No collection complete without it, price Orlan E. Green, ?5 West Drayton, Fern' on request. OODLES of FDCovers in dale 20, Michigan Ex-179-lt cluding US C4, C5, C20, C21, C22, CEl. also imperf, CE2 and Presidentals. A larle assorment of FAM's including com- WILL BUY OR EXCHANGE-AIRPORT 5 8 dedication covers. Many desirable covers ~~:s~n~bi~:S ,.\'.~~u~ foo~1i:e!e::r~.m~ to trade.. Let's exchange w;mt lists. Har~ of the common variety. Also a few small ry L. Waha, 14025 Ashton Rd., Detroit 23, lots of USED AIRS. Would like to pur Michigan. Ex-179-lt chase used values of King George VI Issues of better grade-no common num HAvii; OVER 50 FIRST FLIGHT COVERS bers. Have also one lot of Censored cov (not :American) to exchange for minia~ ers from all over the globe including ture air-mail sheets, covers all (lifferent. BWI, priced reasonable. Have also a few Not for sale. Maj,' W. L. Fluck, 178 Robie fine sets of mint and used airs on and off st., Halifax, N. Ex-179-lt cover either for exchange or sale. Phelps s. Cree, Box B, Ocean Grove, N. J. 179-lt• WANTED-AIR LINE AIR LABELS OR BYRD TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT 6-29- collections of aii: 11n·e Baggage labels. 27. wanted for cash. Price and condition Will buy or exchange for stamps or important. J. V. Murray, 4311 Melbourne flight civers. Drop me a line. Earl H. Ave., Mamaroneck, N. Y. . 179-5t• Wellman, Brookfield, Illnois. Ex-179-lt AAMS EXCHAR'GE ADS
I WISH TO COBBESPOND, SWAP COV· ers and stamps· with other AAMS mem bers. My collection not too big. Need WANTED: OLD AMERICAN LETTERS, lots of items. H. T. (Hank) Hollenbeck, 1756-1856; also U. S. stamps on covers, N-Mgr. Western Union Telegraph Co., 1845·75. Harry M. Konwi~r. 181 Clare Leesville, La. mont Ave., New York 27, N.'Y, Ex-179·1~ SCOTT'S AIR MAILS
*
The flight of air mails and covers ends,and begins at Scott's. They come to rest with us, ready to wing their way to you.
Try your want list on Scott. You'll like the number and quality of the stamps you get, and the prices, too.
*
SCOTT 'STAMP a' COIN·' co.,. IN~. ONE WEST 47th STREET • NEW YORK 19, N. Y. Branch: 172 Fulton Street. Hew York 7. H. Y.