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Murch AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY 9560 Litzinger Road St. Louis 24, Mo. SECRETARY Ruth T. Smith VOL. 32 No. 11 ISSUE No. 375 102 Arbor Road Riverton, New Jersey '.l'REASURER John J. Smith Contents .............. for August, 1961 102 Arbor Road Riverton, New Jersey A.A.M.S. Election Results ···---················ 334 VICE-PRESIDENTS 1961 ConvenUon Committee Announced 335 Joseph L. Eisendrath Proposed Convention Schedule ............ 335 Louise S. Hoffman Florence L. Kleinert The Navy Carries the Mail .................... 337 Dr. Southgate Leigh, Jr. The New 11-Cent Aerogramme ·····---···· 342 EDITOR - Other Publications 50 Years In the Navy Hydrographic L. B. Gatchell Office of Aviation . .. .. ... ... ... ... .. .. 343 ATTORNEY '.Dips By Julius ············----····· ...................... 346 George D. Kingdom Collecting Air Mail Covers of Ecuador's DIRECTOR OF First Flights .................................... ··-·· ... 350 FOREIGN' RELATIONS Balloon Posts Of the Siege of Paris Dr. Max Kronstein 1870-71 ·················································· 35·4 AUCTION MANAGER Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr. Airs Of the Month .................................... 356 DIRECTORS Foreign Pioneer Airpost Flights, Alton J. Blank 1909-14 ................. ··················· 358 Herbert Brandner Official Section 363 Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr. Lester S. Manning Dr. Tomas Terry Earl H. Wellman· Horace D. Westbrooks EDITOR ADVANCE BULLETIN SERVICE Joseph L. Eisendral:h Herbert Brandner 350 No. Deere Park Drive, Hii:hland Park, Ill. 4036 Forest Ave., Brookfield, ID. ASSISTANT EDITORS SALES MANAGER Robert W. Murch Herman Kleinert Ernest A. Kehr L. B. Gatchell 213 Virginia Ave., Fullerton, Pa. DEPARTMENT AND ASSOCIATE EDITORS MEMBERSHIP DUES R. Lee Black, N. Pelletier, Florence L. Kleinert, Dr. Max Kronstein, Richard L. Singley, William $4~00 PER YEAR R. Ware, Julius Weiss, James Wotherspoon, John Dues include subscription to Watson, William T. Wynn. Frank Blumenthal, THE AIRPOST JOURNAL. Ap­ Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr., J. S. Langabeer. plicants mu.st furnish two ref­ Published monthly at Albion, Erie Co., Pa., U.S.A. erences, philatelic preferred., At Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office least one must reside in Appli­ at Albion, Pa., Februarv 10, 1932, under cants home town. Applicants tne Act of March 3, 1879. under 21 years must be guar­ anteed by Parent or Guardian. The AIRPOST JOURNAL is not conducted for Membership may be terminated profit. The Editor, and all others, serve without by the Society in accordance compensation. Receipts from advertising, sub­ with its By-Laws. scriptions and contributions are applied to the betterment of the magazine and the promotion Correspondence concerning sub­ of aero-philately. scriptions. back numbers and The Editor and Officers of The American Air bound volumes, address changes Mail Society assume no responsibility for the and other matters and all re­ accuracy of statements made by contributors. mittances should be sent to the Every effort is made to insure correctness of Treasurer. All general commun­ all articles. ications and advertising should Subscription Rates: $4.00 per year, 35c per copy. be sent to the Editor. Advertising Rate Card available from the Editor AUGUST, 1961 PAGE 333 American Air Mail Society Election Results In accordance with votes counted, the following officers have been elected to take office for two years effective with the 1961 business meeting at the September 22-24, 1961 AA.MS Convention in New York City. President Dr. James J. Matejka, Jr. .......................... 156 votes Earl Wellman ... 1 vote Herman Kleinert . .. .. .. ......... .. .. 1 vote Vice-Presidents - 4 Elected Joseph L. Eisendrath ...........( .............................. 132 votes elected Herman Kleinert .................................................. 121 votes elected Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr................................... 101 votes elected Lester S. Manning . .. .. .. .. .......... 98 votes elected Dr. Southgate Leigh ............................................ 95 votes Ellery Denison . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ........... .. 76 votes Ernest Kehr . .. .. 1 vote Secretary Ruth T. Smith ......... .................................. 153 votes Treasurer John J. Smith ....................................................... 152 votes Directors, 4 Elected - Four Year Term Expiring 1965 Robert E. Haring .............................................. ll3 votes elected Dr. Max Kronstein .............................................. ll3 votes elected George L. Lee ...................................................... 106 votes elected Paul Bugg ............................................................ 105 votes elected Roland F. Kohl ................................................... 88 votes N. Pelletier .......................................................... 85 votes Alton Blank . .. .. .. 1 vote Robert W. Murch ............................................ .... 1 vote Horace Westbrooks . 1 vote Earl Wellman . ............. 1 vote Harold Dermody . .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 vote Barry Kostenko . 1 vote Mrs. Grace Conrath .. ... .. .. ... ....... ... 1 vote Election Certified by Robert W. Murch, President, July 12, 1961. PAGE 334 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL 1961 AAMS Convention Committee Announced • President Robert W. Murch announces that George D. Kingdom, past president, has accepted appointment as General Chairman of the September 22-24 Annual Convention in New York City. Also serving to help commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Garden City mail flight will be L. Bart Gatchell, Vice-Chairman, assisted by Harold J. Frankel, President of the Metropolitan Airmail Cover Club, Chapter #81, AAMS, Sam Goldsticker, William Alley, past president AAMS, Stuart Malkin, all of New York City. Additional assignments will be made from MACC members by President Frankel to assist in convention arrangements. Out of town Convention Committee members to date include George Lee of New Jersey, John Smith, George W. Angers, Joseph Eisendrath, Dr. James Matejka Jr., Mrs. Florence Kleinert, Arthur Schmidt, Grace Conrath, Louise Hoffman, and Richard Singley. Convention Hotel w.ill be The Lexington, 47th and Lexington, Aves., New York City. Advance registrations should be made at once and mention you are attending the American Air Mail Society Convention, September 22-~4, 1961. AAMS Members who plan to be in attt;:ndance can help the committee do a better job of planning if you will advise President Robert W. ·Murch, 9560 Litzinger Rd., St. Louis 24, Mo. IF YOU PLAN ON BEING PRESENT at the Convention. The Committee is hoping for a banner turn-out and the 50th Anniversary Com­ memoration on Sept. 23rd should have many interesting and philatelic innovations for those who sign up for the Garden City Trip and Banquet. COMPLETE hour by hour events and schedules of convention activities will be published in the September issue of the AIRPOST JOURNAL. Make your plans and reservations now for New York City, September 22-24th weekend. Proposed Convention Schedule • AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY CONVENTION, SEPT. 22-24, 1961 LEXINGTON HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fusi Air Mail Flight, Garden City, Long Island, to Mineola Inaugurated September 23rd, 1911 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1961 ll:OO .. A.M. Hospitality Suite Opens for AAMS Convention Registration at Hotel Lex­ ington, 47th and Lexington Aves., New York City AUGUST, 1961 PAGE 335 12:15 Noon Informal Dutch Treat Luncheon for Registrants 1:30 P.M. AAMS Convention Business Session and Introduction of Visitors and Regis­ trants. Meeting Room, Hotel Lexington. Proposed Visit to Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, Optional Sightseeing, Visitors Can Visit United Nations Post Offce, etc. 8:30 P.M. Convention Reception, Auction of Airpost Material, and Jamboree Refreshments Available. New England Room, Hotel Lexington. SATURDAY, SEPTEMB,ER 23, 1961 9:30 A.M. Air Conditioned Buses Leave Hotel Lexington for trip to Garden City, Long Island, Site of 1911 Pioneer Air Mail Flight, with en route stops at Historical Aviation Sites. 11:00 .. A.M. Dispatch of 50th Anniversary Souvenir Mail from Garden City Post Office. (It is hoped mail will be dispatched via Special Helicopter Flight, Garden City to Mineola, recreating 1921 Route.) 12:00 Noon 50th Anniversary Luncheon at Garden City Hotel for Conventioneers and Guests. Special Philatelic Luncheon Folder for 50th Anniversary. 2:00 P.M. Continue Bus Tour to Idlewild International Airport. Visit Air Mail Field Post Office, Pan-American Airways Historical
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