THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
JANUARY 1936 -* ·1936 Edition
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ORECAST and planned as early as July. 1935. the United States 16-cent Air.r= Mail-Special Delivery stamp issued for the initial time at the Chicago Con vention of the American Air Mail Society on August 30, 1934, will now be re-issued in red and blue. Readers will recall. that the basic suggestion for the design of this stamp, which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most beautiful produced by the department in recent years, was pre pared in conference at the White House by President Roosevelt. Below we reproduce the text of the Postmaster, Washington, D. C.. covering announcement prepared by the Informa the value of the stamps required for tion Service of 'the Post Office Depart .affixing. Personal checks or other post ment for release Friday, January 10: age stamps will not be accepted in pay "Postmaster General James A. Farley ment. In order to receive the February announced last night that a new issue 10 postmark, covers must reach the Post of the 16-cent Air Mail-Special Delivery master, Washington, D. C., before the postage stamp, printed in bi-color, will close of business on that date. be released by the Post Office Department For the benefit of collectors desiring to replace the stamp now being usea, selected stamps for philatellc use, the new which is printed· entirely in blue ink. stamp will also be placed on sale at 'the Philatelic Agency of the Post Office De The new bi-colored 16-cent Air Mail partment on February 10. but the Agency Special Delivery stamp will be placed on will not prepare covers for mailing . on first-day sale at the Washington, D. C. that date." post office on February 10, 1936 and it This stamp, whtch is being issued 111 will be placed on general sale at post such a form as to make it readily dis offices throughout the country on Febru cernable from all other current stamps, ary 11 or as soon thereafter as distribu will undoubtedly present the most at-· tion will permit. tractive ·appearance of any of our cur This new issue of the 16-cent stamp rent series and collectors are anxiously will be 84/100 by 1 44/100 inches in size, awaiting the initiin. day of sale, Februar:y- arranged horizontally, and will be identi 10. 1936. cal in design with the present 16-cent Air Mail-Special Delivery stamp, which was issued by the Post Office Department CACHET FOR C.A.M, on August 31, 1934. It will, however, be INAUGURAL ANNIVERSARY printed in two colors, the border in red and the central aesign, which is a re '"'h Anniversary •CAM's 6 and 7. To production of the Great s'eal of the be m;iiled from each point. Send six air United States, in blue. covers. by February 6th to Earl J. Wil This change in color is being made in son. 1717 No. Park Ave.. Chicago, Ill. order that the stamp will be more dis tinctive than heretqfore, also more easily recognized by postal employees, THIS MONTH'S COVER thereby contributmg to a more prompt • and expeditious-· handling of all Air Mail The design for this month's cover Special Delivery mail matter. is adapted from the current Austrian Stamp collectors desiring first-day can 50 groschen airpost stamp, executed celatiims on February 10 may send a lim by G. Jung. The Winter scene de ited number of addressed covers, •not to picted is of Stuben -On the Arlberg exceed a total of 10, wHh cash or postal (Voralberg) Austria. money order remittan.ce payable to the
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e A BRIGHT CROSS-SECTION of Swiss Air Covers . Left Side, top to bot tom: A Gordon Bennett postma rk of 1932. A 1933 Zeppelin card posted from Switzerland on the Sa;irbrucken roundflight. A card flown from Bern to Burgdorf in 1913. bear ing special 50c red vignette. Basel-Zurich 1926 Exhibition flight. with block of vignettes. Right. top to bottom : A 1930 Zurich-Sudan Mittelholzer card. 1924 cover Laufen-Grenchen with a s.et of air stamps ;ind green semi-officil'l. A 1933 cover, Zurich-Mi!an-Arosa, car ried by glider across the Alos. I 4 .A Summary of SWISS ~ir Mails
These special flights. mails and stamps by FRANCIS J. FIELD were associated principally with the Sutton Coldfield, England town of Basle. Laufen. Solothurn. Aarau, Berne and Burgdorf. Leaflets advertis ing Flying Meetings and other items of HE MOUNTAINOUS character of public interest were also dropped over T Switzerland precludes its use as an towns by aviators during this period. international airways centre. but its air mail story is more varied and of great Great War Period er length than that of many countries During the Great War period the avi· more favorably situated. ators of the Swiss Army were mobilized and mails exist bearing various types of . Gordon Bennett Balloon Race the air corps postmarks and vignettes. The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race was At the instigation of the Allies. leaflets instituted in 1906 and in 1908 the race in German were printed ln Zurich and was won by the Swiss balloon "Helvetia" dropped over the German trenches from piloted by Col. Schaeck which landed in Allied aeroplanes with the object of fos Norway after having been 74 hours in the tering discontent among the German air and covering a journey of 750 miles. troops. This broke the previous duration record. Air Stamp Issues The race starts from the country In 1919 an official air stamp was issued whose representative won the previous by overprinting the current 50c. to cover year's race, and the 1909 contest there the, airpost rates on the first regular fore started from Zurich on October 3rd. air ioute between Zurich and Lausanne There were seventeen competitors and and when this rate was reduced to 30c., the race was won by the Aero Club of the current stamp of that denomination America: There is no record of mail was similarly overprinted. The latter is having been carried by competitors but extremely rare oh flown covers. to commemorate the first start from In 1923 a series of 10 specially designed SWitzerlan.d a special vignette was pro stamps appeared in readiness for the duced. seasonal flying post operations that open Switzerland was again the venue for ed a few days later. The airways had the start of the race in 1922 and 1932. by this time extended to link up with the On the former occasion a special com principal European routes, "mostly memorative postmark was employed and through South Germany. From this year, on the latter. vignettes, special cards and too. until about 1927. there was ·a series commemorative postmarks are known, as of Air Meetings, with which special and well as souvenir cards actually flown commemorative fights were associated. from Basie to Ebrach (Germany} by the Usually the postal authorities co-oper Swiss balloon piloted by C. Burki. ated by permitting the use of special postmarks but the organizers were re Zeppelin "Deutschland" sponsible for the semi-afficial stamps that, in several instances, prepaid the In July 1911 the Zeppelin "Deutsch land" made a flight over Switzerland and special. fees. special carcjs were issued. These were Towards the end of this period, the dropped over Zurich and after flight, success of the organizatiohs, laudable passed through the post in the ordinary though they were at first, lead to the misuse of postal privileges with the re way, bearing the Zurich postmark of sult that the authorities issued instructions July 20th. -that semi-official stamps bearing face Exhibition Flights and Meetings value could not be permitted in future. In 1913 exhibition flights and meetings Swiss Mails Accepted for Transit Over of aeroplanes were more frequent and Colombian Airways successful · than in any other country of One of the first countries to develop the world. due to a large extent, no air· mails was Colombia .(South America}. doubt, to the influx of tourists. From The operating company (Scadta) issued March to August in that year there was a special air stamI> to prepay the air fee a succession of achievements, and mails which ·was used in addition to the na consisting of letters and cards bearing tional franking. They not only catered special semi-official stamps were carried for Colombian internal mails but" opened on nearly every flight. The most famous agencies in many other countries includ of contemporary. Swiss pilots, Oscar ing Switzerland with the object of in Bider, carried the majority of the mails. ducing other nationalities to . take ad- 5 THE Al RPOST JOURNAL vantage of the Colombian air services "Lufthansa" services to South America, £or correspondence addressed to inland the Dutch "K.L.M." service to the East towns on arrival of the mails at Bar Indies, and Imperial AirW(ays services to ranquilla. The saving in time was con Cape Town and Australia. First fligh\ siderable owing to the lack of efficient covers carried over Imperial Airway,, surface transport. The method adopted services are both interesting and rare. was to sell the Scadta air stamps at the different agencies. these were used £or DoX Mails franking letters addressed to points in Mails carried by a famous machine Colombia benefiting by the services, and' such •as the DoX have a strong human enclosed in another envelope addressed interest and so much publicity was given to the headquarters of the Scadta at to this machine auring its transatlantic Barranquilla. The covering envelope flight (which incidentally took eighteen was of course franked with normal months to complete) that most collections stamps only. On !arrival at Barranquilla include a flown specimen. the company extracted the enclosure, Afer the return from her transatlantic cancelled the Scadta stamp and forward flight the DoX made a special mail-car ed by ai~ to destination. rying flight from Zurich to Altenrhem In 1926 the ordinary Scadta stamp was (Nov. 14th, 1932.) used but later the Company overpzjnted the stamps. sold by their agents in other Glider Mail countries with an mitial letter represent A novel experiment was made on Feb. ing the country in which the stamps were 13th and 14th, 1933, when mail was caI" to be sold. Thus those for sale in ried by a towed glider from Zurich to Switzerland were overprinted ''S''. Milan and Milan to Arosa. An aero Eventually the Colombian government plane piloted by Robert Fretz towed the took over the air lines and the double glider piloted by W. Farner. the mail envelope system became obsolete, letters being .carried in the glider. being iaccepted at' a special rate prepaid The aviators remained the night at in the franking of the country of origin. Mi~an and fresh mail was taken aboard the glider which was safely towed back Graf Zeppelin Mails to Arose the following day. Spec\al From 1929 the Graf Zeppelin made cachets were applied to all mail carried. numerous flights over Switzerland, and Swiss mails were accepted for _ these Mittelholzer's Flights to Africa special flights. In some instances the Switzerland's leading "Ace" of today mail was dropped over Swiss towns. is undoubtedly M. Mittelholzer who in Pieces are also known posted on board addition to piloting machines on regular the dirigible while over Switzerland. air\\1ays has made several special flights, These bear the speciial "on board" cachet. which involved mail carrying, the most Swiss mails were also accepted for important being the three flights to transit on the first flight. to U.S.A., Round Africa. 1926-7. 1929 and 1930 and his the World flight. and the later South Mediterranean flignt in April 1933 when American flights. Special cachets were he flew to Tunis and back in one day. uesd for each flight. / Covers carried on the African flights are scarce as only a srnall quantity wa& Catapult Mails carried. In 1929 Swiss mails were accepted for transit by the S .. S. "Bremen" for U.S.A. Roc'Ket Mails A speci~l franking fee was charged for The first Swiss Rocket Post experi· mail to be accelerated by means of a ment was made 'Oy G. Zucker on J'u1;i. catapult aeroplane service. At a point 27th, 1935, when a rocket was fired about approximately 600 miles from New York. five miles in 14 seconds at Saentis, the a catapult appliance fixed to the deck mail consisting ot 150 postcards and lOo of the S. S. "Bremen" launched 1an aero letters. The postcards consisted of plane carrying the mails direct to New German mails sent to the inventor the York, a saving of several hours being previous day, fo~ his experiment ana effected. A special cachet was applied they bear in addition a special rocket to all mails carried on the catapulted vignette printed 1n green and the pink. machine. The service was successful and cachet of the first Swiss firing. Th" a similar catapult appliance was fitted covers bear the same pink cachet ana to the S. S. Europa" special cachets be a red rocket vignette obliterated by a ing applied to all mails as before. brown cachet. Mail Acceptances Over Foreign Long Distance Routes In common with other European coun PATRONIZE tries, Swiss maib are accepted over· AIRPOST JOURNAL most of the long-distance air routes ADVERTISERS operated by the different European na tions, such as the .. Air France" and the 6 Wiley Post's Stratosphere Flights
by WILLIAM BYRON Los Angeles, California ~-
111111...1 EWS that the "Winnie Mae", staunch I f""llllll veteran of numerous record-break ing flights. is to be housed in the Smith sonian Institute recalls to mind the i.ast flights made by that sturdy plane, of interest to aero-philatelists l:>ecause of the load of maif carried. These flights were also the last public flights of the plane's intrepid late owner and pilot, Wiley Post. Post had conceived the idea of flying through the sub-stratosphere from coast to coast in eght hours, as a forerunner of i:egular commercial stratosphere flying. "Flying in_ the stratosphere with mail and passengers", said Post before the first flight. "will be the next big step in aviation. and I am making this flight to test the economic feasibiliy, as well as the mechanical possibility, of such flights." Preparations for the flight. made at the Lockheed plant in Burbank, California, were varied and. interesting. The "Win . nie Mae's" landing gear was removed and a strong skill of spruce was con structed along the bottom of the fusilage of the plane. The landing gear was re moved to reduce . ·the wind resistance caused by the wneels. In flight, the e THE LATE WILEY POST, f,ainous wheels would be attached to the plane round the world --pilot and stratosphere only long enough for it to take off-then flight pioneer.-Photo courtesy the author they would be dropped. When the plane Landed. it would slide over. the grounll on the skid. • air mail pilot. Reports vary as to the amount of mail carried, but the author The Pratt & Whitney "Wasp" motol:' has learned from employees in the was equipped With two supercharger,, TWA office in Los Angeles, wh!lre the to boost the 4.37 pounds of atmosphertc covers were cacheted, that only flity pressure at 30,000 feet up to about 15 pounds were carried. Due to this limit, pounds pressure which corresponds to a g eat number of covers were returned that at sea level. The 'cabin of the to the senders without being carriea. "Winnie Mae" wa ssealed so that it was air tight. The starting place was the' Union Air For himsetl, Post designed a spectaI Terminal (formerly United Airport) in oxygen suit, resem1>ling a diver's suit, Burbank, and on the morning of· Febru made of rubber by the Goodrich Rubber ary 22. 1935, Post was all ready to go. Company by a special process which re At 6 :07 a.m. (Pacifilc Standard Time), he sulted in a rubber suit that was light, took off on his great adven~ure. The yet perfectly flexible, and with great take off was made cleanly and just strengih. twenty feet off the ground the wheels were dropped. In thirty-five minutes a Just before the flight, It was arranged 24,000-foot altitude was reachc·d. But that Post was to fly the Transcontlnenta1 bad luck was with Post on that day. & Western Air, !nc.. route from coast Just as Kingman. Arizona, was sighted, to1 coast: Los Angeles to New York via he noticed that his oil pressure was Albuquerque, Kansas City, and Chicago. dropping and he decided to turn back to It was also arranged that Post should Los Angeles. A broken oil line contin carry a limited amount of co'!.ers ior ued to hamper his progress, and at 7 :35 collectors. He was sworn ln'as an official a.m. he landed on the smooth bed of 7 \ THE AIRPOST JOURNAL \ Muroc Dry Lake. The landing was made hours, thirteEl{l minutes to complete. Post so expertly that the only damage w~s a estimated his average speed at 231.48 slightly bent propeller. miles per hour. On e:x;amining the motor, It was found Still hopeful after three failures, the that nearly two pounds of steel filings stubborn Post took the "Winnie Mae" off and emery dust had been placed in the the ground at 4:27 a.m. (P.S.T .) on June supercharger. ·Hints of sabotage were 15, and pointed the nose _ of his faith made but no investigation was conducted. ful craft once more toward New York. The doughty Post. on March 15, again This time he planned to go via-Denver, took off for New York. The "Winnie Omaha, Chicago, and Cleveland (the Mae" was in the air at 6 :16 a.m. (P.S.T .) "great circle" route). Again failure Dropping ,the wheels, Post sped his plane stared him in the face-a piston broke, toward the east, determined to reach forcing a descent at Wichita, Kansas, at New York. Almost eight hours out of 3 '.30 p .m. (C.S.T.). ' Los Angeles, Post passed Clevelana, Wiley Post now realized that the aged breaking . the speed record between the "Winnie Mae"-veteran of two world two cities. Success seemed at hand when flights, and four attempts to span the the oxygen supply became exh.austed, continent through the sub-stratosphere- and· the flyer was forced to land. }le could no longer keep up with his own came down at the Cleveland Airport at high ambitions. He announced that the 5:20 p.m. (E.S.T.) Although he did not "Winnie Mae" was through 'and that he attain his goal, Post had the satisfac wished to sell the historic Lockheed tion of knowing that he broke the Los plane to ' the United States Government Angeles to Cleveland speed record. His to place in the Smithsonian Institute. total elapsed time was eight hours, six 1 Covers carried on these flights bear a minutes. The previous time was nine ' Qachet applied by the TWA. It is a hours, twenty-sx minutes set by Douglas large, square stamp in blue ink. An In Davis in the 1934 Bendix Trophy Race. scription at the top reads, FIRST AIR The average altitude for this 2035-mtle MAIL STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT, and hop was 30,000 feet, and the average immediately below, U. S. AIR MAIL speed was 278 miles per hour. This ROUTE NO. 2. To the· right of this is a speed did not come up to expectations, small portrait of Wiley Post. Below Is a as Post had set a _speed of over 300 miles map showing the TWA transcontinental per hour as his average. route with a plane flying over it. In the The two inseparables, Wiley Post and center are the words, NON-STOP the "Winnie Mae'', were off again at COAST TO COAST. At the left of the 5:27 a.m. (P.S.T.) on the . morning of map Is a picture of an orange grove and April 14. 'The ship's wheels were· drop a mountain range representing Californ ped once more and Post pulled her up ia. On the right appears the towers of to 30,000 feet. over Indiana his super Mtnhattan skyscrapers, symbolical of charger failed an<1 he landed at the New York City. At the bottom is the In Purdue University Airport in Lafayette, s c r i p t I o n TRANSCONTINENTAL & Indiana. The landing was made at 3:40 WESTERN AIR. INC. p .m . (C.S.T .) This flight_ took eight .(Continued on Page 21)
• THE ''WINNIE MAE" and William Byron. author of this article. at the Burbank Lockheed phH>t several days before the first stratosphere flight. & CCke ·Ston; J3ek&zJ flze FLIGHT OF THE "CHINA CLIPPER" On Wak.e, besides. the temporary con by RICHARD L. SINGLEY struction .crew of 35 men, went a per La11caster. Penn•n, manent. staff. G. W. Bickneli. as airport manager, Almon Gray, chief radio Oper ator, and William Brener. assistant, a UDGING from the average news chief mechanic, J. W. Ziegler, and hli. paper account of the trans-Pacific two helpers, Leo A. Mackota and Jack Jflight. any ordinary reader would be lec1 R. Magill, also a doctor and a domestic to believe that a modern Balboa had staff. You could write the results of again discovered the Pacific and was what happened at Wake as an equation: continuing westward vlia air. This is far 1 deserted coral strand, plus a few hun-' from true. for behind this trans-Pacific dred · thousand hours of planning and flight were many years of hard actual labor, blacked by the resources of the labor and countless years of planning Pan American Airways, equalled 1 and dreaming. With all due respect to modern and splendidly efficient air-base Commander Musick and his crew, they ready __ for its first customers. · could have ·accomplished nothing, were I had the pleasure of seejng a letter· it not for the men sent ahead by the mailed by one of the men :at Midway in Pan American Airways. The entire pro which he stated a boat makes regular ject had all been as thoroughly pre stops four times a year. What a blessing planned and org:mized as the ,issembling such a route is to men whose positions of an aircraft engine. take them to such out of the way places.. Not only for mail they receive. but the Just eight months before the China facilities afforded when such time pre Clipper left San Francisco on its history sents itself thiat they are allowed to go . making flight, the S. S. North Haven home. This is more than likely true of sailed through the Golden Gate to com Guam also, and perhaps none ever stop- plete the final phase in the development ped at Wake before. , of the most striking project in aeronauti Today, Honolulu, Midway, Wake, Guam cal history. On board of the 15,000 ton and Manila. have been transferred, in a steamer were two complete villages, five space of ;a few months, to an efficient air-bases, a quarter million gallons· of and permanent trade route to teeming fuel, 44 airline technictans, a construction markets of the Orient; in spite of the force of 74, food to feed them for months, 6,000 tons of material lightered from the and 1,016,897 otner items of equipment open sea; weeks of rugged . labor and and material. In brief, the North Haven exacting technical tasks against astound" was carrying an 8,500-mile airway system. ing backgrounds. This line of bases not Planes, radio, organization, air bases only ·assures the United States of world none of them could be considered without supremacy in airmail but it also will be correlating with the others. No final invaluable as a defense for. our west steps toward the actual establishment of coast. the route could be taken until all four It is rather interesting to me to hear problems were definitely solved. the various news commentators criti-. Honolulu and Manila accord~ all facil cising the Post Office Department for ities for housing of personnel and passen letting such a contract and that. it will gers. while Guam ranked third. At Mid never P1ay, and by doing something else way was a cable relay station established they could have made so much ·more about 30 years ago. sufficient for itself, . money, etc. In defense of the depart but without facilities for newcomers. ment, I would like to say that the De On Wake there was nothing, except for partment is run primarily· as an accomo a few snakes and many birds. This dation to the public. All other depart isla.nd is made up of three small Islets, ments such as the War Department. covered with matted brush and scrub AgJ.'.jcultural Department and others, are trees. Here were unloaded about 100 not operated at a profit, so why should carloads of material, among which were the Post Office be expected to turn over seeds, eggs. tractors, a cow, a library, a surplus when it is the same people they office supplies and a million other things, are serving. If the Post Office was too numerous to mention. The unload given credit in dollars and cents £or the ing took fifteen days under adverse con services rendered. there would be a sur ditions, due to the fact that Wake had plus. When such time should ever come, no anchorage, which required the North that the Post Office Department mal{eS Haven to always stand by under steam, one cent profit, it will then J'{o into and face the difficult problem of lighter private hands or big business as it is ing its load ashore from the open sea. known today. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
by ALTON J. BLANK East Cleveland, Ohio ,, The If'\ UITE a furor among collectors, ana ~ non-collectors as well, has been AIRPOST JOURNAL created by the Philippine Clipper stamps Official Publication of the American issued in Manila. First reports of 40,000 Air Mail Society, Published Monthly issue caused IIl.3ny to pay $1.00 or more at Albion. Pennsylvania, U.S.A. per set despite the low face of 20 cents. As more appeared on the market the Entered as second-class matter. Febru· price of as low as 35 cents was reached. ary 10. 19a2. at the post office at Al It seems that the 300.000 figure will bion. Pa.. under Act of March 3, 187!1. definitely settle the speculation about the issue a~d the price will level off to some WALTER J. CONRATH thing more steady. Managing Editor • • • DEPARTMENT EDITORS With the death of Lop~z there has appeared quite a bit of "fireworks" ln CHARLES G. RIESS Venezuela. the land where he formerly Contract Air Mail Routes was omnipotent. Heirs and claimants AL:I'ON J. BLANK both blo()(j and political are making it Airs of the Month hot for -one anotner in an attempt at MAURICE S. PETTY grabbing the presidential chair. Dedications and Unofficials• FRANK. A. COSTANZO Collectors may well ·watch with inter Crash Cover News est the trend of events as there is sure to W. R. PATTON be. something of a philatelic nature soon Canada to appear. And i:t the Venezuelan Boli FRED H. WILDE var takes a drop on the exchange, w.atch Pacific Coast Notes for bargains in tne high value air set now in use. All editorial copy, advertising, new • • • renewal subscriptions should be sent Guatemala's diminuatives are a novel direct to the publication office at addition to the variety of forms one Albion, Penn'a. finds in airmail stamps. One can easily mount the twenty stamps (nine for in The AIRPOST JOURNAL Is not con terior and eleven !or external use) 1n " ducted for profit. The managing edi great variety of design and have an eye tor. all department editors, feature ·"'Writers and contribmors serve gratis appealing page for non-collectors. With and without compensation of any kind. the first printing calling for but 3,000 All receipts from advertising, subscrip they may turn out to be a nice little tions and contrlbutioi>s are applied di investment also. Of course there is al rectly to the betterrr "llt of the maga ways the possibility of future printing,. zine and the promotio•• ,,f aero-philately. SUBSCRIPTION RATES According to b:win Strasser, one or United States ...... $1.00 per year the Atalanta type planes portrayed 011 Canada and Fore!gn ...... $1.50 per year the Mozambique triangles and regular Single Copies ...... lOc each issues crashed last November at Kisimu Back Numbers ...... 15c each and was completely wrecked. There were no fatalities, so the air service will ADVERTISING RATES undoubtedly "carry on." One inch. per issue ...... $ 1.00 • • • Quarter Page. per issue ...... $ 3.25 To one who is pusy watching current Half Page. per issue ...... $ 6.00 trends. the signs of the times all point Full Page, per issue ...... $10.00 to a strengthening of airmail prices. Front Inside or Back Cover Pages More and more air mail stamp collectorl!I (when available) ...... $12.00 are joining the ranks and there can be Interested advertisers may apply for little doubt that their demands will soon issue for a period of 12 months. Ad be felt. Not only are recent ·aviation contract rate for space used every flights causing attention but the airmail vertising copy must be received by the stamps themeselves are doing their bit. 20th of each month. 10 days before They are every bit as attractive as most publication date. of the current commemoratives and the practical purpose tney serve makes them "click" with the aver..age business man. 10 JANUARY 1936
A newcomer in aerophilatelic circles is "Sanabria's Air P'ost Journal." It is a handy co-partner with the catalogue published by Nicolas Sanabria, Inc. and readily serves to keep the collector up to date with new catalogue listings. Like Don Dickason, I atso concur · in the be lief that Mr. Sananria would do well tn the future to make a list of chronicles on one page so that owners of catalogues may clip the new listings for additions to their albums. . . . The issuance of the current 16 cents airmail special deliv(!ry stamp in two • Subject for medals of the colors' will probably constitute P.M. G. .International Philatelic Exhi Farley's "Swan Cong" or philatelic arueu bition. t.n hf' held in New to collectors. He must soon take charge York. M,..v 9 to 11, 1936, of the coming Democratic National Con ventlpn at Philadelphia. MAHONRI YOUNG, NOTED SCULPTOR, PREPARES MEDAL DESIGN F OR . . AIR MAIL ON B OARD FRENCH 1936 INTERNATIONAL PHIL- STEAMERS ATELIC EXHIBITION
by HARRY M.• KONWISER • NP.W York C.lty One of the most important decisions that the Committee in charge of the In • tern~tlonal Philatelic Exhibition was call According to F. Navech, one of the ed upon to make was that af selecting a chleftans In the French Postal system, suitable design for the medals. They an Interesting innovation has recently were very fortunate fu securing the been made by the French Postal Admin services of Mahonri Macintosh Young, istration, producing efficient airpost ser grandson of Brigham Young, and a man vice to all who travel by sea, in Frencn who spent much of his early life In the vessels. west. There he became imbued with Mons. Navach, writing in "L'Union the traditions of our western country I Postale," says that offices for posting air and particularly with the stirring stories mail have been established on the man of the early pioneering days. boats of the Messageries Marltimes Com Mr. Young's work is on display at the pany, of the Marseilles-La Reunion Metropolitan Museum of Art In New York Mildagascar, anq the Marseilles-Port as well as the Museum of Natural History Said-Saigon-Kabe routes. and other important exhibits both in In order to simplify mail forwarding, this country and in Europe. these vessel officers are rated as "French central offices" and during the voyage, The design which he submitted de air mail correspondence is received as picts a Pony Express rider riding at full posted by passengers and the crews for speed toward the right. A rising sun any destination wnatsoever. in the lower left sends out rays which are so shaded as to add motion and speed The correspondence Is routed from to the design. Above, in raised letters, the ports of call. connected with world appears the inscription "International air navigation system and mail is speea Philatelic Exhibinon, New York, 1936" ily sent forward. while below, on a raised surface, but On these ·vesseb, the employees of thtt with the lettering indented, Is a space maritime postal service supply the 1¥1SS for the name of the winner of the award enge1s with special printed notices, giv together with the. name of the subject ing essential information as to mail re which. won the av.r_ard. quired for the ports of, call. It is sal<1 that an average of 500 to 700 letters are These placques will be prepared by a process never before used in work of forwarded on these trips. tbis kind. In each case, tlie background The air mail, upon delivery at the port will be in bronze of different colors. In of o~u. Is included in the first delivery the bronze· medals, the entire subject after Its arrival, nut according to the will of course. be In bronze, but In the French authority, the Post!ll Administra silver medal the horse and rider and the tion is considering the advisability or rays of the sun will be in silver; in the creating a special delivery for this air silver gilt the horse and rider will be correspondence. in silver but with gold trappings, while As- a special tax will be Imposed on in the gold medals all of these figures this special delivery project-if carried will be In gold. The Grand Award will through-it may create a new special air' be a very large wall placque with the post stamp. same design. ll AIRS OF THE MONTH
in Ireland. The current 50c olive green by ALTON J. BLANK and black stamp is to be overprinted in All data on New Issues of Air Mail red "Oro Pastas Lituanlca II 1935 New Stamps sbould be sent direct to Editor York-Kaunas." Alton .I. Blank, 1850 Burnett Avenue, East Cleveland, Ohio. ·
I ~ ENEGAL will soon be added to the J list of air stamp Issuing lands if current reports are correct. . Esthonia and Czeckoslovakia promise sets as well for this month. after a long silence. And Nlcaragua!-see below! • CUBA • The double overprint varl lety of the Air-train stamp has been branded as fraudulent by the Govern- ment. · e CZECKOSLOVAKIA e A perm1ment air set in new design was to be Issued the first of the year. Details 'Ire lacking at present. • DANZIG • October 25. 1935 was the date of the Issue of the ar set chroni cled last month In these columns. • ESTHONIA • Six denominations will comprise· the set soon to be issued. They are: 5. 10. 20. 30 and 50s, as well as 1 Kr. • FRANCE • Instead of one value it appears as if there will be a number of stamps going as high as 50 francs in the new series. Promised are 85c. and 1.50, 2.25. 3.50 and 50 francs. e GUATEMALA e The .. twenty stamps that comprise the Interior and Exterior sets are at hand. Each has a different ., design In a common frame and are beau tifully executed. Denominations, colors, • MEXICO • Bearing · a portrait , of and subject are as follows: Interior 2c Madero. a 20c vermilion stamp has just brown, Lake Amatilan; 3c. blue. Puerto appeared. It bears the inscription "Plan Barrios; 4c gray black, Ruins of San de San Luis" and "5 de Octubre de 1901". Felipe Fort; 6c yellow green, another The ad.dition to the current set In the view of Lake Amatilan; lOc magenta, form of a 40c blue stamp showing a stone Port Livingston; 15c orange, Port San carving of ancient design which depicts Jcise: 30c olive green, Atltlan; 50c violet, an Aztec Birdman. The format is verti-. Aurora Airport; and lQ red, o.range sea- cal ar>d is in keeping with the subject . plane on Lake Amatilan. mltter of the rest of the series which it Exterior: le yellow brown, Guatemala supplements. City; .2c vermilion, Central Park; 3c purple. Cerrito del Carmine; 5c blue, e NEW ZEALAND e As of Octobe1 Plaza del Justo R. Barrios; lOc orange 31. 1935 the 1931 set has been withdrawn brown, Monument of Los Proceres; 15c from sale. / rose red. Central Park, Antiqua; 20c dark Of the current Issue the first printing ultramarine, City of Quezaltenango; 25c comprises a total of 600.000 each of the gray, Ruins of Antigua; 30c yellow green 1 and 6 pence and 300,000 of the 3 pence. Mole at Puerto Barrios; 50c rose lake, e NICARAGUA e As far as I can Mole at San Jose; and lQ dark blue, figure out there have been 32 varieties of Aurora Arport. air stamps issued since November 28, Both sets have the small green quetzal because of a post office robbery. One set bird overprint in the upper right hand of 17 values W3S In use for one day and corner. Is very limited. The other of 15 values • LITHUANIA • Sanabrla's Airpost Is purported to be the new current set. Journal forecasts a stamp to commem I'll simply list both sets and wlll publish orate the recent unsuccessful flight, New further details as soon as they are York to Kaunas. which ended abruptly available. 12 JANUARY 1936
Surcharged "VALIDO 1935" and for use one day only. November 28. 1935: 1929 Mt. Momotombo 25c olive black, 50c black brown. and 1 C. orange. 1931 Mt. Momo tombo 15c deep violet. 20c deep green. 1933 ''lnteror" le on 2c green, 2c on 3c olive gray. 3c on- 4c Qarmine rose, 4c on Sc light blue. 5c on 6c dark blue, 6c on lOc olive brown, Be on 15c bistre brown. 1933 Mt. Momotombo surcharged 30c on 50c orange red. 35c on 50c light blue, 40c on lC. yellow. and 55c on lC. green. 1935 Centroamerlcano lOc on 25c olive black. In current use the. following 15 stamps all· bear the "RESELLO 1935" overprint. Quantities printed noted in parenthesis. Mt. Momotombo a.estgn: 15c deep violet (10,000); 20c deep green (3,000); 25c olive black (3,000); 30c on 50c orange (3,000); 35c on 50c orange (3,000); 40c on lC yel low (1,000); 50c black brown (2,000); 5!1c on lC green (1,000); i C. orange red (500). Centroamerlcano Issue: lOc on 25c olive black (10,000). 011'tcial Issue: 15c deep violet, (3,000); 20c deep green (2,000); 25c olive (l.500): 50c olive green (500): 1 C. orange red (400). • PARAGUAY • The 33.75 pesos stamp for foreign service (type AP 21) showing the post and telegraph building at As • Illustrating two stamps uncion has been reissued in rose red chFonicled last month: color. The Church of the Incarnation above, the standard design appears on the 102 Pesos deep red just for the Mozambique Co.'s released. The stamp is the highest value... permanent set; below: the issued by this country. new ChllP. tl Pesn. e PffiLIPPINE ISLANDS e As wa9 guessed in "Random Notes" l/ast month, definite promise that a set of ten values this new Commonwealth released two will make its appearance this month. stamps for the r~rn flight of the Clip Since this land contains the terminal per to the United States. The current of the south transatlantic airline, it is lOc carmine Ft. · Santiago. and the 30c little wonder th3t the series runs to high orange Blood Compact were overprintea values. in gold with the words: "P.I.-U.S. Initial Denominations promised are: 20c. 50c, Flight December 1935" and the outline ot ' lf. l.25f, 2£. 3f, 3.50f, 4.75f, 6.50f, Bf, and the Clipper . ship. As to figures on the 15f. The first five values will show a total sets issued tnere is still some con· plane in flight over West African scenery fusion. One source quotes 40.000 and and the five high values will show one another 300,000. Cine source stated tha\ In flight over a camel train. the lOc was sold out the day of issue Colors are: 25c. dark brown; 50c. bright and tha_t - this stamp in pai'tlcular was red: I fr. bril!ht purple: 1.25 fr. yellow selling for ten times face in order that green: 2 fr. blue: 3 fr. olive; 3.50 fr. copies might be used on mail. In splti. bright violet: 4.75 fr. yellow orange; of this fact copie~ of both varieties were 6.50 fr. dark blue: B fr. black: 15 fr. red violet. All inscribed "Poste Aert on sale in Washmgton at the office of enne" at sides and "Afrique Accid le the Philippine Trade commissioner. An· Fmncaise". "Senegal" top and bottom. other month may clear up the problem. Meanwhile you can buy the stamps for • SPAIN • A 15c. ·20c · and 25c set of 35c up to $1.25-if you watch the ad stamps for interior service is noted in a vertisements and the dealers can supply. contemporary m!lgaz.ine. • SALVADOR • Issued In commem • SYRIA • Twenty-five thousand sets oration of the third centenary of San will bf' issued for the Damascus Indus Vicente, we have just received five trial Exhibition tllls year. Denomina• str mps of similar design. The central tlons comprise %. 1. 2. 3. 5 and 10 pias portion of all is printed in olive green. tres values. · while all denomin;itions of value are In black. Values ;ind colors :ire: lOc. yel e UNITED STATES e A syndicated low: 15c. orRnl!e brown: 20c. dark blue news dispatch states that the current 16 green: 25c. dl~rk purple. and 30c. dark cents air mail-special delivery stamp will brown. be ressued in bi-colored form-red and • SENEGAL • On the "scheduled to blue-to aid postai clerks in distinguish- appear" list since 1929 we now have (Continued on Page 21) 13 Gf.Gf.J11.S. PriceJ Gkeck .Cist of .JVew Airport Dedications
In response to the reuuests of a large number of Airport Dedication cover collectors. this check ·list of new and heretofore unlisted covers has been prepared by our Dedication Cover Editor, Maurice S. Petty, Any additional data or information should be forwarded direct to him at 507 Quackenbos Street. N.W.. Washington. D. C.
This is the second instalment of the list which began in our December, 1935 issue. August, 1934 8 G 135 CLEVELAND. 0.-Downtown Lakefront. No cachet, but some have private typed or written inscription.. (25-50) ...... $ 8.50 a. Same. except Air Mail Field cancellatior:t ...... 8.50 (Note: On August 9th. a printed cachet applied to 330 covers at Johnstown. Pa .. by Phlatelic Soci<;ty, for airport completion. not a dedication.) 11 G 140 ZANESVILLE, 0.-Municipal. Legion cachet. (750)...... 65 12 G 141 ZANESVILLE. 0.-l:hme. plus two-line· Air Circus stamp (270)...... 3.25 16 G 143 BADDECK. N. S.. CAN.-Municipal. Printed cachet by Pioneer Pilot McCurdy. (22) ...... 9.00 16 G 144 MOBRIDGE. S. D.-Municipal. Typed by Chairman (about 75) ...... 7.50 23 G 147 PRINEVILLE. ORE.-Municipal. Ink inscription. (49-BOl ...... 8.25 25 G 149 THREE FORKS. MONT.-Ink inscription by P.M. (30) · .... ;...... 8.75 26 G 151 WINCHESTER. N. H.-Three line cachet. (Few) ...... 7.50 (Note: Dedication also 25th. but no covers reported) 26 G 152 CASPER. WYO.-Re-dedication of Wardwell Field. C. of · C. cachet. ( 1581) ...... 35 26 G 153 LEWISTOWN. MONT.-Municipal. Sticker by CofC. with or with out embossed CofC. seal. Some have town name stamped on and inscriptiqn. but no added value (426) ...... 1.75 26 G 154 GALLIPOLIS. 0.-Holzer Air Field. No cachet. but some have typing by ?? (About 250) ...... 3.50 a: Seven line c"chet. flown to and pmkd. Pittsburgh on 27th. (Not seen "nd details lacking) ...... ??? September, 1934 1 G 160 IDAHO FALLS. IDAHO-Municipal. P.O.D. cachet (blue) for first flight on Revised (C)AM 19, Southbound. (25 pounds) ..... :...... 50 a. Northbound. (71 pounds) ...... 35 b. Received by northbound plane ...... 60 c. Received by southbound P1•ne ...... 50 d. Without official cachet. Few known with private typed cachet, signed by Legion Adjutant.· Directional prices as above. G 161 TYLER. TEX.-Municipal re-dedicated as Rhodes Field. P.O.D. cachet (blue) for first flight on (C)AM 33. Eastbound (49 pounds)...... 40 a. Westbound (30 pounds) ...... ::...... 50 b. Received by westbound plane ...... 50 c. Received by eastbound plane ...... 50 3 G 163 FAIRPLAY. COLO.-Municipi>L Stamp of Retail Merchants Assn., with or without typed or penned inscription. (About 100) ...... ,... 7.00 a. Red ink inscription by P. M. or Mayor ...... 7.00 b. No markings ...... 5.25 5 G 166 NEW YORK. N. Y.-Municipal Seaplane Base at W'111 St. and East River. Seven line cachet by Wm. Zelcher. Comr. Aviation. (Some also have private typed or penned inscriptions, but no added val. (212) 4.00 •a .. No cachet. bnt 100 of them have private typed inscriptions. (175) ...... 3.00 b. Private 8 line printed black cachet. (15) ...... 3.00 5 G 167 NEW YORK. N.Y.-Same base. Twelve line and plane cachet by · John McKenzie,. Comr. of Docks. (175) ...... :...... 5.00 a. Nine line printed cachet by Brooklyn College Philatelic Society flown by NY&SA from Floyd Bflnnett Field with official dedi- cation party ( 19) ...... 9.50 b. Slightly different nine line printed cachet by B.C.P.S.. flown by NY&SA from dedication on first flight out that day. pmkd. Oyster B•y. Sept. nth. lO:!lO A.M. (l!l) ...... 9.50 8 G 172 LIMA. OHIO-Municipal. Cachet by Airport Committee (131) ...... 6.00 a. No cachet ...... 4.50 9 .G 173 LIMA, OHIO-Same (110) ...... 6.75 a. No cachet ...... :...... 5.00 9 G 174 POCAHONTAS. IOWA.-No cachet. Pmkd. 10th as 9th was Sun ...... 10.00 14 JANUARY 1936
10 G 175 SEYMOUR. lND.-Municipal. No markings. Only one known ...... • 10.00 (Note: Covers of the 11th are "too late" ones) ' 15 G 179 CONNERSVILLE. IND.-Municipal. Typed by Better Connersville Assn. (Less than 10) •...... •...... •...... •. :: ...... 10.00 15 G 180 SILOAM SPRINGS. ARK.-Municipal. With or without typed or penned inscriptions (private) (83) ...... 8.00 a. Late m;iiling. Pmkd. 1:00 A.M. on 16th ...... ••...... 8.00 15 ,G 181 ITHACA. N. Y.-Municipal. Round cachet by VFW. applied by P. M. (543) ...... ,...... 1.25 a. Same cachet on orinted envelope by Tompkins County Rural News of Dryden. N. Y. (13) ...... 1.25 16 G 182 ITHACA. N. Y.-Same. (295) ...... 3.00 a. Similar to G-18la (12) ...... 3.00 b. Different cachet showing cloud, sun, etc., not seen, and no data. (20) ?? ...... ?? 22 G 184 WILLMAR MINN.-Four line cachet (private) (Quantity re- stricted (20) ...... 9.50 23 G 185 WILLMAR. MINN.-S~me (18) ...... 9.50 23 G 186 ATHENS. OHIO-Rowland Field. CofC cachet (500-600) ...... 1.25 27 G 1S9 LEBANON. KY.-Typed cachet. signed by P.M ...... 4.00 a. No markings ...... L...... 3.00 27 G 190 MIDDLESBORO. KY.-Middlesboro-Bell County Airport. Typed sb;ined cachet by CofC. (140-151) ...... 5.75 28 G 191 WILLIAMSBURG. KY.-Mmiicipal. CofC cachet (502 air) ...... 1.25 28 G 192 MONTICELLO. KY.-Cllchet by Wayne Business Mens Club (127).... 6.25 (Note: 140 covers mailed by Glasi;ow. Ky. CofC with cachet on 29th but dedication postponed due to weather. after covers mailed) . . 29 G 195 ASHLEY. N. D.-Three line cachet by Committee. (About 15)...... 9.75 (Note: Dedication also 30th, but no covers reported). October. 1!134 1 G 199 FLINT. MICH.-Bishop. Formal opening-. printed cachet (170)...... 5.25 4 G 201 RALEIGH. N. C.-Municpal. Bi-color printed cachet by CofC ( 504 - 555) ...... 1.25 5 G 202 , DANVILLE. KY.-Hi Richardson ll"ield. Box cachet by CofC. (About 200 including many "too late" ones) ...... 6.50 a. Same. late mailini;s. pmkd. "Cin. & Chatt. Tr. 43. R.P.O."...... 6.50 6 G 204 ELKINS. W. VA.-Municipal. Cachet by Seneca Stamp Club. ( 606 air) ...... !i5 a. No cachet ...... 65 7 G 206 FOREST CJTY. IOWA-Municipal. One line cachet by Commercial Club. (About 150) ...... 5.75 7 G 207 SPENCER. IOWA-Ink inscription. (6 known) ...... 10.00 12 G 210 SCRANTON. PA.-Printed cachet by Airport Corp. (449 air)...... 1.75 a. No cachet ...... 1.25 13 G 211 POPLAR. MONT.-Typed ;md sii
year will also· see a more definite local and express air mail service over our domestic routes. The greatest develop c. A. M. s. ment will no doubt come in FAM service and will see the establishment of tran.s Atlantic service making connections with by CMARLES G. RIESS , foreign air mail services resulting. in Information concerning C.A.M.'s should round-the-world air mail service. be sent direct to the editor of section, Next month marks the tenth anniver P. 0. Box 11, Albany, N. Y. sary of inaugurat!on of CAM service. Many of us recall the days when old CAM routes 6 and 7 were first inaugur HE· past month reveals everything as ated and of the trials and troubles of T very auiet on the C.A.M. front, as the Post Office Dept. and the contractors no new additions were made to the do in establishing these services, the success mestic air mail system. nor were there ful operation · of which at that time any schedule changes that resulted in seemed to be more or less a matter of new first flights. However, many of us chance. Little did anyone dream at that welcomed this breathing spell as the time the extent to which such a begin holiday season as a rule makes heavy ning would lead to in the decade to fol demands on ·i>\1r spare time. Such CAM low. What the next decade will mean in collectors as are FAM collectors, probably development is impossible to conceive or had plenty of activity in connection with dream of, but it will without question the inauguration of FAM 14 service. llar exceed any or the wildest expecta With the beginning of a new year, it tions in the minds of most of us. is difficult to even attempt to forecast The check-list of U. S. inaugural CAM wha advances and developments will be pilots compiled by Richard Singley and made as far as CAM air mail service is Harry Imhoff is now a matter of record concerned. However. it is not too far in the December issue of this journal, fetched to predict that CAM service will as all things of such nature should be. be in regular operation in Alaska and but it is requested that interested CAM that possibly such service will make di collectors with similar material should rect connection with the CAM routes of also make their data a matter of record this country either by CAM or FAM for In so doing CAM collectors in gen routes by the end of 1936.. The coming eral will enjoy the benefits of recorded data. It is suggested that collectors send their corrections or additions to the com pilers as often a later list can be made CANADIAN AIR MAILS one hundred per cent. perfect through the individual co-operation of all in terested collectors. COMPARE My Prices MINTS ALL GENUINE O. G. - DIFFERENT Lot #1...... $2.50-10 different Lot #2...... $5.00-15 different AIR POST Lot #3...... $8.75-20 different Lot #4...... $15.011-25 different Lot #5 ...... $45.00--45 different STAMPS Lot #6 ...... -._ ...... $175.00-65 different G. P, 0, FIRST FLiGHTS (M I N T) Cllchet - Perfect Covers Lot # 7 ...... $1.25- 8 different Are Now Cheap in Europe Lot # 8 ...... $2.50- 20 different Lot # ·9 ...... $5.09-- 40 different I h1>ve a wonderful stock, of them. Lot #10...... $11.25- 80 different and I shall be glad to make you Lot #11 ...... $15.09--100 different approval sendings. Lot #12...... $25.00--150 different "COMPANY" FLIGHTS. Send for Prlr.e li"t. Hlr. my free 1936 list. Largest stock Lowest prices. Special Offer: SPECIALISTS-"NEW YORK" will soon be here-My stock of rare Uruguay Official 1 a 8. complete set, MINTS and COVERS is UN only 250 sets exist. only $35.00 EQUALLED. Many unique pieces in stock. Turkey. Air Fund set. complete, set. 29 values, only $24.00 UNQUALIFIED SATISFACTION ASSURED. GERARD THOOLEN O.W.R. Smith s'GRAVENHAGE HOLLAND 202 Witiless.Ave.,Toronto 12, Canada Member A.A.M.S. 1319
16 Dedication and· Unofficial
Air Mail Covers Maurice S. Petty
News of future and past events under we thank C. A. Bunter and W. A, Sie this section should be sent direct to grist. If you, as AAMS member or APJ subscriber, want this service, keep supply Mr. Petty, 507 Quackenbos St., N. W., of self For Successful Collecting & Investment / You Need These Books "ABYSSINIA 1929-1931" by N. C. Baldwin. The complete story of the Air Stamps.and of the Mail Flights between Abyssinia and French Somalil;and, with Map. Illustr,.tions and Reference Lists. Limp covers. 20c "HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD'S AIRWAYS"-over 40 Maps. with routes and dRtes of First and Special Flights and brief commentaries. Published in 1926. A few copies are left which can be supplied 'at $1.20. "BRITISH EMPIRE FIRST & SPECIAL FLIGHTS". A concise guide to the First Internal and First External Mail .Flights of about 50 different Countries Rnd States. 12c. · "THE AIR MAILS OF BRITISH AFRICA" by N. C. Baldwin. A standard record (with Photographs.· Maps. 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"THE CORONATION AERIAL POST. 1911"-the most complete record of a pioneer aeropfane m~il service ever published. with foreword by the Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert L. Samuel (Postmaster General in 1911) and 25 illustra tions. $1.25. FRANCIS J. FIELD, Ltd. SUTTON. COLDFIELD, ENGLAND 17 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL Postmaster· at Sudance, Wyo. says NO sion, Tex., Dec. 7 and 8, Muncipal dedi dedication on Oct. 22 .... Eatonton, Ga. cated. Grapefruit cachet with five line dedication Nov. 28th verified. Inscription overprint, cU:cular airport time (1 PM.) or signature by Mayor. Only 12 or 15 stamp. on the front, and Citrus Fiesta mailed.... Mr. Guy Riggin, Airport Advisor, cachet on back. inside is miniature writes Harlem, Mont. dedication was newspaper. If you didn't get one, send Sat.• July 21 (not 22nd as reported else stamped envelope to Keith Rumble, Mis where). Any one have covers? .... Day sion, Tex. 541 air and 48 ordinary covers tona Beach, -Fla.. Dec. 8th, re-dedication mailed on 7th, the air ones sent by air of improved Municipal as - Sholtz Fiel Mr. W. F. Lough, Postmaster, Winnipeg, Man., reports the following figures ·1r, his division during the past year. Fig ures include letters and parcel post In every case. Winnipeg-Diana route 113,- 000 pounds, since opening of route, Dec. 11th, 1934. December alone amounted to 6,200 pounds. Winnipeg-God's Lake route 72,000 pounds, since start on Jan. 14th, 1935. Kenora-Red Lake-McKenzie Islam! route 67,000 pounds. Sioux Lookout J,;ackson Manion route 22,000 pounds. by W. R. PATTON Kenora-Whitefish Bay 8,113 pounds. All information concerning Canadian Sioux Lookout-Pickle Crow. 19,000. Dur- Air Man should be sent direct to Editor W. a. Patton, Box 2384, Winnipeg, Manitoba., Canada.. AIRPOSTS CANADIAN AIRMAIL FIGURES Are my specialty and I have been collecting and dealing in them To those who are •interested in figures since the Pioneer days of 1911. of mail curled, we expect the last four If you are in need of .. any par years in Canadian services. Total for ticular Airpoat Rarity or Rarities, 1932 was 413.697 pounds. 1933 went either mint or on ftown cover, write to me about it. You are slightly better to 539.358 pounds. 1934 under no obligation. again a slight increase to 625,040 pounds. "THE AIR POST COLLECTOR" 1935 (nine months only) the splendid an up-to-date, illustrated quar figure of 804.645 pounds. This is mainly terly journal, devoted to Aero due to the increase of routes {new) philately. Subscription 25c per opened during Dec. 1934 and Janu.ary annum (unused air stamps ac 1935. Readers will remember Canada cepted.) opened several new routes about that time. R. E. R. DAL WICK 20 Elgin Rd. BOURNEMOUTH, England Exclusive letter routes handled during .1935 (nine months) Montreal-Albany 44,- 236 pounds. Montreal-Rimouski 29,001 pounds. Winnipeg-Pembina 10,830 pounds NEW! TIMELY and Vancouver-Victoria 523 pounds. These are known .as the 6c routes as all others carry letter- mail and parcel post, letters being carried at ordinary rate of UDAISY" 3c per ounce. Roughly 720,000 pounds of mail flown on the routes not in compe tion with the railways. STO£K BOOK On the routes froi;n Fort McMurray to ONLY Northern points 13,760 letters and 3,261 pounds of parcels were flown during COMPLETE Christmas week. This covered about 20 different trading posts in the Far North. Consists of: • High-grade Imitation Leather Spring Back Binder in choice of five colors, Blue or Red with embossed border JUST APPEARED NEW ROCKET design: Black. Green or Brown POST CATALOGUE listing all flights without border. (94 rocket mail flights) of the whole • Sturdy Inner Folder with Stock world. ~bsolutely up to date with net Sheet. prices. Send only· lOc postage stamps to • 20 NEW. Improved Manilla Stock GERARD A. G. THOOLEN Sheets. The famous "LIE-FLAT" Stock Sheets. now double hinged, s'Gravenhage, Holland double-strength. ' FREE! 40 Page Catalog showing the well known ELBE Albums, Stock Books, etc. WANTED Write for it! U. S. 50c ZEPP Facf' for US!Hl and $1.25 ~Ll3~ for nnns1'd. T~NE Miss Roberta W. Roe Dept. A Central & Oraton. Ea.s.t Orange, ·N,J. 215 Green St., N. Y. C. 19 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL ing last month alone over 20,000 pounds promoted to the rank of Flight-Com of .mail went viii air from Winnipeg to mander. points in this area. (Note: We use Farrell carved 13 notches in his Lewis pounds of mail up here, it looks much guns during his short sojourn at the better than using tons.) front. Hun Albatrosses caught up with Into the above areas the Canadian Air Farrell half . a dozen tlm,es. Finally they ways have flown well over 11,000,000 shot him down in No Man's Land with pounds of freight in the last two years his legs smashed. He crawled to sanctu alone. Some figures when one consider!! ary in the Allied front line trench. the population of the points servicec1 He came out of the "War to End Wars" totals less than 5,000 persons, counting with a few scars. and a desire for edu children and Indians even to make these cation. He joined the Returned Soldiers figures. This cargo consisted ·of six Class at the University of Manitoba,· Diesel engines, each .weighing 1,95D playing inter-collegiate rugby and tennis, pounds, and tanks of 1600 pounds weight, and eventually becoming a back-door besides a few horses, and other heavy graduate. items of every conceivable nature, even He took up flying again, married a suc poultry, alive, as two or three people in cessful newspaper .woman, .and now lives the North Country figure raising their at Fort McMurra:y, from which point he own eggs, being the best way. plies the trade of one of Canadian Air ways' "birdmen oi: the North." • "Con" Farrell at 36. is smallish. fair THE IRISH EAGLE. C. M. G. FARRELL haired. favors a moustache 'and looks (Note: If enough requests are received younger than he really is. His father is it is my intention to publish an article Judge Farrell of Regina. His wife is the on every pilot who has flown your first former Claire Ward, of the Edmonton flight covers. Address me at Winnipeg. Journal and the Winnipeg Free Press. I will appreciate hearing from you, favor He met her when she was pounding out ably. or otherwise]. · her stuff for the Manitoba news organ. ( 111£" ONWA Y Macalister Gray Farrell "Are you Scottish" asked a reporter '--' joined the· Royial Flying Corps only who interviewed him recently. after he had been snubbed by the Can "Heck, no." laughed Farrell, nea:cly adian Infantry. He enlisted with. two swallowing his cigar. "I'm Irish. The regiments. but they "fired" him when name is really 'O'Farrel', but my grand they discovered he was only 17 years father changed it. That was back during\ old. the Fenian Raid~ when there was an He viewed the World's most terrific open season on Catholics. The boys bloodletting from behind whirling pro used to shoot first and then identify the pellers and spitting Lewis guns; he saw . body. My grandtather was smart, and Baron von Richthofen's last great "dog so there .are still some Farrens." fight" and saw the Prince of Wales ·get his "Con" joined Western Canada Airways trousers dusty in a heroic slide for home in 1928 when he was in charge of in durin ga baseball game behind the lines. struction at Winnipeg. He later flew on When he was still 'only 18 years aid the usual bush operations up along the he was summoned to Buckingham Palace, Eastern Arctic. Re flew the air mail received the Distinguished Flying Cross along Western skyways from 1919 to 1931, from the hands of King George, and was working out of Edmonton to Regina and hter, Lethbridge .. When the depression killed the mail routes. he was stationed at Fort McMurray, and has remainea PRICE LISTS there ever since. My MONTHLY PRICE LIST out He has put in 5,600 hours at the con every month, is. worth reading, if you trols and has all his log books to prove buy stamps or covers. Request a copy it. He moans and groans a bit about and thus keep on my mailing list. being an· "old man" but, if appearances Many bargains. count for anything it will be many years W. R. PATTON yet before his reflexes play tricks with Box 2384 Winnipeg, Can.ada him. Among his happy memories are: (a) His investiture at Buckingham USED AIRS - IN SETS BRAZIL. 917-924. complete ...... :.60 Palace and the attendant roistering. BRAZIL. 931-932. complete ...... 30 (b) The "'crap" games that the Return CANAL ZONE. 201-202 (mint .60) ...... 35 ed Soldiers' Class p1ayed behind Jocked CANAL ZONE. 203-204 (mint .45) ...... 25 doors at University of Manitoba. COLOMBIA. 482-494. complete ...... 6.50 CONGO. 501-504. comtilete ...... 35 (c) The time ·that he had his ribs COSTA RICA. 302-305. coml:>lete ...... 45 kicked in by .Dunc Cheyne during a Price list of singles for postage Varsity-Vies game (rugby) In Winnipeg. JOHN ARNOS'.I'I. S.P.A. 5669 Dept, APJ Box 445. Gr. Cent. Sta., New York. N. Y. -Written, by "J.C." of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune, Winnipeg, l\1an. 20 JANUARY 1936 WILEY POST'S STRATOSPHERE PEORIA COLLECTORS CLUB FT.IGHTS WILL HOLD ANNUAL EXHIBIT (Continued from Page 8) The second annual• exhibition of the On the reverse side• is a cachet in blue Peoria Collectors Club APS Chapter 116 reading THIS LETTER WAS CARRIED will be held in the Gold room of the BY WILEY POST ON THE FOLLOWING Jefferson Hotel in Peoria, Illinois from ATTEMPT ED TRANSCONTINENTAL February 5th to !lth. Every field of the STRATOSPHERE FLIGHTS: lST FLIGHT FEBRUAY 22, 1935---LANDED MUROC, Philatelic hobby w1ll be represented In CALIF. 57¥,, MILES. 2ND FLIGHT, the 250 fraci'es to be exhibited. Arr:ange MARCH 15, 1935-LANDED CLEVELAND, ments are being made to obtain several O .. 2035 MILES. 3RD FLIGHT, APRIL outstanding Quest exhibits of 'national 14, 1935-LANDED LAFAYETTE, INDI recognition. There will he several out ANA, 1760 MILES. 4TH FLIGHT, JUNE standing airmail frames among the num 15, 1935"-LANDED WICHITA, KANSAS. 1188 MILES. ber of specialized collections ;,n view. Paul Robertson will show his blue ribbon The covers carried on these flights are frame of Austrarn•n air race covers. , historical items, and should be highly prized by their fortunate owners. They On Saturday 'evening'. 'February '8th, are distinctive in that they are superb the annual banquet will be held in the souvenirs of these pioneering statosphere Jefferson Hotel ancl a speaker of nationa1 flights, they are the last covers carried prominence will be secured. Following by the history-making "Winnie Mae", and they are the last carried by Wiley the b~nquet 150 desirable lots will be Post, probably America's greatest flyer auctioned under tne supervision of Auc of recent years. tioneer Harold A. Broderick. Al Schradzki is the general chairman in charge of the exhibit and he is ably AIRS OF THE MONTH assisted by Richard Grei ....) CCke fJ'Lnt cNLqkt Pilot of U.S. AIR MAIL. by R. C. OERTEL down while trying to reach Omaha. The great experiment was heaaed for failure. Manager, Aviation Division, Standard Oil Unless .. . ! K_night sprang tO the rescue. --..... Coml>any of Pennsylvania Ordering his plane re-fueled he strode T was the year 1921. For months the to the hangar to study a map of the U. S. Postal Department had been country between Omaha l!nd Chicago. He I l"3ying its plans for the great ex had never tmveled the route·· b;ofore, periment which wold prove whether !the either by plane or train. He was warned mail could be carried by plane at night that snow squalls lay in his path and or would continue to be transfe!'red to the rail r.oads. A squardron of volunteer pilots, cream of the nation's aviation service, awaited the word for the take-off. At North Platte, Neb., orders came for Jack Knight :at twilight. He was assigned to the night division between there and Omaha. In the watery light of a dying sun he rose into the sky, and as darkness descend ed, followed a course marked by the fitful glimmer of crude bon fires to · his destination. At midnight he landed at Omaha on a poorly light ed field. According to ptans, his part in the undertaking had ended successfully. But something had gone wrong elsewhere. T h e volunteer pilot who was to· take Knight's load of mail from Omaha to Chi cago had been forced 22 JANUARY 1936 flying conditions were hazardous. Im FLOOR Pl.ANS FOR 1936 patiently he waved the objections aside INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC and curtly ordered his plane made ready. EXHIBITION COMPLETED At 1 :OO o'clock in the morning, he roared • into the sky and nosed his machine east The plans for the big Philatelic Exhi- bition to be held at the Grand Central ward. Palace in New York City from May 9th to 17th. !nculsive. have speeded up con Through the long hours he fought his siderably since the first of the year. way against gales that tossed his ship The Committees in charge are now around like a cork and snow that bloited holding meetings two or three times a out even the sight of his propeller. At week and thf' floor plans have had to be Iowa City. where he was due to retuel, revised Sf'Veral times to m~ke room for he hurtled towards the earth in a vain new exhibits. search for the airfield. Only an occasion ·For instance. the Post Office Depart al twinkling light informed him that he ment •and the Philatelic Agency will re quire 12 sales windows to handle the was over· a community that he thought contemplated crowds and the various to be Iowa City. Of an airfield there was other special departments are in pro no sign iat all. For 15 minutes he circled portion. the town and zoomed as close to the Contracts are now being let for the ground as he dared in the darkness. frames and booths. The frames are of a Then, just as a hasty glan~e at his instru special design that been developed ment board told him that he had only by Arthur E. Owen, engineer on the Committee, ·and space has been provided a few pints of fuel left. a red light for 3216 of them. When you remember spnang out of the darkness to his left. that there were only one-third this num His circling over the city had aroused ber in the 1926 show. the scope of this a watchman who had set off a ilare at the present exhibition can be better realized. airport, which officials had neglected to There will be 114 booths for dealers, leave lighted. and these are going very rapidly. The fe<' for a booth is $200. but to secure Knight swung down to the landing field, choice of location the dealer must bid at hastily re-fueled and soared into the sky an auction to be. held on February 17th. once more. For another two hoi.n·s he At this time all those who have reserved booths will be invited to visit Grana fought his w:ay against snow and_ wind Central Polace .either in. person or by until, at last, he battled through to c.lear proxy. The privilege of first. second, weather. As dawn broke over Lake third. etc.. will be auctioned off. Those Michigan he came to a perfect landing who do not care to pay the extra premi at the Chicago airport. He had. made um need not do so but they will of course possible the first continuous transcon have to be satisfied with the spaces that tinental flight of mail by air, for from are ~-ssigned to them. . A uniform gray color-scheme has been there the mail "went through" to New selected. York. Today, Jack Knight flies for the United PIONEER PILOT OVINGTON IS Air Lines over the Chicago-Omaha route TOURING COUNTRY BY AIR which he pioneered that lone grim night, Lieut.-Commander Earle Ovington 14 years ago. Ame~ica's first air mail pilot. is making a leisurely fhght from his home. Santa Barbara. Calif., the country" in an $8.000 de luxe Aerocar. He AIR MAIL EDITOR IS COMPILER flew the first ship to carry U. S. air mail OF STAMPLESS COVER CATALOGUE from Nassau. Long Is]!!.nd to Mineola, Long Island. Twenty years later the • Federal Government observed the anni Harry M. Konwiser, co-editor with versary with a ceremony at Tucson, Ariz.. home city of former Postmaster Nicolas Sanabria ·on the Standard Cata General Hitchcock. logue of Air Post St?.mps. is Editor of the On this later date Ovington flew a tri United States Stampless Cover Catalogue, motor Fokker from Burbank. Calif.. to the ,.1936 edition, consisting of 200 pages, Tucson. carrying Hitchcock, by whom he hJad been sworn in as first air mail pilot, having just been issued by Milton R. a party of government officials and cov Miller, Box 333. l'latavia. N. Y. at $1.25. ers bearing an official U. S. cachet in This original work covers the postmarks purple, with appropriate wording. Oving of the Stampless cover period. from 1756 ton received his ·instructions from Louis Bleriot in 1910 while in France. soon to 1856, and lists over 8,000 covers, show after the latter made the first flight across ing hundreds of illustrations. _. the English channel.-J. W. Hulff. 23 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL ADDITION OF CHINA TO TRANS PACIFIC ROUTE EXPECTED SOON AU~TION Although no official• announcement has ro clear out my accumulation of covers yet been made. it .is expected that the an duplicate stamps. Will include such extension of F.A.M. Route 14 to Canton, items as Wright and Coolidge elwice Historical Souvenirs and F.A.M.'s The followinl{ are priced to sell, one only of most items BENDIX AIR RACE. 1935. carried and signed by the winner, Ben Howard 4.75 SAME. carried and signed by Roy Hunt. fourth place ...... 2.25 SAME. Earl Ortman. signed. "forced out". Klansas City ...... 1.75 SAME. Royal Leonard. signed. 5 hr. 20 min .. to Wichita ...... 1.75 LAURA INGALLS. L.A.-N.Y. record flight. Sept. '35. signed ...... 4.00 SAME. but with monogrammed initials ...... 3.00 BOB BUC!K. carried. signed. L.A.·Cleveland Derby. 1932 ...... 1.75 Superb used pair VENEZUELA 25c Airs. imperforate between, Scott 404a. on a Maturin first flight covers, Sanabria C1~talog lists a mint pair at $75.0()-a rarity ...... 50.00 CANADA. Ft. McMurray-Edmon.ton. July 2iL '30 ...... 60 EDMONTON-CALGARY. Ang. 17. 1931. the scarce one ...... 2.25 GOODWILL FLIGHT. Capt. E. Laborde. Cuban Ace. Mexico to Havanr>. 1932. rare item ...... 4.25 AMERICAN CLIPPER. Cienfuegos t.o Kingston. F.A.M. 5 ...... 90 SAME. Cienfuegos to Cristobal. Lindbergh pilot ...... 1.25 MERIDA-HAVANA. Dec. 7. 1931. signed by pilot Swinson ...... 1.25 FAM 6. Nuevitas-Macoris. signed by pilot Musick ...... 1.25 NUEVITAS to HAVANA. via Miami. sigfl..ed. pilot Dewey ...... 1°00 PORT-AU-PRINCE-NUEVITAS. signed by pilot Df!wey ...... 1.50 ROY C. VOTAW 431 w. 7th CLAREMONT, CALIF. A;A.M.S. 1543 24 American Air Mail Societfl ORGANIZED 1923 AS THE AERO PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA President • Secretary FRANCIS B. LEECH GEORGE W. ANGERS National Press Bldg., Washington, D.C. 293 Bridge St., Springfield, Mass. Vice-Presidents Treasurer WALTER J. CONRATH, Albion Penn'a FRANK A. COSTANZO ERIK HILDESHEIM, 143 W. 49th St., P.O. Box 32,, Punxsutawney,, Penna. New York City. Sales Manager W. R. PATTON. P. 0. Box 2384, Win· ROBEIR-T M. FLINN nipeg. Manitoba, Canada. Norwood, Ohio RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Lancaster, Pa. Adv,.nce Bulletin Superintendent WALTER J. CONRATH Directors The AIRPOST JOURNAL, Albion, Pa. ALTON J. BLANK. 1850 Burnett Ave., The Advance Bulletin is sent regularly East Cleveland. Ohio. by the manager only to those members L. B. GATCHELL. 35 Chatfield Road, who are in good standing and provide a Bronxvillet N. Y. supply of self addressed regulation PERHAM C. NAHL, 6043 Harwood Ave.• Government Postal Cards. Oakland, Calif. Exchange Department CHARLES G. RIESS, P. O. Box 11 Each member is entitled to two 25-word Albany, New York. Exchange Notices pe:r year, in the Offi cial Publication, without charge. Ad T, F. SOUTHARD. P. 0. Box 145, West dress direct to the publicat.lon office Palm Beach, Fla. at Albion, Penna. DR. LEON G; TEDESCHE, 508 Carplin Offici0 l Publication Place, Cincinnati. Ohio. THF, AIRPOST JOURNAL FRED H. WILDE. 917 N. Burris Ave., Published monthly and sent to all Compton. Calif. members in good standing. The Treasurer's Report NEW MEMBERS 1694 Schlandt. A. F .. 1551 F:>rgo Ave .. Apt. 3. Chicago. Ill. 1695 Schecker. Cleveland A .. P.O. Box 181. Balboa Heights, C.Z. 1696 Asplund. Rupert R.. 4419 Luverne St.. Duluth. Minn. 1697 Berdanier. paul F .. .Jr .. 3327-SOth St., .Jackson Heights, N. Y. 1698 Flower. Robert E .. 1417 Elm St.. Lebanon, Penna. 1699 Haines. Mrs. I. T .. Fogelsville. Pa. Route No. 2. APPUCATIONS POSTED Following have made application for membership in the Society. If no objection is received Pnd references >re found in order. they will be admitted .January 15. 1936. Visconti. T.ouis. 1150 Main St .. So. Weymouth, Mass. Age 36. Air mail stamps and covers. By Ed. Kee, 1501. Vyse. Vivien. M .. Box 319. Sea Cliff. N. Y. Age 24. Secretary. Air mail stamps. By Geo. W. Angers. 3. ADDRESS CHANGES-New Addresses below:· 3fi0 Pott. Willis M .. 100 LarnE>d Rd .. Summit. N. J. 713 Tallmadg<>. Km1.. Pal. Theatre. Flint. Mich. . 1594 Ponsard. L. F. R.. 156 Ru<> de la Loi. Bruxelles, Belgium. RESIGNED 2.42 Hartwig. C. A .. 4n30 Victori1" Ave.. Los Angeles, Calif. 325 Stoutzenberg. J. W.. C:layton Branch. St. Louis. Mo. 585 L'n'.lenbereger. Jenny L .. 1835 Phelps Place, N.W., Washington, D. C. 707 Simoson. A. C~rson. 5854 Drexel Rd .. Philadelphia, Pa. 782 V:rn Worm<>r. E. R.. Slingerlands. N. Y. 1210 Sw1><>t. L. W .. 1177 N. 3rd St .. So~ingfield, Ill. 15!)5 Betts. E. S .. 416 No. Mason St.. S•ginaw. Mich. 1599 D~nzinger. J. R. F .. 221 Tiffin St.. F-erguson. Mo. 1603 McCamley. Myron F .. 5526 N. Del•. Ave .. Portland. Oregon. CANCELl,ED-Non-uayment of dues 169 Gorham. Albert E .. 1240 8th St.. N.W .. Washington, D. C. 214 Thomas. John. Thomas Music House, Sharon, Penna. 1425 El Itrihy. Abdel Hamid. Port Said, Egypt. 1519 Aspinwall. John, Balmville Roa.d, Newburg, N.Y. 25 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL 1432 Charmatz, Chas. B., 3315 N. Marshfield Ave., Chicago, Ill. 1520 Collier, Mary Cain•. 90l-22nd St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 1529 Brooks, Arthur W .. Box 25. Springfie1d, Mass. 1548 McBrearty. Jobn J .. Box 214, Wayne, Pa. 1551 Allen, Richard S., 162 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1580 Cain, John W., 2903 Charlotte, Kansas· City, Mo. NO'.l'JCE Members are reanested to notify the Treasurer of all >address changes as soon as possible after the -change has been made. This will avoid confusion and probable loss of the Journal or other communications from the Society. HAPPY 1936 Extending to all members a hearty wish for a happy 1936. Fraternally submitted. . FRANK A. COSTANZO. Treasurer. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES le PER WORD - MINIMUM CHARGE 25c BACK NUMBER!< of the AlRPOST JOURNAL AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATTRACTING AT Most of last year's special issues are tention-contact now! Your covers re still available at lSc each. turned. Reg. Post. 25c ea. Write Park Smith, P.O. Box 7, The Strand, C.P. s. Africa. 65-llt" GERMAN ZEPPELIN CARD OF 1929, Delayed flight with 2 Mark Zeppelin stamp, $1.20: cover With 4 Mark stamp, $2.40. Joseph Goldberg, 2052 North Saw Section One: yer. Chicago. Illinois. lt* WANTED U. S. UNUSED 50c Will pay $1.25. On 65c Zepp four times face. ltoberta J. Roe, CCke Gf merican and Oraton. East Orange. N.J. CANADA FIRST FLIGHTS WANTED~ in trade Will give CAMs, F AMs, Lind berghs. Alaska. Emergency. Air Express, Gf ir -11aLL eataloq Dedications. etc. Don't send. write first what you have. l!;rwin Strasser, Finance Bldg.. Cleveland, Ohio. it• • CANADIAN FIRST FLIGHT SETS, DED ication. anniversary and I.,indhergh tours, etc. Send 3c for Price List. W. E. Mar CONTRACT ley. 96 Bartop Ave.. Toronh. ca~:~r• AIR MAIL EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT ROUTES A. A. M. S. Members are entitled to two 20."word ads per year in this Exchange Section. ·tree of charge. • 136 Pages 222 Illustrations CAM. DED .. CANADIAN. FIRST DAY covers, air meets and shows to exchange. Complete listings and prices of all Want Ded.. American Clipper. China Clipper, Graf.. Byrd and Macon. I.;3nce C.A.M. Covers. Handy cross index lot J. Plourd. 132 Richard St.. West and Route Maps. Hartford. Conn, 1t WANTED-TRADE CAM's. SEND YOUR Bound in heavy paper-75c list. I'll send mine. Catalogue value basis. Bound In red fabricoid-$2.00 Bill Hafner, Babylon, New York. ltex Order from your dealer or TO FURTHER MY STUDIES IN · THE development of aeronoutics. I ·wiSh to correspond with pioneer aviators of all countries. Richard Seelig. 11 Holstein • ische St., Berlin, Wilmersdorf, Germany. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL AIRPOST JOURNAL ADVERTISERS ALBION, Penn'a DESERVE YOUR PATRONAGE 26 E X:C ~ANGE ~ ·1_N ~~CH~NGE FOR ·:·ANY,_;~RAN~4ctJtic· COVER (in goaa:_ ~iu:li~o~>, _- . -:; We fJ!J-eT~ /t ·suPER Colonel Roaeoe ·TURNER .Cover, carried-1n the . GREAT A_IR- RACE to AUSTRALI.t\ _. Do..,aot miss tlils opportunity of securtnr a GREAT RECORD . of a- GREAT RECORD. A _Souvenir of the Greatest Air Race ~ History. Covers bear,th_e 'London· and Melbo~e Postmarks, .and the caqhe.t- "Carried p_y · us· in MAcRob~~on International _~ir ' iftace. _Lond~n-$bourne, 3rli place. Time ~days: , 21· ,hrs,: 5 ~~.; :~\#: - Commander Anierloaii ere~·" W~ will -iiu:1~ witli -ch .ciwer, whilst suppU~~, - a -pfloto~ph ,pf_ _ibi ' COlonel-~d ~ Bpeing MotJoplane,, with . ~ite up, -lliid a ~k!et ~11- Austriilia Roce _Covers". ·These- can be sUpplled seJ>!lra~ at 25c.' • ' . ~~+~ A. PHl~LIP$, - Air Mail Specialist i &ii~ lkSI>' -Four-"&:. Flv~ ..D,.ck '•- street ~·-- <"~ NEwPOat·':Mo~ ENGLAND .. ,__ " _. , ~Q~Hai-· · ~es- an!l 'Mini ; siiunp_s.~ ~ccep~-- -- - ~ I • ;-".to ' .. RARE SOUVENIR l-llSTORICAL -. Pio~~~~ Covers .. Byrd Little America Exploration flight cover all autographed by the Admiral and carried-in one of the five fliithts in Little _America! With Little America Penguin Cachet as well 3S' official · Airmail Cachet of Expedition. Rare as only 100 oarried in· each flight. All ·superb con- dition...... - .... ;...... ,...... Net Cash $7.50 ea. Picture Postal Card (photo sh.owing scenes in LitUe America) hand stamped January 30th. 1934 with cachet of Bear of. Oakland and 3c blue Byrd stamp. Autographed by C~pt. English and inscribed: "This --card was carried from America t-o Little America on lee Breaker S. S. Bear of . Oakland. Five views available) ...... $1.00 ~. N~rt News·'cancelled Nov_ 1st. 193:l. Cover with flff.«CpCllet .of the .Byrd .Exped. . uiromE!!'lO'r. ·start of Bear of Ollklana • 1'9:13 (oDlY. '.fifty In· e:icisterice} ..,...... - ...... -...... -...... ,...... $3.00 Dunedin.- New Zealand cancelled Jan. 2nd. 1935 -comm. cover with· off. cache~ _depart. of Bel;lr of ~~d :fqr .Li~- Ametlca f~ ' re~ -Qf . ~xped1tion . New York City f. . Where collectors will find a complete line of Aero- philateUc items: OFFICIAL AIR MAIL ST AMPS SEMI-OFFICIAL STAMPS COVERS BALLOON POSTS S.C.A.D. T.A. ST AMPS ROCKET POSTS, ETC. Send me your 11Jant list F. W. KESSLER , 551 Fifth Avenue «» New York City