CCke Airpost Journal --·-- November, 1954
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NICOLAS SANABRIA CO. INC. A. Medawar, President 521 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 17, N. Y. ·Balloon Post Of The Siege Of. Ef:aris '·1870-71 • ·1:.:i~:, ))y LOUIS A. Cf!J\..• TRIER • Translated by DR. EVERETT E. THOMPSON and GEORGE W. ANG£i\s •
CHAPTER• II
'! l; CITTA DI FIRENZE 4500. meters (14,760 ft.) in search of a (Florence: City of Tuscany, Italy, 146 favorable current; after haviiig vainly m. N. W. of Rome) sought it at different altifudes, he found HE second balloon that left Paris himself above the forest of St. Germain was the property of Mr. Eugene at 800 meters (about 2600 feet) after Godard and was called "Citta di· Firenze" having passed over . Bougival and Le (City of Florence). It had a capacity of Pecq. · 1200 cubic meters, was. of recent con By a. curious coincidence we learn from stmction (October, 1869) and well made. ~fr. Edmond Newkomm "that at the It was chartered on account o{ the Ad s~we; mom1Jnt, wh,en th<; J'ryssians 'hatj. mini~ation of Telegraph Lines, and was just coni~. to .cut the si.1brrierged cable in piloted by Gabriel Mangin, a profession the Seine, mentioned earlier (see the al aeronaut. stor" of the "Neptune" flight) the 'Citta There was a passenger, . named Lutz, di Firenze" was passing majestically a native of the Department qf Rhone, above Bougival, releasing on the head. of whose subsequent behavior was extreme- our enemies copies of the Jules FaVTe ly strange...... report. This communication had little ef The postal shipment comprised three fect in the German. camp, Bismarck de sacks of dispatches, with a total weight nying the truth of the assertions of Ju~ of 150 kg. ( 330 lbs. ) ; also some thous Favre. ands of copies of the report of Jules In the flight over Poissy the balloon Favre on the interview of Ferrieres; a was at 1800 meters ( 5900 ft.) The aerial basket containing thr~e pigeons belong travelers observed that there were no ing to Mr. Van Roosebecke, vice-presi enemies at Le Pecq or St. Germain or dent of the Pigeon Fancier Society, "L' Poissy. After ·throwing out ballast a num Esperance." . ber of, times, landing was effected at 2 The departure took place on Sunday, p. m. in a dead calm at a place called September 25, 1870 from a field called L'Abime located between Vernouillet '~a 9laoiere" (The Glacier) belonging and Medan (Dept. of Seine et Oise) at tb 'Mr. Eugene Godard, situated near the about one kilometer to the north of the Boulevard d'Enfer, along the Bievre (be !Zola home, at present an annex of the tween the present Postern of Poplars and Public Assistancii, Board,. where there is th5:) Bicetre Gate, 13th arrondissement) at a ~fnau' spring that serves. as a Washing 11;30 A: M., in a light east wind. place. . . . The aeronaut rose rapidly to about · (Continued on next page)
. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL ~1~tt~~N~ Entered aa second-class matter, February 10, 1932, at the . post · · office at Albion. Pa. under the Act of Mal'cll 3, 1879. Publfsbed montb.b;. . • 'NOVEM~J:;R. l9S4 - VOL. X~VI, NO~ 2. -:- ISSUE 295. ~· 25c PER . COPY '. 40 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL PARIS BALLOON POST t~ree pige?.ns? each with the following (Continued from precedln.r page) dispatch: We have luckily descended near Tricl at Vernouillet; we are carrying At this time the aeronauts• were 28 km. the official dispatches to Tours; the ( 17 miles) by air line from their point packages of letters will be distributed". of departure and near the enemy lines. The three pigeons returned to Paris that The duration of the flight was thus 2 same evening where news of the land hours and 30 minutes and the average ing was received exactly one hour after rate of speed 11 km. 200 m. ( 6.8 miles) it occurred. per hour. The priest of Vemouillet took Lutz Mr. Mangin, not being able to trans into his home and procured for him a port his balloon, had much difficulty in suit of peasant clothes. The next day deflating, folding, and hiding it with the Lutz went to Evreux where he was re peasants, yet he succeeded in a half hour ceived by the Prefect and granted by in spite of the presence of enemy troops him a safe-conduct to Tours by the most in the immediate viclhlty. direct route. ' When the Saxon Hussars who were On the morning of the 28th he was at following at full speed from the "Alluets Tours. There he announced that he had le Roi" arrived at the landing place come alone as the "Delegate Commis everything had disappeared. sioner of the Government of National We know from Mr. Savary, former Defense". mayor of Vemouillet, as well as from In a hotel he posed as Mr. Nadarl Messrs. Josse and Potier that during the What was the purpose of all these fab following night, . the balloon envelope, rications? the basket and rlggmg were caniecl ·fnto On the arrival of Mr. Mangin at Tours the home of Mr. Cledat in Vernouillet the schemes were spoiled; the matter situated 900 meters (about ¥.! mile) had to be cleared up. But when search from the landing point. This house was was made for Lutz ... he was no longer still in existence in 1935 just as was at in Tours. Some days later the news the time with no change whatever. papers announced that he had been ar rested on October 2 at o'clock in the For the night of the 25th, Mr. Mangin 7 morning at Besancon by order of the slept in Malville forest in a camp of French soldiers who had escaped from Prefect Hubert Joe~h Edouard Ordin aire. For several days Lutz received the Sedan. attention of the daily press, but after a On the morning of the 26th when a series of adventures at Rocambole, he detach~ent of these soldiers was ap was condemned to 20 years of hard ]a. proachmg Mantes, sharp firing took place bor. He died in prison. hear the railroad station between Prus The dispatches were sent by those sian dragoons and the French; the officer present at the landing, persons not in command, who up to that time had known, to the postoffice at Mantes, accompanied Mr. Mangin, turned him where Mr. Delaunay, who received them, over to a Marine officer who conducted forwarded them to their destination. him to Rosny on the Seine. ~r. Gabri~~ Mangln was later ap- The two fugitives, pursued by the en pomted a~ m1h~ aeronaut in the Army emy, hemmed in on all sides in the wood of the Loire, with the rank of captain. and worn out by fatigue, arrived at Ros ••h •••• ,...... ,, ••_ .. ; ny at 5 o'clock in the afternoon; the Ma rine officer was cared for there, having With, regard to these first balloons the enemy s surprise was great but their .vex- received a bullet in his right calf. ation much greater. All the ingenuity of While Mr. Mangin was busy saving von Moltke and von Bismarck was his equipment and the sacks of letters, stranded before this "silken egg" let Lutz took possession of the Government dispacthes and the pigeons; he then ran loose in the clouds. Moreover, strategy (into Vernouillet to inform the mayor of and diplomacy had no other recourse his arrival from Paris and released the than to run after our dispatches, just as NOVEMBER, 1954 41 children- chase : after their red balloons when they get away. A special service Frankin!! Error J:n · was organized for this purpose. The mo ment a balloon rose from Paris, the en Herm Island Usage emy telegraph gave a description of it and from one stage to another, by con tinuous relays, horsemen set out in pur by John C. W. Fields,• F. R. G. S. suit. • We know from Edmond Neu;komm -~\ N interesting air franking error that another idea was put forth: ...It was... ft\ has arisen from Herm Island, on a question of holding balloons contin-"-' the occasion of the issue (on 1 Septem ually inflated around Paris, so · that as her, . 1954), of new denomination& of soon .as one should arise from .. within the B. K A. Airway . Letter Service Stalnps. precincts of the capital, a balloon would U:ntil September 1, the fees for the be launched from one of the places in Airway Letter Service and the Railway the. line .of investment corresponding to Letter Service _had been "out-of-step", the dir ti f th • d d th but on that date they were brought into ec on ° ~ wm ~ • ere alignment.. This was done by increasing would ensue in the air a purswt mth an the Airway Letter rates for the three entirely novel result". It is not known maximum weights (up to 2 ozs.; between why this smart idea was not put into ,2 ozs. and 4 ozs.; and between 4 ozs. execution. Nevertheless; the project ex- and 1 lb.), by ld. (up to 9d.); Id. (up isted and we have at hand (Gennan) to 1-llcl.) respectively, and three new proof of it. stamps in . the new denominations were To be Continued) printed and issued. These new stamps are similar to the previous issues as regards design and AIR LETTER SHEETS colour, except that the values are now printed in black instead of in the colour Tll.~ Newest And Most of the background. Fascinating Phase Of Day of issue covers are available which h~ve been flown over the various Aero-Philately stages of the B. E. A. route system, in cluding some from Henn Island. In this :lei In On The Ground Floor Nowl case, however, there were a few covers which were inadvertently franked with A COMPLETE NEW ISSUE the obsolete 8d. stamp, and, although SERVICE TO A. A. M. S. underfranked, were duly flown on Sep• MEMBERS AND THEIR . tember 1. This is the first time during FRIENDS the three-and-a-half years that the Air way Letter Service has been in opera Write For Full Particulars Today· iton that insufficiently prepaid covers MINT - FLOWN - FIRST DAY have been carried. The covers are of further interest be WALTER R. GUTHRIE cause they also bear the recently issued Henn Island air stamp that includes col SEA CLIFF NEW YORK oured aeroplane overprint for use on B. E. A. air lines. M~ ALTON J. BLANK 1089.WINSTON ROAD, SOUTH EUCLID 21,0HIO • RENCH colonial sets claim atten MEXICO F tion in the news this month. The common design of the National Paraguay and Turkey promise new sets Anthem set shows a female figure before and Trieste winds up a post war era with a flag and an eagle and snake symbol a short lived high value. from the coat of arms. Colors are 25c BRAZIL red brown and blue; 35c,. blue and lav In celebration of Aviation Week a set ender hrown, and 80c, black and green. of five air mails was issued for use PARAGUAY October 11 thru 23. The denomination, A set delineating various Jesuit design, and the rate they pay are as churches shows parts of those buildings~ follows: 90c Bird, Intrastate; 1.20 C The eight values are: 2G, Trinidad's Dirigible, Domestic Interstate; 1.40 C, Helfrey, 3G, Trinidad's Gallery, 4G, Cor~ Dumont's Plane, So. America; 2.70 C, a nice in St. Marv, 6G, St. Roses' Tower, Constellation, No. America; and 4.20 C, lOG, St. Cosm~ Porcito, 200G, Church a Jet Comet, the rest of the World. of Jesus; 30G, Niche in Trinidad, and 50G, Sacristy in Trinidad. CAMEROON1S A five value set honoring Argentine A 50f will depict logging, a lOOf will President Peron's visit will consist of 60c, show Giraffes on ·the savannah, and the 2G, 3G, '4C, and lOG. 200f a view of the Port of Douala in the The Heroes set consists of a large forthcoming series. rectangular sized design featuring Mar COLOMBIA shal Lopez, Carfos Lopez, and General Illustrated in the September issue of Caballero. this magazine was a 15c .brown stamp SOMALIA (Italian) showing the facade of the church called This flag commemorative is a gaudy Saint Pedro Claver, named after a Jesuit affair. Lithographed in Rome from a de priest who did much work in that coun sign by A Calselli the stamp has a green, try. white, red, and yellow strip and bears FR. EQUATORIAL AFRICA brown inscriptions. In the white center The new set from this French pos is a blue flag with a five pointed star session will consist of a 50f showing which is the new flag adopted by this floating logs, a lOOf showing a Kotoko mandate on October 12, 1954. fisherman on Lake Tchad, and a 200f TOGO featuring Industrialization. A ·500f will show a forest foad. GUATEMA·LA TRIESTE ("B" Zone) 0. D. E. C. A. will be commemorated The current Jugoslav 500 D has been with a le, 2c, and 4c. Two million copies issued in orange with a brown over each will be released. print "STT VUJNA". It shows an aerial MADAGASCAR view of Belgrade. This item will un Colors of the set noted in September doubtedly have a short life in. view of are 50f, hue and green, lOOf black, recent political developments. brown, and blue, and 200f, grey and Pierson Ostrow reports the existence green. of an offset on the 100 D carmine with NOVEMBER. 1954 43
-Stamps for mustratlon, Courtesy of F. W. KESSLBB • New Issues of the Month red overprint. This appears distinctly ing Ray, Jack Kantor, Nicolas Sanabria on the reverse. Co., Inc., John S. Whittlesey, George A.. TURKEY Blizil, Pierson Ostrow, and DonaT.d The 47th International Aero Congress ·Goertz. at Istanbul in September was honored with a three valued set. The 20 kurus in brown shows an airport crewman sig naling a plane, the 35k violet portrays At Auction Baron Ameury de La Grange, ( 1888- 1953 )' who· was president of the I. A. F. and also a French senator who helped AN IMPORT ANT found Air France; and a 45k blue shows a group watching planes. AIR POST COLLECTION A new definitive set is iri preparation offered by ord~r of Mr. Harry showing aircraft on Ankara and Yesilkov Eggleston. etc. airfields. Denominations will be: 5k, 20k, 35k, 40k, 45k~ and 55k. is included in the H. R. -Harmer RATE AND PLANE STAMPS ADEN'S current 70c is being released November 29, 30, December in black in~tead of the former grev color; 1, 2 Auction BASUTUiAND . . The newest -Eliza beth II has a 1'3d brown and furqµoise REQUEST FREE-·- CATALOGUE in the set depicting Lancer's (;ap,. a geological formation in the land. Above -·- appears a plane which looks like a Jet £ Ii. R• .HARMER, Inc.£ Comet. Thus we have a rate and a International Philatelic Auctioneers plane combined in 01~e stamp. 32 East 57th Street NEW YORK 22, N. Y. Coopera_tors are: Michael Cass_el, Iro- ·------..: ~ THE AIRPOST J'OWSAL . .... ~· ;· ·~ Lin.coin Room 1o Feature '""'' millions of devoted follo~ers through out the world will be eloquently and A. S. D. A. Stamp Show iriformatively narrated in word and picture during the iliree days the Show • is in progress . .J\. principal feature of the 6th A. S. The lceture hall program is one of the D. A. National Postage Stamp Show, show's outstanding features from the . Nov. 19, 20, and 21 in New York will viewpoint of audience-popularity In a be a Lincoln Room on the main floor of special room set aside for tlie purpose, the exhibition-bourse. authorities on philately's many phases The show, held for the sixth year in will tell the hobby's cultural and color succession at the 7lst Infantry Regiment ful story witli the aid of motion picture Armory, Park Ave. and 34th St., New films and lantern slides. These illustrated York, the week-end prior to Thanksgiv talks are a tribute to tlie planners, and ing day, will climax National Stamp never lack a capacity attendance. Collecting Week, Nov. 15-21, which also The 1954 "official" envelope for. the is sponsored by the American Stamp Shaw carries at left a cachet emphasizing Dealers' Association. the exhibition's theme: The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln. All co~ers, The Lincoln Room display of mem posted at the sub-station on Nov. 19 will orabilia of the martyred president will receive the Government's customary be in addition to fifty frames of Lincoln "First Day of Issue" inscription plus the and United States postal history mater A. S. D. A.slogan-marking as evidence ial that will be on exhibition. The Post that the new envelopes were mailed at Office Department's "million dollar" ex ilie Armory . .hibition of United States stan1ps will in Some covers will be hand-stamped, •dude a new section of essays and proofs others machine-stamped. The visitor will :sheets, blocks, etc., of the Lincoln stamps be given option. tthat have been issued by the United The 1954 "official" Lincoln cover is a States gover,wnent. product of Artcraft Engravings, a unit of The Lincoln Room, on the main floor The Washington Press, Newark, N. J. of tl1e exhibition hall, is being created by Bernard Davis, director, National The following or~a.nizations will have lounges:- Aero-Philatelists, Inc.; Ameri Philatelic Museum, Philadelphia, and can Air Mail Society· American Philatelic Franklin R. Bruns Jr., curator, Philatelic Society; American s£amp Dealers' Assoc iation, Inc.; American Topical Association; Division,· The. Smithsonian Institution, Bronx County Stamp Club; Bureau Issues Washington. Mr. Davis is Art Director of Association; Collectors Club; France and Colonies Group; National Philatelic Mus the A. S. D. A. National Stamp Shvw eum; Society of Israel Philatelists; Society Philatelic Americans; S for the and Mr. Bruns is Program Chairman. Wounded; The Germany P telic Socie- ty; United Nations; and ens Inter- On display in the Lincoln Room will national Stamp Club. be many relics of Abraham Lincoln's life and career, loaned for the exhibition As in past years, the palatial Vander by famous museums and by owners of bilt Hotel, directly across Park Avenue private Lincolnania collections. from ilie Armory, will be "official" head quarters during Show activities. The unusual departure from normal exhibitions at a stamp show has been ex plained by Peter G. Keller, Executive Officer of the A. S. D. A. and General Manager of the National Postage Stamp Shau;: How and why philately has developed across the years into a hobby which has At Vatican Show· --
-=1'11.oto by l'HlI.A.l>ELPDl.I\ ENQUIRE& e Shown at National Philatelic Museum, left to right. His Eminence Francia Cardinal Spellman, Ernest A. Kehr, Archbishop J'ohn F. O'Hara. and Bernard Davis.
inally published in March, 1951. Statis ticians for Simon & Schuster, the pub Air Line Notes • • • lishers, called the sales a record for such a book . A new record for• mail carried on a single passenger-cargo plane was believ The book, which is continually revis ed to have been set October 6 by United ed to keep it up to the moment, was or Air Lines, according to R. L. Mangold, iginally published in magazine size. In superintendent of cargo sales. On that July, completely revised and expanded day a United DC-7 boarded 7,513 to include information on 84 countries pounds of air mail at San Francisco be and colonies served by the airline on all fore taking off for Denver and Washing six continents, it was issued in a handy ton, D; C. pocket-sized format. 0 0 o . 0 0 •
Pan ·American's trayel book, "New K. L. M. Royal Dutch Airlines is cele Horizons," has set an all-
ADEN . . . . . • GREAT BRITAIN Shavak Mistry is ·'.:the first to show us Capt. Peter H. Robbs tells us that he the new Air Letter sheet from: this Brit- · recently had the privilege of visiting the , ish possession. The sheet is produced on plant of McCorquodale & Co. at Wolver. . ·:-'· blue paper with inscriptio.n and stamp in ton and saw Air Letter sheets in produc .. · · · light blue. . The· inscription' is in the · tion on new high speed machinery. He .,;::;° modified · .Coronation · type and the 50c states that the wording on the current f;~ impressed stamp shows . a relief map with type sheets is being amended by altering ) , .. .- Queen's pditiJlif 4'1· fn!)et at·top right. the existing two line instruction on back · · · · · . · · · · of sheet to read "AN AIR LETTER .'·.~·,, B~LGIUM . · ·,· ,. ... , ...... _ SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ANY EN- . Auguste Wery tells us 'that the revised CLOSURES; IF IT DOES IT WILL BE ;.;, . type sh.eets, ~th name of sender ar- SURCHARGED OR SENT BY ORDIN- ranged horizontally; as _chi:onicled in Sep- ARY ·MAJL". The revised wording is in tember, were issued during July and.Au- • three .lines. These shee.ts are in produc gust. The sheet with.''.French.first" "'.as tion and may appear at any time with reley.sed on August 10 and that with out prior notice. "Flemish first" on July 9. INDIA · BERMUDA For the Centenary of India's First According to the -November BULLE- Postage Stamp an Air Mail Envelope was TIN of the Crown Agents for Overseas also issued in addition .to the Air Letter Governments and Administrations Air . Sheef' previously. chronicled. We are in Letter Sheets ( A~rogrammes) "have been de~ted to Shai,ak · Mlstrt) for a copy of it. ordered . . . bearing a reproduction of The envelope consists of light blue light the 6d. stamp in one colour". weight watennll!'ked Air Mail paper. _The
• The New Air Letter Sheet from Ceylon. NOVEMBER, 1954 47 light blue 14a impressed postage stamp hand from this country through the cour is in the design of the Centenary adhes tesy of Richard L. Singley. The sheet is ive stamp of the same denomination and on light blue unwatermarked paper. The shows· a bird l].hd plane in flight. The 6d impressed stamp shows two ostriches words "AIR MAIL" 'are found diagonal O'n the run. The stamp is bi-lingually in ly across· the left upper corner. The in scrjbed, SUIDWES-AFRIKA at the top scription, in three lines, is also found in and SOUTH WEST AFRICA at the bot th('l upper left corner and reads INDIA tom; the word POSGELD appears at POSTAGE STAMP CENTENARY 9 left and POSTAGE at right. The stamp ] 854 - .1954 in both English and Hin is surrounded by simulated perforations dustani. arranged against a dark background. An elaborate six line inscription at top left PHILIPPINES reads PAR AVION - LUGPOS - AERO • GRAMME - LUGBRIEF - AIR LET We are officially advised by the Di TER - AIR MAIL. Printing on the hack rector of Posts that a new 30c Air Letter is similar to that· used for the sheets of Sheet was released on November I. No the Union of South Africa with SEND ER'S NAME AND ADDRESS arranged further details are available at this writ horizontally. ing. The new sheet is for use to all coun tries where the 50c air rate for letters applies. VENEZUELA We are advised that still a second Air SOUTH WEST. AFRICA 'Letter Sheet is on order in this country A ne>vly designed definitive sheet is at and will be released shortly. Edgar Mohrmann ~ Europe~s forenaosl Pll.l.lalelic Dealer,, and leading stamps auctioneer of Germany will be in New York during NOVEMBER and would he happy to meet all philatelists interested in his auctions and illustrated bulletin "Atlantik-Post". Mr. Mohrmann, who is also an expert for the European States, the Old German States, and German colonies, would he pleased to meet with interested collectors to discuss the advant ages of a connection with his firm . .EDGAR tlOHRMANN Hamburg 1 .. Speersort 6 GERMANY Air Post Items Bring High Prices In H. R. Harmer Auction • RICES realized at a two-day I035 ,160; PHILIPPINES 1926 Madrid-Manila) 4c mv. overprint, unused ($150) - $6!1 10p, lot auction of Air Post stamps part o. g. 2 perfs trifle short ($~ll5) - P !JlSO; ARGENTINE 1930 50c and 1p, invert held by H. R. Harmer, Inc., in their ed overprints (IJ85 each) - IJ'l'5 and $95; Galleries at 32 East 57th Street, New BOLIVIA 1930 metallic opt set ($145) - $65; BRAZIL 1927 2000r on lOOr, strip of York on October 5, 6, showed a distinct four, two right stamps without surcharge, increase over previous levels, particular one with surcharge on back (San. $600) - $340; COLOMBIA 1932 40c tnve. overprint ly for errors and . varieties. (San. $80) - $31; - Consular overprints, handstamped on 1923 issue "A·U" set (San. Many Air Post varieties, possibly due $239) - $120, "Bo." set, 5c stained (San. $161) - $72; "C" set, two slight stains· to continued 'carelessness' by printers in (San. $173) - $72i "C. R." set (San. $130) - $51; "V" in black, set (San. $290) - many of the Latin American countries, $140. The machine-print Consulat over had been receiving little attention in the prints averaged 80% of Sanabria Jn sets. ECUADOR 1925 Seadta "50 Cts 50" on lOe past. In this auction however very con green (San. $600) - $260; GREE.CE 1933 siderable activity was shown for this set imperf. (San. $350) - $110; HONDU& AS 1947 Roosevelt Sc, vert. pair, imperf. type of material and realizations were far between (San. $500) - $160; ITALY 1933 more in line with catalogue prices than 5.25L/19.'1'5L, stamp without overprint ($275) - $"'..20; MEXICO 1930 Earhart 20e they had been previously, according ot (San. $300) - $125j_ Official 1929 set in !former, Vice-President. blocks of four ($14ll0) - $900; MONACO Bernard 1946 lOOfr double overprint (San. $500) - $210; NEWFOUNDLAND 1931 wmk I5e, Discussing the result after the sale Mr. imperf. pair (San. $400) - $185. Harmer remarked that ·there was a reas onable improvement in interest within Among active bidders in the room the United States hut a far greater de were: F. W. Kessler, Alfred Maier of mand came from overseas, chiefly Eng land and Europe. Nicolas Sanabria, Inc., Max Bloch, Erik Hildes-Heim, F. Simon, H. B. Zeitlin, "It is interesting to note" he said, Dr. E. Oertel, R. H. Shrady, B. Mech "that in the auction at least 325 lots went to overseas buyers. This. represents over anick, L. W. Charlat, L. Hall, W. Prahl, 30 % of the lots and is by far the highest R. Dawson, A. Bisk, C. Bretagne, F. percentage of overseas buyers- there has Casewitz, H. Reifenberg, A. Loewen been in an H. R. Harmer auction." heim, P. Balter, John Britt and others. He reiterated that this trend, which he The auction realized $23,987.75 com has stressed as becoming very evident in pared with the auctioneer's pre-auction recent months, must n~ssarily cause a continued increase in price levels. "If estimate of $21,904. bidders find their percentage of success depreciates, they automatically think in terms of higher levels of bidding. This • effect is showing already because of this NEW P. '0, D. APPOINTMENT revitalized European bidding. I feel that the present price trend is bound to con • tinue for some time." E. George Siedle of Lancaster, Pa., has been appointed Assistant Postmaster Among individual realizations the fol lowing were of particular interest: General, Bureau of Transportation, ef ifective October 4, 1954. Mr. Siedle is a (All o. g, unless otherwise ·istated) former executive ef the Annstrong Cork 1.1N1TED STATES 1930 ZeppeUD. set In plate blocks ot six, one tOp value 1hin Company and is an expert on transporta ned (eat. $880) - $550; 1938 6C ultramar1De & earmlne, centerline blk (unpriced - tion. NOVEMBER. 1954
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• JOIN.·. The Post Office Department has an nounced that plates numbers 24550 and THE · 24551 of the 6c air mail stamp, series AMERICAN AIR ·MAIL 1949, consisting of 400 subjects each, werewere first sent to press on Septem SOCIETY ber 20, 1954. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Albion, Pa.,. February 10, 1932, under the Act of March 3, 1879...... The AffiPOST JOURNAL is not conducted. for profit. The Editor, Busineu Manager, and all other editors, feature writers and contributors serve gratis and without compensation of any kind. All receipts from advertising, subscriptions and contributions are applied directly to the betterment of the maeazine and the promotion of aero-philately. · · ·
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THE AIRPOST JOURNAL has be.en published under the auspices of THB AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY since October, 1931. It has reached Its hil:'h place of usefulness to the hobby primarily through the genius, industry and devotion of the late WALTER J. CONRATH 1uccesslvely Business Manager and Editor. To his memory are the future · issues of the JOURNAL gratefully dedicated.
WHERE TO WRITE lcinds and all remittances should be Department Editors may be written •nt direct to the Publication Office at direct at the addresses printed at the Correspondence concerning advertis top of their columns. AI: general e<11- ing, new and renewal subscri;>tions. torial copy anCI communications on all back numbers and bound volumes. other matters shouit1 be sent to the address. changes· and other matters of personal attention of the Editor at circulation, business matters of all ~ The Fairway ALBION. PENN' A UPPER MONTCLAIR, N. ~. U.. · S. AIRMAIL SALE -- First Day Covers -- SALE 1923-1950 Scott # Scott # C4 8c Wooden Prop...... $6.0.0 C38 5c New York ...... 40 C5 16c Air Insigne ...... 8.00 C38 5c Bl. of 4 ...... 95 C7 lOc Blue Map ...... 1.50 C39 6e Small ...... 25 CB 15c Brown Map ...... 2.50 C39 BL of 4 (50c) Pl. # Bl. .75 C9 2~c Green Map ...... 1.50 C40 Re Alexandria ...... 25 ClO lOc Lindy St. L...... 1.50 C40 Blk. of 4 ...... 50 Cll 5c Beacon Pair ...... 1.00 C41 !le Small Coil ...... 25 Cll 5c Beacon Pair ...... :.. . 1.50 C4 t Line pair ...... 40 C12 5c Globe ...... 50 C42 lOc U. P. U...... 30 C12 5c Plate # Single ...... 1.50 C42 Bl. of 4 ...... 75 C12 5c Pilot Autograph ... . LOO C43 15c U. P. U...... 35 C17 Sc Olive Globe ...... 50 C43 BI. of 4 ...... 90 C18 !iOc Cent. Progress ...... 11.00 C44 25c U. P. U...... 50 C18 50c Strip of three ...... 18.00 C44 BI. of 4 ...... 1.50 Cl8 50c f four ...... 30.00 C4.5 6c Wri.'1'ht Bros...... 25 C19 6c lobe ... :...... 40 C45 Pl. :fi: Blks...... 90 C20 25c rans. Pac...... 80 C46 BOC Hawaii ...... 1.50 C21 20c Trans. Pac...... 80 C46 Blate # Bl...... 4.50 C22 50c Trans. Pac...... 1.25 C23 6c Bi Color ...... 35 C24 30c Trans Atlantic ...... 1.40 AR POST ENVELOPES C25 6c 6/25/41 ...... 40 C25 6c Bl. of ·4 ...... 1.00 UCl 5c Blue 1/12/29 ...... 50 C26 Be Olive Green · ...... 50 UC3 6c Orange 7/1/34 ...... 50 C26 8c BL of 4 ...... 1.00 UC7 8c Olive Green 9/26/32 1.50 C27 10c Violet ...... 40 UC14 5c Larger 9/25/46 ...... 25 C27 10c Bl. of 4 · ...... 90 UC16 lOc Air letter 4/29/47 .... .2~ C28 15c Br. Carmine ...... 50 UCl7 5c Centenary 5/21/47 .20 C28 15c . Bl. of · 4 ...... 1.25 UC18 6c Large 9/22/50 ...... 20 C29 20c · Green ...... liO C29 20c Bl/· of 4 ...... :: ...... 1.50 COO 30c Blue ...... ~ ...... 75 AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERIES C30 · 30c · Bl. of 4 . ,...... :.... :.. .. 2.00 1.30 CEl 16c Dark .Blue D. C...... 75 g~ ·ggg gr.a~1e 4 ~:::::::::::::::::::::. 5.00 CE1 16c Dark Blue Chi...... 1.00 C32 5c Carmine :...... 25 771 16c Dark "Blue Imp. .. .. • 3.50 C32 5c BL of 4 - Pl. # Bl. LOO CF.2 ll'c Bi color ...... r,o (60c) CE2 l6c Bi color PL :tt sgl. 1.50 C33 5c Small ...... 21 4c Air Postal Card .... .20 C33 5c BI. of 4 ...... 4
U. S. Covers MA REL from 1900 MAR EL The Cover Girl The Cover Girl Ashland, Illinois Ashland, Illinois RANDOM NOTES FROM THE EDITORS DESK
. c· OLLECTORS will be h. appy to •invited to hear George talk on that occa- learn that a recent re-organiza sion. · · tion of the Post Office Department " brings added responsibilities to the Hon. .... : Albert ]. Robertson. Under the re-or All of which reminds ·l)S that your Ed ganization, Mr. Robertson becomes ·As itor journeyed,· ~\l. Alhaar, N. Y. in late sistant Postmaster General and · Controll October to talk· before the· Charles F. ' er and will be in charge :of all financial Durant Air.. Mai( SQciety. His subject !matters of the Department. The .new was somewhat different': in that he re : duties. assigned to him comprise · the called for the Albany chapter member i functions formerly performed by the ship some of the events of the formative '.Bureau of Finance and by the Bureau of years of the American Air Mail Society. the Controller. Mr. Robertson will con- He was accompanied by Director Samuel tinue to have charge of the Philately S. Gold~tickel', Jr. Both visitors were program and the issuance of new postal appreciative of the fine reception ac paper. Rubert E. Fellers continues as Di corded them by President Gerry Bookhop rector of Phila.tely. Our hearty congratu- and all members of the Chapter. The · lations to Mr. Robertson, and in wishing S eral, Bureau of Transportation on Octo tember 30. Harry's picture appeared ~ ·ber 1. Mr. Seidle hails from Lancaster, the first page and the extensive coverage Pa., and it is our privilege to also wish of ·his collecting activities ran to several him much success in the handling of his columns. This is fine publicity for ~e difficult responsibilities, .not the least im hobby and well-qeserved recognition Qf portant of which is the transportation of · one who has pioneered in Aero-Philii Air Mail. . tely. Congratq.l~tions to our good friend and fellow Past-President.
0 .. 0 Vice-President Alton ]. Blank advises us that Past President George D. King We have received from our good dvm VI-ill be the guest speaker at the friend Louis Angulo Pintado a cover can celled on the 15th Anniversary of the Garfield-Pem1 Stamp Club in Cleveland, Cuban Rocket Flight Experiment, Octo· Ohio on the night of December 10. His her 15. This cover bears a special vig topic will be "Air Mails and and Air Let nette produced for the occasion as well ter Sheets." Garfield-Perry is a Cleve as a special cachet. It is signed by our land "institution" and all airposters are friend l.ouis Angulo Pintado, Dr. Ernesto lfOVEMBER. 1954
• Official Cachet Used on Covers Ca:niecl by First Flight, Japan Bruil and Return.
Bell.o, Cesar Carvallo and Dr. Tomas Ter· entitled "THE HISTORY AND DEVEL ry, all of whom were closely associated OPMENT OF AFRICAN AIRMAILS'' wi.tl:! the original project. This experi by Capt. M. F. Stern is appearing in ment was of extreme interest in that it was. ·conducted at a time when but South African Crafts and Hobbies~ In meagre knowledge was available as to formation can be received by writing P. Rock~ts. The Cuban Post Office Depart 0. Box 4385, Cape Town, South Africa. ment is"sued a special air mail stamp for the attempted Rocket flight. * * * Thanks to K L M Royal Dutch Airlines for a first day flown cover of the Plesman Member Jean E. Castaingt sends us an stumps and for an attractive folder com interesting cover which was carried on :memorating the K L M Airline . . ~ ·• to the first dispatch of air mail via new Ernesto Quiros A, for a first day cover of CO:N"V AIR plane between Tijuana and Mexico Citv,. Mexico, bv AERO NAVES the new .. Industrial" Air Mail series, and DE MEXICO, S. A. on September 26. A to the Australia Stamp Monthly for a special cachet was applied in green to ·cover mailed on the Silver Anniversary covers seen. It reads TIJUANA - PRIM of this fine periodical. ER - 26-9-1954 - VUELO - CONVAIR ·A. M. S. A. - MEXICO arranged with * ".' * in a large . rectangular box. The Pilot of ',A...lliJD .SO ·BED! the plane was Cesar Dominguez Sanches TO ' and 103 pieces were dispatched by this flight. . * * * P. S. Written from Nassau, Bahamas -on vacation-in brilliant sunshine! And I. H. C. Godfrey of Johannesburg, frankly, our heart wasn't in it! -L.B. G. South Africa, has an excellent article running in The South African Philatelist. It is entitled "AEROGRAMMES AND *FOREIGN USED AIRMAIL THEIR PRECURSORS OF SOUTHERN 1954 AFRICA." The initial installment ap Price and Check List is Now Null and peared in the August issue and a second Void, our 1955 List Will Be Available Early In January. article in September. It is recommended - Want Lists Solicited - reading for all those who collect Air Let ter Sheets. While we are over in Africa .A GEORGE HERZOG, INC. .BlA 88 Nassau St. H. ·Y. C. we sholilld also mention that · an article Do Your Hunting Here Have Yau Tried? Here's Haw!
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WHEN we offered the Convention covers in sets of three and pledg ed that one co~er of the set WO~ bear the First Day of Issue cancellation) we were not aware that this cancellation would bear only the legend "PHILADELPHIA, PA. - FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" without any reference to the AMERiCAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY CONVENTION STATION. The· covers furnished in: the set accordingly bear this cancellation. only on the . September 3 cover and. the. circular hands~p of the Co:r;lventlon St~tion on the September 4 and 5 covers.
In order to make it possible for collectors to have a set of ,covers from· the Convention Station, each bearing the special Convention Station post mark, we hurriedly prepared a limited number of additional rovers and dis patched them on September 3 from the Convention Station. These, of course; are equally First Day Covers but do not bear such designation in the cancellation.
These extra covers are in the same design as that ~sed for tlie. SepterQ... ber 5 covers, bear the winged feet of Mercury cachet· and are printed in . purple.
As long as they last, this cover will be supplied for 25c, coi~ oi: 11,10:Qey order, and will be mailed post free, under cover, direct to you. All profit; of course, goes 'to the Society's funds.
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JOHN J. SMITHr Secretary-Treasurer
Ferndale & Emerson Sts. Philadelphia 11, Pa. 58 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL our member Capt. P. H. Robbs. Our Book Review ••• So it is a great interest that the weU known series of Aero Field Handbooks • has issued a new volume of John C. W. AERIAL PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS: Field on "Ae.rial Propaganda Leaflets". A COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK, Com This is Volume·l5 of:this.·series of collec piled by John c. w. Field. With a tor handbooks. The new 87 page volume Foreword by Air Commodore E. J. D. Townesend, "THE AERO FIELD" not only gives an approach to th~ study HANDBOOK No. 15. Price $1.50 from of the many different kinds of ·~ir leaf Francis J'. Field Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, lets, but also includes for the first time En~land. valuations for some of the.se leaflet groups in British and in American currencies. It • contains about 24 plates of illustrations. Reviewed by It is in this systematical manner a valu . DR. MAX KRONSTEIN able handbook of the field and it will ap peal to all those who have leaflets in their collection or have an opportunity of • obtaining them and so take a greater in The aerial leaflet is quite old in his terest in the new subject. tory. ThiS reviewer has heretofore report ed on early American aerial leaflets in It is characteristic of aerophilatelic The Airpost /ournal on various occasions, publications that they usually grow from for instance on Charles F. Durant's Bal an individual start by a joint effort of the loon Leaflets of 1830. (Airpost /ournal, collectors as a whole. The field is not a August 1944). These leaflets were of a closed one. Since the book was written poetical nature and celebrated the events the W estem balloon leaflet raids over of the flight and events connected with the Iron Cul'l:ain have continued and on tlle take-off. He has traced earlier war May 1st of this year between East ·and propaganda leaflets in Europe as far West Berlin Rocket leaflets were exchang back as in 1808 (Stamps, Feb. 17, 1945} ed. where according to John Quincy Adams' Memoirs there were daily leaflet balloon Collectors will be interested hi a chap raids from Denmark against the Swedish er also on the "Making and Arranging of coast for a period of 30 days. The syste a Collection," since this part of the collec matic collecting of air leaflets as a part tors work is just as important as is the of the aerophilatelic sphere of interest collecting itseH. . may well have been introduced by Dr. 1 Robert Paganini when he established in • the Swiss Airpost Archives in 1915 a sec P. A. A. INAUGURATES THRU tion on "Literature dropped (on Switzer SERVICE, CALIF. TO BRAZIL land) during the first world war by aer ial devices". He continued the pursuit of this subject in 1920/21 by including • propaganda leaflets dropped by airplanes Through service from California to flown by young civilians known as "Ad Brazil, on which passengers need not Astra Aero" on the occasion of local or change planes for all the 7,000-mile trip, regional aviation days, with the aim to was begun November 1 by Pan Ameri educate the public in appreciating and can World Airways. using the new instrument of civilian av The new service, provided on Super-6 iation. Since then the collecting of these Clippers, is an extension of one of three leaflets throughout ·the \Vorld War II and weekly flight~ between Los Angeles and the Korean War has become popular and Panama. It makes the flight from Los the American Air Mail Catalogue, 1950 Angeles to Rio de Janeiro in 261h hours, Vol. II contains as Section 16 an illustrat and terminates at Sao Paulo about an ed listing of such leaflets prepared by hour later. Chapter VI 11 the plane left the field to resume the final lap to the Twin Cities. The air • was quite "bumpy" after leaving Chi The Post Office Deparhnent had been cago and the plane had to dodge a storm working for a long time on a plan for before reaching LaCrosse. Strong head the establishment of "feeder lines" in winds were encountered which slowed connection with the trunk lines. up the heavy machine considerably. Chicago-Minneapolis-St. Paul The people of the Twin Cities, unlike As the main trunk line from New those of Chicago, were eagerly awaiting York to Chicago was now under success the arrival of the first mail plane. Spe ful operation, the feeder lines to this cial transportation service was furnished route,. as reported in the Postmaster Gen- on the Minnehaha-Snelling and East . eral's report of 1918, were then consid Fiftieth Street Ca.r lines to the speedway ered. Among these "feeder routes'! was at Fort Snelling where the air field was that of the Chicago, Ill-Minneapolis- St. situated. Invitations to· the public to at Paul, Minn., service. tend the celebration and witness the ar After carefully studying the proposed rival of the first air mail at the Twin route and· providing it with landing .Cities had been sent out by the Twin fields, hangars, refueling stations, etc., Cities Landing F'ield Corporation, Min orders were issued to make an experi neapolis Civic and Commerce Associa mental flight. tion, The St. Paul Association, and the Although wide publicity was given by Aei:o Club of both cities. t'ke Post Office Department regarding The air minded business people· .of this new route to the northwest, only a both of these cities had erected a new few spectators were at the Checkerboard hangar at their ow11 expense for housing Field at Mavwood, Chicago on Tuesday, the air mail planes at the Snelling speed August 10, '.1.920. Pilot Walter Smith, a way making Minneapolis and St. Paul former army aviator was given the honor the northwest terminal of the govern of flying the first air mail to the Twin ment Air Mail Service. Cities. Accompanving him were the The festivities for the arrival of the newlv appointed pilots S. S. Boggs, R. first air mail began about 10 o'clock. Riddlesbarger; A. L. Jewett and L. H. Over two thousand persons were at the Garrison; H. H. Hamer, Liberty motor field to watch the stunt flying by Twin expert was chosen as the mechanic. The Cities aviators preparatory to welcoming plane was a remodeled Martin Bomber the mail plane. Art 'Williams performed weighing about 12,000 lbs. propelled some very spectacular acrobatic stunts with two 400 h. p. Liberty motors and. in the air and Charles Hohman did the considered the largest plane in the Unit parachute jumping. As notice was re ed States Mail Service. Although the ceived that t'.he mail plane was nearing carrying capacity was estimated at 80,- the Twin_ Cities, two of six pilots who 000 letters only 86 :lbs . ..in 11 pouches were flying in formation, broke line and was loaded in the large fle'.v to Hasting to meet the Martin Air CarFing a crew of six, large plane Liner with its cargo of mail and pas took off promptlv at .6:30 A: M. and ar sengers and escorted it to the Minneap rived at La Crosse, Wis. at 10:13 A. M. olis landing field at Snelling. Walter To exehange the mail, inspection of mo Sriiith, the pilot in charge approached tor and plane and refnel took over an the landing field at an altitude of about hour; and at 11:57 A, \'vf-" the. wheels of (Continued on next page). ·.:. 60 THE AIRPOST JOU!l1'At. Delivery of this letter U. S. GOVT. OPERATED --- expedited one blllbless 800 feet, descending• gradually as he Minneapolis-St. Paul-Chicago made a large swing around the speed After an overnight stay at the Fort Snell way. The plane landed in the middle of ing air mail field, the huge Martin twin the oval at 1:42 P. M. having been in motored mail plane which inaugurated the air five hours and twenty minutes the Chicago-Minneapolis air mail service from Chicago. the day before, hopped off at 12:30 A. A committee headed by Postmaster M. Wednesday, August 11, 1920 on its. Edward A. Purdy and including among return trip to Chicago .. other business men of the Twin Cities The plane was piloted again by Wal H. M. Gardner, W. F. Brooks, W. A. ter Smith and carried the same student Durst, Carl F. Egge, superintendent of air mail pilots, who were to learn the the air mail service for the Western Dis route, back to the Windy City. After a trict and many high Post Office officials, short stop at LaCrosse, Wis., the plane welcomed the fliers. Before those on :>rrived at the Mit'"vood Field near Ch. foot could reach the plane to extend the cago at 5:58 P. M. welcome to the crew, the eleven pouches Letters for New York which were car of mail were tossed into the fleet of ried .on this trip from the Twin Cities trucks, which had drawn up alongside · arrived there the next day.. They were the large plane, and were on their. way to sent by train from Chicago to Cleveland the . post offices in Minneapolis and St. 'during the night and by air mail from Paul. Cleveland to New York. The mail con sisted of 40 lbs. from the Twin Cities to In just 23 minutes from the .tiine the LaCrosse, and 45 lbs. from LaCrosse to plane landed, letter carriers in the Min Chicaao neapolis downtown post office were The cancellation used at Minneapolis sorting the 100 lbs. of aerial mail from and St. Paul was the ordinary hand or LaCrosse, for the afternoon' business. de machine cancellation. livery downtown and 45 'minutes later It was thought that the official inau business houses of the city were open guration of regular service on this route ing letters that had left ·Chicago the would be only a few days distant; but same day. The time saved by using the . due to the lack of equipment and other air mail was approximately 18 hours. factors, there was a delay until Novem An interesting . le.tter.. se;1t by Post~ ber, 1920. master Edw. A. Puf'dy, of Minneapolis from Chicago giving credit to W. F. Chicago-St. Louis Brooks, W. A. Durst, and H. M. Gard ner for their efforts in establishing the In further development of the sched extension is treasured by many Minne ule for the extension of the United apolis business men. This letter was States Air Mail Service submitted in the sent to about 1500 or · 2,000 bwiness ;\n.,ual Report of the Postmaster Gt'"' .eral to the President in November 1918, firms in an especiallv prepared envel ope on which was printed in two lines the ''Feeder Route" from Chicago to St. in thick capital letters the following: l cr1is had been very carefully prepared and all details completed. Inaugural Flight Twin Cities - Chicago Air Mail Orders were given b.>y the Post Office Service neoartment to start the Inauguration flights from Chicago and St. Louis 0:1 The cancellation was either the regu Monday, August 16, 1920. lar black hand or machine cancellation The flying distance from Chicago to of August 10, 1920. A small handstamp St. Louis is 270 miles and a re-fueling was also used on these special covers stop was laid out at Rantoul, Ill., which reading in three ·lines in typewritten is about llO miles from Maywood Field, letters: Chicago, both by the direct air mail HOVEMBER. 1954 81 route and train route. The air distance St.. Louis-Chicago between Rantoul, Ill. to the Forest Park landing field on the outskirts of St. The preliminary speaking program in Louis is 160 miles and the train distance augurating the St. Louis-Chicago U. S. 187 miles. Air Mail Service began at about 8:30 A. M. August 16, 1920. Mayor Keil, Post- Four pilots and six machines constitut maste h, Fred C. Lake, chairman of ed the personnel and equipment of this the P Committee of the Chamber service. The pilots were E. Hamilton of Commerce of St. Louis; M. P. Lime, Lee, Russill G. Jones, Earl F. Baskey Major A. B. Lambert and W. B. Weis and Ralph A. Reed. As only one flight enburger of the Chamber of Commerce was to be made in each direction, every were the speakers. dav except Sunday, the pilot who flew the southward flight was scheduled to While they were expounding on the fly the northward flight the following benefits of the new service, the essen day and vice versa, making a workin~ tial preliminaries of the job were being scedule of two davs on and two days off. performed by the driver of the truck, The mail planes were of the Curtiss JN-4 who left the ma1n St. Louis post office type, the bodies painted in olive green at 8:32 with the six pouches of mail with a red, white and blue tail piece. for the first air mail flight and delivered On the side of the planes was painted it to the pilot at 8:50. A second truck "St. Louis to Chicago", in white letters. followed the first to aid in any emer gency. Pilot E. Hamilton Lee, who was a flv ing instructor at Illington Field, Houston, Pilot Russell G. Jones, ·a former over- · Texas during the war period .and one oi seas army flier, in the Handley Page the ablest pilots in the Air Service, was night bombing squadron, and one of the l'l.nsen for the first southbound trip. best and most accomplished fliers at that time, made the. first northbound Preparatory speeches before the de flight. parture of the plane were made at May wood Field, wliich was located about 10 Pilot Jones made a perfect take-off; miles west of the Chicago main postof the plane leaving the Forest Park Field fice, by Second Assistant Postmaster at 9:11 A. M. He soon disappeared General Otto Praeger and other officiiils from the eyes of the spectators and af of the Post Office Department and re ter a short supply stop at Rantoul ar presentatives of aeronautical organiza~ rived at the Mavwood Field at 1:20 P. lions. M. -· · · ".,., a fl);ing time of three hours and fifty minutes. The plane left the ground at 8:35 A. M. August 16, 1920, with 30 lbs. of The first day's consignment of mail mail. After gaining altitude it was soon was about 9,000 letters bearing the reg lost in the blue sky, flying about 80 m. ular 2c postage and 500 bearing special p. hr. After a short stop for fuel at delivery stamps in addition. A few of Chanute Field, Rantoul, Pilot Lee was the letters bore the 6c air mail stamp. sighted at the St. Louis air mail field about 12:10 o'clock and made a perfect Besides the regular machine or hand landing at 12: 15. His flying time was mr>cellation of the date of deposit in the 3 hrs. and 34 minutes, cutting 30 minutes mails, the Post Office Department auth off the original schedule. orized a special cachet for the inaugur ation flight from St. Louis. It was ver' The regular Chicago air mail hand s'milar to the regular hand cancellation cancellation fn nd. lnlc was applied, and consisted of a circle and four ob reading on the inside of the circle "Air literating bars. On the inside of the Mail Service, Aug. 16, 1920 - hour - circle reading on top was "Aeroplane Chicago." The usual four obliterating Station #1", in the center of the circle bars on the right side of the circle can in three lines "Aug-16~1920" and on the. celled the stamps. Some covers bear a bottom "St. Louis, Mo., Aviation Field." private cachet reading "'Via. Aeroplane". (Continued on page 63) N e~s of the Airlines -- "Two-way non-stop flights across the •techniques acquired drirfng ·the last two Pacific that would bring Japan within winters, Pan American reported that it 12 and a half hours of the United States will he able to· lengthen the jet stream are a distinc tprobability for the near operations by a full month this season. future," a top Pan American World Air In the past, the jet stream schedules have ways' spokesman declared recently. lasted through March, but during the Colonel Clarence M. Young, executive 1954-55 season the 3800-mile non-stop vice president of the companys Pacific flights - longest in commercial aviation Alaska Division, said: - will continue throughout April. "With the new Douglas DC-7C air Past schedules have called for an 11 lh planes now on order by PAA for 1956 hour flight between Tokyo and Honolulu, delivery, we can fly the Pacific non-stop cutting about seven hours from trans between Japan and the United States Pacific flight times, but during January west coast on a regular basis by using and February much faster trips are made. the short 'grea tcircle' course. Our plans In faot, last February 9, the Clipper await only delivery ·of the airplanes and Queen of the Pacific made the trip in 9 action by the Civil Aeronautics Board hours 18 minutes, achieving an average and the President on our pending appli ground speed of more than 425 miles per cation for removal of the obsolete pro hour. During this flight, made at around vision in our certificate requiring PAA \25,000 feet, Captain John H. Kelly re to stop at a mid-Pacific island on its way ported tail winds which averaged 133 to the Orient." miles per hour and for one hour reached The new airplane, he said, is 'the type a velocity of 175 miles per · hour. of long-range, high-speed transport plane Pan American, the ouly airline in the we have been waiting for since 1937." world to maintain regularly scheduled He pointed out that Charles A. Lind flights in the jet stream, was awarded bergh had surveyed the short "great the 1954 Frye Airline Performance Tro- · circle" route to the Orient for PAA in the phy for this operation. early thirties and referred to PAA's " " " studies of the Pacific jet stream. All categories of ·passenger, mail and 'And now," said Colonel Young, "we cargo traffic carried in September by have the experience, we will soon have United Air Lines surpassed company the airplane, and all we are awaiting is highs for any similar month, according to a Government okay for us to use the estimates released by Robert E. Johnson, logical short route across the top of the vice president and assistant to the presi world." dent. " .. " In September, United flew 329,729,000 For the third successive season, "Strato" revenue passenger miles, 26 per cent Clippers of Pan American World Air above the corresponding period a year ways will begin scheduled non-stop ago and operated 8,925,000 revenue air flights between Japan and Hawaii in the plane miles, 19 per cent above 1953. Pacific jet stream on November 1, Willis Freight amounted to 3,094,000 ton miles, G. Lipscomb, Vice President Traffic and up 31 per cent; mail (including first Sales, announced· recently: . class), 1,845,000 ton miles, up 26 per Because of advanced · knowledge of cent and express, 1,004,000 ton miles, up weather forecasting and operntional 20 per cent. Air Letter Sheet Catalogue 1954 Supplement-· $1.00 Supplements To The American Air Mail Catalogue 1947-1950 Edition • Supplements to this Catalogue will appear regularly in THE ALB.POST JOURNAL. Users possessing additional information for listings or correc tions are asked to communicate with the appropriate Section Chairman. A list of such Chairmen will be found at page 600 of Volume One and at page 6.24 of Volume Two. The Catalogue is available from most Philatelic dealers or from THE AMERICAN AIR MAIL CATALOGUE. Albion. Penn•a at '4 per volume, post fre.e. Fifty-Ninth Supplement - • - UNITED STATES CONTRACT AIR MAIL . ROUTES IV-AV AIR MAIL ROUTE• NO. 82 EXTENSION DALLAS TO• MEMPHIS, SEGMENT #6 June 28, 1953 Effective the above date this route was extended from Dallas, Texas via Tyler, Texas, Texarkana, Ark.-Texas, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Stuttgart and Helena, Ark. to Memphis, Tenn. On the same date, service was inaugurated over a "spur" . from Little Rock via Pine Bluff, Camden and El Dorado, Aark. to Shreveport, La. Hence, there is identical service on both portions of the Segment between Little Rock and Pine Bluff. This routing of flights resulted. in three directions being flown out of Pine Bluff: Pine Bluff to Memphis, Pine Bluff to Dallas via Little Rock, and Pine Bluff to Shreveport. Little Rock dispatched cacheted mail by both planes on identical fli o or via Pine Bluff and hence this point is eligible for but one eastward lis likewise, Pine Bluff is eligible for but one westward listin~. As eastbound planes changed courses at Pine Bluff both eastward and southward listings are proper for this point. First trip covers are cancelled as follows: Little Rock, east ward, 6 A. M.; Pine Bluff, westward, 7 A .. M. Covers from Helena, Ark. exist with cancellation of both Helena and West Helena. West Helena is a branch of the Helena office and such cov.ers are not eligible for separate listing. The number of pieces shown as dispatched from Helena include those with both cancellations: FIRST FLIGHT '"1'm STATES All MAL UNITED STATES AIR MAii. PlltlT FLIGHT llOUTI AM et HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Type 82a Type 82b THE .AIR.POST JOUl\NAL UNITED STATES AIR MAIL llllTPLllHT UNITED ST~TES AIR MAIL Ii FIRST FLIGH"( 'j P.OUTt' AM 8i CAMDEN. ARK. PINE BLUFF, ARK.'- Type 82c Type 82d FIRST FLIGHT UNITED STATES AIR MAIL ROUTE AM 92 SHREVEPORT. LA. Type 82e Type 82£ Cachets-Dallas, Tyler and Texarkana, Type 82a; Hot Springs, Helena and El Dorado, Type 82b; Little Rock and Camden, Type 82c; Pine Bluff, Type 82d: stuttgart, Type 82e; Memphis and Shreveportt Type 82f. There are minor variations of text arrangement in each of the above types. Pilots-Edward P. Andreas, Robert H. Carle, Larry McCullough. 82E51 Dallas-~blue )-Carle (1307 pieces) .25 a. (magenta) .50 f. Airfield-( purple) (3077 pieces) ;25 fa (magenta) .50 82E52 Tyler-(magenta)-Carle ( 200 pieces) .65 82W52 Tyler-(magenta)-McCullough ( 108 pieces) 1.40 82E53 Texarkana-(green)-Carle ( 1911 pieces) .25 82W&3 Texarkana-(green)-McCullougb ( 633 pieces) .25 82E54 Hot Springs-(black)-Carle ( 965 pieces) .25 82W54 Hot Springs-(black)-McCullough (1250 pieces) .25 82E55 Little Rock-(magenta)-Andreas *(1352 pieces) .25 82W55 Little Rock-(magenta)-McCullough ( .395 pieces) .50 82E56 Pine Bluff-(blue)-Carle ( 609 pieces) .50 NOVEMBER. 1954 65 .,. '.: AMERICAN A~R MAIL CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENTS-Cont. ' ' 82W56 Pine Blnff-(blue)-McCullough *(1644 pieces) .25 82$56 Pine Bluff-(blue)-Andreas ( 240 pieces) .55 82E57 Stuttgart-'-(greenJ-Carle ( 411 pieces) .85 82W57 Stuttgart-(gree11)-McCullough (2311 pieces) .25 82E58 Helena~purple)-Carle ( 468 pieces) .35 82W58 Helena-(purple)-McCullough (1940 pieces) .25 82W59 Memphis-(magenta)-McCullough (1170 pieces) .25 f. Airfield-( blue) (1710 pieces) .25 82N60 Camden-(black)-Andreas ( 315 pieces) .50 82S60 Ca.niden-(black)-Andreas (1471 piecse) .25 82N61 El Dorado-'.-( purple )-Andreas ( 475 pieces) .45 32861 El Dorado-(purple)-Andreas (1328 pieces) .25 82N62 Shreveport-(magenta)-Andreas (1434 pieces) .25 *Note: Little Rock dispatched 275 pieces of mail cancelled 9:30 A. M. via Pine Bluff on i1ight en route :from Dallas to Memphis; Pine Bluff dispatched 95 pieces of mail ca~celled. 10 A. M. on flight en route from Shreveport to Little Rock. All covers bore the official cachet. SAN BEm'rO ADDBD July 20. 1953 Although San Benito had previously been served by this route through the Harlingen Airport, changes in the route authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Board 32N63 San Benito-(blue)-Pulliam (2323 pieces) .25 82863 San Benlto-(blue)-Pulliam ( 8o9 pieces) .25 SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TO SHREVEPORT VIA SEGMENT #'1 Aug. 2, 1953 Effective the above date Segment #7 was further expanded by the inaugura tion of service from San Antonio via Austin, College Station·Bryan, Tyler, Longview Kilgore-Gladewater and Marshall, Texas to Shreveport, La. Official cachets showing map of route and with appropriate inserts for each city, were provided. Type 82g Cachet-Type 82g Pilots-W. S. Benedict, D. K. Steele THE AIBPOST JOURNAL 82E64 San Antonio-(magenta)-Steele (1551 pieces) .25 82E65 Austin-( black)-steele ( 275 pieces) .50 82W65 Austin-(black)-Benedict (1042 pieces) .25 82E66 College Station-( blue )-Steele ( 263 pieces) .55 82W66 College Station-(blue)-Benedict (1040 pieces) .25 82E67 Bryan-(green)-Steele ( 241 pieces) .64} 82W67 Bryan-(green)-Benedict (1075 pieces) .25 82E68 Tyler-purple)-Steele ( 250 pieces) .61> &2W6B. Tyler-(purple)-Benedict ( 300 pieces) .50 82E69 Longview-(magenta)-Steele ( 405 pieces) .30 82W69 Longview-(magenta)-Benedict ( 962 pieces) .25 82E70 Kilgore-( black)-Steele ( 479 pieces) .30 82W70 Kilgore-(black)-Benedict ( 981 pices) .25 82E71 Gladewater-(blue)-Steele ( 230 pieces) .60' 82W71 ~ladewater-(blue)-'Benedict (1045 pieces) .21> 82E72 Marshall-(green)-Steele ( 390 pieces) .40 82W72 MarShaII-(green )-Benedict ( 4807 pieces) .25 82W73 Shreveport-(purple)-Benedict ( 1293 pieces) .25 MAGNOLIA, ARK. ADDED Nov. 1, 1953 Magnolia, Arkansas, located between Shreveport, La. and El Dorado, Ark. was added to this route on Nov. 1, 1953. An official cachet of the type formerly used at Dallas was furnished. Cachet-Type 82a Pilot-Ted M. Foulk 82N74 Magnolia-(green)-Foulk ( 374 pieces) .50 82574 Magnolia-(green)-Foulk ( 3052 pieces) .25 BRADY, TEXAS ADDED May 2, 1954 Served by Segment #8, Brady, Texas was added to this route on May 2, 1954. Official cachet was used at Brady of the same type as used on the January 2, 1954 in augural of this St>gment. Cachet-·Type 82g Pilot-G. W. Hargadine, Jr. 82N78 Brady-( blue )-Hargadine ( 2457 pieces) .25 82578 Brady-(blue)-Hargadine ( 749 pieces) .25 • AIR MAIL ROUTE NO. 87 • ADDITION OF BLUEFIEI,D - PRINCETON, "WEST vmGINIA May 16, 1954 On the above date. Bluefield and Princeton, West Virginia, (jointly served througb the Mercer County Airport) were added. to AM-37 between Roanoke, and Beckley. This point had o.riginally been designated for service on AM-87, but airport conditions prevented it being served until this time. In addition to the westbound flight via Beckley a:od Charleston, there was a later flight west via Lexington to Louisville. However, this flight does not come within the scope of the listings. Cachet-Type 87, but smaller and with city names. in reverse plate panel at top Pilots-C. A. Hughes, Alvin T. Kyle 87W61 Bluefield-( blue )-Kyle (2310 pieces) .25 37E&l Bluefield-(blue)-Hughes ( 350 pieces) .45 87W62 Princeton-(magenta)-Kyle (2186 pieces) .25 87E62 Princeton-(magenta)-Hughes ( 341 pieces) .45 ...aman JoHN P. V. HB1mroLum 580 Fifth Avenue, New York 36, N. Y. ~MrnlL~~ EXBCUDVB BOARD (Former Presidents) !IABRY A. Ta"OBT lUOHABD L. SINGI..B'l' GlllOBGB W. ANOBRS GEOl\CB D. ~ ~rn M~lt mm.8mr H. GmnlH M. O. WABN8 L. B. GA'l'CIDLL GBACE CoNRATB WJLL'L\M R. Auzr JESSE G. JoBNSON VICE·PBIUllDBll'l'S ~~LllH ALTON T· Bi...um: ERNJRIT A. Kaa Lomss S. 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