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IRR71N HEIMAN~ Inc. 2 WEST 46th STREET ~ NEW YORK 36, N.Y. THE AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY -.~IBPOST A Non•Profit Corporati.on Incorporated 1944 rJ.LD_-;f'OllBNAL Organized 1923 Under the Laws of Ohio Official Publ1cation of the PRESIDENT John J. Smith AMERICAN Am MAIL SOCIETY Ferndale & Emerson sts. Philadelphia 11, Pa. Volume 30 No. 8 Issue No. 349 SECRETARY-TREASURER Ruth T. Smith CONTENTS For May, 1959 Ferndale & Emerson Sta. Philadelphia 11, Pa. Articles VICE-PRESIDENTS Volume III of American Air Mail Bernard Davis Ca:talogue Now Available ...... 194 Joseph L. Eisendrath, Jr. Vin Fiz Pioneers Plan :to Florence L. Kleinert Address Convention ...... 195 Robert W. Murch A.A.M.S. Nomina:ting Committee BDI!POR - Other Publications Repor:t ...... 196 L. B. Gatchell Hear Ye! Hear Ye! ...... 199 ATTORNEY Aviation Pioneer Reaches 94 ...... 201 George D. Kingdom Firs:t Pos:tally Used Air Mail Stamp . .. . 202 omECTOR OF Finding and Au:then:ticating A FOREIGN RELATIONS Double Surcharge Stamp ...... 204 Dr. Max Kronstein Commemorate First Trans-Pacific AUCTION MANAGER Flight ...... ······················· .... 212 Samuel S .• Goldsticker, Jr. Flights. of :the Pioneer Avia:tors ...... 215 DmECTORS Regular Featltres Alton J. Blank Official Section ...... 198 Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr. Chap:ter News ...... 200 Louise S. Hoffman Ernest A. Kehr Tips by Julius ...... 208 Dr. Southgate Leigh C.A.M. Cover No:tes ...... 210 Lester S. Manning Airs of :the Mon:th ...... 220 Dr. Tomas Terry Earl H. Wellman Aero Pos:tal Stationery No:tes ...... 223 APJ Ads ...... Inside back cover ADVANCE BULLETIN SERVICE Herbert Brandner EDITO:R 4038 Forest Ave. Joseph L. Eisendra:th, Jr. Brookfield, Ill. 350 No. Deere Park Drive, Highland Park, IlL SALES MANAGER ASSISTANT EDITORS Herman Kleinert Robert W. Murch 213 Virginia Ave. Ernest A. Kehr L. B. Gatchell Fullerton, Pa. DEPARTMENT AND ASSOCIATE EDITORS R. Lee Black, N. Pelletier, Florence L. Klein­ MEMBERSHIP DUES ert, Dr. Max Kronstein, Thomas J. O'Sullivan, $4.00 PER YEAR Richard L. Singley, William R. Ware, Sol Whit· Dues include subscription to man, Julius Weiss, James Wotherspoon, John THE AffiPOST JOURNAL. AP· Watson, William T. Wynn, Frank Blumenthal plicants must furnish two ref­ Samuel S. Goldsticker, Jr., J. S. Langabeer. erences, philatelic J?referred. At least one must reside in Appli­ Published monthly at Albion, Erie Co., Pa.,U.S.A. cant's home town. Applicants Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office under 21 years must be guar­ at Albion, Pa., February 10, 1932, under anteed by Parent or· Guardian. the Act of March 3, 1879. The AmPOST JOURNAL is not conducted for Membership may be terminated profit. The Editor, and all others, serve without by the Society in accordance compensation. Receipts from advertising, sub­ with its By-Laws. scriptions and contributions are applied to the betterment of the magazine and the promotion Correspondence concerning sub­ of aero-philately. scriptions, back numbers and The Editor and Officers of The American Air bound volumes, address changes Mail Society assume no responsibility for the and other matters and all re­ accuracy of statements made by contributors. mittances should be sent to the Every effort is made to insure correctness o1 Treasurer. All general com­ all articles. munications and advertising Subscription Rates: $4.00 per year, 35c per cop7. should be sent to the Editor. Advertising Rate Card available from the Editor. MAY, 1959 PAGE 193 Volume Ill of American Air Mail Catalogue Now Available BY L. B. GATCHELL

HE Catalogue Committee of the American• Air Mail Society has announced that VOLUME III of the AMERICAN AIR MAIL CATALOGUE was T released on April 6. This 408 page volume supplements the material which has previously appeared in certain Sections of Volume I and Volume II. It is, how­ ever, a complete Catalogue in itself as to subjects treated and for the period covered. Volume I was released in 1947 and Volume II followed in 1950. The new volume thus treats a period of some 12 years for all subjects included in Volume I and which continue to appear in Volume III and a period of about 9 years for the F.A.M. Covers, whose earlier listings appeared in Volume II. The popular Airposts included in this present Supplement are: U.S. Airpost Stamps U.S. Contract Air Mail Flights U.S. Pioneer Flights U.S. Dedication Covers U.S, Governmental Flights U.S. Crash Covers U.S. Foreign Air Mail Flights (F.A.M.s) The present volume matches the earlier two in size and binding and bears a brilliant green and brown dust jacket. There are many maps and hundreds of illustrations. The price is $5.00. The Catalogue may be had from many stamp dealers and book stores or may be ordered direct, post free from GEORGE D. KINGDOM, Tyler Building, Conneaut, Ohio. More than five years of study, research and hard work have gone into this new Edition. It is the product of an editorial Board headed by L. B, GATCHELL of Upper Montclair, N. J. who served as Editor-in-Chief. GEORGE D. KINGDOM of Conneaut, Ohio is Business Manager for the book. Art Editor LESTER S. MAN­ NING of Detroit, Mich. contributed the beautifully executed maps which appear throughout the C.A.M. and F.A.M. Sections. More than 40 others, all well qualified in their particular fields, served as Section Editors or Assistant Editors. Volume III, as were the earlier two volumes, is again dedicated to the memory of the late WALTER J. CONRATH, former editor of THE AIRPOST JOURNAL and President of the AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY - a man who is lovingly re­ membered for his many contributions to the publication program of the Society. Also note is made by 'the Editor that during the prepamtion of Volume III death took such distinguished students and Co-Editors as the late Lt. Col. MAX G. JOHL, LOUIS W. CHARLAT, KARL B. WEBER, and CHARLES G. RIESS. The Contract Air Mail Section - largest in the book - is dedicated to Mr. Riess. Volume III has been produced in but a limited Edition and prompt action in ordering is urged on those who wish to secure a copy. During the processing of Volume III, less than 50 unbound copies of Volume I ( 1947) were discovered at the Albion print shop. Arrangements have been made to have these bound. While a goodly number has already been reserved, a limited supply will be available from MR. KINGDOM on a first come, first served basis at $7.50 per copy, post free. Both Volume I and Volume II have been out of print for several years. Unfortun­ ately, no copies of Volume II are available. It is obvious to everyone who knows printing costs that a 408 page fabrikoid bound printed book cannot be sold for $5.00. As is known to most members of the {Continued on page 203) PAGE 194 THE .MRPOST JOURNAL Vin Flz Pioneers Plan To Address AAMS Convention At Chicago

REAL surprise feature of the forthcoming• A.A.M.S. Convention at Chicago on June 26-28, will be the attendance of Mrs. Mabel Rodgers Wiggin A and Charles "Wiggin, who recently became members of the Society. Mabel was Mrs. Galbraith Rodgers, wife of the pilot of the Vin Fiz Flyer, first aera:­ plane to cross the United States in 1911. She and Charles, then mechanic for Rod­ gers, accompanied the cross-country flight by train. (See Airpost Journal of De­ cember, 1956). Charles is one of the few survivors of early flying in this country, and has what he calls "a second Smithsonian Institution" of early pioneer material. They plan to be on hand to tell of early days of aviation, and particularly of the Vin Fiz flight, and will make available some of their priceless material for inspection. Their reminiscences will feature the Sunday brunch session at Joe Eisendrath's in Highland Park. If the yarns the Wiggins will spin at the convention are anything at ahl like the tales they have written for the editor, you will have an occasion you will never forget!

Lists of Convention Auction STAMPS FOR THE WOUNDED Lots Available on Request HAS NEW ADDRESS In 1942, when the work of Stamps For If you are not coming to the Conven­ the Wounded began, the owners of the tion in Chicago in June and you wish to Herald Tribune very generously supplied make bids on two groups of auction ma­ the necessary office space in which to terial offered, you can obtain a copy of conduct the physical collection and dis­ the lots being sold. tribution of stamps and philatelic sup­ The American Air Mail benefit auction plies to thousands of hospitals and ser• consists of 100 lots of donated material. vicemen who looked to stamp collecting The writer recalls how well some of the as a valuable form of recreational ther­ lots sold at the auction last year at Phila­ apy. delphia. Write to Samu~l S. Goldsticker, Now, however, with a change in man­ Jr., 70-D Fremont Street, Bloomfield, agement, this space no longer is avail­ N for the list. .J., able. It has become necessary to rent a The other auction will be conducted small office, which means that for the jointly by the Jack Knight Air Mail So­ first time in over fifteen years, SFTW is ciety and the First Flight Federation and compelled to ask for cash as well as phil­ consists of 250 lots of stamps and covers. atelic donations. A list of this material will be sent on request. Write to Theodore Light, 5033 To help in this solicitation, American North Bernard Street, Chicago 25, Il­ Airlines has placed at the disposal of linois. SFTW a supply of unusual special flight It is quite likely that writing to either covers which never before were available of these men will bring you the lists for to the public. All persons who contrib­ both auctions. Because of the bulk of ute $1 or more will reeeive one (in ad­ the number of lots in these auctions, the dition to a formal acknowledgment) of Airpost Journal is not listing them this these covers. year. Donations of any account will be grate­ vVe suggest you send a self-addressed fully accepted by Stamps For the sta~ped envelope and include about 8c Wounded, 230 W. 4lst Street, New postage. · York 36, N.Y. MAY, 1959 PA:GE 19-5 AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY NOMINATING COl\1l\1ITTEE REPORT • HE Nominating Committee appointed by President John J. Smith, Philadel- phia, Penna., for the purpose of nominating Officers and Directors of the T American Air Mail Society -- the Officers to serve for the coming term of two years and the Directors to serve for the coming term of four years and to be balloted upon the present election in accordance with Section Seven ( 7) of the Con­ Stltution and By-Laws herewith cause to be placed in nomination as its selection the following names: FOR PRESIDENT FOR SECRETARY Robert W. Murch, St. Louis, Mo. Ruth T. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. FOR VICE-PRESIDENTS FOR TREASURER (four to be elected) John J. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph L. Eisendrath, Jr., Highland FOR DIRECTORS Park, Ill. ( four to be eleoted) Sol Glass, Baltimore, Maryland. Alton J. Blank, Cleveland, Ohio Louise S. Hoffman, New York, N. Y. Herbert Brandner, Brookfield, Illinois George S. Chapman, El Centro, Calif. Florence L. Kleinert, Fullerton, Pa. Emmett Peter, Leesburg, Florida Dr. Southgate Leigh, Jr., Norfolk, Va. Ray Sinn, Bloomington, Indiana Gordon W. Ray, Springdale, Conn. Sol Whitman, Bronx, New York Respectfully submitteds George vV. Angers, Chairman William R. Alley L. Bart Gatchell PRESIDENT Robert w. Murch - Si. Louis, Mo. Bob Murch has been an active member of the American Air Mail Society for a number of years. He is a Commander in the United States Navy Reserve and a former instructor in gunnery tactics at Annapolis. He has been prominently af­ filiated with many philatelic activitie> and in 1956 served as General Chairman for the American Philatelic Society Convention held in St. Louis. He is presently chair­ man of their "Watchdog" Committee formed to give publicity to spurious and doubt­ ful issues of stamps. He has si:-rved two terms as Vice-President of the American Air Mail Society. VICE-PRE'SID:i:;,NTS Jos~ph L. Eisendrath, Jr. - Highland Park. Illinois Joe' Eisendrath is the current Editor of the Airpost Journal and is widely known to collectors. He has served one term as Vice-President of the Society and is presently being designated for a . second term. He is prominent in Chicagoland philately and wilf take an active part in the preparation for the forthcoming Ex­ hibition and Convention of the Society to be held in that city. He collects all kinds of stamps and covers but his particular specialty is "Crash Covers" of which he has an outstanding collection. Sol Glass - Baltimore, Md. Sol Glass has been a11. active member of the American Air Mail Society for a great many years. He is presently President of the Bureau Issues Association, a PA:GE 196 '.DHE AIRPOST JOURNlAJL post he has held for a number of years. He is also a member of the Post Office De­ partment's Stamp Advisory Committee. Louise S. Hoffmann ~ New York, N. Y. Louise Hoffmann over a period of many years has been an active sponsor and supporter of all American Air Mail Society projects. She has served the Society continuously either as Vice-President or Director during the last 12 years. She is the awner of one of the finest Air Mail Collections in the world and has exhibited portions of it at important Exhibitions held literally "Around the Globe". Florence L. Kleinert - Fullerton, Pa. Florence Kleinel't has served the Society for over two decades as Chapter Chairman. She has held numerous offices in the Society during thait period. She is a prolific correspondent and has helped many Chapters and individual collectors wirth their philatelic problems. Her husband, Herman Kleinert, serves as Sales Manager of the Society. Dr.· Southgaie Leigh, Jr. - Norfolk, Va. Dr. Southgate Leigh hails from Norfolk, Va., where he is superv1smg physician for one of the largest railroads in the South. He is a loyal active member and can be found at most meetings and gatherings of the Society. Those who recall our Norfolk, Va., Convention will remember him as the genius which put together those incomparable mint julips. Gordon W. Ray - Springdale, Conn. Gordon Ray is a very early member of the Society, having joined in the late 20's. He is affiliated in an important Executive positior:( 1with Trans-World Airlines and maintains an office at New York. He lives in Springdale, Conn. He has attended many meeting of the Society over the years. SECRET ARY AND TREASURER Ruth T. Smith .... John J. Smith - Philadelphia, Pa. Ruth Smith is the hard working feminine member of the team of Smith and Smith, known to all A.A.M.S. members. Her husband, John, is completing his term as President of the Society and is not eligible for re-election to that office at this time. The Nominating Committee, unwilling .to lose the talents of this hard working pair, is proposing that the office be split and that Ruth continue as Secretary and John become Treasurer. John is a Philadelphia banker and a winner of the Walter J. Conrath Memorial Award. DIRECTORS AUon J. Blank - Cleveland, Ohio Alton is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and has been active in ,the Society for over 30 years. He has been associate Editor of the Airpost Journal and for years conducted the fine New Issue Column in that publication. He-i$ the author of several books and monographs on Air Post stamps. He is active in the Garfield Perry Stamp Club at Cleveland. · Herbert Brandner - Brookfield, Illinois Herb Brandner is presently Manager of the Advance Bulletin Service for the Society and doing a fine job with this most valuable Department. He will be on hand to help entertain the visitors to our Chicago Convention this year. George S. Chapman - El Centro, Calif. George, a retired Supervising Inspector for the U. S. Customs and Im­ migration Service, and formerly stationed at San Juan, Puerto Rico, saw all the famous flights through and to Central and South America come and go. His name is (Continued on page 201) MAY, 1959 PAGE 197 OFFICIAL SECTION AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY MONTHLY REPORT . From the Secretary Ruth T. Smith, Ferndale & Emerson Sts., Philadelphia 11, Pa. MAY 1, 1959 NEW MEMBERS 4592 Flatau, Abraham, PO Box 657, Edgewood, Maryland 4593 Dolgoy, M. (Dr.), 10233 - 125th St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 4594 Challis, Tracie F., 5900 Blue Hill, Detroit 24, Mich. 4595 Valentine, Frank, 4477 Fischer, Detroit 14, Mich. 4596 Homrighausen, William D., 1012 - 6th St., De Witt, Iowa 4597 McHale, John J., 55 Connolly St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 4!598 Brooke, Bennett, 1909 Gregg, Big Spring, Texas 4599 Schermerhorn, E:i>ther L., (Mrs.), 167 Exchange St .• Troy, Penna. 4600 Smith, Lincoln, 280 W. Main St., Williamstown, Mass. · 4601 Klein, Marilyn S. ,(Miss), 18068 Wisconsin Ave., Detroit 21, Mich. 4602 Kulers, Russell, 'I Hillside Terrace, White Plains, N.Y. 4603 Johnson, R. 0., 4515 - 47th Ave., So., Minneapolis 6, Minn. NEW APPLICATIONS Segal, Nathaniel S., 1016 Clinton St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Sales Mgr. Age: 36 U20 FF CAM FAM lD X By: Herb Brandner Levinson, Risha W., (Mrs.), 50 Lefferts Ave., Brooklyn 25, N.Y. Social Worker. Age: 38. AM U20 FF CAM FAM OF Z CF APS By: Herb Brandner Jagoda, Leonard J., Sr., 3603 E. 55th St., Cleveland 5, Ohio. Machinist. Age: 38. AM AU U20 UC PC HC FF GF OF DC CF lD X By: Ruth T. Smith Carney, Robert C., 440 W. 10th St., Erie, Pa. Student. Age: 21. FF GF CAM FAM CC OF DC By: Ruth T .. Smith Nusbaum, Jerome M., 3809 Northview Dr., NW., Canton 9, Ohio. Salesman. Age: 35. AM AU U20 UC PC HC PA PB GF CAM FAM OF lD X By: Herb Brandner Lesnick, Raymond, 216 W. 89th St., New York 24, N.Y. Elec. Engr. Age: 35. By: Ruth T. Smith Laning, Richard P., RD No. 2, Box 44, McAlisterville, Pa. Electronics. Age: 40. PC HC PB EL FF GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC APS X By: Ruth T. Smith Milic, Louis T., PO Box 52, Wash. Bridge Sta., New York 33, N.Y. Teacher. Age: 36. U20 APS X . By: Ruth T. Smith Ferguson, David, 2709 LincolR St., Evanston, Ill. Public Rel. Age:37. By: Ruth T. Smith Goyette, A. Erland I.Major), Bleakhouse, Peterborough, N.H. Banker. Age: Legal. AM U20 UC PC HC PA FF GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC Z CF lD By: Ruth T. Smith RE-INSTATEMENTS 1425 El Itriby, Abdel Hamid, PO Box 218, Port Said, Egypt AM AU FF FAMZ 1555 Shea, .John W., 130 Berkshire St., Indian Orchard, Mass. AM AU U20 UC CAM FAM CC lD 2668 Goodkind, Henry M., 137 E. 94th St., New York 28, N.Y. AM AU AS SC U20 UC HC PB EL lD APS PIX CHANGE OF ADDRESS Van Taunay, J·ames, 903 Park Ave., New York 21, N.Y. Rosas P., Joaquin, 910 E. San Antonio St., Box 812. El Paso, Texas Frankel, Harold .J., 1951 6lst St., Brooklyn 4, N.Y." Brandner, Herbert, Box 177, Brookfield, Ill. Smith, Oliver W. R .. Fundy Gift & Souvenir Shoppe, Alma, Albert Co., N.B., Can. Shymko, Nicholas, Box 1127, Picton, Ontario, Canada Bliss, Harold G., 821'/ Logan Ave., South, Minneapolis 20, Minn. Reichenthal, Harry, PO Box 876, Miami Beach 39, Florida Fischer, John A., 4747 Mandeville, New Orleans 22, La. Fischbach, Louis, 248-04 - 76th Ave., Jamaica 26, L. I., N.Y. Asseo, Julio, Box 7000, Havana, Cuba

Bolivia Cl90 Has New Overprint HAWAIIAN 7c AIR COMING Through the kindness of AAMS mem­ The Post Office Department under ber Ludwig_ Horn Flach, of La Paz, date of April 4th, has announced that whenever Hawaii formally enters the Bolivia, we learn that air mail stamp, Union a Hawaiian Statehood commem­ Scott's no. Cl90 has naw appeared with orative stamp will be issued. This will black and red overprint. be a 7c air mail stamp. PAGE 198 T!HE AIRPOST JOURNtAiL Dear Ye Dear Ye! By Dr. James J. Matejka, Jr., General Chairman, Convention Committee • FTER many years the Midwest once again is the host to the American Air Mail Society. The Jack Knight Air Mail Society, of which I am presi­ A dent, extends a hand and once again rolls out the crimson carpet for their aerophilatelic brother, the American Air Mail Society. The convention to be held at the Hotel LaSalle on June 26-27 and 28th from 10 A:\1 to 10 PM daily. This vear there will not be the rattle of philatelic hardware, not a disappoint­ ment nor any heartaches. This exhibition will be non-competitive and by invitation to all Society members only. Therefore, every member will be able to put his stamps or covers alongside any other collection and feel free from any thought that one collection is better than another. I am sure that President John J. Smith has written to the members that he wants them to show their stamps at this convention as I have done for members with the Jack Knight organization. There fa planned a Jamboree and geMogether on Friday night along with a benefit auction. Saturday there will be an excursion to the Museum of Science and Industry, and another auction sponsored by Jack Knight and the First Flight Federa­ tion. Saturday night, the annual banquet will be held in the Chicago Room of the Hotel LaSalle. There will be a brunch on Sunday, the last day of the show, ai: the home of your editor, Joe Eisendrath, which will be the climax of the affair. And from what I hear Joe has some pleasant surprises for all of us. Why don't you plan to make Chicago part of your philatelic vacation this year? There are many things of interest to both the collector and the non-collector ( in most cases, his wife) . The score of real stamp dealers should be a must to anyone coming through Chicago on a visit. Those interested in hotel accommoda­ tions here at the LaSalle, need only to write the reservation department. Committee members Earl Wellman and Perry Nahl will be hard-working team­ mates to see to it that this show will nm smoothly and without a hitch. Joe Eisen­ drath has handled publicity. Perry tells me that the post office cancellation and postal station to be had at the Convention will keep him busy preparing covers for the AAMS at a nominal cost. Please contact him for all the details at 2014 Lincoln St., Evanston, Illinois. So, collectors, inasmuch as most airpost conventions have usually been held in the East, come on to Chicago and attend a three-day session where you can eat, sleep and drink air post stamps and covers. Let's see what makes a national ..air­ post convention tick! Remember the dates. June 26, 27, 28, 1959 at the Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. Full details and programs will be in the mail within a short time. Total cost for all functions (bar bills not included - nor accommodations) will be $12.00. Exhibit frame costs will be detailed in the prospectus.

FLIGHTS TO LUXEMBURG FIRST FLIGHT COVERS COMPLETE All bearing fine cachets and proper Icelandic Airlines will begin trans­ backstarnps 1. 1937 China Clipper Flight, 17 covers $22.50 Atlantic service to Luxemburg on May 1939 Trans-Atlantic, So. Rts, 12 covs. 20.00 Luxemburg will be served by a flight 1939 Same, Northern Rts, 14 covers 20.00 1940 New Zealand Flight, 18 COYS 25.00 every Friday from New York by way of 1941 Rare Fiji Flight, 35 covers 50.00 Reykjavik and Glasgow. Any AAMS DOLIN & CO. 31 Park Row New York 38, N.Y. members going to be on this trip? MAY, 1959 PA!GE 199 A. A. M. S. Chapter News By FLORENCE KLEINERT 219 Virginia Avenue. Fullerton. Pa• The election of new officers, a special • sponsor "The American Air Mail Soci- show cancel, an annual dinner, a club ety's Convention" to be held at the Ho­ auction, a clothesline eidiibit and a Jun- tel La Salle on June 26-28th in Chicago, ior program make the chapter highlights. Illinois. Charles F. Duran:I: Air Mail Socie:l:y, There will be a non-competitive ex- #28 hibition. Each exhibitor will receive a Horace P. Barringer, Secretary-Treas­ certificate of participation and an un­ urer, reports on their March 21st meet­ usual philatelic award. ing at the Hotel Eldorado, Troy, N.Y. At the February 9th meeting of the William Blaum showed his fine collec­ American Air Mail Society's officers in tion of Aden to the members. New York, your chapter chairman was The Fort Orange Stamp Club invited appointed to be Junior Coordinator of this chapter to participate in "Fopex-59", the society to interest Juniors in the air Hudson-Champlain Philatelic Exhibition mail hobby. We would appreciate the on April 18-19th at the Albany Institute members' help and suggestions for this of History and Arts. program. The Post Office Department had a Metropolitan Air Mail Cover Club, temporary postal station at the shQ\.:v, #31 There was a 150 frame exhibit and a Harold J. Frankel, Publicity Chairman, dealers' bourse. reports their March 13th meeting was Motor Ciiy Air Mail Society, # 11 held at 226 W. 42nd St., New York City. Bliss R. Bowman, Secretary, reports New officers are- Harry Levine, Presi­ they held their "Annual Dinner" at La­ dent, Harold J. Frankel, Vice President, rio's on April 25th. A travel movie from Perham C. Nahl, Vice President, Valen­ an airline was shown after the dinner. tine White, Recording Secretary, and Allen:l:own Phila:l:elic Society, #29 Gus Lancaster Financial Secretary. According to Herman Kleinert, presi" The results of their chapter exhibit at dent, "A Washline Exhibit" was the pro-. "lnterpex-59" ·were apnounced as: gram for April 21st. ·Each member First Prize, Samuel L. Bayer, "Italy and showed five pages from his collection. Colonies Zeppelin Covers'', Second Prize, Prizes were awarded. Homer Boltz, "Zeppelin and Lufthansa On May 19th, the Annual Spring Auc­ Covers", Third Prize, Roland Kohl, tion will be held at the Y.M.C.A., Cen­ "Swiss Dispatches", and Special Award, tre Square, Allentown, Pa. Gus F. Lancaster, "PAA Flights". June 2nd, William Schlechter will show "His Won Slides of Nova Scotia" SPECIAL LUFTHANSA FLIGHT to the group. COVERS AVAILABLE June 16th, Paul Berner will show, "His Earlv U.S. Collection''. Among the special flights planned for Jack Knigh:I: Air Mail Society, #29 the International Stamp Exhibition IN­ At the Annual Meeting held on Feb­ TERPEX was one scheduled by the Ger­ ruary 22nd at Dr. James Matejka's home man Airline, Lufthansa. Due to bad in Oak Park, Illinois, these officers were weather conditions in Europe, this flight elected: Dr. James J. Matejka, Jr., 10 did not arrive in time for the specially No. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill., as Presi­ designed INTERPEX envelopes which it dent; Vice Presidents, Robert Haring, carried to be sold at the show. Luft­ Mrs. Florence Kleinert, J. Wotherspoon hansa, at .555 Fifth Avenue, New York and Harry Levine. Executive Secretary 17, still has these envelopes available, is LeRoy Coburn and Earl \Vellman is and they can be obtained, while the Home Secretary. William Simon will be supply lasts, by sending a self-addresscd­ Treasurer. stamped envelope to their Public Rela­ The Jack Knight Air Mail Society will tions Department. PAGE 200 ':DHE A'J,RPQST JOURNAL Aviation Pioneer Reaches 94 · a plaque from the First Convertible Air­ craft Congress for the "first attempted George F. Myers Sought to Patent helicopter flight in America." 'Copier in 1897-Flew ·Plane in 1909 The flight was in 1904 in Columbus, by Milton Esterow Ohio. "It only went up six inches," he (Reproduced with permission of the said. "Then rthe engine burst. The Heli­ New York Times) copter was damaged but not the pilot. vVe charged 25 cents to people who Back in 1897, George Francis Myers wanted to come and see the machine. applied in Washington for a patent on a A lot of people showed up." helicopter he had designed. He was In 1909, he built and .flew a plane in turned down. The flying machine, he Buffalo, N. Y. How fast did he go? "In was told, would not fly without the aid those days rthere was no way of measur­ of a balloon. ing speed. Nobody tried to go fast." "It was not a nice thing to say," Mr. Did he have any comment on the Myers said with a smile. jet age? "Everyone wants to go a little Mr. Myers, one of aviation's pioneers, faster," he said. "It's in the blood. But is 94 years old. He is still active as a there really is no necessity for it." patent lawyer. He is a short, white He holds many patenrts, including one haired man not without a sense of hum­ for a parachute device in 1905 and a­ or. He frequently walks a mile a day nother for putting guns on airplanes and can read the small print of a news­ in 1909. paper without eyeglasses. "I use them These days he is seeking to interest -oply ,when I read fast," he says. the Pentagon in a plane he designed in He 'took up roller skating seven years the Ninteen Thirties. "It stands on its ago. "My w~ncl friends wouldn't let tail end, goes up straight in rthe air, me," he expfained. "They_,_said it's fool­ then turns and will fly" he explained. ishness." · - ·· · Mr. Myers was born in Rochester, Mr. Myers lives with his wife, Edith, N. Y., and was educated at Worchester in a three - room apartment at 35 - 16 Polytechnic Institute and Cornell Uni­ Eightieth Street, J a ck s o n Heights, versity. Queens. The Myerses have been married Mr. :\1yer's philosophy? "The most forty-five years and have no children. important thing is the word 'now'. If Several years ago, Mr. Myers received you enjoy now, you enjoy all the time."

Nominating Committee Report~::._ '('CQntinued from page 197) on many a cover and hundreds of members will attest to his courtesies. He has been a member and an officer of the Society for a great many,,years ai1d is an Assistant Editor of the American Air Mail Catalogue. -- Emmefi Peter, Jr. - Leesburg, Fla. Emmett Peter, a comparative newcomer to the Society,''has established him­ self in a very short while as an expert on Air Letter sheets and"'"QJ;l1er forms of Postal Stationery. He will edit the forthcoming Supplement to the American Air Letter Sheets. He publishes a newspaper at Leesburg, Fla. Ray Sinn - Bloomington, Ind. Ray Sinn is a specialist ir. Domestic Contract Route covers and has done yeoman wo;k for the 1959 Supplement to the American Air ~foil Cat~logue. He works for an oil company at Bloomington. ' Sol Whitman - Bronx, N. Y. Another specialist of Aero Postal Stationery, and nominated for the office · of Director, is Sol Whitman of the Bronx, New York. Sol is active in all philatelic'· activities in and around New York and has become a recognized authority on Aero­ grammes and related material. MAY, 1959 PAIGE 201 The :first Postally Used Ah· Mail Stamp by Herman Hers!, Jr.

That the day of philatelic discovery is stamp actually used \:<.'ith an actual of­ not over is a statement with which no ficial p ostmark?" philatelist can argue. Undoubtedly the The collection of Air Covers formed time will never come when one can write by the Marquess of Bute in England, a catalogue, and as he dots the final "i" and recently sold in London by Robson and crosses the final "t", he can say to Lowe, Ltd. provided the answer to that himself, "There is no more to be said on question. The first air stamp to receive the subject." a postmark was issued -in 1906, and it · Aerophilately was no babe in swad­ was in the United States. The stamp ling clothes when the first stamp issued was issued just after the disastrous San solely to frank a letter that wets to travel Francisco earthquake and fire, which oc­ by air hmrnd up. Until then, Italy had cmred on April 18 of that year. claimed the distinction, with its 1917 A postal emergency immediately arose surcharged issue for the flights behveen following the _j.isaster. Pqst Offices were Turin and Rome. knocked out, mail routes were abandon­ But years before this, air stamps had ed, although the need for communication been issued on a semi-official basis by was greater than before. The United flying clubs in France, Gen nan and States Post Office, in one of its rare England. E ven in the United States :rnd moods of generosity, gave the franking Canada, labels were issued to pay the privilege to anvone in the disaster zone, fees for letters on stunt flights. and many cards and letters are known And still many years before •his, the today bearing no postage, and not treat· very first air stamp had been i. sued, way eel as postage dues bearing the simple back in 1877, long before the .first flight words "From San Francisco". Even for­ of a heavier than "air machine had heen eign Post Offices recognized the emerg­ made. A stamp, picturing a balloon in ency, for a unique cover in the writer's flight, wHh the denomination "5" in collection addres ed to Bristol, England circles on either side was issued to frank was handled by the British Post Office letters carried on a fliaht from Gallatin, as though it had been fully paid. Tenn. The picture give the name of Plans were made after the earthquake the balloon, the "BUFFALO", and mir­ for a balloon service to take letters out abile dictu, two cover are actually of San Francisco, the intention being to known, one addressed to Harrodsburg, carry the letters to any operating Post Ky., another to St. Louis, ~ fo . Office, after which they would be hand­ But early as the Buffalo stamp i , led as ordinary letters. Sponsors of the neither of the two .known copies bears scheme, the Johnston-Dienstag Company, actual postmarks. Philatelists therefore i uecl an air tamp, picturing an eagle may well ask, "\Vhen was the first air in flight, and bearing the words "Special PAGE 202 THE AIRPOST JOU.RN:AL Service". The Post Office's generosity had a limit, however, and while they AIR POST COLLECTION willingly gave a franking privilege, they BR_INGS $29,000.00 did not tolerate the issuance of the Keen competition marks H.R. Harmer stamp. According to the notation in the Auction of March 31, April 1 Marquess of Bute's album, the service Some of the outstandin' items sold was stopped by the Government within were: Bolivia, 50c Silver a few days. overprint Cl7 A $ 350 Colombia, lOc Bi-colored C3 240 However, at least one letter did get Colombia, lOc Bi-colored CB 270 Colombia, lOc Bi-colored ClO 215 out of San Francisco bearing the balloon Italy 5.25L+44.75L Balbo San. 54 520 stamp, and it also bears the San Fran­ Mexico 25c Tejeria- Tapuchula San. 7 1,050 cisco postmark. Unfortunately, no date Mexico 20c on Revenue is visible, since that integral part of the Paper C76A 420 Newfoundland 3c Hawker, postmark was struck on the cover rather creased Cl 1,500 than on the stamp itself. How the stamp Newfoundland 60c dePinedo C4 490 Newfoundland 50 on happened to end up in England is not 36c Colombia C5 430 known, nor is it known whether any oth­ Philippines, 16c Sampson C7 230 Philippines, 16c Sampson CB 270 ers are in existence today. The stamp Sweden 20 o on 2 o Wmk. shown, now in the author's collection of Crown C4 370 Write for free illustrated catalogues of San Francisco earthquake material, cost future attractive lots being offered through Harmer auctions. the former owner £27.10.0, or $77 at And when you come to sell write for our booklet, "Modern Methods of the current rate of exchange. Philatelic Auctioneering", explaining ------._------clearly all the advantage of selling Perhaps s~dy of contemporary news- through papers may r.esuk in additional informa­ H. R. HARM ER tion on this historic item, -but at least, The Caspary,·Auctioneers philatelic history today is the richer for 6 Wes:t 48:th S:t .• New York 36. N.Y. the return of this stamp to the country - COMING THIS FALL - of origin. The L. W. Charlat Collection

Volume It I of Catalogue - (Continued from page194) ji.MERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY these catall3Sues are deliberately sold below production cost as a service of the Society to members and collectors generally. The Society is grateful to those Vv'ho have bought the special Editions or have contributed to the Donation Auction or other forms of promotion to benefit the Catalogue fund. Four or five copies of each of the two specially bound Editions are still available: DE LUXE, bound in hale blue and half g:i;:ay, silver edge on pages, silver stamped, $10.00 each; SPONSORS, bound in maroon 1e~ther, gold edges on paper and gold stamped, $25.00. Each of the special Editions -has an insert bearing the signature of the principal editors and the President of the AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY. A space is provided for inscribing the name' of the owner. These Library pieces can be ordered, as long as available, from MR. I(!NGDOM. They match earlier sets of VOLU~1IE I and VOLUME II in the same binding. All copies of VOLUME III which have been previously ordered have been shipped direct from the Bindery. All orders received in the future will be shipped from Con­ neaut, Ohio. The Catalogue Committee desires to thank all those who in any way have con­ tributed to the production of this Volume. They also desire to express their ap­ preciation to those who have been tolerant and patient in the face of the hlevitable and unavoidable delay encountered. MAY, 1S59 PAGE 203- On Finding and Authenticating sorted item until a later date, usually a week-end, when my free time permits A Double Surcharged their segregation and classification. Air Mail Stamp As was my. habit this latter operation by Hubert A. Kam, Colon, Panama was performed by soaking in water, sight -unseen in batches, for cataloguing when With utmost pleasure I detail pertin­ free of paper to determine watermarks. ent information regarding Haiti's Scott #C62 air mail stamp surcharge. This Do you wonder why the italicizing of stamp was granted a "genuine" opinion the above? \Yell, I've learned, through by The Philatelic Foundation per their this happy experience, that it is best to Certificate No. 10,207 of December 8, look first and jump afterwards. Why? 1958. Simply because it so happens tflat the This stamp was one of three used to cut corner was scheduled to suffer the frank an airmail letter from Haiti with a aforementioned fate, as the third lot of total pastage of one ~urde. It carries a the day, were it not for my having miss­ Nov em her 26, 1953 postmark and as far ed the water when throwing a handful as can be determined by investigation it of these and scattering them on the was probably posted from the city of floor. Imagine my double-take when, on Cap Haitien directed to an address in picking them up and individually looking Colon. at each, due to a sudden curiosity to see It is worthwhile mentioning here that what countries these stamps were from, only because of lucky circumstances the I noticed the Haitian stamp, due to cut corner remained intact and thus per­ better artificial light. mitted the verification of the above facts It was sheer luck to have seen the for the stamps were almost soaked off black surcharge on ~ black~ adhesive, the "piece". A study of the C-62 stamp with heavy cancellation. I certainly was indicates that the adhesive by itself seeing double that time. My only reac­ would not furnish this information. tion then was to set it aside for further classification. Later, on looking in 1954 Scott's, then just recently p~blished, ~nd seeing it not listed due to recent date of issue, I placed-the set in a glassine envelope and stored it with the rest of my collection. Later, ori checking subsequent editions of Scott's catalogues and until Haiti's C- 61, double surcharge also, mint, was list­ ed the stamp 'vas just one of many items not recognized b y this c a t a 1 og u e, thought I. Then, after so many years, I finally As is my good fortune the writer has decided to test the authenticity of the relatives and friends employed by large stamp and was prompted to write Mrs. exporting firms that operate from our Ruth Smith after reading your ad which Colon Free Zone and consequently re-· the society placed in "Stamps" magazine. ceives much mail, especially from Latin America. Here I must sincerely remark my As is their habit, and to my chagrin, gratitude for Mrs. Smith's kind assistance the stamps are usually torn from the en­ to my request, for it was her suggestion velopes .- probably stemming from a that I submit my "find" to The Phila­ disastrous belief amongst the uninitiated telic Foundation in New York. It is the that only the stamps are impo1tant. If unselfish and untiring devotion to our memory is right these were received in a hobby, as shown by her, that makes it lot sometime during January, 1954. I something more than mere "collecting" usually deposit them into my box of un- for pleasure, relaxaition and gain. PAGE 204 THE A-I:RPOST JOURNAL A WORD TO THE WISE!

AIR MAIL POSTAL STATIONERY

The stepchild of aero philately, is not neglected any longer. Collectors in increasing numbers, shying away from the con· trolled stamp issues, are looking for greener pastures and collect airmail envelopes, airmail postal cards and air letters. They like the easy and inexpemive way to form a collection. Airmail postal stationery is presently TREMENDOUSLY UNDERPRICED

There is no other field where there are so many sleepers freely available. I have emphasized this fact for the past several years and have advised aerophilatelists to buy ALL THE NEW ISSUES: Whoever did, is not sorry.

THE UPSWING HAS BEGUN!

The new Sanabria catalogue is due and further price in­ creases can he expected. You do yourself a favor filling in miss­ ing items NOW while they are available at low cost. The few dealers in airmail postal stationery find it very difficult to re­ place their stocks, except at high prices. To"day's give-away quotations for many scarce items just cannot be maintained much longer. Send your want list or an 8c stamped and addres­ sed large envelope for free air letter price lists, 50c will get you my large aero stationery lists, deductible, of course. Catalogues and special pages for mounting supplied. ·

MOST RELIABLE NEW ISSUE SERVICE AS WELL AS SPECIALS to regular subscribers only LAVA 854 INTERVALE NEW YORK 59 TIPS BY JULIUS by Julius Weiss 3417 E. 147th St.. Cleveland. Ohio Philatelic history was made by the • knows that our covers become a part of United Nations when it recently an- history although to historians in future nounced in advance that special cachets years this may turn out to be a farce, as will be applied to the TWA first jet many first flights may be interpreted as flights out of New York (March 21). UN official flights. Some airmail col­ Also, the UN announced special treat- lectors wonder about things like this. ment for the American Airlines firsts vVe are for United Nations flights, to (March 22) to the west coast via jet ser- and from many points by member na­ vice. tions. We thank the UN for the oppor- Readers know that for sometime we tunity of servicing this material but when have been for a wider usage of ,UN post- we see a UN cancel on a first flight al paper. This may be one of the open- cover or on a souvenir pane ( Stampex ings the philatelic world has been wait- in ~;iglan,~) we wonder if we can get ing for. Perhaps the UN will soon open the story on the cancel. some of the F.A.M. routes out of New TWA sent some folders out on its first York. Also, there should be no reason from New York to San Francisco. The why UN airmails cannot be used by item is dispatched from both terminals member nations to frank historical flights. with backstamps giving the history of When a member of the UN is moving this first jet flight on March 21. Further, by air to some important UN conference the folder shows ( inside) some of the (with mail aboard) there is no reason major cities of the world which are why UN postage should not frank this landing points of TWA craft. mail. This UN franking should be av- vVe have slowed down a bit on collect­ ailable for posting, cancelling and usage ing Haiti issues. We have had some mail from or to any country of the globe, in lost on the route to Haiti. Further, the our humble opinion. printing of overprints and the like are These March flight covers can prove b~ginning to make many collectors won­ to be a test to begin such action. There der about these adhesives. The latest should be no reason why any member airs to get the United Nations (three nation cannot ask to have UN franked airmails) plus the Pope Pius XII issues mail carried on first flights. If a postal (three airs) are to get a Red Cross over­ law is needed let us contact our UN del- print. This is indeed a good cause but if egations to get such a law on the books. you check the records of the many The UN inserted the following in stamps, sheets, overprints that Haiti has some of the covers: "In the future put out recently we wonder whether all when service of first flight covers is re- these stamps are needed by collectors. quested kindly affix United Nations As of this date (March 28) nothing is stamps to cover the required airmail certain on the airmail souvenir sheets to postage." commemorate the 150th anniversary of Philatelists can ask the UN: Since a Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12). The stamps letter may be dispatched on a first flight have been issued. to the UN and backstamped by USA Sabena will go twice daily from Brus­ post office, can this be reversed, that is, sels to Hanover on the occasion of the can the letter be addressed to ·the UN Hanover International Fair. Service is from another point (franked with USA to begin on or about April 25. postage) to receive a UN backstamp and A great pilot, Collett Everman Wool­ then be ·forwarded? (with proper pay- man, President of Delta Airlines, some­ ment for this service) This question is time in Tune will receive the coveted important for these could be interpreted Illini Achievement Award from his alma to be United Nations flights while also mater. The University of Illinois will being commercial flights (CAM) over give this aviation pioneer this award as airmail routes in the USA. The UN he has built the nation's first aerial crop- PIAGE 206 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL dusting concern ( Huff Daland Dusters) stationery. He knows his subject. To the into the sixth largest airline in the Uni­ readers who send us letters almost daily ted States. (Delta). asking where to obtain this or that ALS Several readers have written us about sheet, we recommend him highly. If you good album pages for air letter sheets. have a question pertaining to ALS send Before we report on such material we him a stamped, addressed envelope; if shall look all the material over so that he knows the answer it shall be forth­ we may give you the full story. coming. Hats off to member known as We recentlv mentioned the Lufthansa LAVA, 854 Intervale, New York 59, New Turboprop (Viscount 814) flight from York. London to Frankfuiit-Munchen. We can now report the other legs of these turbo Next we go to France. Many collect­ prop flights. March 3, Lufthansa went ors of French material seek a good guide from Hamburg - Koln -Frankfurt -Mad­ that is inexpensive. We now report a rid - Lisbon. The Hamburg dispatch very effective treatise on the issues of shows a square cachet with black map France and Colonies. This pocket-size showing the route. This was flight LH book shows cancels, stamps, quantities 170. The Madrid return is the same printed, plus much more data. For a with the cachet in violet while the Lis­ book this size it is quite a feat .to pack bon dispatch is dated March 4, also in so much into it. Therefore, we take our violet. This is the first we have seen from hat off to a great French philatelist, Ed­ Lisbon in a long time. uard Berck. Readers may send an envel­ Alitalia (Italy) made a first on March ope (with French postage) or interna­ 4 from Rome to Karachi to Bombay. The tional reply coupons to Eduard Berck, 6, Rome cancel reads "Vilo Alitalia Roma - Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8, France. Karachi - Bombay" plus the bow and ar­ Details will be sent gratis. . row emblem of Alitalia. The item is backstamped at Bombay on March 6. A.A.M.S. AND AMERICAN April 1 AUA (Austrian Airlines) went to Amsterdam from Vienna. April 4 was AIRLINES OFFER ROUND TRIP to see a flight to Brussels and April 6 to JET COVERS TO COLLECTORS Sofia, Bulgaria. The line hopes s_oon to In cooperation with the American Air fly to Bucharest, Moscow and Man­ Mail Society and American Airlines, a chester, England in the near future. limited supply .of the history making Sabena soon hopes to make ai;i extra coast-to-coast jet air mail first flight cov­ stop on the weekly flight from Leopold­ ers is available to collectors. The round ville - Stanleyville. This will be at Ik­ trip letter sheets are cancelled and prop­ ela in the Belgian Congo, Sabena's thir­ erly backstamped at Los Angeles and ty-seventh port of call in the Congo. The New York, January 25, 1959, and will city is on the river Tshuapa. The line have two official U.S. P.O. jet cachets. just recently increased the length of the Proceeds of the sale of the covers will be runway at the airport. Perhaps there distributed equally between the Ameri­ was to be a flight cover in Ikela on or can Red Cross and the Publication Fund about April 1. of the American Air Mail Society. We wish today to take our hats off The round trip covers are $1.00 each to two philatelists; one a member of the plus 4 cent postage. All orders for cov­ A.A.M.S., is A. E. Lewandowski, known ers should be sent to Robert W. Murch in philatelic circles as LAVA. This deal­ er-collector has satisfied the thirst of (Vice-Pres. A.A.M.S.), 9560 Litzinger many collectors for elusive airletter Road, St. Louis 17, Missouri. (Do not sheets. If it's hard to obtain or almost send orders to American Airlines as the impossible to obtain, Mr. Lewandowski American Air Mail Society is undertak­ most likely will have a few in stock. ing this project as a service to collectors Many meinbers of AAMS speak well of this man who is always ready to help and to assist American Airlines in dispos­ collectors with the best in airmail postal ing of the covers to serious collectors). MAY, 1959 PAGE 207 SOMETHING FOil YOU!

EVERY MONTH: COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK:

Every month sees 500 to 1000 separate auction lots sold to Our 42nd edition Collectors Handbook is still in effect although it will he replaced during the summer of 1959 mail bidders in our famous Monthly Auction Sales. This with a 43rd edition. month, and every month, thousands of airmail covers are We are still filling orders at these old, low prices and will included. In addition, used mint air stamps of the world he glad to hear of your wants. are always found in these all-mail sa]es. If you are not on If you don't have a 42nd edition (brown covered) hand­ the mailing list, ask for free copy of the current Auction. book, ask for a free copy. If you do have one, USE IT!

CATALOGS FOR YOUR COLLECTION:

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PAGE 208 'JIR.E AIR.POST JOURNAL MIA.Y, 1959 PAGE 209 P.O. Box 595, Malden, Mo.

We presume that collectors have en­ • made the inaugural Westbound flight joyed the deluge of First Flight covers from Mishawaka, Ind., when that city from the December and January flights. was added to CAM #27 on March 5, However; no end is in sight at this writ­ 1930. ing. Before this appears in print, the CHRONICLE - covers from the expansion of Routes #73, AM ROUTE #98 - ADDITION OF #86 and #107 as a result of the awards ANNISTON, ALA. - Served on the in the Seven States Local Service Case Memphis - Atlanta segment of Route will have been receive

F. A. M. Background News Note • Single Pontoon B o b F o w l e r has flown across the A single pontoon replaced the wheels. Isthmus of Panama again! The craft was loaded aboard ship and Twenty-five years and virtually the en­ Fowler and his photographer, it A. tire scope of progress in aeronautical Duhem, shoved off for Panama City to science and development in separate the prepare for the flight across to Cristobal. two flights made by this pioneer airman The flight was North-South, from the between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Pacific to the Atlantic, a paradox caused Recently Fowler retraced his route of a by the curving of the isthmus into a quarter of a century ago-but this time hump between the Central and South he flew as a passenger in a modern Pan Americas. Preliminary tests went off American Airways liner, soaring over a smoothly and the morning of April 27, course now enjoyed by thousands of 1914, dawned. The weather was clear, sightseers. wind mild and the temperature stood at He Flew a Biplane 90 degrees. Pilot Fowler and Photo­ On April 27, 1913 when Fowler, pilot­ grapher Duhem took off and headed ing a specially built biplane, tied the north across Panama. two oceans together in flight, he made The first mountainous ridge brought aviation history and also stirred up con­ air so bumpy they couldn't even keep siderable national concern over the vul­ the camera pointed in the general di­ nerability of the huge Canal project rection of the Canal. Two circles across from aloft. Then the Canal was nearing the bay and the biplane was up to completion. 3,000 feet and moving at ,70 miles per On his single pontoon craft Fowler hour in the hot tropical air. The photo­ had fitted an 80 h. p. engine to carry the graphic program ran smoother. The heavy excess load of pilot, cameraman great Pedro Miguel Lock was passed and equipment. and the plane soared on toward the con­ A friend and student of pioneers in tinental divide where steam shovels flight was this modest airman. ground and bit away in the mountain­ Knew Pioneers side, making Culebra Cut. Tricky wind At Dayton, Ohio he learned to fly currents but Duhem insisted that Fowler with the Wright brothers as his instruct­ circle twice so he could shoot better ors. After three hours as a student pilot, pictures of the big construction job. he bought his own plane and returned to Fowler turned to the right. The right wing went down-down-down-as the his home on the West Coast to start a transcontinental flight which he finished. strong "temperamental" air currents Next he planned the Panama Canal jerked and shoved the light plane a­ Zone flight. At his "factory" near Los round. Desperately Fowler worked the Angeles he had as his next door neigh­ controls. Ambitiously, frightened, Duhem bor another young airplane designer and ground away with his camera. The bi­ builder who also was to make aviation plane spun like a top . . . and then history-Glenn L. Martin. Fowler managed to pull her nose up and Fowler's machine had 43 feet span in she was on even keel again! the upper wing. 32 feet, tip to tip, in Over Gatun Lake the lower wing, and was tested first Over Gatun Lake they flew into heavy on wheels, developing a top speed of 70 rain squalls. Fowler removed his gog­ miles an hour , and a landing speed of gles to improve visibility, Duhem con­ about 45 miles per hour. The 10-gallons tinued to shoot pictures. On they flew fuel reserve was sufficient for 100 hours and a few minutes later were over Gatun 'aloft. Dam and yelled with delight as the At- PAGE 212 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL lantic loomed into view. But they weren't safely down! Fowler had figured the flight course at 52 miles. He had "gassed-up" accord­ JET FLIGHTS ingly. But the extra circles and the squalls and rough air had consumed more than the estimated quantity of gas­ • ARCTIC oline, and over Cristobal they suddP-nly learned the biplane's tank was dry! • ANTARCTIC Hurriedly, Fowler scanned the jungle below and started to nose the ship down -then remembering that beneath him • TRANS-POLAR was a pontoon and not wheels. Altitude had been lost but desperately he headed FLIGHTS the biplane back toward the bay, skim­ med over the top of the piers, smacked - At Moderate Prices into the water at the bay's edge and piled high and dry upon a coral reef. 57 Minutes The first Pacific-Atlantic flight had ASK FOR A SELECTION TODAY been completed in 57 minutes. Congratulations were showt>red upon Fowler and Duhem. They were feted WALTER R. GUTHRIE from one end of the Isthmus to the other and their flight was ranked with Bleri0t's P. O. BOX 390 .A across the English Channel. TUCSON, ARIZONA And then from the vVhite House and Washington came an executive order: no more flying across the Canal. And any person who took pictures of the Canal from the air would get 10 years or a $5,000 fine or both. Not onlv that, but NEW ISSUES back in the United States Fowler and OF Duhem were under technical arrest. But the only "secret" their photographs re­ MINT AIRMAIL vealed was a steam shovel tearing away STAMPS at the top of a mountain-so they were released. THE MOST ECONOMICAL On his return official welcomes, lunch­ METHOD OF COLLECTING eons and speeches greeted Bob Fowler­ but the display couldn't equal the ex­ NEW ISSUES, INCLUDING citement and suspense of his flight 20 RARE AND UNUSUAL years ago. ITEMS AT NEW ISSUE WILL HONOR ALCOCK, BROWN PRICES A recerut Association Press dispatch from Washington indicates that Irish Air Lines plan to unveil a memorial June 15 to John Alcock and A. W. Brown, the · Send For Descriptive Folder • first men to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. The stone cairn, 15 feet high, will be two miles south of Clifden in Ireland's County Galway, a few hundred F. W. KESSLER yards from a spot where the pioneer 500 FIFTH A VENUE aviators landed June 15, 1919, after a NEW YORK 36, N. Y ~ 16-hour flight from Newfoundland. MAY, 195'9 PAGE 213 SHANAHAN'S PHILATELIC BA.LANCE SHEET / For the Year 1958 DURING 1958 We held 23 Auctions. We sold 21,363 Lot·s for a :total value of $3,323,782.00 (incl. Com.) The following is the division into countries. In almost every group we were able to offer some of the greatest rarities.

Country No. Lots Prices Country No. Lots Prices Realized Realized Abyssinia ...... 11 $ 652.00 Jordan ...... 96 7652.00 Afghanistan ...... 110 12435.00 Korea ...... 12 496.00 Albania ...... 198 16618.00 Latvia ...... 18 1033.00 Andorra ...... 2 132.00 Liberia ...... 71 1584.00 Argentina ...... 136 17178.00 Liechtenstein 29 2369.00 Austria & De- Lithuania 7 372.00 pendencies ...... 770 151124.00 Luxembourg ...... 34 5485.00 Mexico ...... 389 33659.00 Belgium ...... 166 12779.00 Monaco ...... 31 2503.00 Bolivia ...... 32 3937.00 Montenegro ...... 13 706.00 Brazil ...... 408 46903.00 Netherland & Cols. 105 8999.00 Gt. Britain and Brit. Nicaragua ...... 17 30593.00 Colomes ...... 5895 724340.00 Norway ...... 179 13157.00 Bulgaria ...... 244 25096.00 Panama ...... 14 1028.00 Paraguay ...... 39 2534.00 Chile ...... :..... 35 2523.00 Persia ...... 33 1456.00 China ...... 132 6541.00 Peru ...... 111 6451.00 Colombia ...... 203 8103.00 Poland ...... 36 3122.00 Costa Rica ...... 34 3486.00 Portugal & Cols. 84 6664.00 Czechoslovakia 52 2792.00 Roumania ...... 323 84960.00 Denmark ...... 84 6314.00 Russia ...... 317 33457.00 Ecuador ...... 45 3153.00 Salvador ...... 14 1224.00 Estonia ...... 26 1532.00 Saudi - Arabia 37 2615.00 Ethiopia ...... 13 2262.00 Serbia ...... 42 3091.00 Finland ...... 66 15548.00 Shanghai ...... 18 904.00 Formosa ...... 113 12720.00 Siam ...... 5 230.00 France & Cols. .... 934 125062.00 Spain ...... 390 170772.00 Greece ...... 379 84633.00 Suez ...... 1 1400.00 Guatemala ...... 27 1952.00 Sw~den ...... 165 21154.00 Germany, Coal. Switzerland 1...... 470 108960.00 & States ...... 1397 288448.00 Tibet ...... 9 154.00 Haiti ...... 17 949.00 Transjordan ...... 10 384.00 Honduras ...... 100 19351.00 Turkey ...... 95 7185.00 Hungary ...... 85 5127.00 U. S. A...... 2485 349524.00 Iceland ...... 33 2374.00 Uruguay ...... 154 19088.00 Ireland ...... 61 2862.00 Venezuela ...... 36 3424.00 Israel ...... 184 1032.00 Vietnam ...... 3 146.00 Italy, States, Cols., P.O.'s, Vati- Yugoslavia ...... 48 4682.00 can, San Marino, etc. 867 412563.00 19,213 $2,972,827 .00 Japan ...... 345 22758.00 of which Airmails 1654 $251006.00

We also sold 1,950 lots of Ge:0eml Collections for a total of $350,955. We hope to again expand our business in 1959, hold over 40 Sales, each probably larger in the average and we shall try to procure even larger and better collections covering an even larger .field. We are by far the largest Stamp Auctioneer:; in the world and are offering unique and most outstanding guarantees and facilities to our buyers. Without Shanahan's lavishly illustrated Catalogues, you cannot really know what goes on in PhEately. Your own specialty is almost certain to come up in one of our Auctions shortly. Ask To Be Put On Our Catalogue Mailing List It is free, post and airpost free. SHANAHAN'S STAMP AUCTIONS, LTD. 39 Upper Gt. George's Street Dun Loaghaire, Dublin, Eire

PAGE 214 TtHE AIRPOST JOURiNAL Flights of the Pioneer Aviators~ '190H · 1914 by James Woiherspoon (Continued)

PAULHAN, Louis. One of the • 44 mph against Grahame White's 42 early French pioneers, he first ap­ mph.. Grahame White, assembling a peared in Eng1and at the Blackpool multitude of cars around ihis field, Meeting of 1909, winning 2,'500 utiliz_ed their headlamps as flood­ pounds in prize money. Near the end lights and essayed the incredilble of 1909 Paulhan made some good hazard of a_ night flight in order to fliglhts at Brooklands with his Far­ overtake the Frenchman. The attempt man .biplane, attaining a height of was nearly successful 1but the French~ 720 feet and covering 96 miles in 2 man reached Manc:hester first to win hours 49 minrutes. He then moved to the prize. Sandown 'Racecourse and succeeded PIXTON, C. Howard. R. Ae. C. in 'breaking the world's altiiude rec­ certificate No. 50, January 24, 19.111. ord, climbing to 977 feet. The "Daily In November, 1910 Pixton was learn­ 'Mail" offered a prize of 50,000 ing to fly the A vro triplane. In Ap­ pounds to the first pilot of any na­ ril, 1911 this machine was crashed, tionality to fly from a point within :but on the following day Pixton .was five miles of their London o:fifices to flying it at 800 feet, ·which he did in a point wiihin five miles of their 25 minutes. He took part in the Manchester offices, or vice versa. "Daily Mail" Circuit of Britain, fly­ Gralhame White and Paulhan com­ ing a Bristol, but smashed it during peted for this prize. Both were to fly a fovced landing at Spofforth. Mr. Farmans. On' April 23, Gra:hame ;Manville had offered a prize of 2,~ erected his at Park Royal, while 500 pounds for the British pilot rwith Paulhan rwas awaiting the arrival of the longest aggregate time in the air his at Hendon. Grahame White took with a passenger on nine specified of·f at 5.15 a.m. on the 23rd and ar­ days during the summer of 1911. Pix­ rived at Rugby five minutes later. It ton won the prize in 5 hours 16 min­ looked like he was going to win the utes flying time. He ibeat his nearest prize before Paulhan even got start­ rival, the ·famous Cody, 'by a clear ed. At Rugby, a gale blew his plane margin of two hours. Pixton also over and did considerable damage to headed the list for the 'b1ggest aggre­ it, !but ·by the 27th his plane was gate of hours flown throughout the ready. He retired to bed for a much season at Brooklands, for ·Which he needed rest, preparatory to making a was awarded prize money of 750 fresh start the next day. pounds. In January, 1912 he was at At 6 a.m. Paulhan's plane arrived Madrid, Spain, demonstrating Bristol at Hendon, and he proceeded with its planes, as the King of \Spain looked assembly under the personal super­ on. On leaving Spain Pixton took vision of Henry Farman. At 5.2·1 p. the Bristol monoplane to \Berlin and m. the same day Pau1han was in the demonstrated it 'before officers of the air headed for 'Manchester. White German Avia•tion Corps. In Septem­ was awakened and told of Paulhan's ber he was in Buciharest and obtained departure from London . . . within orders ·for a 1batch of similar models. ten minutes White was in the air. In December, 1913 Pixton left the Paulhan landed at Litchfield at 8.10 Bristol company to become test pilot p.m., 11 7 miles out from London, with the Sopwith Company at Brook-­ with his pursuer forced down by lands. On April 20, 1914 the second darkness at Roade after a 60-mile contest for the Schneider Trophy ·was trip. Thus the Frenchman, with only flown over 28 laps of a course mark­ sixty-five miles to go, held a lead of ed out over the sea between Monaco sixty-seven miles and had averaged and Cap Martin. Pixton flew the M1AY, 1959 PAGE 21'5 Sopwith Ta!bloid, 'Wlhich represented Bristol Company as an instructor. the last word in 'British design and RADLEY, James. R. Ae. C. certifi­ construction. At the start he took cate No. 1!2, June 14, .11910. Early in off at :an astonishing speed and at 50 lr910 Radley was learning to fly at k:m his time was 20 miI11Utes 57 sec­ the polo grounds in Bedford, and sub­ onds at a speed of 88.9 mph, 23 mph sequently gave the first exhibition faster than his nearest rivial. The flights in Scotland at Pollok. Tihe Talb1oid continued to fly steadily, world's first accurately tirrned flight drew \further and •further away fr= over a straight measured timed flight !his pursuers, until at 15•0 km his time at the LLanark, Scotland 1911 Meet­ was 1 lhour 2 minutes at a speed of ing, with the first world's records set 89.4 mph. His nearest rival was 8 up over one mile and one kilometre. minutes and 23 miles ibehind. After Radley captured fue record over iboth cr,ossing the finishing line Pixton distances, his kilometre !being flown opened Uip the Ta:bloid for two extra at 77.67 mph. His flying mile record laps, to record his time over 300 km. was 75.95 mpih and the ibrilliance of The little T·a!bloid responded and his piloting ·was demonstrated by !his clocked 2 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds covering five laps of a 1 3/4 mile for the Whole distance, ·which gave a course, at an average speed of 58.32 speed of no less than 92 mph, a mph. world's record for seaplanes . The foreign competitors simply stood ab­ In July 1910 R!adley took his Bler­ out, stupified lby the T·albloid's won­ iot to Belfast to give some demon­ derful performance. ·Roland Garros, stration fUght, but a very !high wind the ,famous French rpilot, :and two made it unsa'fe to attempt to fly. The American pilots, did not attempt to crowd soon became threatening, and better Pixton's performance. Previ­ tried to ibreak Uip fue monoplane; so ously, EngliSh pilots had ibeen re­ Radley determined to give them garded with a:musement, whenever sOiffiething for their money, wirbh a they ihad dared to compete with the view to pacifying them. He left the French experts, and the English air­ ground 'when a gust ,oaught his ma­ craft were frankly ridiculed in cihine and he •collided with a tree, France. It became the most important breaking the ·wings ' and airscrew. event in the history of British avia­ Radley flew in fue Gordon \Bennett tion. At the end of 1·914 Pixton was Cup Race, of October 1910, at Bel­ classed with the most expert pilots mont Park, New York. He remained in Britain. in the United States to make a tour of flying meetings, and astonished the PRIER, Pierre. French. On Octo­ Americans with the speeds ihe at­ ber 1, 1910, ·Louis Bleriot opened a tained. At 'Belmont Park, flying his scihool at Hendon Aerodrome and in­ Bleriot, he beat seventeen other Bler­ stalled Prier as chief pilot instructor. iots, and at Los Angeles, iwhere he His first pupil was the famous bal­ made the flrst flight of forty miles loonist, Frank Hedges Butler. In Ap­ over the Padfic, he .won the first ril, 1-91'1 Prier accomplished a great prize for speed each day. At San flight from England to !Jl'rlance. De­ Francisco he flew out over the har­ parting from Hendon he flew over bor, circling the US Fleet at anchor Chatham, Canterbury, Dover, Calais, there and created so much enthusi­ Boulogne, Afbibeville, and Beauvais. asm that a crowd of 2·00,000 flocked In spite Of mist he covered 230 miles to the aerodrome the next day. He in 3 hours >5'6 minutes at a speed of collaibomted ;with E. C. Gordon Eng­ 62 mph. This flight was not only the land to produce a rema11ka'ble sea­ first non-stop flight ibetween London iplane in 19'13. CFor details of this and Paris, ibut it also was a world's seaplane see previous notes on Pilot record"for disfance flown in a straight England). Radley tiiad faded out of line. In June, <1911 Prier went to the flying by 1914. BAIGE 216 THE AllRJPOST JOURNAL RAYNHAM, F. P. R. Ae. C. cer­ margin. Later this same day it was tificate No. 85, 'May 9, 19H. Rayn­ again broken by Harry Hawker. hallll first flew at Brooklands in No­ ,In June '1913 the Avro Company vemlber 1,910, and iwas to become one produced a new seaplane, a large of Britain's greatest pilots. A. V. tractor biplane fitted iwi1!.h. a 100 hp Roe had :produced a new biplane and Gnome engine. J:l!a:vziliam. :was to it was on this machine that Raynham make the trial flights at Shoreham. secured his certificate. In October The machine left the water on the Raynham decided to make an attempt first attempt, in ten seconds, with one for the Briti&h Empire iMkil:telin Cup passenger, an anchor, and fuel for No. 2, using a circuit starting and two hours. After that, he put it finishing at Hendon. He set off from through several successful flights up Brooklands, but had not flown very and down the coast. At a Flying

Check for $1.000 repxeseniing money from sale of American Airlines Firs:t Flight Jet Covers a:t In:terpex S:tamp Show, is presented :to Isaac B. Grainger {left), General Fund Chairman for .the American Red Cross. Turning over the check is Charles A. Rheinstrom (right), Executive Vice President for .the Airline. Looking on is E. George Siedle, Assistant Post Mas.t'er General for Transportation. Con:tri- bu:tion helped launch the 1959 Red Cross Fund Drive. PAGE 218 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL JUNE AUCTION SALE -*- * _AIR POST STAMPS OF THE WORLD

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An exceptionally fine collection of AIR POST STAMPS1 contained in five volumes, will be offered in our JUNE AUCTION SALE - very fine UNUSED MATERIAL - also unusual offering of USED LOTS - . mostly in COM­ PLETE sets or issues - 99% Scott Numbers.

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Edson J. Fifield 511 FIFTH A VENUE NEWYORK17,N. Y. Airs of #he Month Described and Illustrated through courtesy of Nicolas Sanabria Co., Inc. 521 Fifth Avenue. New York 17, N. Y.

PAGE 220 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL BULGARIA. 2L blue and brown pubJidzes Soviet Rocket flown . o ~'l January 2. CANADA. 5c commemorates Gol

MAY, 1959 PAGE 221 POLAND. Supplementary values to 1958 pictorials have been released. ( 96-101) ROMANIA. A most attractive blue souvenir sheet commemorates centenary of country's first postage stamp. ( 119). Sputnik III is shown on 3.25L dark blue. ( 120). Cosmic Rocket appears on another 3.25L value. ( 121) RUSSIA. To pub~icise I. G. Y. a colorful souvenir sheet containing four IR stamps has been released. ( 189). Two additional values show modern airplanes. ( 191-192) SAN MARINO. Attractive set sho\\ s birds in flight. ( 132-136) SOMALIA. 5S is the final value to current "Antelope" series. It shows Damaliscus Hunteri. ( 44) TOGO. New set, designed as previous (except 25F value), is in different colors and inscribed "Republique du Togo" instead of "Republique Autonome du Togo." ( 29-33 ). TURKEY. Eagle is seen on 105k yellow and brown. (74) U. A. R. Near East Regional Conference is publicized by one value. ( 18) U. N. 5c & 7c denominations conform with present postcard and letter rates. (7-8) URUGUAY. Winged Victory is portrayed on new definitives. ( 196-199 & 202-207). 31c and 36c pay homage to Brazilian pioneer flyer Santos Dnmont. ( 200-201) VENEZUELA. P. 0. Building is shown on three coils, perforated all around. ( 841- 43). Quadricentenary of Merida is commemorated by set of 16, all of one de­ sign. ( 44-859). Four hundred anniversary of founding of the city of Trujillo is publicized by set of 11. ( 860-870). VIII Central American & Caribbean Sports are commemorated by set of 5. ( 871-875)

LINDBERGH "The Spirit of St. Louis" I IAfter his epoch-making flight to Paris in May of 1927, Lindbergh mode a "Good Will" tour of the Caribbean area in the West Indies and South America during 1927 /1928 . .Previous to this time, no mail was ever officially flown in "The Spirit of St. Louis." However, on February 6, 1928, Lindbergh carried some "courtesy" mail between Santo Domingo to Port au Prince and to Havana. The next day, February 7th he also carried some mail from Port au Prince to Havana. This is the only mail ever officially flown in the "Spirit of St. Louis" by Lindbergh! These three covers have a distinctive cachet, and the mail was sanctioned by the re­ spective governments. We have two of th official receipts from the Dominican Republic showing the number of covers carried from Santo Domingo. We can find no official data as to the number of covers flown from Haiti to Havana, and we believe these covers are much scarcer than the February 6th flights. These three covers are listed in the 1950 American Air Mail Catalogue on page 799, under #1068, and catalogue $17.00 each. We can suppfy a complete set of three covers for $9.50. Separately, the February 6th covers are $3.50 each, where­ as, the February 7th cover is $4.50. Mailed in a revalued airmail envelope. Horace D. W esthrooks P.O. Box 252 AAMS #3916 Griffin, Georgia

PA!GE 222 THE AIRPOST JOURN'.AL = tlll''' :;; • - - - -A~E.... R.. 0 --:- - ~- ~ -I> POSTAL STATIONERY NOTES By SOL WHITMAN 1462 Taylor Ave.• Bronx 60, N. Y. AUSTRALIA • GREAT BRITAIN Reports from Australia inform this col­ '.'Jew information has been obtained umn that a new sheet will be issued regarding this rare King George VI Oc­ shordy. tagon stamped air letter, #14 LS. BECHUANALAND Thanks to Miss Ethel Harper of New Issued on December 1st, is a very col­ York, we learn that this die was used for orful sheet, one of the nicest in some printing telegrams in 1940. When the time. At the middle top is illustrated the special order for forms was obtained by Royal Coat of Arms. It is a bilingual in the Security printers, they used the 6d. Sechuana and English, and is of the telegram die for the six pence rate of modified coronation style with the words franking. "Poso Ya Sefofane" added to the By Air GRENADA Mail, Aerogramme, etc. The 6d. Queen This new 25c mentioned in the Febru­ Elizabeth pictorial has the same design ary column was issued on November 1st. as the current stamp. Printing is violet It is of the modified Coronation style with red and blue parallelograms. The and has the small boat stamp as used on light blue overlay is on white water­ the earlier issue. Three lines of instruc­ marked paper. tions are on the blue form. Mailing instructions in both laliguages IRAN complete most of the back of the sheet. On January 5th, a new form appeared, BRITISH GUIANA the same as #3LS except there is a The recentlv issued 12c form of De­ blue border around the 8 R. stamp with cember 1st is 'printed in russet with the blue overlay on the outside of sheet but Modified Coronation design with 4 lines no overlay inside. of instructions beneath the Air Mail tab­ ISRAEL let. The pictorial Queen Elizabeth stamp depicts a native working near a \ The aerogramme rate to the United rubber tree. The usual illustration of the States has again been raised early this Kuieteur Fall is on back. year. The new rate is now 300 Pruta. A new form should make its appearance CANADA in the near future. The 1956 fom1, #16 LS, has been re­ KUWAIT issued. On the new sheet the lines of the border are narrower and appear We learn that a new sheet was issued smaller. The address lines are much on February 1st, at the same time the thinner, also. \l\Te would appreciate more new Government of Kuwait stamps were information as to when this sheet was is­ put on sale. At the top left in 4 lines sued. Who can help? are the words "AIR LETTER I If any­ thing is enclosed I this letter will be CEYLON sent I by surface mail.'' To the right The 40c Queen Elizabeth sheet has the same text is in native characters. been recently reissued. The new sheet is The 40 N. Paise stamp illustrates a the same as #8LS on the front but on native boat sailing with full sails. On the back there are now three lines of in­ the back of form are three lines for the structions, instead of the previous two. return address. MAY, 1959 PAGE 223 LIBYA Ethel Harper, Messrs. Eisendrath, God­ The two forms reported in our last frey, Guthrie, Lava, Singley, and Jesse column have been received. The 15 Weinstein of Pretoria. Mil sheet, printed in green on green paper is for "ARAB COUNTRIES ON­ USE OF JETS INCREASES LY". At the upper left is a very neat AIR TRAVEL AIR MAIL I PAR AVION TABLET. The Wall Street Journal recently At the center between tablet and stamp pointed out that jet airliners enioy a are the words "AEROGRAMME, For boom, as travelers shun piston-type Arab Countries", in English and Na­ planes. tive characters. On the North Atlantic run, Pan Ameri­ The 35 Mils sheet is the same style can jam-packs its Boeing 707 jets, despite as the 15 Mils and is printed ill violet the traditional slack winter season, while brown on blue paper. Between the tab­ TWA's piston ships fly 30% fewer pas­ let and stamp are the words "Aero­ sengers to Europe than a year ago. TWA, gramme, (For all except Arab Coun­ in turn, crams its 111-passenger jets on tries.)" in two lines. the New York-San Francisco hop, partly NORWAY at the expense of compeUtors such as Once again the aerogramme rate has United Air Lines, which won't begin jet gone up, this time to 90 Ore. A new runs before next fall. sheet has again been issued and will be Some airline officials are convinced described in the next column. that introduction of jet flights has stimu­ PORTUGUESE INDIA lated overall air travel. In February, for Three new sheets have been issued instance, they note the industry did 11 % from this Portugal Colony using the more business than a year ago, whereas Portuguese currency: $2.80, Goa Post January was unchanged from 1958. Office Building, $3.00 Margoa Post Of­ March also was expected to show a size­ fice Building, $3.60 Goa Radio and Tel­ able gain over last year. egraph Building, They are all the same Eastern Air Lines carried more pas­ style as the rest of the Portuguese Col­ sengers during Easter week than in any onies sheets with the red and green en­ previous single week. twined borders. RYUKYU A GENEROUS OFFER On the surcharging of the 15 Yen TO MEMBERS sheet to 13c, 60,000 of the #2LS sheets Dmytro Bykovetz, Jr., a new member were overprinted at the Nakamaru of the Society, has some linguistic abil­ Printing Company. ity which he wishes to share with fellow UNION .OF SOUTH AFRICA members. He can do translations in Uk­ On Februarv 25th, the new 6d. forms ranian, Russian, Spanish or German from came out in 'both styles, English and English, or vice versa. Write to him at Mrikan similar to the last sheets. The P.O. Box 3535, Philadelphia 22, Pa. new sheets have 4 additional lines of We applaud this generous offer. And instructions on back as follows: "Addi­ may we add that Roland Kohl, 350 E. tional postage must be affixed to this I 30th St., New York 16, N.Y., will do the form if it is addressed to a destination I same in French or German? in the Americas, Australasia, or the Far (P.S. Don't forget a STAMPED ad­ East. I Ask at the Post Office counte~." dressed return envelope. ) The current l 1hd. local sheets will be sold for 3d. each. They will be only available for air mail use. The new rate went into effect on April 1st. At this time it is not known what alteration will be made to ~hese forms, although we imagine they will be surcharged. To our faithful contributors, sincere thanks. These include, this month, Miss PAGE 224 THE .A'IRPOST JOURNAL AAMS EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT APJ ,.ADS BUY SELL - WANT LISTS

RATES: EXCHANGE CAM, FAM, U.S. and U.N. FOUR CENTS PER WORD per insertion. F.D.C. for foreign flight and F.D. covers. Minimum charge one dollar. Remittance Vic Wailly, Box 26A, Roxbury, Mass., must accompany order and copy. The USA. *349 AIRPOST JOURNAL. 350 No. Deere Park Drive, Highland Park, Ill. NEW BRUNS"'ICK Air Mail Field Post­ marks· wanted on cover. Also inform ltion ZEPP. CATALOGUE "Sieger Nci: 15" new, about AMF operation. Exchange or buv $1.50. Correspondence invited for Zepp. w 0 rce AMF covers. Perham C. N'l.hl, Mail trade. Bush, .61 W. 74 St. New York 2014A Lincoln, Evanston, Illinois. *355 23, N.Y. · *350 WILL BUY scarce airletter sheets or aero ZEPP. MAIL COLLECTION for Sale. An stationery· or have nice material to tn.de. outstanding mounted and show ready Emmett Peter, Box 553, Leesburg, Fla. prize winner. US and various foreign franked, philatelic superb. Bush, 61 W. INTERESTED USED Central American 74 st., New York 23, N. Y. *350 Airs also covers in exchange for used general airs and French Colonies' covers: WANTED - Anything Egyptian, especial­ Fred Keizer, 84 Lawrence Avenue, Brook­ ly rare stamps, covers, air-mails, etc. Er­ lyn 30, N.Y. • nest Kehr, 230 W. 41 St., New York 36, N.Y. *349 ------PLATE BLOCKS to exchange back to FOR SALE: Historical North and South 1945 at face value or other equitable basis Pole Expedition Flight covers, US, United for C)lrrent commemorative plate blocks: Nations, Foreign dispatches. List lOc. Also: or will buy. George Au0 ted, 220 or·zaba Rockets, Balloons, Semi-official Airs, Pio­ Ave., San Francisco 27, California. neers, Zeppelins etc. Belham Exchange, WANTED to buy: Balbos, Tran~otlantic, Box 119, Ridgewood, 27, N. Y. *354 South & :North Pole FliE(ht"s. P•0..,eers, Rockets, B a 11 o o n M a i 1, Documents FIRST JET FLIGHTS w United Nations Manus c r i.p ts, better grade items. R'. stamps; b.s. :1,>25f59-lst Transcontinental, Schoendorf, 78~2 - 81st St., Glendale 27, magenta cachet iji8.50. 2/21/59-AA Electra Long Island, N.Y. Jet to Detroit $5.00.-3/21/59-NY-S, Fran­ cisco, green cachet, $2.25; on TWA cover HAVE (25) C73-C86 Spain and (10) C-22 $2.75; TWA multicolored Jet folder $3.75; France mints. Exchange for good millt airletter $5.00.-card $4.00.-Magenta cachet Airs. F. W. Stauder, 60 .E. 5th St., Bklyn $4.00.-San Francisco-New York, rare, $6.00. 18, N. Y. First Round the world Jet Circle UN Air­ letter $9.75. List other UN covers 4c. Bel­ EXCHANGE Venzezuela Arms Airs for ham, Box 119, Ridgewood 27, N.Y. *351 Cuba C24 to C29 used or mint. Arthur Campbell, 18"40 Prairie, Detroit· 21, Mich. ROCKET Mail balloonposts, zeppelin, FF, etc. in Capt. Boesman's book: The History EXCHANGE WANTED-Used airmail of Airmail with over 160 ill. Postfree for stamp_s. Scott basis. Either by lot or $1.70. Aero Museum. Rusthoekstr 21, The select10n. Rubert E. MacLean, 39 Vo­ Hague, Holland. cational Dr., So. Portland, Main *350 ZEPPELIN, rocketmail, balloonposts in WANT Dog Sled stamps, covers, etc. Will Capt. Boesman's book The History of Air­ give stamps, covers (have all kinds) or mail, with over 160 ill. Extra Holland air­ cash. Stephen O'Brien, 984 McGuire Drive mail Cat. 2 books $2.00. Aero Museum, Toms River, New Jersey. · ' Rusthoekstr 21, The Hague, Holland. TRADE WW I original Photo Sqdn. Album FF, TRANS-ATLANTIC, rockets, etc. in of Jenny, Battlefields, Bombed Fields, Capt. Boesman'.s book: History of Airmail. Aerial Photos over 100. Want U.S. Airmail 160 ill. Extra: Holland airmail Catalogue. ~tamps. Burke, 3107 South High St., Ar­ 2 books together 02.00. Aero Museum, lmgton 2, Va. Rusthoekstr 21, The Hague, Holland. EXCHANGE Air Mail Stamps, Air Let­ SUBSCRIBE TO "Postal Stationery" mag­ ters, UN, UAR, UPU. with anyone on the azine, $3 yearly, valuable free gift to Basis of 1959 Scott's. Yand L. Chung new subscribers. Emmett Peter, Box 553, 413 1/2 Shipley St., Wilmington 1, Del. ' Leesburg, Fla. SEND Selection used Airs 1959 Catalogue WANTED; Canada Semi-officials, Have; value. Exchange only what you want. 150 USA Flights and or Cash, John M. Others Returned. Credit and Debit. N. Kitchen, Rte 6, Woodstock, Ontario, Can­ Falk, 1725-24 Ave, Vero Beach, Fla. *350 ada. *350 I NEED Literature and maps relating to Dutch East Indies Airposts. Also D.E.I. AAMS EXCHANGE ADS .•light covers. will buy or trade. Allan E. Barlow, 75 w·estgate, Chichester, Sussex, England. WANTED - Coins, paper money, gold, picture postcarCis, Exposition material, EXCHANGE Airmails of the world. New cigarette cards, government stationery. !lr used, basis Scotts 1959. Have 8000 diff. will trade or buy. John Yannunzio, 32 m collection. Allen Freeman, 802 Hurrle Milton Ave., Summit, N. J. *349 Avenue, Oildale, California. THE AIRPOST JOURNAL 160 LARGE PAGES--NEARlY 2000 lllUST!(ATIONS THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY USED fl. S. CATALOG I

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