THE AIRPOST JOURNAL APRIL 1933 r,..... $ ........ I$ 4 4 i ...... $ $ - L $ ,.,.,-....,_ AIRMAILS WANTED by every Collector and Dealer interested COMMEMORATIVES In orlsfnal covera, poatal atatlonery, air ' Semi-Postals mails, sea oosta, etc. Tl-IE Pictorials LUXON Pl-llLATELIC Mint: 2ot:h Century I-I OLDALL the perfect Loose-Leaf Album (not COMPLETE SETS spring back method) for collections, duplicates and •tock of covera and • miscellanea. Finest Quality REASONABLE PRICES Send a postcard (or full partlculnrs or remit --&S- for one of these new "Luxon Phl'latellc Holdalls" - • mention the specialty for which it io Ask for Our List required. Reir!atration Extra. ELLIOTT • • • STAMP SHOP Francis J. Field, Lt:d. 81 Nassau Street, New York ..............................Sutton Coldfield, Enrland JUST A FEW SAMPLES FROM OUR .< t5th---Silver Anniversary AUCTION SALE---APRIL 15th Abyssinia No. 120-84-the 1919 portrait and pictorial postage iosue, complete In blocks of four. Superb .•.••• • • • .•.••••••.•..•. $ 77.96 . Brazil No. 924-1929-30-10,000r Santos Dumont air mail. v.f used block of fourteen. 7x2. Beautiful piece and largest unit of such postage I have seen in one piece. Worth much over single price of •....•••• . .. , . • • . • • • • . • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • • • • • . • • • • • 28.00 Colombia 16 Berk. 1920 Semi-Official Air Mail, lOe Green, Type L. Perfection block of 6. Only 1080 Issued In a ll and Plenty - scarce. Again much over single price of . • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • 132.00 17A, 18A-Same--Types .J & K. Perfection. pane of 18, showing alternate rows of 3 of each type---and what ls more--ln the rare light green shad<! of which but 72 of each type exist. A piece that probably could not be duplicated. It would be a shame to break it up but we will accept bide for the entire sheet or for any portion thereof. As •Ingles alone. this pieces catalogs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 720.00 Danzl• 248 Llaaluk. (See No. 425 Scott) 1923----100,000m Scarlet Air Mail, without overprint: very fine block of 4 of this rarit:r of which 100 only were Issued. As singles . ••••.•. •.•••.•.. L 120.00 Ask for the Complet e Catalog of 1000 Lou-It'& Free! . The Auction way Is the Cheapest, Most Comprehensive and In every wa;y the Beet Way of adding to your Collection•.• Mail bids gladly executed DONALD ·E. DICKASON THE BERKSHIRE EXCHANGE WOOSTER, omo t • t t • t • t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t ~- t ... t t ............ t t • t t tzwt.tw\.l President Gatchell Announces A.A.M.S. 1933 Convention • Dear Fellow Members: As your President, I am pleased to be able to announce to you that ou.r 1933 Convention will be held at New York, N. Y .• on Thurs· day, August 31st, and Friday and Saturday, September lit and 2nd. This decision has been reached by your Board of Directors and Officers after giving due weight and thought to many considerations which must be taken into our picture this year. In these times we realize that it is not possible to expect many members to travel great distances to attend our Annual Meeting and we are, therefore, faced with the problem of holding our Convention in an area where we have a large number of local members which will insure, at the outset, representative attendance. In discussing this matter, we were unanimous in the thought that our 1933 meeting should be held at New York, N. Y. There are several hundred mem­ bers in the Metropolitan area alone with many other interested collcc· tors who are not members of our Society. In addition, it will be a comparatively short and inexpensive trip for many collectors located in upper New York State, lower New England, eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, etc. The fact that there is not now a local Society in New York affiliated with our Society should not be a deterring factor in this picture as experience has proved a success· ful convention can be held without such a local society. N~w York is one of the most interesting cities in the world and offers many new sights to those who have not visited New York in recent years. Hotel rates are as low, or lower, than in most Metropol· itan cities. The dates eelected again permit those attending to return to their homes, taking advantage of the Labor Day holiday. Your Officers have given due and careful consideration to all of the other alterna· tives which have been submitted and we feel that the factors above cited definitely require us to hold our Convention this year in the east. As you know, Qur three previous conventions have been held, twice at Cleveland, Ohio and at Washington, D. C., and, as our last Convention was at Cleveland, we feel that even though other considerations did not make it necessary, an eastern city should be the logical choice this year. Our friends on the west coast have been most cordial and anxious to entertain us. Your President personally hopes that in the not too l IE Al RPQST JOURNAL Oft'icial Publication of The American TM Air Mail Socifllty. April, 1933. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vol. IV. No. 7. Issue 36-lOc Copy. 8 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL far distaIJ.t fu~ure, we .will be able to carry our Convention to ·th€·west coast, but it do.es not seem possible under present conditions. We have hoJ?~l3, ~hat' a pl~n. may' be worked out whereby th~ west coast collectors 'may receive representation at our Convention this year. Additional information as to hotel arrangements, committees in charge of exhibitions and other pertinent facts will be given in the next issue. In the meantime, please mark off . the above indica~cd dates on your calendar and plan to be with us at that time~, . · Your Ofl;icers are pleased indeed to welc~me, the, W, ashi~gtoµ A,ir Mai'U3ociety to the National Group and are. grat~ful, indeed, tq Vice Pre~iden( Leech arid Di'rector Petty for their efforts in brini;ing about the organization: of the' Washington Group. · · ' · ' •w < ' l · Sincerely yours, L. B. GATCHELL,. Presid~nt. •lll\ , ;.( Ai.rs•:•l I .,. ' · • .. o'f the Month \!' '' Altan. J. ··Blank All rla;tl' on ;s:e.w . Issues of, ;\.ir. l\lail ··The statue of the Indian Caupol­ Stamps should be sent .direct to Editor ican aiid a plane in fiight over· the AltcN1 · J; 'niank, 1850 ·Burnett Ave,., city .of Santiago comprises the d-e­ East' Cle\ielnnd. OI1io. ' sign of the 10c. dark blue, the. 15c • 'dark red and the 20c, dark green. The' '30c sienna, 40c . gray and· 50c HILE comes to. the front and liglit red will show a plane in fii•ght makes its bow with the pre- _over ~ phi.in and.. trees: .bending in C sentation Of an aittractive set the wind.. The 60c light green pre­ of ·21 values. Its variety of design sents a condor 'with ·outspread wings. and .. size ought to appease the most The 70c light blue will· show the avid collector .. Egypt also comes shadow of a plane with a five point out with its set of 20 values but star. The 80c light red depicts a does' .not eome up to par because condor on a mountain: top and in a certain monotony is aehieved thru · the 'foreground the Caupolican· stat~ the µse,,of one constant design, U. S. .ue. Two. planes over· the world S. R." cele'brates the tenth anniverc with ,five s)lafts of light comprise the sary olf postal service.' scene on the lp light g:reE}Il :i:nd 2p · ARGENTINE R.'EPtrBI.il:C dark blue. The 3p dark green, 4p A new ·series is promised, depict-· light blue, and 5p orange will show ing. natural resources and economic· a hydroplane over a lake with a developments. From another .source snowcapped mountain· in the back­ comes the word that spe.ciaL air mail ground. A plane in fiight under a stlimps are·to be discontinued. Take rainbow appears on the 6p ma'genta, your choice. 8p li'ght blue, ·and lOp sk'y blue. o:e::µ..E . .. On.the 20p orange and.30p dark A set of 21 values for . use on "brown the outline of a plane on a foreign service consisting of denom- dark background appears with the iD,llUllllS....fr.OJ!l._.lOc .to. 50- pesos. ha.s-- .compass-Jn. ~ -lower.... corner ..... ';Phe been •prepared. The first nine last two values are 40p dark red and sfai;nps of th~ series .to the SO;c, are l,}Op: viOI:eL'and show the outline' of 20x25mm. ln size; a,nd the remain-. a plane on a background of four der 2·5x27.5min. · -ornamental squares. 4 THE AIRPOST . JOURNAL There are to be 25,000 of the 10c- set is to appear to raise funds for 50c; 50,000 of the 60, 70 and 8·0c; aviator's widows. Ostensibly it is 7!:\000 of the lp-lOp; 10,000 of the another scheme to get money from 2<f and 30p; and 5,000 each of the collectors and until an effective boy~ 40p and 50p. cott is reached by air mail collectors An unconfirmed report also states in geneTal there is probably nothing that another interior set is soon to that will stop the performance. be released. There is a surtax of 50 santimi on CHINA each value. They are: 2s yellow My .Shanghai correspondent states and black, Icarus; 3.s orange and that the last issue is to be limited black, monument in National Cem­ in use for six months, and adds­ etery to Aviators; 10s green and "Tlme will tell whether this is of­ black, Aviator's tolll'b; and 20s, ros.9 ficial." and black, an ea•gle dropping a vtreath on an aviator's grave.