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First Airmails in Packets
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Rome-Mogadiscio
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During the visit of King Vittorio Emanuele III in Italian Somallland. a
special flight -has been made on the lOth November. 1934. Rome-TobrukMassaua-Mogadiscio, covering 5970 Kilometres in 20 hours and 30 minutes
aetually flown. Pilots were Francis Lombardi and Vittorio Suster.
As the news was given to the public only two days before t he flight was
going to take place. the mail flown was little. and it bears special overstamps
both on its arrival as on its departure.
The following are my very best prices for these special
stamps issued on that occasion:
Mint Used Cover
Italy, 1. 2. 4. 5. 8. 10 Lire. Complete set of 6 values ........................ $2.80 $4.00 $5.25
ltaly " Servizio di Stato" 10 Lire. (2000 pieces issued) ............ 10.00
60.00
Cyrenaica from 25c to 25 Lire complete, 10 values ................ 4.90
Eritrea from 25c to 25 Lire complete, 10 values ........................ 4.90
Italian Somaliland 25c to 25 Lire complete. 10 values ............ 4.90
Trlpolltanta from 25c to 25 Lire complete. 10 values .............. 4.90
C;rrenaica-Erltrea-Itallan Somallland-Tripolltania:
"Servizio di Stato" 25 Lire complete. 4 pieces
Price
(very rare issue, 750 pieces) ..............................................................$60.00 on request
Only the 25 Lire stamp exists of the 4 Colonies set. Said stamp is on fiown
cover. Prices upon request.
ASK FOR ENGLISH PRICE-LIST. SENT FREE
Prices are meant to be net in United States currency. For orders worth less
than $15. an additional 25 cents must be paid for postage. Remittance to
be sent in advance either in bank not es or checks.
ERCOLE GLORIA
P. 0. Box 328
TURIN (ITALY)
A.A.M.S. 1513
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Roeket Posts
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some rockets burst in mid-air,
other more successful projectiles
carry their historic cargoes of mail rather
safely to their pre-determined destinations And the present day vogue of
rocket post experimentation goes merrily
on throughout the world. Scientifically
progressive Austria and Germany blazed
the way for rocket post philately by issuing attractive semi-official sets in 1932
and 1933. Since .that time, trials have
been in progress in almost a dozen other
countries and philatelic souvenirs of the
firings are in as m~h or more demand
than the more conservative and less radicial official airposts.
Lightning-quick delivery of mail from
continent to continent is presaged b y the
many experiments. partially financed by
sets of semi-official rocket post stamps
a nd weather-weight tissue paper covers
with modernistic cachets. To date the
'Y'Y
rockets have demonstrated that they can
be directed with amazing accuracy over
short spaces. It is planned that future
rockets will use the stratosphere to attain their expected immense speeds.
While these experiments are still being
made, and while the battle over the necessity of issuing semi-official rocket mail
stamps still rages. it is to be noted as a
quirk of human nature that, reluctant or
enthusiastic. collectors will pick up these
interesting items.
Austria Leads
In Austria , the postal authorities have
supported the work of developing rockets
especially devised to carry mail. On
August 8, 1932, three stamps were issued.
They all depict a rocket in flight . Seven
hundred and eighty of the three groschen
lake-colored stamps were issued, 780 of
the ten groschen in orange and 500 of the
one schilli!}g blue, in triangular shape.
AUSTRIAN ROCKET POST cover carriP.d on "Post Rocket V-16", September
17. 1933. The cover bears a copy of the I Sch. blue triangular stamp.
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY
MARCH 1935.
VOL. VI.
NO. 6
ISSUE 59
10c PER COPY
THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
on cherry and bright yellow-colored
paper respectively.
The fourth issue of G ermany is more
ornate. It gives the value in a small
tablet .at the top (in a different color
ink) between· the w ords " R e ichs Mark ."
The central design i s .that of a rocket
supposedly in the s tratos phere, with s urrounding stars and a g lobe. representing
the world, in the background. The lower .
panel i s in scribed " 2. Raketenst~U"t. "
Another seri es of bi - colored German
rocket stamps i s
compris ed
of three
panels. The left panel shows a rocket
rapidly ascending into the s ky from ' a
lofty peak. The center panel. which is
double the width of the others. depicts
a rocket high above the globe, while the
right panel shows the rocket. power expended. descending to the earth on a
p a rachute. I nscriptions at top read: " 1.
Deutscher R a ketenflug 1934" . and at the
bottom " Zu Gun s ten des Winterhilf swerks ." The value appears in a small
box in the upper right cor ner of the
center panel. This set is known perforate
a nd imperforate .
Values of this series reported . are •;:,
mark, red brown and ultramarine; 1 mark
olive green and vermilion: a nd 3 mark ,
silver a nd black . The stamps are printej
on honeycomb watermarked paper. Copies
on cards and covers are cancelled with a
modernistic cac het appearing in both red
and black. T he des ign is made up of an
exploding rocket with oak leaves and
acorns in the wash, the date 28-1- '34. Circums cribed abi:iut this unit is the inscription "Raketenstart Thale Harz." Details
as· to the actual firing experiment are
lacking.
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REVERAL TYPES of the German
stamns desc ribed in
Rock~t Post
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The one schilling blue has a ls o been seen
in imperforat~ condition. printed both
on white paper and" tinted bh.ie J)aper.
Five hundred copies of an eight
groschen green s tamp of the same des ign
as the three · groschen previously des cribed were put on sale March 16, 1932
f or a flight on which · 283 letters were
carried. Early in the Fall of 1933, eight
g roschen and one s chilling. s tamps were
issued . .
German Issues Numerous
Germany has already had five distinct .
i ssues of semi - official rocket post stamps .
Details are lacking on the initial issue.
The three succeeding issues were used
fo r mail carried on experimental rocket
fli g hts at Hasselfelde by Herr G . Zucker,
the most noted inventor of postal rockets.
The second and third iss ues both carry
a desig n of a rocket just arising from the
ground and passing toward a body of
water. Across the top they are inscribed
"Deutscher Raketenflug" and the values
in marks, are · at the bottom . These issues
are known in several varieties of perforation . and
imperforate. In
making a
change of value, a portion of the set has
been surcharged. One and three. mark
varieties have been seen imperforate,
printed in s ingle subjects with black ink
Rri tisli
Tri::tls
The. initial British trials were conducted by the young German inventor, Herr
Gerhard Zucker , who displayed his rocket
at "Anex", the London International Airpost Exhibition , in May. The first firings
were held at Sussex Downs on June 6,
1e34 (for comple t e . record, see A I RPOST
JOURNAL for August 1934.)·
Further atterripts were made in the
Summer of 1934 to shoot rocket mails
b etween Ha'rris· and Scarp (Western Isles),
but ended in ·f ailure beca.u se· of the ex plosion of the·, projec,t iles. Mos t of the
covers were damaged by fire, and are
inscribed by handstamp on the reverse
s id e · " Damaged by first
explosion
at
Scarp -Harris." The special stamps were
i ssued in green for printed matter, and
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SHIP - to -" Shore
rocket flight cover
from India.
This
c o v e r was shot
through the air for
a. distance of 1.532
yards. - .C o v e r s
courtesy of Stephen
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THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
in red for letters . They were printed in
sheets of 12 and rouletted :
Herr Zucker is now attempting to shoot
rocket mail across the Channei. It is
proposed to . use a new type of rocket with
a radius of well ovE)r 25 miles. The mail
will consist of 400 letters and 1,000 stamps
will be printed for the event.
First Australian Flight
In " The Airpost Collector", R. E. Dalwick reports that on December 4th, 1934,
a rocket flight (mail) was made to commemorate the arrival in Brisbane of
H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester. The
flight was S!)onsored by the Queensland
Air Mail Society.
'rhe special envelope qears the following inscription , " This cover will be fired
from the S.S. 'Canon bar ' in the vicinity of··
and posted at Pinkenba on the Brisbane
River . No responsibility accepted for loss
or d:o. 'T!age in transit nor for postponement
nor a ,· andonment of ··flight due to any
accident or unforeseen circumstances."
A special "stamp" is affixed to the back
of the cover portraying a rocket in flight
over a river, and worded "Australia First
Ro'c ket Flight 1934 S.S. Canonbar-Brisbane. " The vignette is printed in dark
SPECIAL DUTCH rocket stamp issued
for thf' thrf'f' f'Xperimenta.l flights held
January 24. 1935_.
Successful Italian Trial
According to an Associated Press dispatch, a s uccessful rocket trial was conducted in lt?.ly by Herr Zucker on October 30, 1934. It is reported that the
rocket ti·avelled ·two and one holf miles'
at a yelocity est_imated at . twelve.- miles . a
minute, safely landing a cargo of 1,600
pieces of mail. The projectile weighed
26 pounds , including nine pounds of ex~
plosives and five pounds of mail. · Th e ·
rocket. fired from a field on the side of
Monte Castiglion, mounted in a parabolic curve to an altitude of 2,100 feet
·b efore it started to descend, coming down
in a .. valley where it .. w·as sooon found.
Examples of this rocket mail have not
been noted to date. ·
Rockets in India
The first experimental rocket mail flight
in India took place on September 30th·,
1934 and was fully described- in the January, 1935 AIRPOST JOURNAL, by Mr.
Stephen H . Smith, Han . Secy. of the Indian Air Mail Society. We are also in~
debted to Mr. Smith for information and
examples of the most recent night firing~,
EXPLOSION of th" first Dutch rocket
experiment. Df>r.f>mhf>r 6. 1934. Below:
Katwi.ik aan Zf>e. · Placing thf> featherweight mail in the steel tube preparatory
to firing.
The firs t ship-to-shore
night
firin~
r.ocket dispatches were made at sea, off
Saugor Island at 9:00 P.M., Decem ber 16;
1934. Mr. Stephen H. Smith fired the two
rockets, which traveled a distance 1,532
and 1,121 yards res!)ectively, "and carred
110 pieces . of mail each. The covers (il•
lustrated) bear an imperforate vignetb
printed in black, showing a night scene
consisting of the rocket in flight , two.
bats and the moon. The rockets emplQY.~
ed were manufactured by .Tames Pain.
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MARCH
The initial night firing tram the Semaphore Station to the Lighthouse was made
by Miss Mary Shenton at 9:30 P.M., December 16. 1934. The two rockets covered
320 and 476 yards. The mail in each of
the projectiles consisted of 125 pieces of
Military .and Civil Xmas greetings. The
·rockets used were manufactured by the
Oriental Fireworks Company. Special
envelopes were used, with impronted
vignette in black, showing two diverting
rays of light projecting from the lighthouse.
The first shore-to-ship night rocket mail
in India was fired by Mr. Walter Shenton
at 8:00 o'clock in the evening of December
17, 1934. The first rocket traveled 250
yards, the second 463 yards. Rockets of
the Oriental Fireworks Company were
used, and the firing took place at the
Semaphore Station. The first rocket
carried 150 pieces of mail and the second
110 pieces. A portion of the mail was
made up of miniature sheets of Indian
newspapers. Covers
{illustrated)
bear
the dispatch cachet of the Semaphore
Station and a special imperforate vignette
irt red, showing four persons on the shore
firing a rocket to a boat at sea. Although the rockets alighted in the sea,
the mail was later retrieved by boat.
Holland's First Rockets
Through the courtesy of Mr. Raad van
Beheer, of 's-Gravenhage, we are able to
chronicle . the first r ocket post experiments of Holland . Organized by the
" Nederlandsche Rakettenbouw," the first
flights were held at Katwijkaan Zee on
December 6, 1934. The three rockets employed were the "Meteoor", "Orion" and
1935
"Komeet", each of which carried 200
pi~c~s of mail.
Although all three rockets
exploded with great violence, some the
souvenir mail was salvaged. The covers
bear the special cachet reading "Ter
herinnering aan de eerste nederlandse
rakettenproefnemingen Katwijk aan Zee
6 December 1934" and are signed by the
inventor, K. Roberti.
The second attempts, sponsored at the
same locaton on January 24, 1935,. were
all successful. On ths occasion the three
rockets, "Poolster" 10. 11, and 12, all
m ade beautiful flights to Katwijk aan
Rijn, and transported 1,200 covers. A
special stamp {illustrated) was issued in
individual sheets printed in orange and
surcharged in black with a design bearing the date and number of the rocket.
The covers bear attractively modern designed cachets in blue and rocket identification cachet in red. A special rocketpost etiquette, in deep blue , has been
affixed to the upper left corner of the
cover. {Stamp and photos courtesy of
.Raad van Beheer.)
GREEK AIR MAIL TRAFFIC
SHOWS 1934 INCREASE
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According to announcement recently
made by the Ministry of Communications,
Athens , during the past year 223,570
pieces of air mail were transported in the
interior as compared to 172,197 pieces in
lf\33. 797,798 nieces of air mail were carried out of Greece and arrived from foregn countries in comparison to 718,326
pieces in 1!1:13-P. J. D rossos.
HOLLAND'S FIRST successful rocket malt: This interestine: cover bears
two snecia.l etiQuettes and two attractive cachets. The llight took place
January 24.-Cover courtesy G. A. G. Thoolen .
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Dedication and Unofficial
Air Mail Covers
News of future and past events under
this section should be sent direct to
Mr. Petty, 507 Quackenbos St., N. W.,
- ·Washington, D. C.
If£" OMING: Hamilton Field, San Rafael,
'---' Calif.. to be dedicated possibly on
April 28 or May 5. Covers to CofC or
lVIarvelou Marin, Inc .. or to John D. Long,
779-41st Ave.. San Francisco. Calif ........ .
.Readers will note new address of our old
friend. Long. above. who is still holding
covers for events around San Francisco
........ Emil . A. Thurman. 1366 Laharpe. St.,
New Orleans. is still holding covers for
events there ........ CofC will hold covers for
possible dedications at Alexandria, Minn.,
Mariposa, Calif. (possibly. March). Ely,
Minn., and Oxnard, Calif ........ NO dedications in prospect at Beattyville, Ky.,
Eunice. La.. Trenton, N. J.. Allentown,
Pa.. St. Paul. Minn.. Mishawaka, Ind .. ;..... .
John Burton. Sec .. CofC. Dover.. Tenn.,
holding covers for dedication ........ Anderson. Ind .. to be dedicated in June........ Rex
Copp writes possible dedication at Newton. N. J .. and Sussex, N, J .. soon. and
covers may be sent. to Henry W. Crawford, Box 314, Branchville, N. J ......... Milton
Ehrlich sends letters that NO dedications
in prospect at Dermont, Ark., Woodland,
Calif., Savannah, Ga., Sarasota, Fla., or
Martinez, Calif. but possibility of one at
new mountain airport at Three Rivers,
auxiliary to Visalia. Calif.
PAST DEDICATIONS: Have just secured
cover of Marquette, Mich., July 12, 1932,
without cachet, but ink inscription by ??
........ 1 have news account of dedications of
Floyd Bennett Field at Glenns Falls, N.Y.
May 26. 1928. Has any reader ever seen
a cover? ........ Another clipping comments
on South Bend, Ind. Municipal Airport to
be dedicated Sept. 15-16, 1928. Any covers? ....... Another at Perry, Ohio airport to
be dedicated during Township Carnival,
August 14 to is, 1928. Who knows exact
date and if any covers? ........ Also have news
account of dedication of Koch Field,
Flagstaff, Ariz., June 8, 1928. Any covers?
........ News accounts show Abilene. Tex.,
now listed as May 31. 1930, actually was a
three-day affair, May 29-30-31, 1930. Any
covers other days? ........ Also have account
of dedication of Rihl Airport at Tampico,
Mexico, August 17, 1930........ Newspaper accounts of Coshocton, Ohio now reveal that
it was one day only, July 25, 1929........
Jackson. Miss. newspapers show conclusively that dedication was ONLY November 9 and 10. 1928 and covers of 8th ac-
Maurice S. Petty
tually
mean nothing ........ According to
Winston-Salem, N. C. newspapers seen,
Se~t. 1. 1928 was the REAL airport dedicatwn ........ Naples, Fla., dedicated January
14th, . according to P.M. and about 50
covers mailed without markings, unless
put on by original sender. F. W. Gaines,
810 Wilwood Ave .• Ft. Wayne, Ind. (formerly o~ Florida) says he failed to. 'get
cooperation there, and anyone who wants
their covers returned at once may send
return postage ........ Clinton, Tenn. Municipal Airport, one mile, S.E. formally dedicated by Mayor on May 20. 1934. No
covers known ........ P.M. at Marstons Mills
Mass. reports airport closed ·and can;t
get n touch with anyone connected with
it. Had a celebration about ·August 4th,
1934, but no dedication as far as he knows
........ Picayune, Miss. dedicated FormbyClark Airport January 27 and 188 covers
mailed with autograph of Sec. CofC or
P.M ......... Some kind friend who forgot to
give .!J.is name, sends a cover pmkd.
Flushmg, Jan. 5th, with a nice twelve-line
and plane four-color cachet. for the rededication of· North Beach airoort as
Municipal No. 2. Says 40 were mailed, all
exactly alike. as to colors, etc. That
makes total of 95 · excluding some heard
of pmkd. N.Y. City G.P.O. as flown -on
plane "City of New York" and some
rmkd. Long Island City the 6th, with
Penned and. stampe!l .. cacbet·. and others
with various: _priY"':te . ma~k~: i'td!nws,
why not leave. off all markings altogether,
unless a proper grganization· _sponsored
cachet? ....... Pocohontas, ·Iowa, dedication
verified and correct date found to be
September 9th. 1934. Cover previously
mentioned here is found to be pmkd.
Sept. 11th. so should say "no covers
mailed." ........ John F. Pendergast reports
two Crossville. Tenn. covers with handstamped cachet. air mail rate ........ ln spite
of reports from Portland, Maine, CofC,
that Dec. 17th was dedcation of Stroudswater Airport, nothing actually happened
that could possibly be construed as an
airport dedication ........ From all available
information, it would seem that there
were NO dedications at Hammondsport,
N. Y .. July 4. 1928. or Bellows Falls, Vt.,
March 28. 1929. The first. however. is a
good cover as a special flight was made ....
CofC. Ft. Smith. Ark. writes . Gus Lancaster that the Ft. Smith Airport, located
at Moffett. was dedicated Oct. 1928 .........
Two covers received from Harry Sweet,
postmarked at Glendale, Calif., Feb. 14,
each with different printed· cachet, as
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OfaJhinqton OfiLL be Site of
A.A.M.S.
~ONVENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C. will be the site
for the 1935 Convention of the American
Air Mail Society according to a decision
recently reached by the Board · of Directors and announced by President Francis
B . Leech. The tentative dates for the
a nnual meeting Qf the Sociey are Thurs day , Friday and Saturday, August 15, 16
and 17.
As the America n Philatelic Society will
hold their annual Convention at the
nation's capitol on the three days immediately preceeding the A.A.M.S. meeting ,
Washington
will
be the
mecca of
philatelists from all parts of the country
during "this
week.
The Washington
Philatelic Society. which is entertaining
the American Philatelic Society has invited the registered A .A .M.S. members to
attend their banquet on Thursday, August
15. which President Roosevelt has promised to attend.
Among the seven!! activities planne::l
for the Washington
Convention are
an interesting trip through the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, a sight- seeing
trip of the city, and the annual A .A .M.S.
banquet on Saurday evening, August 17.
Donald E . Dickason. prominent airpos!
dealer, will also sponsor another of hi8
interesting auctions during the time o.:
the meeting,
Although the American Air Mail Society is not pla nning to have an official
exhibitiqn this year,
the W ashington
Philatelic Society, in conjunction with
the American Philafelic Society, will
sponsor · an exhibition in the Nationa•
Museum during the entire month of
August. A fair amount of space has
been allotted for "ir. mails ' in this exhibition.
A large majority of A.A.M.S . members
wll be pleased to learn of the 1935 Convention plans, as the schedule will also
give A .P .S . members · an opportunity to
attend the . l'l).eetings of that or g a nization
at the Hotel Carlton, August 12 to 15.
Although the American Air Mail Society was organized in 1923, the first
annual official national Convention w:; ~
not held until August, 1930. During the
past five years, conventions · have bee n
held in the following cities: Cleveland,
1930 and 1932; Washington , 1931 ; New
York City 1933; Chicago, 1934. As the
bulk of the membership resides in the
East, meetings have been held more frequently in that section of the country.
FRANCIS B. T.EECJH, Washington,
D . c .. PresdP.nt of the A.A.M.S., who
is making plans for the 1935 Convention.-Harris & Ewing Photo ._.
Members who attended the 1931 Washington Convention will happily r.ecall the
enjoyable program at the nation's capitol
and the many courtesies extended · b y the
m e mbers of the Washington Philatelic
Society and local American Air Mail Society members, ·such as Miss Alice B.
Cilley, Francis B. Leech arid Maurice S.
Petty. This year the Society will be en ter t ? ined by their Branch Chapter, the
Washington Air Mail Society, which was
organized in 1932 by these three active
members.
Further plans for the 1935 Conventior.
will be announced from time to time an :1
members are advised to arrange their
vacations in order that they will have
the opportunity to attend this annual
meeting, which will undoubtedly be the
most enjoyable and successful that the
American Air Mail Society has ever
sponsored.
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THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
The
AIRPOST JOURNAL
Official
Publication
of
the
American
Air Mail Society. Published Monthly
at Albion, Pennsylvania, U. S. A.
Entered as se~ond-class matter, February
10, 1932, at the post office at Albion,
Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Member, Philatelic Journalists of America
WALTER J. CONRATH
Managing Editor
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DEPARTMENT EDITORS
(C.)A.M.'s ........ Charles G. Riess
Airs of tlhe Month ................... .
.......... ..... ......... Alton J. Blank
Dedications & Unofficials ..... .
.................... Maurice S. Petty
Crash Cover News .. F. A. Costanzo
Canada .................... W. R. Patton
Pacific Coast Notes .. Fred H.W1lde
All editorial copy, advertisin~, new and
renewal subscriptions should be sent
direct
to
the
publication
Albion,
office
at
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The AIRPOST JOURNAL Is not conducted for profit. The managing editor, all department editors, feature
writers and contributors serve gratis
and without compensation of any kind.
All receipts from advertising, subscriptions and contributions are applied directly to the betterment of the magazine and the promotion of aero-philately.
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One inch, per issue .....•..•.•. $ 1.00
Quarter Page, per issue ........ $ 3.25
Half PaJ!'e. DP.r issue
$ 6.00
Full Page, per issue ........... $10.00
Front Inside or Back Cover Pages
(when avail::.ble)
..•......... $12.00
Interested advertisers may apply for
contract rate for suace used every issue
first of ihe month. Advertising copy
must be received by the 20th of each
month, 10 days before publication date.
ROCKET post collecting, although in its
infancy, has proven very popular during the past year. As all stamps and
firings are either unofficial or semiofficial (with relation to sponsorship) for
the protection of collectors. it is imperative that promoters publish complete details as to the number of stamps issued
and the quantity of mail carried. Two
good examples of this procedure are the
rocket flights in India and Netherlands
where all firings were sponsored by au~
thorized societies and a full and comprehensive record published of all stamps
issued and mail flown.
FUTURE rocket flights will prove of
much interest, especially as government
and postal authorities become more interested and official experiments arc
made. We hope that our readers in both
this country and abroad will keep the
JOURNAL informed of all new trials, in
order that we may relay this news to
the balance of our readers.
NEW applicants for membership in the
AAMS have reached a peak during the
present month, and the JOURNAL takes
this opportunity of welcoming these new
friends and wishing them many happy
years of airpost activity within our
group. If you have not yet filled in the
application for membership enclosed with
last month's magazine, or forwarded it to
an airpost collector friend, please do so
now. Membership in the Society offers.
many advantages and special services
which are not otherwise obtainable.
"LIPHINPREX", the first international exhibition of the philatelic press and philatelic literature. will be held in Brussels,
Belgium during the month of May, under
the sponsorship of the International Federation of the Philatelic Press. European
readers. and others who might be able
to· attend, will be interested in knowing
that this display will take place at the
same time as "Siteb",' the 1935 International stamp exhibition. Elaborate· plans·
have been made for the exhibition of the
international press with brilliant modernistic displays and decorations. This international event promises to be one of
singular importance. Mr. Eugene Klein,
of Philadelphia, international secretary
of the AAMS, has been named United
States commissioner of this exhibition.
The AIRPOST JOURNAL hopes to be
represented at "Liphinprex."
A CONSIDERABLE portion of the expense of producing Section One of the
forthcoming American Air Mail Catalog
has been assured by twenty or more
prominent · C.A:M. collectors who are
subscribing to the De-Luxe Edition of
this book. Through th·eir co-operation,
this catalog will be the finest of its kind
ever produced. It will be a distinct
asset to the hobby.
[10]
MARCH
1935
In the Air • • •
Odd
of AirpoAt Collectors'
n.Jul
Views. R-ecorded at
Random . . Contributions \Velcome
J~ots
~· ews
Everyone agoga over the mammoth
special issue of collectors' imperfs, which
are to appear at Washington on March 15.
'In dollars and cents it will cost exactly
$187.60 to secure a complete set of sheets.
So if your bank account is already as
low ~s ours. you might just want to confine your purchasing activities to the 16cents Air Mail-Special Delivery novelty,
which. in complete imperf . sheet of 200,
sells for the tidy sum of $32.00. However. as this thing has gotten us in the
gutter. this column writer is going to
be satisfied to mount just the center-line
gutter blocks of four .. . and all we have
to do now is find a very good frienj
who will supply them . . . or is Christmas
past?
Bringing friendship and imperfs together reminds u s what one of our gooJ
friends wrote of the dilemma : "Poor
Farley! There is friendship misplaced .
It was a good idea. however. to put out
the imperf. It means money out of our
pockets-but after all. that's just exactly
what most collectors want-SOMETHING
NEW" . . . and have we got that something.
Another of Don Dickason's well-known
airpost auctions was held at the Hollenden Hotel in Cleveland on March 2nd.
The market, in practically all items,
proved steady. CAM covers. and especially the airfields and cachet color varieties, proved their popularity by selling
at prices which often approached the full
catalog value . . . Jack Shildhouse, an
officer of the Cleveland Air · Mail Society,
has recently opened a large stamp store
across the street from the new postoffice,
and his many friends are wishing him
every success . . . President Emeritus
Herbert H . Griffin, who has just about all
the air stamps, CAM's and Lindberghs
obtainable, has just started a collection
of the Red Cross and Charity stamps of
the World, which-we know-will make
up a number of very interesting and attractive album pages . . . When we are
in Cleveland we like to stop in over at
Prospect street and see if Erwin Strasser
has soaked any more commemoratives off
his nice stock of early CAM covers. It
seems that Erwin sent his own covers
back in the good old days and used some
very in:tpressive stamps for postage, some
of which ~re now in rather sharp demand from time to time.
Member Delf Norona, of Moundsville,
W. Va ., who is chairman of the American
We present Dr. Robert P aga nini of
Zweisimmen , Switzerland. Dr . P aga n i n i. Memher of the Aero Mail Club
of U.S .A. Cha.rter Member No. 16 and
Honorary Member of the American
Air Mail . Society. has been an outstandin~: figurll in aero -philately.
He
has the honor of having published the
first airmail catalogue and his many
writings h a.ve b·een of t!tmost interest
and enlightenment. We .offer our
sincere· apologies to nr. Paganini to
hav,. omitted his name in our list
of Charter Members in the svecial
dedicatory tributP. to thP. early devotees of aero-philately avpearing in
tli~ November Pioneer Number of the
Airpost Journal.
Phila telic Society handbook committee,
will publish Volume II of his Cyclopedia
of United States Postmarks, this month.
The first volume is indispensible for cancellation
collectors
and
the
second
promises to eclipse the former edition.
The second volume will also contain a
short listing and notes on air mail cancellations and rate changes. Those interested in the book may obtain further·
particulars either from the author or the
publica tion office of the JOURNAL, where
copies will be available for sale.
Joe Witt, from over at Brooklyn, writes
in to ca ll our alert attention to the fact
that on the U.S. airmail map stamps (JOe,
15c. and 20c ) an error of omission ha5
been made in that the plane on the lef t
(Continued on Page 17 )
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A,I:R-. -S-· O.F ·r H E MONTH
1;!\
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•
By ALTON J . BLANK
All data on New Issues of Air Mail
Stamps should be sent direct to Editor
Alton .1. Blank, 1850 Burnett Avenue,
East ClevP.land. Ohio.
F DISTINCT NOVELTY is the ap( ) pearance of the current 16 cents Air
Mail Special Delivery stamp in ungum med and imperforate form in sheets of
200 at the Philatelic Agency March 15th,
1935. It is also available in blocks of four .
See special article elsewhere in this issue
for complete information about this issue.
e AEGEAN ISLAND e The Medal of
Valor airpost and special delivery airpost have been issued in new colors and
surcharged " Isole ltaliane Dell' Egeo".
They are 25c deep green; 50c gray brown;
75c carmine rose; 80c brown ; lL plus 50c
olice green; 2L plus lL dull blue ; 3L
plus 2L purple ; and the S.D. 2L plus 1.25L
bright blue and 4.50L plus 2L yellow
gr,e en.
• BOLIVIA • A new ten value series
engraved by the American Bank Note
Company, has just made its appearance.
The design , uniform for the entire series,
shows a map of the country, with a
monoplane at the top. Values noted are
Used Jllexica.n Air Jllails Used Netherlands
002.. :.m 915 ... os 024 . ...102. 940 ... 5o 70~ . .. 06
oo:L .15 9161 ... 10 925 ... 02 M-3 ... 07 702. ... 06
005 .. .10 917 ... 15 008 ...25 944 ... 0'2 700 ... 08
908 .. .15 mo ... 00 oooc .. 215 948 ... 10 704 .. .20
909 ... 2.0 92.1. z..oo 002 ... 10 oro ... 15 705 . .. 20
m3 . .. 04 922..41.00 936 . ..1.0 .950 ... 2o 708 ... 40
914 . .. 10 923 . .. 02 1939 ... 25 952 ...'1.5 700 . .. 25
c-on cover 2.0 diff. Venezuela u sed air s $1
,JOHN ARNOSTI. S.P.A. 566!1
Box 445, flr.-
fl~nt.
5c orange brown; 10c dark green ; 20c
gray violet ; 30c ultramarine; 50c orange;
lB yellow b rown ; l 'hB yellow; 2B rose
red; 5B yellow green; lOB dark brown .
• BRAZIL • Certain monetary chang:..
es are due and probably with their inauguration in January 1936 we will have
a new set expressed in Centesimos and
Cruzeiro instead of the present real and
milreis.
e MADAGASCAR- SENEGAL e Special airpost stamps are in the offing for
both of these French possessions.
~
e SWITZERLAND e O wing to a reduction in the air mail rates, the 15c of
1923 and the same value of the Disarmament Conference issue have been overprinted in black with the new lOc values
and bold obliterating bars.-"Stamps."·
Stu,.. New York. N. Y.
who needs?--
MINT
AIRMAIL STAMPS
New Issue and Approval Service
Details Upon Request
Airmail Price List Sent Free
A. H.OLENA
66 Beaver St., New York, N.Y.
4'Wl.fa SAT,T LAK·E AIR MAIL FIJDLD.
5E4 PASCO or BOISE (both available) .
7E•1 a C'HI OAG O, ma.ge nta cachet.
8S4a SAN FRANCJ SCO, North·bound cachet
!)W37 DETROIT. across Lake Michigan .
9E39 MliDW AUK IDE , a cross Lake Michigan
10S7a JACKSONVILLE, 10 : ~0 A.M. cach e t
li8E9f R ENO AT.R MAIL FIEDD .
-send YOUR want list to
EDGAR C. CANTRELL
210 Glenwood Court. San Antonio, Texas
MacROBERTSON AIR RACE-ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA
Autographed : Parmentier & Moll, Turne r & Pangborn ........................ $6.00 Each
McGreg or & Walker . Hansen. He witt & Kay ............................ $4.00 Each
Unautographed: Turner & Pangborn, Jones & Walle r . McGregor &
W a lker. Melrose. Hansen, Hewitt & Ka y .................................... $3.00 Each
All unoffcially flown covers bear British and Australi"n s tamps and post- .
marks. Ask for free lists. Money orders preferred .
Scott & Black cover of the winner. Price on request.
JULIUS B . BOCK.
Eisenzahnsstra.ssP. 4.
Berlin-Halensee, Germany
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MARCH 1935
CRASH
COVER NEWS
By FRANK A COSTANZO
Crash CovP.r news should be sent direct
to. Fr&nk A. Costanzo, Box No. 32,
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
...- OLLECTORS requesting information
'-../ conce•·ning the Army Air Mail
Crashes of 1934 are informed we did not
Ust any of these mishaps in which the
·planes made mere forced landings. In this
group. as in listing all such covers. we
adhered strictly to our usual custom of
listing only such items as those which
were actually carried on planes which
figured in accidents or crashes. Forced
landings, temporary delays and other
slight interruptions are not covered either
in this column or in the-1933-34 Standard
Airpost Catalogue Crash Sections. No
official data is obtainable on the latter
items. and covers bear no marks of
identification, making the listing of these
items practically a loss and waste of
time. We would like comments on this
question and will welcome and appreciate correspondence from crash collectors
and others intere.sted. Please let us hear
from you.
1933 Unreported Mishap Reported
Through the courtesy of a co-operator,
A. J. McKelvey. we are able to give the
following information on a heretofore unreported mishap. News clippings are lacking on this items and we hope our reac)ers may have something to offer us. Anything will be appreciated.
··
. .
November 29th, 1933
Lake St. C1air, Mich., A.M. 27, 8:04p.m.,
westbound, Buffalo to Chicago AA. Pilot
Dean C. Smith. Original load of mail,
76 pounds, all recovered in watersoaked
condition. Mail forwarded from Detroit,
Mich., by plane taking off at 8:20 p.m.,
November 30th. No official crash markings although Chicago P.O. backstamped
"CHICAGO, ILL., DEC. 1. 1933, 1:30 P.M.
RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION, CHICAGO, DELVERY DIV."
ing: "DECEMBER 21. 1934. THE ACCOMPANYING PIECE OF MAIL WAS
RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE IN ITS
PRESENT CONDITION, HAVING BEEN
DAMAGED IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH.
SINCERELY YOURS, ERNEST J. KRUETGEN. POSTMASTER."
This is the first serious mishap to occur
involving one of the recent Pullman
Sleeper type planes. The passengers were
forced to flee the burning plane in night
clothes.
The giant Curtiss Condor luxury plane
made a normal landing at the Buffalo
.airport and had just taxied .to the administration building when the port motor
burst into flames and quickly spread to
the entire plane. The two passengers
sleeping in the plane were. aroused by the
co-pilot and stewardess and were forced
to escape in sleeping apparel.
·December 22nd, 1934
Near Sunbright. Tenn .. A. M. 22, Trip 3,
4:45 a.m .• southbound, Cleveland to Nashville. AA. Pilot Russell Riggs, killed.
Mail 211 pounds, approximately 61 pounds
salvaged and forwarded
from
AMF,
Nashville. Tenn.. December 24th with
cachet reading: "DAMAGE DUE TO AIR
MAIL INTERRUPTION AT SUNBRIGHT,
TENN .. DECEMBER 22. 1934."
Taking off from Louisville, -Ky. ·for
Nashville. ·the pilot became lost in
treacherous weather over the· Cumberland Mountains East of Tennessee and
flew approximately 150 m1les off his
charted course. The plane was·lasf heard
of at 2:52. December 22nd shortly after
leaving Louisville. The wreckage of the
ship was found a few steps from the top
of Big Pilot Mountain. December 23rd.
December 28th, 1934
Morehouseville, N. Y.,· A.M. ·21. 9 p.m.,
eastbound. Boston to Cleveland. AA. Pilot
Ernest Dryer, co-pilot Dale Dryer. two
passengers uninjured. Mail seven pounds
all recovered and forwarded from Utica,
N.Y." January 1st. 1935. No official re·ports available as to markings or cachet.
(Continued on Page 23)
Official Report of Recent Air Mail
Mishaps
December 19th. 1934
First Sleeper-Plane Mishap-Passengers
Escape in Night Clothes
Buffalo. N. Y .. A.M. 7. 3:25 A.M., westbound. New York to Chicago, AA. Pilot
John J. Deater uninjured. 411 pounds of
mail practically all destroyed by fire.
Charred mail forwarded from Buffalo,
Dec. 19th and 20th with crash cachet
reading: "DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL
INTERRUPTION at BUFFALO. N." Y.,
Dec. "19, 1934." Chicago P.O. forwarded
badly damaged mail in Chicago Penalty
Envelope with mimeographed form read-
[13]
AIR POSTS
·A.re. ;,y specialty and I have been
collecting and dealing in them
since the Pioneer days of 1911.
If you are in need of any particular Airpost Rarity or Rarities,
either mint or on flown cover,
write to Ine nbout it. You are
under· no _obligation.
"THE AIR POST COLLECTOR"
an up-to-date, i~lustrated quar ..
terly, journal, devoted to Aerophilately. Subscription 25c per
annum (unused air stamps ac-.
cepted.)
R. E. R. DALWICK
20 Elgin Rd. BOURNEMOUTH, England
Of Preview of the oVew
C.A.M. CATALOG
A LTHOUGH the publication date has
extended several
weeks, the new CAM Catalog, Section One
of the American Air Mail Catalog, will
be the most complete and elaborate catalog on this type of airposts ever published.
The book. which is the first of a series
of authorized publications of the American Air Mail Society, is being compiled
and edited by a group of the most outstanding authorities on Contract Air Mail
covers. The board is made up of L. B.
Gatchell, editor-in-chief, and associates
Wlliam R. Alley. Chas. G. Riess. George
W. Angers, Perham C. Nahl and Albert
N. Brown.·
The current delay has been partially
caused by the addition of more associated
material, which includes complete illustrations of individual route maps and a
handy reference index of all cities which
have had C.A.M. service. The maps,
which are conveniently placed at the beginning of each route, clearly. show both
the original route and the revised routes.
The series has been drawn by Walter J.
Conrath. The index, another handy in·novation, will· be of great value to both
the beginner and the advanced C.A.M.
collector, and will enable one to make a
more rapid reference to the listing of
any cover.
,L-'. necessarily been
The retail price of the regular edition
of the C.A.M. Catalog, which will be
ready for mailing in several weeks, is
75 cents. However, pre-publication orders are still being taken at the advertised rate of 50 cents, postpaid. This
price will be in effect until the day of
publication, and all orders should be sent
to the 'AIRPOST JOURNAL, Albion,
Penn'a .. together with remittance. Wholesale rates to dealers will be quoted upon
request.
A de-luxe edition of Section One of
the American Air Mail Catalog will also
be published. This edition, which will
be limited to twenty-five numbered copies, will be bound in fabricord boards
and will be silver stamped with an attractive title. It' will also be autographed
bv all members of the editorial staff.
Subscribers to this edition will also receive two copies of the regular edition for
checking or cutting purposes. Further
particulars as to the price of the de-luxe
edition will be supplied upon application.
For the information of collectors, a preview of the general layout of the contents of the new CAM Catalog is presented herewith. It will be noted that the
material has been compiled to· assure
ready reference, and yet is complete and
thorough in every respect.
ROUT~·NO. 2
Inaugurated-Apr! 15, 1926
(Revised Route No. 8)
CHICAGO - ST. LOUIS
Inaugural Contractor-Robertson Aircraft Corporation
ST.LOU\$
.
SPRINGFIELD
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A.M.
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MEMI'IUS
JACKSO"
........ OR.\GtNA\. ROUTE
t
--REVISE.O ROUTe;
8
C. A. Lindbergh, Chief Pilot of this l'OUte later became world famous after his
record-breaking solo flight New York to Paris.
Type 2 circular cachets were supplied to all points on this route. The Post·master at Springfield, Ill., because of its association as the home of Abraham Lincoln,
asked and received permission to substitute cachet Type 2a. The type 2 cachet was
not used at Springfield but exists in the archives of the Post Office Department at
Washington.
Cachets-Type 2, except at Springfield, Type 2a.
Pilots-C. A. Lindbergh, P. R, Love.
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MARCH 1935
Type 2a
Type 2
2S1
2S2
2N2
2S3
2N3
2N4
Chicago-5:30 A.M. (black)-Lindbergh
a. (green)
b. (magenta)
Peoria-7:00 A.M. (black)-Lndbergh
a. With Northbound cachet. 5:30 P.M. (black)
b. With Northbound cachet in addition (black)
Peoria-5:30 P.M. (black)-Lindbergh
Springfield-7:45 A.M. (magenta)-Lindbergh
a. (black)
b. With Northbound cachet in addition (magenta)
Springfield-4:30 P.M. (magenta)-Lindbergh
a. (black)
b. With Southbound cachet in addition (magenta)
St. Louis-o--3:30 P.M. (black)-Love
(87)
(23)
(40)
(93)
(385)
(144)
1.50
6.00
7.00
6.00
10.00
10.00
3.00
1.75
5.00
6.00
.75
5.00
6.00
1.00
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR GROUNDS-SPECIAL FLIGHT
August 27, 1926
Under authority of the Post Office Department. a special flight by the Con•
tractor of Route 2 was made direct from the State Fair Grounds to Chicago on the
above date. The fair grounds were located at Springfield, Ill. A few covers are
found with a supplementary marking originally used Oct. 9, 1912.
Cachet-Type 2b.
Pilot-P. R. Love.
~~
SPECIAL- FLIGHT
AIRMAIL STATION
.STATE PAIR. GROUNDS
SPBJNGF'IEU>, lLllNOlS.
AVG. 2.'f..:-1926· 4:00 ?. M.
2N5
Type 2b
Springfleld-Chicago-4:00 P.M. (blue)-Love
a.. (reddish brown)
b. (green)
(421)
.75
2.00
2.50
LINDBERGH GOOD WILL TOUR AND FIELD DEDICATION
SPECIAL FLIGHT SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
August 15, 1927
Upon Colonel Lindbergh's return from Paris he embarked upon a good will
tour of the United States. At Springfield, Ill. the Post Office Department ordered a
special mail carrying flight by the Contractor of Route 2 in connection with the
Dedication of Lindbergh Field at Springfield. This was unusual and is one of the
few occasions upon which the Department has authorized special flights in con
nection with celebrations or field dedications. Cachet Type 2c was applied in various
color combinations and all mail was carried in the mail plane escort to Col. Lindbergh provided by his former associates on this route. Each cover bears an auxiliary
cachet reading "Carried in Mail Plane Escort to Col. Lindbergh" in small box.
This was likewise applied in various colors which may or may not be in the color
of the original official cachet.
Cachet-Type 2c.
Pilot-H. A. Gurney.
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THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
2.984. This route is the
shortest in
Canada, being about 10 miles long. Vald'Or was opened as a new Post Office
early in January.
A]] information concerning Canadian
Air Mail should be sent direct to
Editor W.
R.
Patton, Box 2384,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Winnipeg-Berens River Flight
The Winnipeg-Berens River flight was
made on Feb. 3rd, being b.s. same date,
and the pilot's name was H. Hollick-Kenyan. The flight from Berens River to
Winnipeg was made on February 4th and
the pilot's name and numbers carried
will be furnished later.
Ths route is now Winnipeg-Berens
River-God's Lake with a spur flight, Norway House-Cross Lake flown first Sunday
each monh. The balance of the route,
from Winnipeg northbound is flown every
Sunday, and return to Winnipeg being
made on Mondays.
A Correction
Have just been advised that the Pilots
flying the first flight of the WinnipegNorway House-God's Lake flight were
given me in error. The following is .the
correct information: Winnipeg_ to Norway House and God's Lake was Pilot
Ronald F. George. God's Lake and Norway House to· Winnipeg, Pilot W. E.
Catton.
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•
•
News, Re Recent Filghts'
Kenora-Whitefish Boy. Jan. 5th, 1935,
both ways. Pilot U.S. (Stan) Wagner of
the Canadian Airways Ltd; KenoraWhitefish Bay 3,725 covers. WhitefishKenora, 3.660. Total weight flown over
this route in the first two weeks amounted to 1.058 pounds, mostly parcel post.
Siscoe-Val d'Or-Bourlamaque. Jan. 11,
1935. both ways. Pilot S. L. Hill, General
Airways Ltd. Siscoe-Val d'Or, 3,020
covers. ·siscoe-Bourlamaque 2,993. Vald'Or-Siscoe
2,940. Bourlamaque-8iscoe,
Winnipeg-Norway House-God's Lake.
Jan.
14th,
1935. God's Lake-Norwa;J<
House to Winnipeg. Jan. 15th, 1935. Pilot
Ronald F. George. Canadian Airways Ltd.
Winnipeg-Norway House 3,075 covers.
Winnpig.-God's Lake 3,225. God's LakeWinnipeg 3.075. Norway House-Winnipeg
3,075. A total of 647 pounds of mail was
carried on this flight. mostly parcel post
as usual, to mining areas. On Jan. 27th,
Norway House-Cross Lake and Cross
Lake-Norway House was flown, numbers
later. as an addition to the God's Lake
route. Also on Feb. 3rd a stop was made
at Berens River. northbound, and
Feb. 4th Berens River was added to the
southbound trip. That is, of course, provided weather is favorable.
Collins-Pickle Crow. This flight was
made about Feb. 20th with a new Post
Office being opened at Pickle Crow. This
place was formerly known as Pickle Lake
and was first served by the Western
Canada Airways with mail carried by
their Semi-Official stamps on Dec. 31st,
1928. Later base was changed to Allanwater, and of late the Canadian Airways
have been · flying into that point from
Collins.
·
··
on
ltP.rns of Interest
First. wish to take this opportunity of
thanking so mariy reader's who have
written me regarding the February number. BUT. the thanks of readers should
go to Walter J. Conrath. as the writer
only wrote these notes. while Conrath
added the cachets and photos. His good
work has .made the article something
worthwhile.. ' and a dandy boost to the
"Journal." As in many other occasions,
· Walter is the right boy in the right place,
and the reason why the "Airpost Jourrial" is going- ahead. depression or no depression. So readers. the congratulations
should' go to Conrath. Anyway, sure
appreciate your many kind comments.
The COLLINS-PICKLE CROW flight
took place. both ways.. on Feb. 22nd.
The cachets are again · showing Winter
sports in Canada. Numbers. carried which
run over 7.000 and Pilot's name will be
given out· shortly, in fact, hope to have
FIRST OF"FICIAI- FLIGHT
fiORWAY HOUSE • CROSS LAKE
OFFICIAL CACHETS used on recent Canadian first flights.
[16]
MARCH 1935
these before March issue goes to press.
As some readers collect Sport cachets. we
are listing the recent items of this
nature. They are rather interesting as
showing the actual sports of Western
Canada.
Winnipeg-Wadhope, duck hunting; Kenora-Red Lake, hunting; Kenora-McKenzie
Island, fishing; Red Lake-Kenora, fishing;
Winnipeg-Norway House, curling; Winnipeg-God's Lake. skating: God's LakeWinnipeg, snowshoeing; Norway HouseWinnipeg, skiing; Winnipeg-Berens River,
hockey; Berens River-Winnipeg, bobsledding;
Collins-Pickle
Crow.
lacrosse;
Pickle Crow-Collins. skiing. A splendid
lot of cachets. advertising Canada's
major sports.
WASHINGTON STAMP EXCHANGE
IN NEW LOCATION
•
The Washington Stamp Exchange, of
252 Washington St.. Newark. N. J.. announces the removal of their offices to
128 Miilrket Street. Newark. N. J., corner
of Halsey St.. effective March 1st.
Plans have been completed for the expansion of this firm's first day cover service on new issues. and the printing of
special first day cover envelopes. It will
also publish the "United States Specialized
Catalog of First Day Covers" thru a
special arrangement wth the Editor, Leo
August.
Mr. Leo August will continue in charge
of the first day and air mail cover business of the firm. and will also continue
to act in the capacity of Director, as in
the past.
The removal of this firm's offices to
larger quarters was predicted several
months ago. but not until an ideally
located and well-lighted office could be
found. was the move considered.
Several innovations in the stamo business will be incorporated in the- furniture being specially constructed for the
offices. Wall frames for stamp displays
are being constructed in such a manner
so that the glass will lie flat up again~t
the stamps, permitting a neat. uniform
display.
Two seven foot counters are being
built embodying many new philatelic
features, with special emphasis on maximum seating comfort for the collector.
The firm extends a cordial invitation to
collectors in and about Newark to inspect their new quarters, and to take
part in the opening week contest for
several fine prizes.
PATRONIZE
AIRPOST JOURNAL
ADVERTISERS
DEDICATIONS & UNOFFICIALS
(Continued from Page 8)
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flown from formal opening of U.S. Govt.
Airports. one at Amargossa Hotel, Death
Valley Junction,
California. Both are
signed by Paul Williams, pilot of the
Paul Williams Flying Service and enclosed note says ten of each flown by
him and mailed.
OTHERS: New Orleans, La., Jan. 25th,
nice green cachet by New Orleans Stamp
Club, E. A. Thurman, Cachet Director,
for first night air mail to New York ........
Cover received from Springfield, Ill. Dec.
11, 1934, with typed cachets for visit of
James and May Haizlip that date. and
reads that it was flown from there in
their plane to point of mailing. Is postmarked at St. Louis. Mo., two months
later. Feb. 12th. 1935.
AGAIN we report no short notice dedication events this month. but we are all
prepared with our card notices when they
happen.
COOPERATORS who have earned our
thanks are Milton Ehrlich, F. W. Gaines,
Ralph Gregory, J. S. Haldenstein, Robert
Henderson, C. Lacombe, John D. Long,
John Pendergast, Charles G. Reiss, W. A.
Siegrist, Harry Sweet, Emil Thurman, W.
T. Wynn, Jr. and Rex Copp. For covers,
our personal thanks to M. von Aichlburg,
Judge B. S. DeBoice and W. A. Steiger,
W. A. Siegrist, E .Saulsbury (3), Harry
Sweet (3), Emil Thurman, and one unknown.
TN THF. AIR
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shows the full wording "U. S. Mail",
while that on the right has only "S. Mail",
the "U" having been omitted. After
c2refully looking into this matter we
think that "U" might be hiding behind
the upper left wing of that 1925 biplane.
All of which reminds us that someone
said Jim Farley could not possibly persoqally autograph all the forthcoming
imperf sheets . . . to which we relayed the
ho]Je that mayhaps the P.M.G. has made
arrangements to have his autograph
printed on each sheet in that famous
shade of green ink . . . if this happens,
we expect to again take up our old college hobby of collecting slightly used
~p..on-hole covers.
Royce A. Wight, who stocks a very nice
lot of CAM and FAM covers, reports that
his advertising in the JOURNAL has produced exceptionally fine results . . . According to an AP dispatch. plans to reroute the New York-Los Angeles planes
through Cincinnati were announced February 12 by T. Park Hay, vice-president of
Transcontinental & Western Air Express,
Inc. It is expected that three planes
daily will stop at Cincinnati.
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_j/[ami's
oVew
P.A.A. AIR BASE
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ORREST
WILSON,
mopolitan
writing
Magazine,
in
Cos-
exclaims
over
The building is three stories in height.
On the first floor there is a large general
lobby and waiting room, offices of the
United States public health service, im-
the Dinner Key of today, "Wha~
a gateway to a nation-and that palmbordered avenue in toward the white buildings of Miami. No country has a better
approach.''
Part of the general plan of development
at the air base is the new padsenger terminal building, the addition of 12 acres to
the site, the dredging of a new channel
of approach in the bay and the filling in
of land extending outward into the bay an<l
bulkheaded with steel. This latter improvement has altered the form of Dinner
Key at the .airport base, lending to it an
attractive design of symmetric balance.
Other construction work, such as grading,
paving,
piping,
wiring
and
migration and customs examination rooms.
There is a United States international aiL·
mail postoffice, traffic desk providing room
for eight clerks, information desk, traffic
office, pilots' room, port captain's office,
clearance office and counter room for port
personnel, concession booth, public tele'-
phone and telegraph facilities.
On the second floor there is a dining
room with open deck
overlooking
Bay
Biscayne.
landscaping
These improvements have rounded Pan
American Airways marine base at Miami
into the world's largest and most beautiful,
making it a fitting aerial gateway between
the Americas. The development indicates
the extensive provisions being made by the
Pan American Airways system ror future
passengers. to the number of 400 to 500
can be handled with ease and four large
air liners can be loaded simultaneously,
making the Miami terminal the world's
largest and most complete
marine
air
terminal.
can accomo-
also a cafeteria for employees, kitchen and
storage rooms and rooms for operating
crews.
The overall dimensions of the new passenger terminal building are 16 7 feet facing
increased travel and trade between Miami
handling of an increased volume of air
mail, passenger and express tra·ffic. Air
dining room
room adjacent. There are also on the second
floor, two promenade
decks
where the
public can observe the arrival and departure of planes and passengers.
The ground floor has a series of passageways so arranged as to segregate incoming and outgoing passengers. It contains
have been completed.
and the republics contained within the
southern half of our hemisphere.
The total approximate cost of the Improvement program
at Dinner
Key Is
$700,000 which includes
the
cost
of
dredging
the
channel. Future develo!>ments, the chief alrport engineer estimates.
will involve a furher sum of approximately
$550,000. This will be used mostly for
additional
hangars
and
administration
buildings.
The channel now completed Is a mile
long and 700 feet wide and has a uniform
depth of seven feet at mean low water.
The appropriation covering the cost of its
dredging established a precedent In the
history of tne United States Rivers and
Harbors Committee, as it was the first
time such an appropriation was made expressly for the dredging of a navigable
channel for the purpose of accomodatlng
marine aircraft. ln Its present form, the
channel is adequate for the Clipper ships
now in use and also for the contemplated
heavier seaplanes soon to be used.
The soil excavated in making the channel
was utilized t;O increase the area of the
base and to raise It approximately eight
feet above sea leve.~:.. The entire base no~
contains 45 acres of tand area and this has
been landscape<'l Into a beautiful park with
a wide, palm-linea avenue of approach
leading from the city boulevard to the new
passenger terminal building.
The new building has facilities for the
This
date 100 diners and has a bar and lunch
Bay Biscayne by a depth
of 114. Its
height is 54 feet. It is constructed of
structural steel and masonry, with stuccoed
walls and concrete foundations which are
supported by pilings leading to solid rock.
The interior trim is of hollow metal and
the window frames are of drawn brotize.
The lobby of the first floor and the promenade decks are floored with tile.
There is
a
loud
speaker
system
for
broadcasting· the arrival and departure of
planes, paging passengers, and special announcements concernin.g the operation of
airliners and their international schedules.
Special bulletin boards electrically illuminated and operated, indicate the arrival and
departure time of planes. These also show
the main foreign stations along the various
routes.
·
Passengers entering the United States
through this aerial gateway will land on
the blue waters of Biscayne Bay and taxi
up into one of the wide slips on either side
of the new terminal building. They will
disembark onto a newly designed float at
one of the four sheltered companionways
leading into the station. They will then
pass through wide, well-lighted hallways
on the ground floor up a stairway to the
reception room of the public health service.
At that point arrangements have been made
with public health officials for the contacting of special passengers by the presR,
when desired, in the detention room off the
port doctor's office.
Passing
next
through
the
immigration
offices into the large customs room. pass-
engers will find their
baggage awaiting
them on the long U-shaped counter, ready
for examination.
The luggage is brought
through special passageways and a freight
elevator to the customs room while passengers are passing through quarantine and
immigration.
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Following the
baggage
in-
MARCH
spection,
entering
travelers
will
pass
throu g h a wide door on the same level
into the main lobby of the station itself
and out throu g h the main entrance to the
cars in which they will leave the ait·port.
Th"ey will drive down a palm and flower
bordered boulevard to the downtown dis trict of Miami, only four miles away.
Air traveler:s leaving Miami will approach the white terminal building down
the double landscaped drive leading from
the boulevard to the parking circle in
front of the building. Entering the wide
brass doors leading . to the main lobby; they
will see the larg e colorful g lobe of the
world, bearing all the airlines, revolving
in its setting in the middle of the main
waiting room. They will be served by traffic representatives at the
long
curved
traffic counter and will find in the lobby
every facility and convenience for their
needs, including the extensive refreshment
and .dining facilities
on the
mezzanine
floor. They will find interest in the unique
decorative scheme of the interior in silver
and blue, and particula rly the designs of
practically every type of aircraft and the
s igns of the zodiac worked into the scheme
Of the e laborate ceiling. two stories above
the main lobby floor. Awaiting their time
of departure, passengers will stroll the
balconies surrounding the building at the
second floor and dining room level , and be
able to witness the activities of the airport
:-nd the preparation of their own ship for
departure. With the announcement of their
plane, passengers will pass from the main
lobby down to t h e ground or basement floor
where they are automatically guided by
the proper arrangement of gates and pasC"~f' Pwnv ~
to 4·h Pir nie r of rhp ~uture. It
is impossible for them to get lost or to
proceed to the wrong ship.
1935
Mail, baggage and express, both incoming and outgoing, is handled through
specicil elevators and passages out of sight
of passengers, and without confusion with
the handling
of passengers
themselves.
Many months of planning and study on the
part of Pan American engineers, architects
a nd officials have produced an air te·rminal
building which is expected to leave little
to be desired in the quick, unobtrusive and
well- organized handling of increased volume of mail, passengers and express for
many years to come
Visitors to the new aerial gateway of
the Americas, inspecting t h e international
airport and terminal building previous to
its opening, have numbered as high as
7,000 a day. They have expressed themselves as very favorably impressed by the
complete a.nd efficient operations facilities
of t h is outstanding marine air base and by
t h e s ubstantial character of the terminal
building and its simple dignity and beauty
of des ign.
A . E. CURTIS, Public Relatio;:;'s
Pan American, Miami
U . S. Z!;;PP!;;LINS
Scotts #1312-1314 in suoerb m ' nt con dition. Compl ete set of the 65c. $1,30.
$2.60 for $15.00. Only a limited num b '!r of sets.
Wa nted : P hilatelic items of P orto Rico
P.
303 Fifth
RODGERS
Av~1111~
Altoona, Pa.
TWO VIEWS of the new P.A.A.. Air Base on Dinner Key . .
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THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
c.
known as the Jacksonville-St. Petersburg route A.M. 31. This extension involved no new first flights as service has
previously been performed over this
.route by old A.M. 19 and was being performed at the time that all CAM contracts were cancelled in February 1934.
This information was given in the daily
postal bulletin and it is surprising indeed that few if any CAM collectors
noticed the extension of this route.
A.M. s.
By CHARLES' G. RIESS
Information concerning C.A.M.'s should
be sent direct to the editor of section,
P. 0. Box 11, Albany, N. Y.
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FFECTIVE March. 4, 1935, Elkins, W.
L Virginia is scheduled for embracing as a stop on A.M. Route No. 25. Washington-Chicago route. Elkins is an intermediate stop on this route and will be
furnished with an official cachet by the
Post Office Dept. Listable first flight
covers required by collectors for this
point are: Elkins, westbound dispatched;
Elkins, eastbound dispatched; to Elkins
by westbound plane; and to Elkins by
eastbound plane.
On December 2, 1934, what apparently
appears to have been the first direct
flight between Detroit and Newark via
A.M. Route No: 7 was inaugurated when
trip 4a left Detroit at· 7:37 P.M. Contrary to many reports that this is a new
directional flight, all information at
hand at this writing, indicates that this
was merely an express flight, no mail being discharged or picked up at Buffalo.
This flight was made over the regular
flying route as far as is known and under such conditions no new directional
flight is involved inasmuch as this flight
was via Buffalo. Unless further checkup reveals that this flight was not made
by the regular A.M. 7 flying route, no
covers of this flight will be listed as first
flight CAM covers.
Effective November 19, 1934, A.M. Route
No. 31, the Daytona Beach-St. Petersburg
route was extended from Daytona Beach
to Jacksonville, the route now being
NOT LISTED
The following six superb Government
Flights are among the many items not
listed on our Price List #23. However,
this list does contain more than 600
offers of CAMs. FAMs. Zeppelin covers. etc.. at prices which will meet
with your approval. No active collector
should be without our Price List #23,
which a postcard request will bring
The Post. Office Dept. has just placed
a new policy in use in reference to the
application of first flight cachets to such ·
first flight covers ·which either through
error or for one reason or another did
not receive the authorized first flight cachets at the time that such first flights
were inaugurated. In the past the Department has been rather accommodating
in applying first flight cachets to such
covers which did not receive same, long
after such first flights had been inaugurated. However, under the new policy,
first flight cachets will be applied to
legitimate first flight covers only when
such covers are immediately referred to
the Department after the first flight has
been made and then only when referred
by the person to whom the covers concerned are addressed. If after an investigation it is determined that such
covers are entitled to a cachet it will be
applied in the normal .color that was
used on such · covers which received the
cachet at the time of · the first flight,
However, consideration will be given only
to such covers as are submitted to the
Department immediately after receipt
from the first flight by the. addressee.
T\1.e ·adoption of this policy by the Department is a s.plendid one as it permits
the application of first flight cachets to
such covers which thru error did not
receive same and also eliminates once and
for all any undesirable possibilities of
creation of various minor varieties when
first flight covers lacking cachets are
submitted to the Department for cachet
applications long after such flights have
been inaugurated. Therefore, collectors
who through error receive first flight
covers in the future which are entitled
~~~7.
July 1. 1925, 1st Overnight Flight:
b New York Airmail field ..........$1.00
d Chicago Airmail field ................ 1.10
f Bryan Airmail field .................... 1.85
h Bellefonte Airmail field .......... 2.15
j Cleveland Airmail field ............ 2.10
The set of 5 covers. superb copies 7.50
#159. Sacramento. July 1, 1925.... 2.35
ROYCE A. WIGHT
Soldiers Field
Boston. Mass.
OFFICIAL CACHET used at Elkins, W.Va.
for inauguration of servie.e March 4th
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MARCH 1935
to ·an official cachet and which should
bear ' some, should submit such covers
to the Department immediately after re~
ceipt if they desire to. have such covers
bear proper cachets:
Catalogue comments .·continued ft;om
last morith :-9-Collect'o.rs are often confused 'by such covers Which ·bear two
official first flight cachets from the same
point which are not the same and which
are for. two different routes. Contrary to
belief of some collectors such covers
can not be considered a first flight cove~
by either or both routes but only by one
of the routes. Example-A cover bear,
ing a first flight Fort Worth old CAM 21
cachet and also beai:-ing a Fort· Worth
old CAM route 22 cachet and which cover
is cancelled Fort Worth and which wss
dispatched southward via a first · fJJght
from Fort Worth by either route 21 or
route 22. Such a cover can not be considered either 21S2 or 22S2 or both as
it was impossible for such a co·,er to
have been carried on both first flights
at the same time. In this ·~ase it is
necessary to first .determine by which
route this cover was dispatched southward from Fort Worth. This is determined by looking at the backstamp on the
cover in question or in the event of no
backstamp by determining the point to
which the cover is addressed although
practically all such covers bear backstamps. Having determined the point of
receipt by the backstamp or address, it
is only necessary to• check and see what
route this point is on-whether old CAM
route 21 or old· CAM route 22. If the
cover is backstainped Houston or Galveston, it is a ·route 21 cover, as these
stops are on Route 21, but if it is backstamped Waco, Austin or San Antonio. it
is a· -route 22 ·cover as these stops are on
route 22. In case of several backstamps
from· ·one or· more points· on either or
both· routes the earliest dated and tmed
backstamp is the one to be guided by.
Having determined the route by which
flown, the first flight cachet from Fort
Worth ·for ·that route is· the proper one
and the Fort Worth cachet for the other
route is the additional cachet listed under
either 21S2b or 22S2b. Thus, a cover
backstamped
Houston
or
Galveston
would be 21S2b and one backstamped
Waco, Austin or San Antonio would be
22S2b.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN
NOTES
New Zealand will have ·a new air stamp
soon. .The design is a representation of
the New Plymouth airport whe,-e the illfated Ulni · and Kingsford Smith both
landed on ·their 1st cr6ss-T~5man "flights.
The background is the · gra>1d mountain Egmont named by V'ln Dieman; the
original discoverer of the Dominion.
At side is a Maori watchin~ an aeroplane in flight. The
inscriptions r.re
"Air Mail" and "New Zealand Air Ternlinal.''
.
The values are ld red, 3d claret and
6d in purple. The plates and dies !wve
been. made. by the Stamp Printing Board
of Australias' Commonwealth Bank, the
line engravings process being the one
used.
Our general New Issue is definitely
promised for March and no pains have
been spar.ed to produce a s·~ries of stamps
~'C:i"''l1;Y to rank with th~ finest prodnct;on of . postage stamps i:l th<e world.
Australia hail issued a stamp. of 1/6
denomination for use by the Impm·ial
Air Service to England.
The design is very. ~imilar to tniJ
f&mous Kingsford Smith eom1hemo.rativ0:
end like them consists of the t\\>o WOJld's
heJoispheres. A splen.did ser'.cs · .,v::eox'
Smith & Co.
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AAMS 218
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THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
the news for readers in time for them
to send covers for first day cancellations.
Not yet. please.
PACIFIC COAST
NOTES
By FRED H. WILDE
All news of Pacific Coast aerial events
should be sent to Fred H. Wilde, 917
N.
Burris Ave., Compton, California,
as early as poSsible.
OS ANGELES-N.Y. On Jan. 14, inauguration by American Airlines of
direct passenger. mail and express service between Los Angeles. Washington
and New York, opened a southern route,
which follows the route between Nashville and the East Coast.
L. A. - N. Y. On January 14, Major
Doolittle took off from Union Air Terminal at 5.27 p.m.. in an attempt to establish a new non-stop coast to coast record. for passenger transport planes. A
very close shave was experienced by the
pilot when the heavily-loaded plane missed the high-power lines at the end of the
field by inches. Time of arrival at New
York was 8:26 a.m., and at Newark 87~
minutes later. ·His time of 11 hrs., 59
min., broke the record made by Eddie
Rickenbacker by nearly five minutes.
ELY, MINN.
P. M. returns covers sent
for dedication, saying "no airmail service here." Oh well, maybe even the
P.M.'s will learn about airports some
time.
WINSLOW. Jack Frye, Presfdent of the
T.W.A., Inc., was forced_ down on Friday,
January 11th, whilst flying an experimental high speed mail plane, fully equipped
with instruments, including a carburetor
heater. Everything worked
but the
heater. No mail being carried.
SAN BERNARDINO. Loren Mendell, endurance flyer. crashed to his death January 18. in a heavy fog, twenty miles
north of here. Partly due to lack of
fuel, the flyer was unable to lift his plane
sufficiently to· miss the hillside of Lytle
Creek canyon.
ATLIN, B.C. Frank Dorbandt, famed
Alaskan flyer, was grounded by bad
weather. as he attempted to 'rush Grant
Reed to his sick wife in California. Taking off from Anchorage, he was lost in a
blizzard, and had barely reported his arrival at Atlin when the Atlin telegraph
L
·wires went down.
LOS ANGELES. Work has started on the
Municipal airport, a $500,0000 improvement project being under way. More
than two thousand men will be employed
for about four months. This airport was
dedicated some years ago. A trans-Pacific air base will be established in L.A.,
and this project may be the move to induce P.A.A. to use the Municipal airport. It is expected that eventually this
field will become the location of the
AMF P.O., n which case we shall have
DEDICATIONS. Oh, for some more information on Deds., and some service on
covers sent to various places. Lakeland,
Fla. reported as dedicating on January 8
and 9 verified by the pamphlet enclosed
in some covers from there. Several Pacific Coast collectors. and other, report
covers received of the 9th, which was the
air meet program down there, but none
reported for the 8th, or dedication day,
Naples, Fla., reported as having dedicated
on January 14, and we wonder. Covers
sent late last year to both places failed
to show up in Compton. Snap out of it,
Florida, it's no use trying to get ahead
of Californians that way. Information
on California Deds. is scarce as hen's
teeth. We are anxious to hear from any
Western collectors who can find out anything definite about airports, new f:iights
or special events. Covers are still being held by the editor for the Allen F'ield
dedication, and Oxnard, Sonora, Duns-.
muir, Hamilton Field are all probables
this year, with no data available except
on the latter. We understand that F. H.
James of Alameda is holding covers.
CORONA. On Sunday, Feb. 3, we journeyed to this little place, at the inivitation of our old collector-friend Harry
Sweet. and found a very nice time had
been arranged for a group of collectors
who had been invited. Unfortunately,
several were unable to be present, so the
small group, consisting of Messrs. Carvey
and Quimby of Pasadena. Wilde and
Harry Sweet, with their ladies, including
Miss Filkins of Riverside, spent an enjoyable time with covers and stamps, in
the banQuet room of a nice cafe, where
tables were arranged for our convenience.
An attractively decorated dining table
whetted our appetites. while we traded
covers and experiences, and we were regaled with a well served dinner. some
of the seven courses being chosen from
Harry's gustatory experiences in the
Philippines. The editor's advice for future occasions. for anyone invited by this
group. is to make an extra effort to be
present. Art, vocal and instrumental
music. travel and adventure. are topics
of interest when this group meets. and
we all enjoyed every minute of the time
spent.
LOS ANGELES. On Jan. 31, Pilot Ernest
Smith crashed his mail plane into the
bed of the Los Angeles river. but fortunately with only a slight cut over the
eye of the pilot, and no damage to mail.
The ship-oh well. if you tore through
some high power lines and then pancaked into the muddy bottom of the L.A.
river. you'd know about how much was
left in usable condition. Smith's engine
went dead, and there was no way to
avoid a crash. so it was very fortunate
for all concerned that the location was
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. MARCH 1935
as it was. a few hundred yards from
Grand
Central Air Terminal.
Ernie
Smith has been an airmail pilot for six
years .and will be remember as the first
pilot to reach the Hawaiian Islands in
the "Dole" race, eight years ago. He
landed on the leper island of Molokai,
thus losing the race to Art Goebel. No
report of markings on covers concerned
in the crash. which is his first.
L.A. We are all awaiting the take-off of
Wiley Post in his
specially prepared
''Winnie Mae" plane. on a trans-continental stratosphere flight. carrying official
mail. Report has it that hundreds of
covers are arnvmg at the P.O. for the
flight. and it looks as though the flight
will materialize in a day or two. the
weather having cleared, after lots of
rain. and test flights having proven satisfactory performance of the plane. He
believes he will make 350 m:p.h. on his
non-stop dash to New York. We wish
him luck.
Laura Ingalls is having a new Lockheed Orion monoplane built. but where
she is bound for is a mystery. No information has become available, but a
ship with a speed of 225 m.p.h.. and a
gasoline capacity of 630 gallons is surely
tound for somewhere in a hurry, and
we'd like to know where and when.
ALASKA. A. E. Keesler's articles
in
W.S.C. continue to be full of interest,
and many covers continue to emenate
from the icy north. A
few received
here this month include McGrath-Anchor··
age 12-18, 12-25, Kasilof~Anchor~ge, 12-6,
12-26, Ugashik-Anchorage, 12-17, 12-26,
Gulkana-Chisana, 12-5, with the "DEC"
h n· nne! inverted, Selawik-Nome, 12-14,
12-21, Big Delta-Fairbanks. 1-2, 1-7, Ninilchik-Anchorage, 1-1. 1-10, RampartFoirbanks. Jan. 1. with the "I" inverted.
Cover autographed by Frank Pollack,
pilot. Incidentally, the Big Delta cover
is cancelled "Jan. 2, 1934," on a 3c Parks
imperf.. which makes it a very early
F.D.C., the cancelling date being right
on the stamp. Look like a concerted effort on the part of P.M.'s up there to
outdo the P.M.G. Two nice Alaskans
come from C. J. Frear, also; Unalakleet
)2-5-34, and Rt1bv-Wiseman, 9-11, 9-19.
Many thanks. Chet.
Many thanks for covers and assistance
from W. T. Wynn. C. J. Frear, John
Evans. who is combing the West for
news, H. N. Sweet, Geo. Fawkes, Gus
Lancaster, papers and magazines.
Lineas Areas Occidentales, the Varney
Line, has ceased operations into Los Angeles. A week before the line cancelled
the run, the mail came in, unannounced,
on Aerovias Centrales, the Pan American
affiliate, which has been carrying the ·
mail ever since. Wonder how many of
the collectors caught this one?
According to information furnished by
W. W. Conner, of Seattle, vice Governm
for the Pacific Northwest area of the
N.A.A., contracts· will be let within a
short time for carrying airmail from
Puget Sound over water to Ketchikan and
other coast towns, with branches to interior points. Contracts will be under
Star Route provisions of the P.O.D.Western Flying.
CRASH COVER NEWS
(Continued from Page 13)
..
Fighting a snowstorm. the plane V'as
forced down in the Adirondack Mountains near Morehouseville, where they
were snowbound and lost for several
days. The fall of the plane was broken
by tall trees and the plane crashert lightly, the passengers and pilots escaping
uninjured. Unable to make their way
throl'gh the dense forest because uf the
heavy snow, the r>ilots repaired their
radio and wired their safety to their home
port although they were unable to· give
their position. Land parties and searching planes continued to hunt the Yicinity
between Albany and Utica until the men
were rescued.
• The plane was flying from Boston to
Cleveland but a low ceiling and foggy·
weather halted the ship. at
Syracuse
where it was· ordered back to Poston.
Ernest Dryer, the pilot, is noted as a
bad weather pilot and has flown the
Newark-Boston-Albany-Cleveland routes
for seven years. He has figured in several emergency landings.
Co-operators
My sincere thanks, as well as the thanks
of all crash collectors go to the following
faithful co-operators who have helped to
make this issue's reports possible by
sending in clippings and other available
information concerning mishaps in their
locality. D\ck Singley, Bill Alley, Willis
Pott, George Angers, W. P. Milleman, Jr.,
H. W. Reese, H. B. Imhoff.,. L ..J. Mathews
and R. D. Henderson.
AIKEN. S. C. WlLL DEDICATE
NEW AIRPORT
..
On April 4th. the airoort at Aiken,
S. C. will be dedicated. Covers will be
postmarked Aiken and later brought to
Augusta to · be placed on the airmail,
this city being 17 miles away.
An appropriate cachet will be applied
to all covers by the Augusta Chamber
of Commerce. Send covers (ready to go)
to Scott N'xon, APS #12559, Southern
Finance Bldg.. Augusta, Georgia.
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BACK NUMBERS
of the AIRPOST JOURNAL
Most of last year's special issues are
still available at 15c each.
THE AIRPOST JOURNAL
OUR FIRST IMPERFORATE
by
ALTON J. BLANK
Cleveland, Ohio
•
With the appearance of the 16 cents Air
Mail Special Delivery on March 15, we
Air Mail collectors have our first imperforate United States air mail stamp to
add to our collections.
It is being released along with the
nineteen other stamps that are appearing
in similar condition as part of the special
issue which Postmaster General Farley
has ordered.
This stamp will be issued in uncut
sheets of 200 ungummed and unperforated. It will also be available in blocks
of four.
First Day Cover collectors will b11 interested in noting that blocks of four only
will be obtainable thru the courtesy of
the Department. C. B. Eilenberger, 3rd
Assistant Postmaster General, in a bulletin dated February 15. 1935. states that
five covers is the maximum number that
the Department will handle for collectors.
Self addressed envelopes should leave a
space 3'4 inches square in the upper right
hand corner so that the block may be
properly affixed.
Blocks of four can be obtained at the
Main Post Office and at the Benjamin
Franklin Station for First Day Covers.
The sheets of 200 will only be. available
at the agency.
It will cost the collector $32 for the
full sheet and 64 cents for the block of
four
The ·appearance· of this imperforate
stamp brings the total to 21 ior United
State~: air mail stamps.
ROCKET PLANES FAVORED
TO EXPLORE STRATOSPHERE
•
Soviet Scientists Forecast Craft
Rising 30 Miles
A
•
CONGRESS of leading Soviet scientists and aeronautical experts
have decided that experiments had definitely established the possibility of making rocket .planes to carry passengers into the upper stratosphere, twenty to
thirty miles above the earth's surface.
These rocket propulsion planes will be
considerably faster than the machines of
today, the congress predicted, and will
constitute the best means of exploring
heights never yet reached by man, even
in balloons.
·
The congress was convoked especially
to examine progress in rocket experiments. It was announced that stratospheric flights in these devices were
meant to prepare the way for eventual
inter-planetary communication, starting
possibly with a flight to the moon.
The type of craft upon whiCh Soviet
scientists and constructors are concen~
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trating will have wings to .aid the takeoff and descent. Prelminary explorations
of the upper stratosphere; scientists said,
is expected to be carried on by means
of automatically operating instruments
dropped from unmanned rockets on
parachutes.-Charles E. Kearns.
A CHECK LIST OF GREEK
AIRMAIL & BAGGAGE LABELS
•
I. Italy-Greece-Turkey Line (Aeroespresso I taliana)
1. & 2. When this Air service commenced
in 1926, two special Italian-reading labels
were printed in Athens, of the same design but different color (yellow and the
other biue and red). A plane is depicted
in the middle and the wording around.
These, as is marked in the text. were
only used for the Athens landing. Not
even 20 baggage labels of each kind are
known to exist.
3. Later another label, depicting Hermes
walking over the sea, (very attractive)
was prepared for use in Greece.
4. Now the label (showing the Acropolis,
Brinsidi and Constantinople) is in use,
but the same label is also used in Italy.
II. Greek National Air Line.
(Societe
Hellenique lies Communications Aeriennes. (Drama-Salonica-Athens-AgrinionJannina.)
5. An oblong blue and white strip was first
issued in 1931 for use at all landings.
Use was also made in Athens and elsewhere on baggage of two small labels,
which are also used for propaganda pur-·
poses on mail.
6. Special baggage label for Salonica (blue)
7. Special baggage label for Agrinion
(green.)
8. Special
baggage
label
for Jannina
(yellow).
.
·
Note that when these were issued (on
tliln paper) in 1932 the Drama landing
had not yet been inaugurated.
.
9 .. A similar label for use for baggage to
Athens (sent from the above· three landings must exist, but I have not seen it.
The above labels are all very plain.
Just the abbreviated wording for the Air
Company's name and the towns of des-.
tination in large capitals; also place for
numbers and weight.!
New type of labels, of thicker cardboard
(printed on both sides)
10. Special baggage labels for Jannina(salmon).
11. Special baggage label for Agrinion(blue).
10, 12 are of the same size
and shape.
12. Special baggage label for Salonica(red).
13. Special baggage label for Dramayellow)-larger than above.
14. Special baggage label for Athens(salmon)-still larger.
-P. J. Drossos.
PATRONIZE
AIRPOST JOURNAL
ADVERTISERS
~
American Air Mail Society
ORGANIZED 1923 AS THE AERO PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
•
President
FRANCIS B. LEECH·
National Press Bldg., Washington, D.C.
Secretary
GEORGE W. ANGERS
2 9 3 Bridge St., Springfield, Mass.
Vice-Presidents
WALTER J. CONRATH, Albion Penn'a
ERIK HILDESHEIM, 143 W. 49th St.,
New York City.
CHARLES G. RIESS, P. 0. Box 11
Albany, New York.
RICHARD L. SINGLEY, Lancaster, Pa.
Directors
L. B. GATCHELL. 35 Chatfield Road,
Bronxville, N. Y.
PERHAM C. NAHL, 6043 Harwood Ave.,
Oakland, Calif.
SAMUEL RAY .. 1539 S. Kolin Avenue,
Chicago, · Illinois.
ANNA M. SCHAFF.R, 259 So. Balch St.,
Akron, Ohio.
JAMES T. SCHWEIER, 3036 W. 51st
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
DR. LEON G. TEDESCHE, 508 Carplin
Place, Cincinnati. Ohio.
WILLIAM R. WARE, 404 E. lOth &
Leslie Sts., Stnt.tgart. Ark.
Treasurer
FRANK A. COSTANZO
P.O. Box 32, Punxsutawney, Penna.
Sales Manager
ROBIDRT M. FLINN
Norwood, Ohio
Advance Bulletin Superintendent
FRANK A. COSTANZO
P.O. Box 32, ·Punxsutawney, Penna.
The Advance Bulletin is sent regularly
by the manager only to those members
who are in good standing and provide a
supply of self addressed stamped. envelopes in which to .mail it.
Exchange Department
Each· member is entitled to two 25-word
Exchange Notices per year, in the Offi-
cial Publication, without charge. Address direct to the publication office
at Albion, Penna.
Official· Publication ..
THF. AIRPOST JOURNAL
Published monthly and sent to all
members
in
good
standing.
The Treasurer's Report
NEW MEMBERS
Labsap. Harry. 4320 Laclede Ave .. St. Louis. Mo.
Puruy, F. R .. 424li Delor St.. St. Louis, Mo.
Miller. I. E .. 5b04 N. Sawyer Ave .. Chicago, Ill.
lul'l Su.. <u·t. William 1\IL. :!I£4 .l!<ye St.. N.W .. Washington. D.C.
Jl615 Arndt, Joseph M .. Jr .. 5 Arundel Place. St. Louis. Mo.
1616 Achorn. Harry C .. Jr. 133 Fuller St .. West Newton, Mass.
1617 Benton. F. A .. 50 Walnut St .. Springfield. Mass.
APPLICATION POSTED
Following have made applicatiOn for membership in the Society. If no objection is received and re1erenees are tound in order. they will. be admitted on March
15th. 1935.
Schlorke. G .. Box 190. Eisenach. Germany. Age 46. Banking clerk. Air Mail stamps
<.nd covers. labels. do.:uments. literature and photos. By w. J. Conrath.
Tuholske. Dr. Lester. 5115 Westminister Pl., St. Louis .. Mo. Age 47. Physician.
Flown air mail covers. By Edw. Vining.
Ewing. W. R .. 1938 Mill Road, S. Pasadena, Calif. Age 40. Air Mail stamps. By
W. J. Conrath.
Haas. Joseph J .. Marshall Bldg .. Cleveland: Ohio. Legal age. Realtor. Air mail
stamps and covers. By Geo .. W. Angers.
Vogeley. Richard W. Jr .. 10026 ~ 92nd Ave .. Richmond Hill. N. Y. Age 16. High
School student. Air mail stamps and covers. By Geo. W·. Angers.
Heintz. Rene J .. 18. Broadway Market. Buffalo. N. Y. Age 45, Salesman. Air mail
stamps and covers: By W. J. Conrath.
Goodman. Fr2ncis· G .. 523 Atlantic Ave .. Brooklyn, N.Y. Age 33. Musician. Air
mail st"mps and covers. Bv W. J. Conrath.
Storer. H: D .. % Nat. City Bonk. San Juan Branch. San Juan. P.R. Age 26. Bank
Clerk.. Air M::-il st?.mps. By W. J. Conrath.
Salomon. Wm. E .•Tr .. S>,orelond Hotel. Chicago. Ill. Age 23. Air mail stamps· and
covers. By Richard W. Canman.
Koestlin. Rudolph. 14-23-118th St.. College Point. L.L N. Y. Age 40. General first
flight .covers. ·By "J. J. Klemann, Jr.
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57-4t*
lc PER WORD -
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Copy· for this section must be received by
the lOth of the month.
CAM's, FAM's, MOSTLY 1928 TO 1933.
Breaking up a $1500 collection, $6 catalog - value for $2. George S. Chapman,
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A. A. M. S. Members are entitled to two
20-word ads per year in this Exchange
Section, free of charge.
NEW SOUTH POLE EXPLORATION
Flight Airmail, auographed by Byrd; only
100 carried. While they last. $7.50 each;
Trimsatlantic covers from $5 up. Ask for
circular also approvals. Katonah Stamp
Co .. Katonah. N. Y.
1t
BERKSHIRE #725 (FIVE DOOLITTLE
South American Pioneers) cat. $18.50 and
Berkshire #729 (Army Pioneer to C.Z.
and return) cat. $15.00-Exchange for used
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flights. War covers or what have you?
Captain W. H. Peters, Woodside, L.I.,
N. Y. C.
58-2t
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cations bought and sold. Write for free
lists. Approvals sent on .receipt of proper
references. Herget, 553 Suffolk, Buffalo,
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58-4t
WILL EXCHANGE CACHETED AIRMAIL
covers for first day commemoratives, cover-for-cover. Good covers-good exchange.
All values wanted. Myron McCamley,
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WANTED TO BUY - USED PARKS
stamps for foreign correspondent. Will
pay highest cash prices for selected
copies. Walter J. Conrath. Albion, Penna.
AIRPOST JOURNAL ADVERTISERS
DESERVE YOUR PATRONAGE
Hansen. Claude T. 5805 N.E .. 32nd Place. Portland. Oregon. L~gal age. Post Offce
clerk. Mint airpost stamps. By W. J. Conrath.
Jaeger. Hans. Jr .. 40 Gown St.. Forest Hills. N. Y. Age 20. Wine steward. General
first flight covers. By J. J. Klemann. Jr.
Acers. Owen F .. Forest City. Mo. Age 25. Manager. U.S. air mail stamps and
Australian covers. By Geo. W. Angers.
Piskorski. Mrs. A. V .. 604 Jersey Ave .. Jersey City. N. J. Legal age. Housewife.
Air mail stamps and covers. By Geo. W. Angers.
Miltenberger. Dorothy A .. 567 Monroe Ave .. Elizabeth. N. J. Legal age. Air Mail
dealer. Air Mail stamps. By W. J. Conrath. '4
Harmon. W. M .. 314 Hawthorne St.. Covngton. Virginia. Age 47. Post Office clerk.
Air mail stamps and covers. By Geo. W. Angers.
REINSTATED
358 Tucker. David J .. 114 Riverway. Apt. 20. Boston. Mass.
1515 Hulff. Julius W .. 1420 Winchester Ave .. Glendale. Calif.
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ADDRESS CHANGE-New Address shown below
118 Lee. Ernest. 4960 Narragansett St.. Ocean Beach. Calif.
1107 Deglman. John N .. Lock 444. Tomohawk. Wis.
1191 Howe. Frank B .. 714 West Tenth St .. Room 240. Los Angeles. Calif.
1596 Betts. Edward S .. 416 North Mason St.. Saginaw. Mich.
IMPORTANT -
PLEASE NOTE
Within the next week or two the 1935 AAMS Directory will be ready for
publication. Plans call for a very elaborate edition this year. with listings of all
members. advertisements. geographical list of members and other plans of interest.
O~LY members .paid up in full to date will be listed in this directory. Publication
Wlll be held up a few more weeks in order to give delinquent members ample time
to send n their dues. Members on the delinquent list no longer interested in our
Society are asked to file formal resignation. A postal will do.
Airmail always.
FRANK A. COSTANZO. Treasurer.
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The recent Canadian ftights are
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AUSTRALIAN AIR RACES
Just came in. London to Melbourne.
EXCLUSIVE. Postmarked. cacheted,
autographed by famous Capt. Roscoe
Turner.
Each ......................................$5.00
Sabelli and Pond-New York to Ireland. Postmarked Brooklyn and London. Autographed by both. Sold by
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which no dealer can touch ............$35.08
Sabelli and Pond-Rome to Newport
(England) . Crashed. Autographed by
Sabelli. Beautiful Italian stamps $9.50
Amelia Earhart
On the Pacific Flight some of the
covers were carried that had been on
the trans-Atlantic trip. Here you have
a rare combination cover-autographed. etc. Price ....................................$100.00
Atlantic Trip ..................................$ 50.00
England to Australia
McGregor and Walker. Postmarked
England October 18th. Melbourne Oct.
30. Autographed 130 ........................$7.50
Hansen finished 8th in ancient plane.
Autographed ............................................$7 .50
Hill and Davies. Had trouble at Cyprus. Gave up. Autographed. Backstamped. 53 carried ..............................$7.00
Giant Sikorsky Plane. First flight at
Bridgeport, Conn. Autographed by
Pilot Sergievski ......................................$3.00
Same-Aug. 8, when plane broke 8
World's
Record.
Cachet
shows
plane ............................................................$2.50
U.S . to Haiti. has cachet reading:
"First Non-Stop Flight "Columbia"
New York-Haiti, Haiti-Washington."
Autographer by Capt. Boyd & Lyon $5
Little America-Has Cachet reading:
"Greetings from Byrd Antarctic Expedition II. This card was carried from
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unusual handstamp ................................$:!.00
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We mail covers on events all over the world. when there is a deposit
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INSURED COVERS-All covers costing 15c or more. or cheaper covers
when there are at least six mailed on one event. will be covered by insurance.
All insured covers mailed to your address. routed through our Cincinnati
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Plate numbers when available, lOc extra.
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No covers mailed unless there is a cash deposit in our hands. A deposit for
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