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PRESIDENT John J. Smith

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DmECTOR OF FOREIGN RELATIONS

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Samuel S .• Goldsticker, Jr.

DmECTORS Alton J. Blank

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Dues include subscription to THE AffiPOST JOURNAL. AP· plicants must furnish two ref­erences, philatelic J?referred. At least one must res1de in Appli­cant's home town. Applicants under 21 years must be guar­anteed by Parent or· Guardian. Membership may be terminated by the Society in accordance with its By-Laws.

Correspondence concerning sub­scriptions, back numbers and bound volumes, address changes and other matters and all re­mittances should be sent to the Treasurer. All general com­munications and advertising should be sent to the Editor.

MAY, 1959

-.~IBPOST r~.LD.."';f'011BNAL

Officlal Publication of the AMERICAN Am MAIL SOCIETY

Volume 30 No.8 Issue No. 349

CONTENTS For May, 1959 Articles Volume III of American Air Mail

Catalogue Now Available ............... . 194 Vin Fiz Pioneers Plan :to

Address Convention .......................... .. 195 A.A.M.S. Nominating Committee

Report ......... .. ........................... 196 Hear Ye! Hear Ye! ................................ 199 Aviation Pioneer Reaches 94 ................ 201 Firs:t Pos:tally Used Air Mail Stamp .... 202 Finding and Authenticating A

Double Surcharge Stamp .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 204 Commemorate First Trans-Pacific

Flight ............................................... 212 Flights. of :the Pioneer Aviators ............ 215 Regular Featltres Official Sec:tion ................................ 198 Chapter News . . . .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. 200 Tips by Julius .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 208 C.A.M. Cover No:tes ............................... 210 Airs of :the Mon:th .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. . .... .. 220 Aero Postal Stationery No:tes ............ 223 APJ Ads ......................... Inside back cover

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Robert W. Murch Ernest A. Kehr L. B. Gatchell

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all articles. Subscription Rates: $4.00 per year, 35c per cop;y. Advertising Rate Card available from the Editor.

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Volume Ill of American Air Mail Catalogue Now Available

BY L. B. GATCHELL

• T HE Catalogue Committee of the American Air Mail Society has announced

that VOLUME III of the AMERICAN AIR MAIL CATALOGUE was released on April 6. This 408 page volume supplements the material which

has previously appeared in certain Sections of Volume I and Volume II. It is, how­ever, a complete Catalogue in itself as to subjects treated and for the period covered. Volume I was released in 1947 and Volume II followed in 1950. The new volume thus treats a period of some 12 years for all subjects included in Volume I and which continue to appear in Volume III and a period of about 9 years for the F.A.M. Covers, whose earlier listings appeared in Volume II.

The popular Airposts included in this present Supplement are:

U.S. Airpost Stamps U.S. Contract Air Mail Flights U.S. Pioneer Flights U.S. Dedication Covers U.S, Governmental Flights U.S. Crash Covers

U.S. Foreign Air :Mail Flights (F.A.M.s)

The present volume matches the earlier two in size and binding and bears a brilliant green and brown dust jacket. There are many maps and hundreds of illustrations. The price is $5.00. The Catalogue may be had from many stamp dealers and book stores or may be ordered direct, post free from GEORGE D. KINGDOM, Tyler Building, Conneaut, Ohio.

More than five years of study, research and hard work have gone into this new Edition. It is the product of an editorial Board headed by L. B. GATCHELL of Upper Montclair, N. J. who served as Editor-in-Chief. GEORGE D. KI~GDOM of Conneaut, Ohio is Business Manager for the book. Art Editor LESTER S. MAN­NING of Detroit, ~1ich. contributed the beautifully executed maps which appear throughout the C.A.M. and F.A.M. Sections. More than 40 others, all well qualified in their particular fields, served as Section Editors or Assistant Editors.

Volume III, as were the earlier two volumes, is again dedicated to the memory of the late WALTER J. CONRATH, former editor of THE AIRPOST JOURNAL and President of the AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY - a man who is lovingly re­membered for his many contributions to the publication program of the Society. Also note is made by 'the Editor that during the prepamtion of Volume III death took such distinguished students and Co-Editors as the late Lt. Col. MAX G. JOHL, LOUIS W. CHARLAT, KARL B. WEBER, and CHARLES G. RIESS. The Contract Air Mail Section - largest in the book - is dedicated to Mr. Riess.

Volume III has been produced in but a limited Edition and prompt action in ordering is urged on those who wish to secure a copy. During the processing of Volume III, less than 50 unbound copies of Volume I ( 1947) were discovered at the Albion print shop. Arrangements have been made to have these bound. While a goodly number has already been reserved, a limited supply will be available from MR. KINGDOM on a first come, first served basis at $7.50 per copy, post free. Both Volume I and Volume II have been out of print for several years. Unfortun­ately, no copies of Volume II are available.

It is obvious to everyone who knows printing costs that a 408 page fabrikoid bound printed book cannot be sold for $5.00. As is known to most members of the

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PAGE 194 THE AIRPOST JOURNAL

Vln Flz Pioneers Plan To Address AAMS Convention At Chicago

• A REAL surprise feature of the forthcoming A.A.M.S. Convention at Chicago

on June 26-28, will be the attendance of Mrs. Mabel Rodgers Wiggin and Charles "Wiggin, who recently became members of the Society.

Mabel was Mrs. Calbraith Rodgers, wife of the pilot of the Vin Fiz Flyer, first aere>:­plane to cross the United States in 1911. She and Charles, then mechanic for Rod­gers, accompanied the cross-country flight by train. (See Airpost Journal of De­cember, 1956). Charles is one of the few survivors of early flying in this country, and has what he calls "a second Smithsonian Institution" of early pioneer material. They plan to be on hand to tell of early days of aviation, and particularly of the Vin Fiz flight, and will make available some of their priceless material for inspection. Their reminiscences will feature the Sunday brunch session at Joe Eisendrath's in Highland Park.

If the yarns the Wiggins will spin at the convention are anything at ahl like the tales they have written for the editor, you will have an occasion you will never forget!

Lists of Convention Auction Lots Available on Request

If you are not coming to the Conven­tion in Chicago in June and you wish to make bids on two groups of auction ma­terial offered, you can obtain a copy of the lots being sold.

The American Air Mail benefit auction consists of 100 lots of donated material. The writer recalls how well some of the lots sold at the auction last year at Phila­delphia. Write to Samu~l S. Goldsticker, Jr., 70-D Fremont Street, Bloomfield, N.J., for the list.

The other auction will be conducted jointly by the Jack Knight Air Mail So­ciety and the First Flight Federation and consists of 250 lots of stamps and covers. A list of this material will be sent on request. Write to Theodore Light, 5033 North Bernard Street, Chicago 25, Il­linois.

It is quite likely that writing to either of these men will bring you the lists for both auctions. Because of the bulk of the number of lots in these auctions, the Airpost Journal is not listing them this year.

vVe suggest you send a self-addressed sta~ped envelope and include about 8c postage. ·

MAY, 1959

STAMPS FOR THE WOUNDED HAS NEW ADDRESS

In 1942, when the work of Stamps For the Wounded began, the owners of the Herald Tribune very generously supplied the necessary office space in which to conduct the physical collection and dis­tribution of stamps and philatelic sup­plies to thousands of hospitals and ser• vicemen who looked to stamp collecting as a valuable form of recreational ther­apy.

Now, however, with a change in man­agement, this space no longer is avail­able. It has become necessary to rent a small office, which means that for the first time in over fifteen years, SFTW is compelled to ask for cash as well as phil­atelic donations.

To help in this solicitation, American Airlines has placed at the disposal of SFTW a supply of unusual special flight covers which never before were available to the public. All persons who contrib­ute $1 or more will reeeive one (in ad­dition to a formal acknowledgment) of these covers.

Donations of any account will be grate­fully accepted by Stamps For the Wounded, 230 W. 41st Street, New York 36, N.Y.

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AIR MAIL SOCIETY AMERICAN NOMINATING COl\1l\1ITTEE REPORT

• T HE Nominating Comm1ttee appointed by President John J. Smith, Philadel-

phia, Penna., for the purpose of nominating Officers and Directors of the American Air Mail Society - - the Officers to serve for the coming term of

two years and the Directors to serve for the coming term of four years and to be balloted upon the present election in accordance with Section Seven ( 7) of the Con­Stitution and By-Laws herewith cause to be placed in nomination as its selection the following names:

FOR PRESIDENT FOR SECRETARY Robert W. Murch, St. Louis, Mo.

FOR VICE-PRESIDENTS (four to be elected)

Joseph L. Eisendrath, Jr., Highland Park, Ill.

Sol Glass, Baltimore, Maryland. Louise S. Hoffman, New York, N. Y. Florence L. Kleinert, Fullerton, Pa. Dr. Southgate Leigh, Jr., Norfolk, Va. Gordon W. Ray, Springdale, Conn.

Ruth T. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.

FOR TREASURER John J. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.

FOR DIRECTORS ( four to be elected)

Alton J. Blank, Cleveland, Ohio Herbert Brandner, Brookfield, Illinois George S. Chapman, El Centro, Calif. Emmett Peter, Leesburg, Florida Ray Sinn, Bloomington, Indiana Sol Whitman, Bronx, New York

Respectfully submitteds

PRESIDENT

George vV. Angers, Chairman William R. Alley L. Bart Gatchell

Robert w. Murch - St. Louis, Mo. Bob Murch has been an active member of the American Air Mail Society

for a number of years. He is a Commander in the United States Navy Reserve and a former instructor in gunnery tactics at Annapolis. He has been prominently af­filiated with many philatelic activitie> and in 1956 served as General Chairman for the American Philatelic Society Conv-ention held in St. Louis. He is presently chair­man of their "Watchdog" Committee formed to give publicity to spurious and doubt­ful issues of stamps. He has s'O'rved two terms as Vice-President of the American Air Mail Society.

VICE-PRE'SID~NTS

Jos~ph L. Eisendrath, Jr. - Highland Park, Illinois Joe' Eisendrath is the current Editor of the Airpost Journal and is widely

known to collectors. He has served one term as Vice-President of the Society and is presently being designated for a . second term. He is prominent in Chicagoland philately and wilf take an active part in the preparation for the forthcoming Ex­hibition and Convention of the Society to be held in that city. He collects all kinds of stamps and covers but his particular specialty is "Crash Covers" of which he has an outstanding collection.

Sol Glass - Baltimore, Md. Sol Glass has been a11. active member of the American Air Mail Society for

a great many years. He is presently President of the Bureau Issues Association, a

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post he has held for a number of years. He is also a member of the Post Office De­partment's Stamp Advisory Committee.

Louise S. Hoffmann ~ New York, N. Y. Louise Hoffmann over a period of many years has been an active sponsor

and supporter of all American Air Mail Society projects. She has served the Society continuously either as Vice-President or Director during the last 12 years. She is the awner of one of the finest Air Mail Collections in the world and has exhibited portions of it at important Exhibitions held literally "Around the Globe".

Florence L. Kleinert - Fullerton, Pa. Florence Kleinel't has served the Society for over two decades as Chapter

Chairman. She has held numerous offices in the Society during thrut period. She is a prolific correspondent and has helped many Chapters and individual collectors wirth their philatelic problems. Her husband, Herman Kleinert, serves as Sales Manager of the Society.

Dr.· Southgaie Leigh, Jr. - Norfolk, Va. Dr. Southgate Leigh hails from Norfolk, Va., where he is superv1smg

physician for one of the largest railroads in the South. He is a loyal aotive member and can be found at most meetings and gatherings of the Society. Those who recall our Norfolk, Va., Convention will remember him as the genius which put together those incomparable mint julips.

Gordon W. Ray- Springdale, Conn. Gordon Ray is a very early member of the Society, having joined in the

late 20's. He is affiliated in an important Executive positior:(·'with Trans-World Airlines and maintains an office at New York. He lives in Springdale, Conn. He has attended many meeting of the Society over the years.

SECRETARY AND TREASURER Ruth T. Smith .... John J. Smith - Philadelphia, Pa.

Ruth Smith is the hard working feminine member of the team of Smith and Smith, known to all A.A.M.S. members. Her husband, John, is completing his term as President of the SociE'ty and is not eligible for re-election to that office at this time. The Nominating Committee, unwilling .to lose the talents of this hard working pair, is proposing that the office be split and that Ruth continue as Secretary and John become Treasurer. John is a Philadelphia banker and a winner of the Walter J. Conrath Memorial Award.

DIRECTORS AUon J. Blank - Cleveland, Ohio

Alton is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and has been active in ,the Society for over 30 years. He has been associate Editor of the Airpost Journal and for years conducted the fine New IssuP Column in that publication. He-i$ the author of several books and monographs on Air Post stamps. He is active in the Garfield Perry Stamp Club at Cleveland. ·

Herbert Brandner - Brookfield, Illinois Herb Brandner is presently Manager of the Advance Bulletin Service for

the Society and doing a fine job with this most valuable Department. He will be on hand to help entertain the visitors to our Chicago Convention this year.

George S. Chapman - El Centro, Calif. George, a retired Supervising Inspector for the U. S. Customs and Im­

migration Service, and formerly stationed at San Juan, Puerto Rico, saw all the fliJlllous flights through and to Central and South America come and go. His name is

(Continued on page 201)

MAY, 1959 PAGE 197

OFFICIAL SECTION AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY

MONTHLY REPORT . From the Secretary Ruth T. Smith, Ferndale & Emerson Sts., Philadelphia 11, Pa.

NEW MEMBERS 4592 Flatau, Abraham, PO Box 657, Edgewood, Maryland 4593 Dolgoy, M. (Dr.), 10233 - 125th St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 4594 Challis, Tracie F., 5900 Blue Hill, Detroit 24, Mich. 4595 Valentine, Frank, 4477 Fischer, Detroit 14, Mich. 4596 Homrighausen, William D., 1012 - 6th St., De Witt, Iowa 4597 McHale, John J., 55 Connolly St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 4!598 Brooke, Bennett, 1909 Gregg, Big Spring, Texas 4599 Schermerhorn, E:~>ther L., (Mrs.), 167 Exchange St .. Troy, Penna. 4600 Smith, Lincoln, 280 W. Main St., Williamstown, Mass. · 4601 Klein, Marilyn S. ,(Miss), 18068 Wisconsin Ave., Detroit 21, Mich. 4602 Kulers, Russell, 'I Hillside Terrace, White Plains, N.Y. 4603 Johnson, R. 0., 4515 - 47th Ave., So., Minneapolis 6, Minn.

NEW APPLICATIONS

MAY 1, 1959

Segal, Nathaniel S., 1016 Clinton St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Sales Mgr. Age: 36 U20 FF CAM FAM lD X By: Herb Brandner

Levinson, Risha W., (Mrs.), 50 Lefferts Ave., Brooklyn 25, N.Y. Social Worker. Age: 38. AM U20 FF CAM FAM OF Z CF APS By: Herb Brandner

Jagoda, Leonard J., Sr., 3603 E. 55th St .. Cleveland 5, Ohio. Machinist. Age: 38. AM AU U20 UC PC HC FF GF OF DC CF lD X By: Ruth T. Smith

Carney, Robert C., 440 W. lOth St., Erie, Pa. Student. Age: 21. FF GF CAM FAM CC OF DC By: Ruth T .. Smith

Nusbaum, Jerome M., 3809 Northview Dr., NW., Canton 9, Ohio. Salesman. Age: 35. AM AU U20 UC PC HC PA PB GF CAM FAM OF 1D X By: Herb Brandner Lesnick, Raymond, 216 W. 89th St., New York 24, N.Y. Elec. Engr. Age: 35.

By: Ruth T. Smith Laning, Richard P., RD No. 2, Box 44, McAlisterville, Pa. Electronics. Age: 40.

PC HC PB EL FF GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC APS X By: Ruth T. Smith Milic, Louis T., PO Box 52, Wash. Bridge Sta., New York 33, N.Y. Teacher. Age: 36.

U20 APS X . By: Ruth T. Smith Ferguson, David, 2709 LincolR St., Evanston, Ill. Public Rei. Age:37. By: Ruth T. Smith Goyette, A. Erland !.Major), Bleakhouse, Peterborough, N.H. Banker. Age: Legal.

AM U20 UC PC HC PA FF GF CAM FAM RP CC OF DC Z CF 1D

RE-INSTATEMENTS 1425 El Itriby, Abdel Hamid, PO Box 218, Port Said, Egypt

AM AU FF FAMZ 1555 Shea, .John W., 130 Berkshire St., Indian Orchard, Mass.

AM AU U20 UC CAM FAM CC 1D 2668 Goodkind, Henry M., 137 E. 94th St., New York 28, N.Y.

AM AU AS SC U20 UC HC PB EL 1D APS PIX

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Van Taunay, J·ames, 903 Park Ave., New York 21, N.Y. Rosas P., Joaquin, 910 E. San Antonio St., Box 812. El Paso, Texas Frankel, Harold .J., 1951 6lst St., Brooklyn 4, N.Y: Brandner, Herbert, Box 177, Brookfield, Ill.

By: Ruth T. Smith

Smith, Oliver W. R., Fundy Gift & Souvenir Shoppe, Alma, Albert Co., N.B., Can. Shymko, Nicholas, Box 1127, Picton, Ontario, Canada Bliss, Harold G., 821'/ Logan Ave., South, Minneapolis 20, Minn. Reichenthal. Harry, PO Box 876, Miami Beach 39, Florida Fischer, John A., 4747 Mandeville, New Orleans 22, La. Fischbach, Louis, 248-04 - 76th Ave., Jamaica 26, L. I., N.Y. Asseo, Julio, Box 7000, Havana, Cuba

Bolivia Cl90 Has New Overprint

Through the kindness of AAMS mem­

ber Ludwig_ Horn Flach, of La Paz, Bolivia, we learn that air mail stamp, Scott's no. Cl90 has naw appeared with black and red overprint.

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HAWAIIAN 7c AIR COMING

The Post Office Department under date of April 4th, has announced that whenever Hawaii formally enters the Union a Hawaiian Statehood commem­orative stamp will be issued. This will be a 7c air mail stamp.

T!HE AIRPOST JOURNtAiL

Dear Ye Dear Ye! By Dr. James J. Matejka, Jr., General Chairman, Convention Committee

• A FTER many years the Midwest once again is the host to the American Air

Mail Society. The Jack Knight Air Mail Society, of which I am presi­dent, extends a hand and once again rolls out the crimson carpet for

their aerophilatelic brother, the American Air Mail Society. The convention to be held at the Hotel LaSalle on June 26-27 and 28th from 10 A:\1 to lO PM daily.

This vear there will not be the rattle of philatelic hardware, not a disappoint­ment nor any heartaches. This exhibition will be non-competitive and by invitation to all Society members only. Therefore, every member will be able to put his stamps or covers alongside any other collection and feel free from any thought that one collection is better than another.

I am sure that President John J. Smith has written to the members that he wants them to show their stamps at this convention as I have done for members with the Jack Knight organization.

There ·is planned a Jamboree and get~together on Friday night along with a benefit auction. Saturday there will be an excursion to the Museum of Science and Industry, and another auction sponsored by Jack Knight and the First Flight Federa­tion. Saturday night, the annual banquet will be held in the Chicago Room of the Hotel LaSalle. There will be a brunch on Sunday, the last day of the show, ai: the home of your editor, Joe Eisendrath, which will be the climax of the affair. And from what I hear Joe has some pleasant surprises for all of us.

Why don't you plan to make Chicago part of your philatelic vacation this year? There are many things of interest to both the collector and the non-collector ( in most cases, his wife) . The score of real stamp dealers should be a must to anyone coming through Chicago on a visit. Those interested in hotel accommoda­tions here at the LaSalle, need only to write the reservation department.

Committee members Earl Wellman and Perry Nahl will be hard-working team­mates to see to it that this show will nm smoothly and without a hitch. Joe Eisen­drath has handled publicity.

Perry tells me that the post office cancellation and postal station to be had at the Convention will keep him busy preparing covers for the AAMS at a nominal cost. Please contact him for all the details at 2014 Lincoln St., Evanston, Illinois.

So, collectors, inasmuch as most airpost conventions have usually been held in the East, come on to Chicago and attend a three-day session where you can eat, sleep and drink air post stamps and covers. Let's see what makes a national . .air­post convention tick! Remember the dates. June 26, 27, 28, 1959 at the Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. Full details and programs will be in the mail within a short time. Total cost for all functions (bar bills not included - nor accommodations) will be $12.00. Exhibit frame costs will be detailed in the prospectus.

FLIGHTS TO LUXEMBURG

Icelandic Airlines will begin trans­Atlantic service to Luxemburg on May l. Luxemburg will be served by a flight every Friday from New York by way of Reykjavik and Glasgow. Any AAMS members going to be on this trip?

MAY, 1959

FIRST FLIGHT COVERS COMPLETE All bearing fine cachets and proper

backstarnps 1937 China Clipper Flight, 17 covers $22.50 1939 Trans-Atlantic, So. Rts, 12 covs. 20.00 1939 Same, Northern Rts, 14 covers 20.00 1940 New Zealand Flight, 18 covs 25.00 1941 Rare Fiji Flight, 35 covers 50.00

DOLIN & CO. 31 Park Row New York 38, N.Y.

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A. A. M. S. Chapter News By FLORENCE KLEINERT

213 Virginia Avenue, Fullerton. Pa .

• The election of new officers, a special sponsor "The American Air Mail Sod-show cancel, an annual dinner, a club ety's Convention" to be held at the Ho­auction, a clothesline eliliibit and a Jun- tel La Salle on June 26-28th in Chicago, ior program make the chapter highlights. Illinois. Charles F. Durant Air Mail Society, There will be a non-competitive ex-

#28 hibition. Each exhibitor will receive a Horace P. Barringer, Secretary-Treas­

urer, reports on their March 21st meet­ing at the Hotel Eldorado, Troy, N.Y. William Blaum showed his fine collec­tion of Aden to the members.

The Fort Orange Stamp Club invited this chapter to participate in "Fopex-59", Hudson-Champlain Philatelic Exhibition on April 18-19th at the Albany Institute of History and Arts.

The Post Office Department had a temporary postal station at the shm:v. There was a 150 frame exhibit and a dealers' bourse. Motor Ciiy Air Mail Society, # 11

Bliss R. Bowman, Secretary, reports they held their "Annual Dinner" at La­rio's on April 25th. A travel movie from an airline was shown after the dinner. Allentown Philatelic Society, #29

According to Herman Kleinert, presi" dent, "A Washline Exhibit" was the pro-. gram for April 21st. · Each member showed five pages from his collection. Prizes were awarded.

On May 19th, the Annual Spring Auc­tion will be held at the Y.M.C.A., Cen­tre Square, Allentown, Pa.

June 2nd, William Schlechter will show .,His Won Slides of Nova Scotia" to the group.

June 16th, Paul Berner will show, "His Earlv U.S. Collection". Jack Knight Air Mail Society, #23

At the Annual Meeting held on Feb­ruary 22nd at Dr. James Matejka's home in Oak Park, Illinois, these officers were elected: Dr. James J. Matejka, Jr., 10 No. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill., as Presi­dent; Vice Presidents, Robert Haring, Mrs. Florence Kleinert, J. Wotherspoon and Harry Levine. Executive Secretary is LeRoy Coburn and Earl \Vellman is Home Secretary. William Simon will be Treasurer.

The Jack Knight Air Mail Society will

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certificate of participation and an un­usual philatelic award.

At the February 9th meeting of the American Air Mail Society's officers in New York, your chapter chairman was appointed to be Junior Coordinator of the society to interest Juniors in the air mail hobby. We would appreciate the members' help and suggestions for this program. Metropolitan Air Mail Cover Club,

#31 Harold J. Frankel, Publicity Chairman,

reports their March 13th meeting was held at 226 W. 42nd St., New York City.

New officers are- Harry Levine, Presi­dent, Harold J. Frankel, Vice President, Perham C. Nahl, Vice President, Valen­tine White, Recording Secretary, and Gus Lancaster Financial Secretary.

The results of their chapter exhibit at "Interpex-59" ·were apnounced as: First Prize, Samuel L. Bayer, "Italy and Colonies Zeppelin Covers", Second Prize, Homer Boltz, "Zeppelin and Lufthansa Covers", Third Prize, Roland Kohl, "Swiss Dispatches", and Special Award, Gus F. Lancaster, "PAA Flights".

SPECIAL LUFTHANSA FLIGHT COVERS AVAILABLE

Among the special flights planned for the International Stamp Exhibition IN­TERPEX was one scheduled by the Ger­man Airline, Lufthansa. Due to bad weather conditions in Europe, this flight did not arrive in time for the spedally designed INTERPEX envelopes which it carried to be sold at the show. Luft­hansa, at .555 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, still has these envelopes available, and they can be obtained, while the supply lasts, by sending a self-addressed­stamped envelope to their Public Rela­tions Department.

':DHE A•!>RPOST JOURNAL

Aviation Pioneer Reaches 94 · George F. Myers Sought to Patent 'Copier in 1897-Flew ·Plane in 1909

by Milton Esterow (Reproduced with permission of the

New York Times)

Back in 1897, George Francis Myers applied in Washington for a patent on a helicopter he had designed. He was turned down. The flying machine, he was told, would not fly without the aid of a balloon.

"It was not a nice thing to say," Mr. Myers said with a smile.

Mr. Myers, one of aviation's pioneers, is 94 years old. He is still active as a patent lawyer. He is a short, white haired man not without a sense of hum­or. He frequently walks a mile a day and can read the small print of a news­paper without eyeglasses. "I use them

-oply ,when I read fast," he says. He ·tookup roller skating seven years

ago. "My w1fe·-.11ml friends wouldn't let me," he expfained. "The.y___said it's fool­ishness." · - -. ·

Mr. Myers lives with his wife, Edith, in a three - room apartment at 35 - 16 Eightieth Street, J a c k s o n Heights, Queens. The Myerses have been married forty-five years and have no children.

Several years ago, Mr. Myers received

a plaque from the First Convertible Air­craft Congress for the "first attempted helicopter flight in America."

The flight was in 1904 in Columbus, Ohio. "It only went up six inches," he said. "Then rthe engine burst. The Heli­copter was damaged but not the pilot. vVe charged 25 cents to people who wanted to come and see the machine. A lot of people showed up."

In 1909, he built and .flew a plane in Buffalo, N. Y. How fast did he go? "In those days rthere was no way of measur­ing speed. Nobody tried to go fast."

Did he have any comment on the jet age? "Everyone wants to go a little faster," he said. "It's in the blood. But there really is no necessity for it."

He holds many patents, including one for a parachute device in 1905 and a­nother for putting guns on airplanes in 1909.

These days he is seeking to interest the Pentagon in a plane he designed in the Ninteen Thirties. "It stands on its tail end, goes up straight in rt:he air, then turns and will fly" he explained.

Mr. Myers was born in Rochester, N. Y., and was educated at Worchester Polytechnic Institute and Cornell Uni­versity.

Mr. :\1yer's philosophy? "The most important thing is the word 'now'. If you enjoy now, you enjoy all the time."

Nominating Committee Report~::._ '(CQntinued from page 197) on many a cover and hundreds of members will attest to his courtesies. He has been a member and an officer of the Society for a great milhy..,years ai1d is an Assistant Editor of the American Air Mail Catalogue. --

Emmefi Peter, Jr. - Leesburg, Fla. Emmett Peter, a comparative newcomer to the Society,''has established him­

self in a very short while as an expert on Air Letter sheets an21""-Qj;her forms of Postal Stationery. He will edit the forthcoming Supplement to the American Air Letter Sheets. He publishes a newspaper at Leesburg, Fla.

Ray Sinn - Bloomington, Ind. Ray Sinn is a specialist ir. Domestic Contract Route covers and has done

yeoman wo;k for the 1959 Supplement to the American Air M·ail Cat~logue. He works for an oil company at Bloomington. ·

Sol Whitman- Bronx, N.Y. Another specialist of Aero Postal Stationery, and nominated for the offl:e~e ·

of Director, is Sol Whitman of the Bronx, New York. Sol is active in all philatelic'· activities in and around New York and has become a recognized authority on Aero­grammes and related material.

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The First Postally Used Air Mail Stamp by Herman Herst, Jr.

That the day of philatelic discovery is not over is a statement with which no philatelist can argue. Undoubtedly the time will never come when one can write a catalogue, and as he dots the final "i" and crosses the final "t", he can say to himself, "There is no more to be said on the subject." · Aerophilately was no babe in swad­ling clothes when the first stamp issued solely to frank a letter that was to travel by air turned up. Until then, Italy had claimed the distinction, with its 1917 surcharged issue for the flights between Turin and Rome.

But years before this, air stamps had been issued on a semi-official basis by f1ying clubs in France, German and England. Even in the United States and Canada, labels were issued to pay the fees for letters on stunt flights.

And still many years 'before ~his, the very first air stamp had been issued, way back in 1877, long before the .first flight of a heavier thaH ·'air machine had been made. A stamp, picturing a balloon in flight, with the denomination "5" in circles on either side was issued to frank letters carried on a flight from Gallatin, Tenn. The picture give the name of the balloon, the "BUFFALO", and mir­abile dictu, two covers are actually kn0\'111, one addressed to Harrodsburg, Kv., another to St. Louis, ~ 'lo .

"'But early as the Buffalo tamp is, neither of the two .known copies bears actual postmarks. Philateli ts therefore may well ask, "When was the first air

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tamp actually used with an actual of­ficial p ostmark?"

The collection of Air Covers formed by the Marquess of Bute in England, and recently sold in London by Robson Lowe, Ltd. provided the answer to that question. The first air stamp to receive a postmark was i-ssued in 1906, and it was in the United States. The stamp was issued just after the disastrous San Francisco earthquake and fire, which oc­curred on Aplil 18 of that year.

A postal emergency immediately arose following the _j isaster. Pqst Offices were knocked out, mail routes were abandon­ed, although the need for communication was greater than before. The United States Post Office, in one of its rare moods of generosity, gave the franking privilege to anyone in the disaster zone, and many cards and letters are known today bearing no postage, and not treat­ed as postage dues bearing the simple \:vords "From San Francisco". Even for­eign Post Offices recognized the emerg­ency, for a unique cover in the writer's collection addres ed to Bristol, England was handled by the British Post Office as though it had been fully paid.

Plans were made after the earthquake for a balloon service to take letters out of San Francisco, the intention being to carry the letters to any operating Post Office, after which thev would be hand­led as ordinary letters."' Sponsors of the scheme, the Johnston-Dienstag Company, is uecl an air tamp, picturing an eagle in flight, and bearing the words "Special

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Service". The Post Office's generosity had a limit, however, and while they willingly gave a franking privilege, they did not tolerate the issuance of the stamp. According to the notation in the Marquess of Bute' s album, the service was stopped by the Government within a few days.

However, at least one letter did get out of San Francisco bearing the balloon stamp, and it also bears the San Fran­cisco postmark. Unfortunately, no date is visible, since that integral part of the postmark was struck on the cover rather than on the stamp itself. How the stamp happened to end up in England is not known, nor is it known whether any oth­ers are in existence today. The stamp shown, now in the author's collection of San Francisco earthquake material, cost the former owner £27.10.0, or $77 at the current rate of exchange.

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Perhaps s~dy of contemporary news­papers may r.eSu:lt ·in additional informa­tion on this historic item, -but at least, philatelic history today is the richer for the return of this stamp to the country of origin.

Volume It I of Catalogue -

AIR POST COLLECTION BR.I NGS $29,000.00

Keen competition marks H.R. Harmer Auction of March 31, April 1

Some of the outstandin' items sold were: Bolivia, 50c Silver

overprint C17 A $ 350 Colombia, lOc Bi-colored C3 240 Colombia, lOc Bi-colored CB 270 Colombia, lOc Bi-colored ClO 215 Italy 5.25L+44.75L Balbo San. 54 520 Mexico 25c Tejeria-

Tapuchula San. 7 1,050 Mexico 20c on Revenue

Paper C76A 420 Newfoundland 3c Hawker,

creased Cl 1,500 Newfoundland 60c dePinedo C4 490 Newfoundland 50 on

36c Colombia C5 430 Philippines, 16c Sampson C7 230 Philippines, 16c Sampson CB 270 Sweden 20 o on 2 o Wmk.

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The L. W. Charlat Collection

(Continued from page 194)

j>.MERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY these catall3Sues are deliberately sold below production cost as a service of the Society to members and collectors generally. The Society is grateful to those 'vho have bought the special Editions or have contributed to the Donation Auction or other forms of promotion to benefit the Catalogue fund. Four or five copies of each of the two specially bound Editions are still available: DE LUXE, bound in hale blue and half g:cay, silver edge on pages, silver stamped, $10.00 each; SPONSORS, bound in maroon l~ther, gold edges on paper and gold stamped, $25.00. Each of the special Editions -has an insert bearing the signature of the principal editors and the President of the AMERICAN AIR MAIL SOCIETY. A space is provided for inscribing the name' of the owner. These Library pieces can be ordered, as long as available, from MR. I(!NGDOM. They match earlier sets of VOLU:~·liE I and VOLUME II in the same binding.

All copies of VOLUME III which have been previously ordered have been shipped direct from the Bindery. All orders received in the future will be shipped from Con­neaut, Ohio.

The Catalogue Committee desires to thank all those who in any way have con­tributed to the production of this Volume. They also desire to express their ap­preciation to those who have been tolerant and patient in the face of the inevitable and unavoidable delay encountered.

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On Finding and Authenticating A Double Surcha.rged

Air Mail Stamp by Hubert A. Kam, Colon, Panama

With utmost pleasure I detail pertin­ent information regarding Haiti's Scott #C62 air mail stamp surcharge. This stamp was granted a "genuine" opinion by The Philatelic Foundation per their Certificate No. 10,207 of December 8, 1958.

This stamp was one of three used to frank an airmail letter from Haiti with a total postage of one g0-urde. It carries a November 26, 1953 postmark and as far as can be determined by investigation it was probably posted from the city of Cap Haitien directed to an address in Colon.

It is worthwhile mentioning here that only because of lucky circumstances the cut corner remained intact and thus per­mitted the verification of the above facts for the stamps were almost soaked off the "piece". A study of the C-62 stamp indicates that the adhesive by itself would not furnish this information.

As is my good fortune the writer has relatives and friends employed by large exporting firms that operate from our Colon Free Zone and consequently re- · ceives much mail, especially from Latin America.

As is their habit, and to my chagrin, the stamps are usually torn from the en­velopes - probably stemming from a disastrous belief amongst the uninitiated that only the stamps are imp01tant. If memory is right these were received in a lot sometime during January, 1954. I usually deposit them into my box of un-

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sorted item until a later date, usually a week-end, when my free time permits their segregation and classification.

As was my . habit this latter operation was pe1jormed by soaking in water, sight -unseen in batches, for catalog-uing when free of paper to determine watermarks.

Do you wonder why the italicizing of the above? vVell, I've learned, through this happy experience, that it is best to look first and jump afterwards. Why? Simply because it so happens that the cut corner was scheduled to suffer the aforementioned fate, as the third lot of the day, were it not for my having miss­ed the water when throwing a handful of these and scattering them on the floor. Imagine my double-take when, on picking them up and individually looking at each, due to a sudden curiosity to see what countries these stamps were from, I noticed the Haitian stamp, due to better artificial light.

It was sheer luck to have seen the black surcharge on . ~ black- adhesive, with heavy cancellation. I certainly was seeing double that time. My only reac­tion then was to set it aside for further classification.

Later, on looking in 1954 Scott's, then just recently p__gblished, ~nd seeing it not listed due to recent date of issue, I placed- the set in a glassine envelope and stored it with the rest of my collection.

Later, on· checking subsequent editions of Scott's catalogues and until Haiti's C-61, double surcharge also, mint, was list­ed the stamp was just one of many items not recognized b y this c a t a l og u e, thought I.

Then, after so many years, I finally decided to test the authenticity of the stamp and was prompted to write Mrs. Ruth Smith after reading your ad which the society placed in "Stamps" magazine.

Here I mus-t sincerely remark my gratitude for Mrs. Smith's kind assistance to my request, for i.t was her suggestion that I submit my "find" to The Phila­telic Foundation in New York. It is the unselfish and untiring devotion to our hobby, as shown by her, that makes it something more than mere "collecting" for pleasure, relax~tion and gain.

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A WORD TO THE WISE! AIR MAIL POSTAL

STATIONERY

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

TREMENDOUSLY UNDERPRICED

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

THE UPSWING HAS BEGUN!

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

MOST RELIABLE NEW ISSUE SERVICE AS WELL AS SPECIALS

to regular subscribers only

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TIPS BY JULIUS by JuUua Weiss

3417 E. 147th St .. Cleveland. Ohio • Philatelic history was made by the knows that our covers become a part of

United Nations when it recently an- history although to historians in future nounced in advance that special cachets years this may turn out to be a farce, as will be applied to the TWA first jet many first flights may be interpreted as flights out of New York (March 21). UN official flights. Some airmail col­Also, the UN announced special treat- lectors wonder about things like this. ment for the American Airlines firsts vVe are for United Nations flights, to (March 22) to the west coast via jet ser- and from many points by member na­vice. tions. We thank the UN for the oppor-

Readers know that for sometime we tunity of servicing this material but when have been for a wider usage of -UN post- we see a UN cancel on a first flight al paper. This may be one of the open- cover or on a souvenir pane ( Stampex ings the philatelic world has been wait- in ~?glan,~) we wonder if we can get ing for. Perhaps the UN will soon open the story on the cancel. some of the F.A.M. routes out of New TWA sent some folders out on its first York. Also, there should be no reason from New York to San Francisco. The why UN airmails cannot be used by item is dispatched from both terminals member nations to frank historical flights. with backstamps giving the history of When a member of the UN is moving this first jet flight on March 21. Further, by air to some important UN conference the folder shows ( inside) some of the (with mail aboard) there is no reason major cities of the world which are why UN postage should not frank this landing points of TWA craft. mail. This UN franking should be av- vVe have slowed down a bit on collect­ailable for posting, cancelling and usage ing Haiti issues. We have had some mail from or to any country of the globe, in lost on the route to Haiti. Further, the our humble opinion. printing of overprints and the like are

These March flight covers can prove b~ginning to make many collectors won­to be a test to begin such action. There der about these adhesives. The latest should be no reason why any member airs to get the United Nations (three nation cannot ask to have UN franked airmails) plus the Pope Pius XII issues mail carried on first flights. If a postal (three airs) are to get a Red Cross over­law is needed let us contact our UN del- print. This is indeed a good cause but if egations to get such a law on the books. you check the records of the many The UN inserted the following in stamps, sheets, overprints that Haiti has some of the covers: "In the future put out recently we wonder whether all when service of first flight covers is re- these stamps are needed by collectors. quested kindly affix United Nations As of this date (March 28) nothing is stamps to cover the required airmail certain on the airmail souvenir sheets to postage." commemorate the 150th anniversary of

Philatelists can ask the UN: Since a Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12). The stamps letter may be dispatched on a first flight have been issued. to the UN and backstamped by USA Sabena will go twice daily from Bros­post office, can this be reversed, that is, sels to Hanover on the occasion of the can the letter be addressed to ·the UN Hanover International Fair. Service is from another point (franked with USA to begin on or about April 25. postage) to receive a UN backstamp and A great pilot, Collett Everman Wool­then be ·forwarded? (with proper pay- man, President of Delta Airlines, some­ment for this service) This question is time in Tune will receive the coveted important for these could be interpreted Illini Achievement Award from his alma to be United Nations flights while also mater. The University of Illinois will being commercial flights (CAM) over give this aviation pioneer this award as airmail routes in the USA. The UN he has built the nation's first aerial crop-

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dusting concern ( Huff Daland Dusters) into the sixth largest airline in the Uni­ted States. (Delta).

Several readers have written us about good album pages for air letter sheets. Before we report on such material we shall look all the material over so that we may give you the full story.

We recentlv mentioned the Lufthansa Turboprop (Viscount 814) flight from London to Frankful't-Munchen. We can now report the other legs of these turbo prop flights. March 3, Lufthansa went from Hamburg - Koln -Frankfurt -Mad­rid - Lisbon. The Hamburg dispatch shows a square cachet with black map showing the route. This was flight LH 170. The Madrid return is the same with the cachet in violet while the Lis­bon dispatch is dated March 4, also in violet. This is the first we have seen from Lisbon in a long time.

Alitalla (Italy) made a first on March 4 from Rome to Karachi to Bombay. The Rome cancel reads "Vilo Alitalia Roma -Karachi - Bombay" plus the bow and ar­

. row emblem of Alitalia. The item is backstamped at Bombay on March 6.

April I AUA (Austrian Airlines) went to Amsterdam from Vienna. April 4 was to see a flight to Brussels and April 6 to Sofia, Bulgaria. The line hopes soon to fly to Bucharest, Moscow and Man­chester, England in the near future.

Sabena soon hopes to make aJ;J. extra stop on the weekly flight from Leopold­ville - Stanleyville. This will be at Ik­ela in the Belgian Congo, Sabena's thir­ty-seventh port of call in the Congo. The city is on the river Tshuapa. The line just recently increased the length of the runway at the airport. Perhaps there was to be a flight cover in Ikela on or about April 1.

We wish today to take our hats off to two philatelists; one a member of the A.A.M.S., is A. E. Lewandowski, known in philatelic circles as LAVA. This deal­er-collector has satisfied the thirst of many collectors for elusive airletter sheets. If it's hard to obtain or almost impossible to obtain, Mr. Lewandowski most likely will have a few in stock. Many meinbers of AAMS speak well of this man who is always ready to help collectors with the best in airmail postal

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stationery. He knows his subject. To the readers who send us letters almost daily asking where to obtain this or that ALS sheet, we recommend him highly. If you have a question pertaining to ALS send him a stamped, addressed envelope; if he knows the answer it shall be forth­coming. Hats off to member known as LAVA, 854 Intervale, New York 59, New York.

Next we go to France. Many collect­ors of French material seek a good guide that is inexpensive. We now report a very effective treatise on the issues of France and Colonies. This pocket-size book shows cancels, stamps, quantities printed, plus much more data. For a book this size it is quite a feat .to pack so much into it. Therefore, we take our hat off to a great French philatelist, Ed­uard Berek. Readers may send an envel­ope (with French postage) or interna­tional reply coupons to Eduard Berek, 6, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8, France. Details will be sent gratis.

A.A.M.S. AND AMERICAN AIRLINES OFFER ROUND TRIP JET COVERS TO COLLECTORS

In cooperation with the American Air Mail Society and American Airlines, a limited supply .of the history making coast-to-coast jet air mail first flight cov­ers is available to collectors. The round trip letter sheets are cancelled and prop­erly backstamped at Los Angeles and New York, January 25, 1959, and will have two official U.S. P.O. jet cachets. Proceeds of the sale of the covers will be distributed equally between the Ameri­can Red Cross and the Publication Fund of the American Air Mail Society.

The round trip covers are $1.00 each plus 4 cent postage. All orders for cov­ers should be sent to Robert W. Murch (Vice-Pres. A.A.M.S.), 9560 Litzinger Road, St. Louis 17, Missouri. (Do not send orders to American Airlines as the American Air Mail Society is undertak­ing this project as a service to collectors and to assist American Airlines in dispos­ing of the covers to serious collectors).

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SOMETHING FOil YOU! EVERY MONTH:

Every month sees 500 to 1000 separate auction lots sold to

mail bidders in our famous Monthly Auction Sales. This

month, and every month, thousands of airmail covers are

included. In addition, used mint air stamps of the world

are always found in these all-mail sales. If you are not on

the mailing list, ask for free copy of the current Auction.

If your collection is for sale we will he glad to consider

including it in a future sale. We do all of the necessary

work and charge a flat nominal commission, no extras.

Drop me a line today, whether you are buying or selling!

COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK:

Our 42nd edition Collectors Handbook is still in effect although it will he replaced during the summer of 1959 with a 43rd edition.

We are still filling orders at these old, low prices and will

he glad to hear of your wants.

If you don't have a 42nd edition (brown covered) hand­hook, ask for a free copy. If you do have one, USE IT!

CATALOGS FOR YOUR COLLECTION:

Yo u c a n n o t properly collect without a catalogue. Un­

fortunately the air mail flight catalog is out of print, hut we can supply just about any other field's catalog. For instance, the current Scott, Minkus, Bureau Print, Stamp­less Cover and other specialty fields IN STOCK at pub­lisher's prices, postfree in U.S.A.

PAY US A VISIT WHEN IN HARRISBURG:

If your travels bring you to Harrisburg, pay us a VISit. We are open Monday thru Saturday 9 am to 5 pm (Thurs­days 9 am to 9 pm). Air conditioned hospitality awaits your vi~it to the Department Store of Philately.

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1. 1. 2 MA\IRUKIET ST o~ DBA\RRISIBllURG~ J» A\o

MIA.Y, 1959

Life Member: AAMS APS SPA

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P. 0. Box 595, Malden, Mo .

We presume that collectors have en­joyed the deluge of First Flight covers from the December and January flights. However; no end is in sight at this writ­ing. Before this appears in print, the covers from the expansion of Routes #73, #86 and #107 as a result of the awards in the Seven States Local Service Case will have been received. as they were scheduled for March 1st. At the same time, the expansion of service as a result of the decision in the Pacific Northwest Local Service Case, which awards went to the West Coast Airlines and Pacific Airlines are pending. These can be ex­pected in the near future as well as ad­ditional services by Southern Airways and Trans-Texas in connection with the South Central Local Service Case. Final decision in the latter had not been made at the time of writing but is expected momentarily, inasmuch as tentative awards have been made which involve the expansion of Routes #82 and #96. It is noted that nine additional cities are being added to Trans-Texas' Route #82. Progress is also being made in the South­ern Transcontinental Service Case al­though we do not look for a decision for several months. Several carriers are com­peting for this route with Eastern, Na­tional, Delta and Braniff as principal contenders. Final decision will probably result in an entirelv new Southern Trans­continental Route ·or an extension of one already existing.

We always regret to see the passing of a veteran pilot. The recent news dis­patches recorded the unfortunate acci­dent involving an American Airlines Electra near La Guardia Airport on Feb­mary 3rd, with Captain A. H. DeWitt being in charge. The name was familiar and on looking it up, we find that he

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• made the inaugural Westbound flight from Mishawaka, Ind., when that city was added to CAM #27 on March 5, 1930. CHRONICLE-

AM ROUTE #98 - ADDITION OF ANNISTON, ALA. - Served on the Memphis - Atlanta segment of Route #98, by Sonthern Airways, Inc., Annis­ton, was added on Dec. 1, 1958.

The inaugural westbound flight was made by Capt. A. A. Stokes, operating ?.S Flight #] 01, who handled a total of 1041 pes. of mail cancelled at 6 AM, Dec. 1st, and subsequently backstamped" at Memphis at 11:30 AM, same date. Capt. J. F. Glover inaugurated eastbound Flight #102 and handled 204 pes. of mail cancelled at 9 AM and subsequent­ly backstamped at Atlanta at 12 M, same date.

Green official cachet in the form of a rectangle showed a chemist's retort and a member of the 'Vomen's Armed Ser­vices.

A.\I ROUTE #31 - FIRST JET SER­VICE. - Using the new Boeing 707 Jet aircraft, National Airlines inaugurated the first regular Air Mail Service by Jet aircnft in the U.S. (Pan American had previously used the same type equipment in Transatlantic Service) on Dec. 10, 19.58 between New York Citv and Miami over AM Route #31. This' new service involves a flying time of only 2 hours and 15 mirmtes between New York City and Miami.

The inaugural flight from New York City to Miami was made by Capt. Roger Whitaker as Flight # 1. They carried 3108 pes of philatelic mail from New York City GPO and 2340 pes from New York AMF (Idlewild), backstamped at ~vliami AMF at 1 :30 PM, Dec. lOth. The

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inaugural flight from Miami was made ·via Flight #2 flown by Capt. Dave Gan­non. We have no record of quantity dis" patched from Miami and Miami AMF, although all mail was backstamped at . New York at 9 P.M., Dec. lOth. An offi­cial cachet was furnished by the Post Of­fice Department showing the type plane used superimposed on a shield with ap­propriate wording and the Air Mail in­signia. New York City applied in green, New York AMF in magenta. Miami in black and Miami AMF in blue.

AM ROUTE #2 - EXTENSION ST. LOUIS TO MIAMI. - Being one of the carriers authorized by the CAB to pro­vide additional service to Florida, Trans­World Airlines inaugurated service by extending AM #2 from St. Louis to Mi­ami on Dec. 16, 1958. This service op­erates via Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga., Tampa and St. Petersburg - Clearwater, Fla.

Capt. John T. Peek, in charge of Trip #202, made the inaugural flight stop­ping at all points en route; 2884 pes of mail from St. Louis GPO were cancelled 3:30PM; 1279 pes from St. Louis AMF, 5 PM.; 595 pes from Nashville GPO, 4 PM; 769 pes from Nashville AMF, . 6:30 PM; 600 pes from Atlanta GPO, 9 PM; no figures available for Atlanta AMF which was cancelled 9 l'M; Tampa 250 pes, 10 PM; St. Petersburg 738 pes, 9:30 PM and 738 pes from Clearwater, 8:30 PM. All mail was backstamped .at Mi­ami AMF at 2:30AM, Dec. 17th.

The inaugural Northbound flight from Miami was made the following day Dec. 17th, via Trip #203 flown by Capt. Da­vid S. Spain, making stops at all sched~ uled points. Figures for Miami and Mi­ami AMF are not available although mail was cancelled at 7: 30 and 8 AM respectively. St. Petersburg dispatched 156 pes cancelled 9 AM; Clearwater 156 pes, 8 AM; Tampa 450 pes, 9 AM; At­lanta GPO 132 pes, 12:30 PM; Atlanta AMF, no figures available but cancelled 12:30 PM; Nashville GPO 106 pes, 11 AM; Nashville AMF 185 pes, 1 PM. Mail from the northbound flight was backstamped at St. Louis 7:30PM, Dec. 17, 1958.

An official cachet was furnished at all dispatching points, in the form of a

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shield on the top of which was the wing­ed Air Mail insignia. The shield enclosed a map of the territory served with word­ing: Route extension, First Flight, AM-~. St. Louis applied in purple, St. Lou1s AMF in grelin, Nashville magenta, Nash­Yille AMF green, Atlanta blue, Atlanta AMF black, Tampa blue,· St. Petersburg purple, Clearwater black, Miami blue and Miami AMF magenta.

AM #105 - ADDITION OF ST. GEORGE, UTAH on Jan. 4, 1959, to the Phoenix - Salt Lake City segment of AM Route #105 on which service had been inaugurated several months ago. The in­augural Southbound flight was m~de via Trip #61 flown by Capt. J. Huggman; 683 pes of mail were cancelled at St. George at 4 PM, Jan. 4th, and back­stamped at Phoenix at 8:30 P}.l, same date. Capt. Chas. :\1. Johnson in charge of Trip #52 made the inaugural no~­bound flight from St. George handling 3033 pes of mail cancelled at 9 pm and backstamped at Salt Lake City at 12:30 PM, same date. Official cachet applied in purple showed a covered wagon es­corted by an armed horseman, symbolic of the early migration to the West.

Society to be Honored With Special Postmark Convention

Cancellations As we just get this story in under our

deadline, we are informed that tlle Post 0 f f i c e Department will authorize a special convention postal station to be set up at the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago for the period June 26th to 28th, honoring the Society. The Convention Committee will prepare a set of three covers, bear­ing airmail postage and w]ll a p p l y colorful cachets - one each day of the convention. These will be available to collectors at 50c per set of 3. We sug­gest a large self addressed. envelope ac.,-, company your order for the return of these sets. P e r ham C. N a h l, 2014 Lincoln St., Evanston, Illinois will handle orders. Be sure to send payment with your order!

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Comn1en1orate First Trans-Pacific Flight by Glen W. Naves

(Reprinted from ihe July 1939 Issue)

F. A.M. Background News Note B o b F o w I e r has flown across the

Isthmus of Panama again! Twenty-five years and virtually the en­

tire scope of progress in aeronautical science and development in separate the two flights made by this pioneer airman between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Recently Fowler retraced his route of a quarter of a century ago-but this time he flew as a passenger in a modern Pan American Airways liner, soaring over a course now enjoyed by thousands of sightseers.

He Flew a Biplane On April 27, 1913 when Fowler, pilot­

ing a specially built biplane, tied the two oceans together in flight, he made aviation history and also stirred up con­siderable national concern over the vul­nerability of the huge Canal project from aloft. Then the Canal was nearing completion.

On his single pontoon craft Fowler had fitted an 80 h. p. engine to carry the heavy excess load of pilot, cameraman and equipment.

A friend and student of pioneers in flight was this modest airman.

Knew Pioneers At Dayton, Ohio he learned to fly

with the Wright brothers as his instruct­ors. Mter three hours as a student pilot, he bought his own plane and returned to his home on the West Coast to start a transcontinental flight which he finished. Next he planned the Panama Canal Zone flight. At his "factory" near Los Angeles he had as his next door neigh­bor another young airplane designer and builder who also was to make aviation history-Glenn L. Martin.

Fowler's machine had 43 feet span in the upper wing. 32 feet, tip to tip, in the lower wing, and was tested first on wheels, developing a top speed of 70 miles an hour , and a landing speed of about 45 miles per hour. The 10-gallons fuel reserve was sufficient for 100 hours 'aloft.

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• Single Pontoon A single pontoon replaced the wheels.

The craft was loaded aboard ship and Fowler and his photographer, it A. Duhem, shoved off for Panama City to prepare for the flight across to Cristobal. The flight was North-South, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, a paradox caused by the curving of the isthmus into a hump between the Central and South Americas. Preliminary tests went off smoothly and the morning of April 27, 1914, dawned. The weather was clear, wind mild and the temperature stood at 90 degrees. Pilot Fowler and Photo­grapher Duhem took off and headed north across Panama.

The first mountainous ridge brought air so bumpy they couldn't even keep the camera pointed in the general di­rection of the Canal. Two circles across the bay and the biplane was up to 3,000 feet and moving at ,70 miles per hour in the hot tropical air. The photo­graphic program ran smoother. The great Pedro Miguel Lock was passed and the plane soared on toward the con­tinental divide where steam shovels ground and bit away in the mountain­side, making Culebra Cut. Tricky wind currents but Duhem insisted that Fowler circle twice so he could shoot better pictures of the big construction job. Fowler turned to the right. The right wing went down-down-down-as the strong "temperamental" air currents jerked and shoved the light plane a­round. Desperately Fowler worked the controls. Ambitiously, frightened, Duhem ground away with his camera. The bi­plane spun like a top . . . and then Fowler managed to pull her nose up and she was on even keel again!

Over Gatun Lake Over Gatun Lake they flew into heavy

rain squalls. Fowler removed his gog­gles to improve visibility, Duhem con­tinued to shoot pictures. On they flew and a few minutes later were over Gatun Dam and yelled with delight as the At-

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]antic loomed into view. But they weren't safely down! Fowler had figured the flight course

at 52 miles. He had "gassed-up" accord­ingly. But the extra circles and the squalls and rough air had consumed more than the estimated quantity of gas­oline, and over Cristobal they suddBnly learned the biplane's tank was dry!

Hurriedly, Fowler scanned the jungle below and started to nose the ship down -then remembering that beneath him was a pontoon and not wheels. Altitude had been lost but desperately he headed the biplane back toward the bay, skim­med over the top of the piers, smacked into the water at the bay's edge and piled high and dry upon a coral reef.

57 Minutes The first Pacific-Atlantic flight had

been completed in 57 minutes. Congratulations were showered upon

Fowler and Duhem. They were feted from one end of the Isthmus to the other and their flight was ranked with Bleri:Jt's across the English Channel.

And then from the vVhite House and Washington came an executive order: no more flying across the Canal. And any person who took pictures of the Canal from the air would get 10 years or a $5,000 fine or both. Not onlv that, but back in the United States Fowler and Duhem were under technical arrest. But the only "secret" their photographs re­vealed was a steam shovel tearing away at the top of a mountain-so they were released.

On his return official welcomes, lunch­eons and speeches greeted Bob Fowler­but the display couldn't equal the ex­citement and suspense of his flight 20 years ago.

WILL HONOR ALCOCK, BROWN A recerut Association Press dispatch

from Washington indicates that Irish Air Lines plan to unveil a memorial June 15 to John Alcock and A. W. Brown, the first men to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. The stone cairn, 15 feet high, will be two miles south of Clifden in Ireland's County Galway, a few hundred yards from a spot where the pioneer aviators landed June 15, 1919, after a 16-hour flight from Newfoundland.

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/ SHANAHAN'S PHILATELIC BA.LANCE SHEET

For the Year 1958 DURING 1958

We held 23 Auctions. We sold 21,363 Lot·s for a :total value of $3,323,782.00 (incl. Com.)

The following is the division into countries. In almost every group we were able to offer some of the greatest rarities.

Country No. Lots

Abyssinia .............. 11 Afghanistan ........ 110 Albania ................ 198 Andorra ................ 2 Argentina ........... 136 Austria & De-

pendencies ...... 770

Belgium ................ 166 Bolivia .................. 32 Brazil .................... 408 Gt. Britain and Brit.

Colomes ............ 5895 Bulgaria ................ 244

Chile ................ :..... 35 China .................... 132 Colombia .............. 203 Costa Rica ............ 34 Czechoslovakia 52 Denmark ................ 84 Ecuador ................ 45 Estonia .................. 26 Ethiopia .................. 13 Finland .................. 66 Formosa ................ 113 France & Cols. .... 934 Greece .................. 379 Guatemala ............ 27 Germany, Coal.

Prices Realized

$ 652.00 12435.00 16618.00

132.00 17178.00

151124.00

12779.00 3937.00

46903.00

724340.00 25096.00

2523.00 6541.00 8103.00 3486.00 2792.00 6314.00 3153.00 1532.00 2262.00

15548.00 12720.00

125062.00 84633.00

1952.00

& States .......... 1397 288448.00 Haiti ...................... 17 949.00 Honduras ............ 100 19351.00 Hungary ................ 85 5127.00 Iceland .................... 33 2374.00 Ireland ................ 61 2862.00 Israel .................... 184 1032.00 Italy, States, Cols., P.O.'s, Vati-

can, San Marino, etc. 867

Japan .................... 345 412563.00 22758.00

Country No. Lots

Jordan .................... 96 Korea .................... 12 Latvia .................... 18 Liberia .................. 71 Liechtenstein 29 Lithuania 7 Luxembourg ........ 34 Mexico .................. 389 Monaco ................ 31 Montenegro ........ 13 Netherland & Cols. 105 Nicaragua ............ 17 Norway ................ 179 Panama ................ 14 Paraguay ............ 39 Persia .................. 33 Peru ...................... 111 Poland .................. 36 Portugal & Cols. 84 Roumania ............ 323 Russia .................... 317 Salvador .............. 14 Saudi - Arabia 37 Serbia .................... 42 Shanghai .............. 18 Siam ...................... 5 Spain ...................... 390 Suez ........................ 1 Sw~den ....... 1....... 165 Switzerland ........ 470 Tibet .................... 9 Transjordan ........ 10 Turkey .................. 95 U. S. A. . ............... 2485 Uruguay ................ 154 Venezuela ............ 36 Vietnam ................ 3 Yugoslavia ............ 48

Prices Realized 7652.00 496.00

1033.00 1584.00 2369.00 372.00

5485.00 33659.00 2503.00 706.00

8999.00 30593.00 13157.00 1028.00 2534.00 1456.00 6451.00 3122.00 6664.00

84960.00 33457.00 1224.00 2615.00 3091.00 904.00 230.00

170772.00 1400.00

21154.00 108960.00

154.00 384.00

7185.00 349524.00

19088.00 3424.00 146.00

4682.00

19,213 $2,972,827.00 of which Airmails 1654 $251006.00

We also sold 1,950 lots of Ge:0er-al Collections .for a total of $350,955. We hope to again expand our business in 1959, hold over 40 Sales,

each probably larger in the average and we shall try to procure even larger and better collections covering an even larger .field.

We are by far the largest Stamp Auctioneer:; in the world and are offering unique and most outstanding guarantees and facilities to our buyers.

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Flights of the Pioneer Aviators~ '190H · 1914 by James Wotherspoon

(Continued)

PAULHAN, Louis. One of the early French pioneers, he first ap­peared in EngLand at the Blackpool Meeting of 1909, winning 2,•500 pounds in prize money. Near the end of 1909 Paulhan made some good fliglhts at Brooklands with his Far­man .biplane, attaining a height of 720 feet and covering 96 miles in 2 hours 49 minrutes. He then moved to Sandown 'Racecourse and succeeded in breaking the world's altitude rec­ord, climbing to 977 feet. The "Daily 'Mail" offered a prize of 50,000 pounds to the first pilot of any na­tionality to fly from a point within five miles of their London o:fifices to a point within five miles of their Manchester offices, or vice versa. Gralhame White and Paulhan com­peted for this prize. Both were to fly Farmans. On' April 23, Gra:hame erected his at Park Royal, while Paulhan was awaiting the arrival of his at Hendon. Grahame White took of.f at 5.15 a.m. on the 23rd and ar­rived at Rugby five minutes later. It looked like he was going to win the prize before Paulhan even got start­ed. At Rugby, a gale blew his plane over and did considerable damage to it, !but ·by the 27th his plane was ready. He retired to bed for a much needed rest, preparatory to making a fresh start the next day.

At 6 a.m. Paulhan's plane arrived at Hendon, and he proceeded with its assembly under the personal super­vision of Henry Farman. At 5.2·1 p. m. the same day Pau1han was in the air headed for 'Manchester. White was awakened and told of Paulhan's departure from London . . . within ten minutes White was in the air. Paulhan landed at Litchfield at 8.10 p.m., 117 miles out from London, with his pursuer forced down by darkness at Roade after a 60-mile trip. Thus the Frenchman, with only sixty-five miles to go, held a lead of sixty-seven miles and had averaged

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• 44 mph against Grahame White's 42 mph.. Grahame White, assembling a multitude of cars around ihis field, utiliz_ed their headlamps as flood­lights and essayed the incredible hazard of a. night flight in order to overtake the Frenchman. The attempt was nearly successfrul1but the French~ man reaCihed Manchester first to win the prize.

PIXTON, C. Howard. R. Ae. C. certif1cate No. 50, January 24, 19-111. In November, 1910 Pixton was learn­ing to fly the A vro triplane. In Ap­ril, 1911 this machine was crashed, :but on the following day Pixton .was flying it at 800 feet, ·which he did in 25 minutes. He took part in the "Daily Mail" Circuit of Britain, fly­ing a Bristol, but smashed it during a fovced landing at Spofforth. Mr. ;Manville had offered a prize of 2,~ 500 pounds for the British pilot with the longest aggregate time in the air with a passenger on nine specified days during the summer of 1911. Pix­ton won the prize in 5 hours 16 min­utes flying time. He !beat ihis nearest rival, the ·famous Cody, 'by a clear margin of two hours. Pixton also headed the list for the 'b1ggest aggre­gate of hours flown throughout the season at Brooklands, for ·Which he was awarded prize money of 750 pounds. In January, 1912 he was at Madrid, Spain, demonstrating Bristol planes, as the King of \Spain looked on. On leaving Spain Pixton took the Bristol monoplane to \Berlin and demonstrated it ·before officers of the German Avia•tion Corps. In Septem­ber he was in BuC'harest and obtained orders ·for a 'batch of similar models.

In December, 1913 Pixton left the Bristol company to become test pilot with the Sopwith Company at Brook-­lands. On April 20, 1914 the second contest for the Schneider Trophy ·was flown over 28 laps of a course mark­ed out over the sea between Monaco and Cap Martin. Pixton flew the

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Sopwith Ta!bloid, wlhich represented ifrle last word in 'British design and construction. At the start he took off at :an astonishing speed and at ·50 k:m his time was 20 minntes 57 sec­onds at a speed of 88.9 mph, 23 mph faster than his nearest riVJal. The Talb1oid continued to fly steadily, drew \further and •further away frOI!n his pursuers, until at 15•0 1rm his time was 1 lhour 2 minutes at a speed of 89.4 mph. His nearest rival was 8 minutes and 23 miles behind. After cr·ossing the finishing line Pixton opened Uip the Ta:bloid for two extra laps, to record his time over 300 km. The little T·a!bloid responded and clocked 2 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds for the Whole distance, ·which gave a speed of no less than 92 mph, a world's record for seaplanes . The foreign competitors simply stood ab­out, stupified lby the T·albloid's won­derful performance. ·Roland Garros, the ·famous French rpilot, :and two American pilots, did not attempt to better Pixton's performance. Previ­ously, Englislh pilots had ibeen re­garded with a:musement, whenever they ihad dared to compete with the French experts, and the English air­craft were frankly ridiculed in France. It became the most important event in the history of British avia­tion. At the end of 1·914 Pixton was classed with the most expert pilots in Britain.

PRIER, Pierre. French. On Octo­ber 1, 1910, ·Louis a::neriot opened a selhool at Hendon Aerodrome and in­stalled Prier as chief pilot instructor. His first pupil was the famous bal­loonist, Frank Hedges Butler. In Ap­ril, 1<91'1 Prier accomplished a great flight from England to !Jl'rlance. De­parting from Hendon he flew over Chatham, Canterbury, Dover, Calais, Boulogne, Afbibeville, and Beauvais. In spite of mist he covered 230 miles in 3 hours >516 minutes at a speed of 62 mph. This flight was not only tihe first non-stop flight ibetween London and Paris, lbut it also was a world's record''for dis·tance flown in a straight line. In June, <1911 Prier went to the

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Bristol Company as an instructor. RADLEY, James. R. Ae. C. certifi­

cate No. 1!2, June 14, .11910. Early in lr910 Radley was learning to fly at tihe polo grounds in Bedford, and sub­sequently gave the first exhibition flights in Scotland at Pollok. Tihe world's first accurately timed flight over a straight measured timed flight at the LLanark, Scotland 1911 Meet­ing, with the first world's records set up over one mile and one kilometre. Radley captured fue record over ibotih distances, his kilometre !being flown at 77.67 mph. His flying mile record was 75.95 mpih and the brilliance of his piloting ·was demonstrated lby !his covering five laps of a 1 3/4 mile course, at an avera•ge speed of 58.32 mph.

In July 1910 R!adley took his Bler­iot to Belfast to give some demon­stration fUght, but a very !high wind made it unsa•fe to attempt to fly. The crowd soon becarrne threatening, and tried to ibreak Uip fue monoplane; so Radley determined to give them something for their money, with a view to pacifying them. He left the ground •when a gust ,caught his ma­Cihine and he •collided with a tree, breaking the ·wings ' and airscrew. Radley flew in fue Gordon \Bennett Cup Race, of October 1910, at Bel­mont Park, New York. He remained in the United States to make a tour of flying meetings, and astonished the Americans with the speeds ihe at­tained. At 'Belmont Park, flying his Bleriot, he beat seventeen other Bler­iots, and at Los Angeles, !Where he made the flrst flight of forty miles over the Padfic, he .won the first prize for speed each day. At San Francisco he flew out over the har­bor, circling the US Fleet at anchor there and created so much enthusi­asm that a crowd of 2·00,000 flocked to the aerodrome the next day. He colla~bomted with E. C. Gordon Eng­land to produce a rema11ka'ble sea­plane in 19'13. (For details of this seaplane see previous notes on Pilot England). Radley tliad faded out of flying by 1914.

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RAYNHAM, F. P. R. Ae. C. cer­tificate No. 85, May 9, 19H. Rayn­harrn first flew at Brooklands in No­vemlber 1•910, and was to become one of Britain's greatest pilots. A. V. Roe had :produced a new biplane and it was on this machine that Raynham secured his certificate. In October Raynham decided to make an attempt for the Briti&h Empire 11\Ucl:telin Cup No. 2, using a circuit starting and finishing at Hendon. He set off from Brooklands, but had not flown very <far when he ran into a dense ibank of fog. IHe climbed to 1,500 feet to clear the fog and started to fly a compass course. The compass !began to beh~ve queerly and he Sitooped down to try and adjust it. The next thing he knew was that he was standing upright on the rudder ped­als and whirling around. After two complete turns, he succeeded in pull­ing out and found himself down to 500 feet. Shortly afterwards he saw a clear patch, through the fog and landed sa•fely. There is little doubt that Raynham was ihe first British pilot, and poss1bly the first in the world, to get a machine out of a spin­ning nose dive with engine on.

For the Easter Meeting 1911 at Hendon Raynham arrived from Brooklands ·with T. 0. M. Sopwith's Burgess Wright biplane. In the eve­ning he flew it back to 'Brooklands with ~ passenger against a very strong head wind. The journey of 20 miles took 52 minutes . . .an aver­:age speed of 23 mph!! Haynharrn won the Whitsun cross country race from Hendon to Chertsey and return, in 191.2. In July he was offered and ac­cepted the post of ·chief :pilot to How­ard Flanders. The new Flanders monoplane, one of four built for the War Of·fi!ce, was a beautiful machine equipped with a 75 ihp Renault en­gine. In the British Empire !Michelin Trophy No. 2 competition, on Octo­ber 24, 1912, Raynham remained aloft for 7 hours 31 minutes, but was farced down due to his oil: becoming exhausted. He had broken the Brit­iSih Duration Record by a handsome

MAY, 1959

margin. Later this same d~y it was again broken by Harry Hawker.

·In June ·1913 the Avro Company produced a new seaplane, a large tractor biplane fitted wi1!h a 100 hp Gnome engine. J:l!a:Yfiham :was to make the trial flights at Shoreham. The machine left the water on fue first attempt, in ten seconds, with one passenger, an anchor, and fuel for two hours. After that, he put it through several successful flights up and down the coast. At a Flying iMeet held •at Burton-on-Trent in .A,u­glllst 1913, he won the cross country ra•ce to Repton as well as the quick take-off competition. Raynam flew a new A vro tractor biplane in the sec­ond Aerial Del'lby on September 20, 1913. This p1ane was the forerunner of the Avro 504, and it 'brought A. V. Roe into the front rank of the ·world's aircraft constructors. The competitors started at one minute in­tervals. At Epsom Raynham had overtaken Brock, leading him with thirty seconds to spare. On the long run of •23 miles across <London, Rayn­ham still held the lead. The two fast­est planes had started last •and at the West Thurrock turn Hamel was only thirty seconds behind Raynham. Hamel went on to win and Rayniham came into fourth p1ace.

The "Yorkshire Evening Post" of­fered a cup for a cross country rece, on October 2, 1·913, two planes being in the ra•ce. These planes were a Bl!acklburn flown by Harold Black­burn, and the new Avro tractor bi­plane flown by Raynham. A circuit of just under ,100 miles included Leeds, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Barnsley oand 1back to Leeds. 60,000 saw the two planes take off side by side. Visfbility being very bad gave Blackburn a great advantage, as he had flown over a1most every inch of Yorkshire, .WJhile Raynham· was in strange country. The Avro proved faster, but on the stretch ibetween Doncaster and Sheffield really thi0k fog caused Raynham to land at Dewsbury and abandon the race.

On November 24, 1913, the new

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A vro tractor !biplane, fir st model of the ramous ·504 type, w as flown f rom Brooklands to iFarnborough by Rayn­ham and passed the Government tests. With one passenger and fruel for three hours the m achine climbed .to .1,000 feet in 1 minute 45 seconds, and ·clocked a high sp eed of 80 .9 mph over the measured distance. The stalling speed was 43 mph. On F~b­ruary 4, 1914, Raynham took off from Brooklands in one of the new A vro planes tWith a biogTaph on iboard, in­tending to test the machine's capa­city. He went up and up until he had passed Captain Salmond's record height, and :he reached the altitude of more than 15,000 feet. Switching off the engine •he glided towards Hendon,

some twen ty miles away, landing twenty-five minutes later, a fter one of the ,greatest flights yet achieved in England. Unfortunately the fHghlt w as not officially observed, and no claim could ·be made. S ix days later he carr ied- M r. Hurst a·s passenger. The attempt was h ighly successful for, no t only did he beat \Haw ker's British record of 12,900 feet for pilot and one passenger, but, in spi1e of the extra load, he exceeded Salmond's achievement once more by taking the Avro up to 14,420 feet. In 1!H9 Rayn­ham attempted to fly the Atlantic, from N ewfoundfland to Britain. His machine 'Crashed twice and Raynham abandoned any further attempt.

(To be continued)

Check for $1.000 rep:.-e-seniing money from sale of AmElrican Airlines First Flight Jet Covers at Interpex Stamp Show, is presented to Isaac B. Grainger (left), General Fund Chairman for the American Red Cross. Turning over the check is Charles A. Rheinstrom (right), Executive Vice President for the Airline, Looking on is E. George Siedle, Assistant Post Mast'er General for Transportation. Contri-bution helped launch t'he 1959 Red Cross Fund Drive.

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BULGARIA. 2L blue and brown pubJidzes Soviet Rocket flown . o~'l January 2. . C ANADA. 5c commemorates Golde;~ Armi,·ersarv of Flight. ( 33) · CHILE. 50P brown commemorates centenary of . Saving Bank. ( 260 ) . For th e same

event a beautiful recessed souvenir sheet wa released. ( 261 ) · The Treaty {)£ Torde illas is ~ho vn on 500P blue publicizing country's Antarctic Territory. ( 262 ) U. N. Declaration of Human Rights is remembered by large-sized lOP car­mine. ( 263 )

CHINA (Formosa). $5.00 green of ] 954 was urcharge.d $3.50 in red. ( 67) COLOMBIA. New set of two commemorate centenary of Monsignor R. M. Car­

rasquilla, Rector of Our Lady of RQsary College at Bogota. ( 359-360 ) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. A most striking set of three honors Olympic Games Win­

ners. (152-154 ) . Appropriate Souvenir Sheets were also released. (155-156 ) ECUADOR. French anthropol_ogist Paul Rivit who passed away last year is re­

membered by 1S brov,rn ( 420 ) . A green triangular was released iri honor of U. N. by Galapagos Islands. ( 42~ )

E THIOPIA. First E.C.A. Session held at Addis Abeba is commemorated by set portraying Haile Selassie I , Map of Africa and U. N. Insignia. ( 57-59 )

.FRENCH POLYNESIA. Colorfnl set of four comprises first issue for this territory. ( forinerlv French Oceania). ( 1-4)

GUATEMALA. Fom1er Pres ident Carlos Castillo Armas is subject of new set of seven values. (2.56-262 ) . In homage to U.N. the 7 1hc deep blue .( 147A ) of 1945 was overprinted in red. ( 263)

HUNGARY. New definitives show buildings and modern aircraft. ( 353-361 ) . This set was also released imperforate. ( 362-370 )

MEXICO. lOth Anniversary of V . ~- Declaration of Human Rights is commemorated bv 50c green. ( 309 )

PANAMA. Set of three cummemorates the la te Pius XII . ( 258-260 ) . A souvenir Sheet contains the three aim1ails and one postage. ( 261)

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POLAND. Supplementary values to 1958 pictorials have been released. ( 96-101)

ROMANIA. A most attractive blue souvenir sheet commemorates centenary of country's first postage stamp. ( 119). Sputnik III is shown on 3.25L dark blue.

( 120). Cosmic Rocket appears on another 3.25L value. ( 121)

RUSSIA. To pub~icise I. G. Y. a colorful souvenir sheet containing four 1R stamps has been released. ( 189). Two additional values show modern airplanes. ( 191-192)

SAN MARINO. Attractive set sho\\ s birds in flight. ( 132-136) SOMALIA. 55 is the final value to current "Antelope" series. It shows Damaliscus

Hunteri. ( 44)

TOGO. New set, designed as previous (except 25F value), is in different colors and inscribed "Republique du Togo" instead of "Republique Autonome du Togo."

( 29-33 ).

TURKEY. Eagle is seen on 105k yellow and brown. (74)

U. A. R. Near East Regional Conference is publicized by one value. ( 18)

U. N. 5c & 7c denominations conform with present postcard and letter rates. (7-8) URUGUAY. Winged Victory is portrayed on new definitives. ( 196-199 & 202-207).

31c and 36c pay homage to Brazilian pioneer flyer Santos Dumont. ( 200-201)

VENEZUELA. P. 0. Building is shown on three coils, perforated all around. ( 841-43). Quadricentenary of Merida is commemorated by set of 16, all of one de­sign. ( 44-859). Four hundred anniversary of founding of the city of Trujillo is publicized by set of ll. ( 860-870). VIII Central American & Caribbean Sports are commemorated by set of 5. ( 871-875)

I I LINDBERGH 11The Spirit of St. Louis11

After his epoch-making flight to Paris in May of 1927, Lindbergh mode a "Good Will" tour of the Caribbean area in the West Indies and South America during 1927/1928 . . Previous to this time, no mail was ever officially flown in "The Spirit of St. Louis." However, on February 6, 1928, Lindbergh carried some "courtesy" mail between Santo Domingo to Port au Prince and to Havana. The next day, February 7th he also carried some mail from Port au Prince to Havana.

This is the only mail ever officially flown in the "Spirit of St. Louis11 by Lindbergh!

These three covers have a distinctive cachet, and the mail was sanctioned by the re­spective governments. We have two of th official receipts from the Dominican Republic showing the number of covers carried from Santo Domingo. We can find no official data as to the number of covers flown from Haiti to Havana, and we believe these covers are much scarcer than the February 6th flights.

These three covers are listed in the 1950 American Air Mail Catalogue on page 799, under #1068, and catalogue $17.00 each.

We can suppfy a complete set of three covers for $9.50. Separately, the February 6th covers are $3.50 each, where­as, the February 7th cover is $4.50. Mailed in a revalued airmail envelope.

Horace D. W esthrooks P. 0. Box 252 AAMS #3916 Griffin, Georgia

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POSTAL STATIONERY NOTES

By SOL WHITMAN 1462 Taylor Ave .• Bronx 60, N. Y.

AUSTRALIA Reports from Australia inform this col­

umn that a new sheet will be issued shordy. BECHUANALAND

Issued on December 1st, is a very col­orful sheet, one of the nicest in some time. At the middle top is illustrated the Royal Coat of Arms. It is a bilingual in Sechuana and English, and is of the modified coronation style with the words "Poso Ya Sefofane" added to the By Air Mail, Aerogramme, etc. The 6d. Queen Elizabeth pictorial has the same design as the current stamp. Printing is violet with red and blue parallelograms. The light blue overlay is on white water­marked paper.

Mailing instructions in both laliguages complete most of the back of the sheet. BRITISH GUIANA

•

The recentlv issued 12c form of De­cember 1st is "printed in russet with the Modified Coronation design with 4 lines of instructions beneath the Air Mail tab­let. The pictorial Queen Elizabeth stamp depicts a native working near a \ rubber tree. The usual illustration of the Kuieteur Fall is on back.

CANADA The 1956 fom1, #16 LS, has been re­

issued. On the new sheet the lines of the border are narrower and appear smaller. The address lines are much thinner, also. \1\Te would appreciate more information as to when this sheet was is­sued. Who can help?

CEYLON The 40c Queen Elizabeth sheet has

been recently reissued. The new sheet is the same as #8LS on the front but on the back there are now three lines of in­structions, instead of the previous two.

MAY, 1959

GREAT BRITAIN :--Jew information has been obtained

regarding this rare King George VI Oc­tagon stamped air letter, #14 LS. Thanks to Miss Ethel Harper of New York, we learn that this die was used for printing telegrams in 1940. When the special order for forms was obtained by the Security printers, they used the 6d. telegram die for the six pence rate of franking. GRENADA

This new 25c mentioned in the Febru­ary column was issued on November 1st. It is of the modified Coronation style and has the small boat stamp as used on the earlier issue. Three lines of instruc­tions are on the blue form. IRAN

On January 5th, a new form appeared, the same as #3LS except there is a blue border around the 8 R. stamp with blue overlay on the outside of sheet but no overlay inside. ISRAEL The aerogramme rate to the United States has again been raised early this year. The new rate is now 300 Pruta. A new form should make its appearance in the near future. KUWAIT

We learn that a new sheet was issued on February 1st, at the same time the new Government of Kuwait stamps were put on sale. At the top left in 4 lines are the words "AIR LETTER I If any­thing is enclosed I this letter will be sent I by surface mail.'' To the right the same text is in native characters.

The 40 N. Paise stamp illustrates a native boat sailing with full sails. On the back of form are three lines for the return address.

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LIBYA The two forms reported in our last

column have been received. The 15 Mil sheet, printed in green on green paper is for "ARAB COUNTRIES ON­LY". At the upper left is a very neat AIR MAIL I PAR AVION TABLET. At the center between tablet and stamp are the words "AEROGRAMME, For Arab Countries", in English and Na­tive characters.

The 35 Mils sheet is the same style as the 15 Mils and is printed in violet brown on blue paper. Between the tab­let and stamp are the words "Aero­gramme, (For all except Arab Coun­tries.)" in two lines. NORWAY

Once again the aerogramme rate has gone up, this time to 90 Ore. A new sheet has again been issued and will be described in the next column. PORTUGUESE INDIA

Three new sheets have been issued from this Portugal Colony using the Portuguese currency: $2.80, Goa Post Office Building, $3.00 Margoa Post Of­fice Building, $3.60 Goa Radio and Tel­egraph Building, They are all the same style as the rest of the Portuguese Col­onies sheets with the red and green en­twined borders. RYUKYU

On the surcharging of the 15 Yen sheet to l3c, 60,000 of the #2LS sheets were overprinted at the Nakamaru Printing Company. UNION .OF SOUTH AFRICA

On Februarv 25th, the new 6d. forms came out in 'both styles, English and Mrikan similar to the last sheets. The new sheets have 4 additional lines of instructions on back as follows: "Addi­tional postage must be affixed to this I form if it is addressed to a destination I in the Americas, Australasia, or the Far East. I Ask at the Post Office counte~."

The current l 1hd. local sheets will be sold for 3d. each. They will be only available for air mail use. The new rate went into effect on April lst. At this time it is not known what alteration will be made to ~hese forms, although we imagine they will be surcharged.

To our faithful contributors, sincere thanks. These include, this month, Miss

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Ethel Harper, Messrs. Eisendrath, God­frey, Guthrie, Lava, Singley, and Jesse Weinstein of Pretoria.

USE OF JETS INCREASES AIR TRAVEL

The pointed boom, planes.

Wall Street Journal recently out that jet airliners enJOY a as travelers shun piston-type

On the North Atlantic run, Pan Ameri­can jam-packs its Boeing 707 jets, despite the traditional slack winter season, while TWA's piston ships fly 30% fewer pas­sengers to Europe than a year ago. TWA, in turn, crams its 111-passenger jets on the New York-San Francisco hop, partly at the expense of compeUtors such as United Air Lines, which won't begin jet runs before next fall.

Some airline officials are convinced that introduction of jet flights has stimu­lated overall air travel. In February, for instance, they note the industry did 11 % more business than a year ago, whereas January was unchanged from 1958. March also was expected to show a size­able gain over last year.

Eastern Air Lines carried more pas­sengers during Easter week than in any previous single week.

A GENEROUS OFFER TO MEMBERS

Dmytro Bykovetz, Jr., a new member of the Society, has some linguistic abil­ity which he wishes to share with fellow members. He can do translations in Uk­ranian, Russian, Spanish or German from English, or vice versa. Write to him at P.O. Box 3535, Philadelphia 22, Pa.

We applaud this generous offer. And may we add that Roland Kohl, 350 E. 30th St., New York 16, N.Y., will do the same in French or German?

(P.S. Don't forget a STAMPED ad­dressed return envelope. )

THE .A'IRPOST JOURNAL

APJ ,.ADS RATES:

FOUR CENTS PER WORD per insertion. Minimum charge one dollar. Remittance must accompany order and copy. The AIRPOST JOURNAL. 350 No. Deere Park Drive, Highland Park, Ill.

ZEPP. CATALOGUE "Sieger Nci: 15" new, $1.50. Correspondence invited for Zepp. Mail trade. Bush, .61 W. 74 St. New York 23, N.Y. · *350

ZEPP. MAIL COLLECTION for Sale. An outstanding mounted and show ready prize winner. US and various foreign franked, philatelic superb. Bush, 61 W. 74 st., New York 23, N. Y. *350

WANTED - Anything Egyptian, especial­ly rare stamps, covers, air-mails, etc. Er­nest Kehr, 230 W. 41 St., New York 36, N.Y. *349

FOR SALE: Historical North and South Pole Expedition Flight covers, US, United Nations, Foreign dispatches. List 10c. Also: Rockets, Balloons, Semi-official Airs, Pio­neers, Zeppelins etc. Belham Exchange, Box 119, Ridgewood, 27, N. Y. *354

FIRST JET FLIGHTS w United Nations stamps; b.s. :1~25f59-1st Transcontinental, magenta cachet iji8.50. 2/21/59-AA Electra Jet to Detroit $5.00.-3/21/59-NY-S, Fran­cisco, green cachet, $2.25; on TWA cover $2.75; TWA multicolored Jet folder $3.75; airletter $5.00.-card $4.00.-Magenta cachet $4.00.-San Francisco-New York, rare, $6.00. First Round the world Jet Circle UN Air­letter $9.75. List other UN covers 4c. Bel­ham, Box 119, Ridgewood 27, N.Y. *351

ROCKET Mail balloonposts, zeppelin, FF, etc. in Capt. Boesman's book: The History of Airmail with over 160 ill. Postfree for $1.70. Aero Museum. Rusthoekstr 21, The Hague, Holland.

ZEPPELIN, rocketmail, balloonposts in Capt. Boesman's book The History of Air­mail, with over 160 ill. Extra Holland air­mail Cat. 2 books $2.00. Aero Museum, Rusthoekstr 21, The Hague, Holland.

FF, TRANS-ATLANTIC, rockets, etc. in Capt. Boesman:s book: History of Airmail. 160 ill. Extra: Holland airmail Catalogue. 2 books together 02.00. Aero Museum, Rusthoekstr 21, The Hague, Holland.

SUBSCRIBE TO "Postal Stationery" mag­azine, $3 yearly, valuable free gift to new subscribers. Emmett Peter, Box 553, Leesburg, Fla.

WANTED; Canada Semi-officials, Have; 150 USA Flights and or Cash, John M. Kitchen, Rte 6, Woodstock, Ontario, Can­ada. *350

AAMS EXCHANGE ADS

WANTED - Coins, paper money, gold, picture postcar'tls, Exposition material, cigarette cards, government stationery. will trade or buy. John Yannunzio, 32 Milton Ave., Summit, N. J. *349

AAMS EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT BUY SELL - WANT LISTS

EXCHANGE CAM, FAM, U.S. and U.N. F.D.C. for foreign flight and F.D. covers. Vic Wailly, Box 26A, Roxbury, Mass., USA. *349

NEW BRUNS"'ICK Air Mail Field Post­marks· wanted on cover. Also inform 1tion about AMF operation. Exchange or buv W"rce AMF covers. Perham C. N'lhl, 2014A Lincoln, Evanston, Illinois. *355

WILL BUY scarce airletter sheets or aero stationery· or have nice material to tn.de. Emmett Peter, Box 553, Leesburg, Fla.

INTERESTED USED Central American Airs also covers in exchange for used general airs and French Colonies' covers: Fred K<>izer, 84 Lawrence Avenue, Brook­lyn 30, N.Y. '

PLATE BLOCKS to exchange back to 1945 at face value or other equitable basis, for current commemorative plate blocks, or will buy. George Au<ted, 220 or·zaba Ave., San Francisco 27, California.

WANTED to buy: Balbos, Tran~otla'ntic, South & :North Pole FliE(ht"s. p;,..,_eers, Rockets, B a 11 o o n M a i l, Documents Manus c r i.p t s, better grade items. R: Schoendorf, 78~2 - 81st St., Glendale 27, Long Island, N.Y.

HAVE (25) C73-C86 Spain and (10) C22 France mints. Exchange for good mi'nt Airs. F. W. Stauder, 60 .E. 5th St., Bklyn 18, N. Y.

EXCHANGE Venzezuela Arms Airs for Cuba C24 to C29 used or mint. Arthur Campbell, 18il40 Prairie, Detroit. 21, Mich. -- --- ---EXCHANGE WANTED-Used airmail stamps. Scott basis. Either by lot or selection. Rubert E. MacLean, 39 Vo­cational Dr., So. Portland, Main *350

WANT Dog Sled stamps, covers, etc. Will give stamps, covers (have all kinds) or cash. Stephen O'Brien, 984 McGuire Drive Toms River, New Jersey. · '

TRADE WW I original Photo Sqdn. Album of Jenny, Battlefields, Bombed Fields, Aerial Photos over 100. Want U.S. Airmail Stamps. Burke, 3107 South High St., Ar­lington 2, Va.

EXCHANGE Air Mail Stamps, Air Let­ters, UN, UAR, UPU. with anyone on the Basis of 1959 Scott's. Yand L. Chung 413 1/2 Shipley St., Wilmington 1, Del. '

SEND Selection used Airs 1959 Catalogue value. Exchange only what you want. Others Returned. Credit and Debit. N. Falk, 1725-24 Ave, Vera Beach, Fla. *350

I NEED Literature and maps relating to Dutch East Indies Airposts. Also D.E.I. •light covers. will buy or trade. Allan E. Barlow, 75 'Vestgate, Chichester, Sussex, England.

EXCHANGE Airmails of the world. New or used, basis Scotts 1959. Have 8000 diff. in collection. Allen Freeman, 802 Hurrle Avenue, Oildale, California.

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