THE AERO PHILATELIST ANNALS Vol. XV, No. 3 January 1968 #a Contents Russia (Fred W. Speers) 57 Air Fleet Labels. A Rev ised Listing (Part I) Obituary (H . M. Goodkind) 71 Bernard Fink 1906-1967 United States (William H. Miller, Jr.) 73 The Post Office In 1924 Makes A Rate Mistake Colombia (William N. Mead) Handstamped Mancomun Marking lnterpex 1968 Day Of Aero & Astro Philately March I, 1968 1968 F.l.S.A. Exhibition (Herbert Rosen) IFA Vienna, Austria May 30.June 6 AERO PHILATELISTS 1968 Officers and 1968-1970 Directors Recent Auction Sale Prices Air Mail Stamp Rarities Book Review (H. M. Goodkind) France-United States (Philip Silver) A Mystery Cover SCADTA Company (Jean Gravelat) 1925 Central American Trial Flights AERO PHILATELISTS (William H. Miller, Jr.) 21st Annual Convention 75 76 77 78 79 79 81 82 81
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THE AERO PHILATELIST ANNALS
Vol. XV, No. 3
January 1968
#a Contents Russia (Fred W. Speers) 57 Air Fleet Labels. A Revised Listing (Part I) Obituary (H. M. Goodkind) 71 Bernard Fink 1906-196 7 United States (William H. Miller, Jr.) 73 The Post Office In 1924 Makes A Rate Mistake Colombia (William N. Mead) Handstamped Mancomun Marking lnterpex 1968 Day Of Aero & Astro Philately March I, 1968 1968 F.l.S.A. Exhibition (Herbert Rosen) IFA Vienna, Austria May 30.June 6 AERO PHILATELISTS 1968 Officers and 1968-1970 Directors Recent Auction Sale Prices Air Mail Stamp Rarities Book Review (H. M. Goodkind) France-United States (Philip Silver) A Mystery Cover SCADT A Company (Jean Gravelat) 1925 Central American Trial Flights AERO PHILATELISTS (William H. Miller, Jr.) 21st Annual Convention
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DIRECTORY OF DEALER MEMBERS
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THE AERO PHILATELISTS ANNALS publl1hed quarterly each year by Aero Phllatellst1, 22 Eut 35th St. , New York, N. Y. 10016, a non .profit corporation, chartered In New York State,
Olatrlbuted free of charge t o all member• of Aero P hllatellata, Inc. Back numbera, when avallable, for aale at $1.00 each.
Copyright C 1968, by Aero Phllatellau, Inc.
THE AERO PHILATELIST ANNALS
Henry M. Goodkind, Editor
Philip Silver, Assistant Editor
RUSSIA
Air Fleet Label
A Revised Li ting
By FRED W. SPEERS
Preface
Vol. XV, No. 3 January 1968
One of th<' 11•11st known usp1·<·t-; or R11s.-;ia11 u1•1·ophilutely is thut or th<' .\. ir l<,l<'t•I lubC'ls of th<' 1920s 1111d HJ:~os. Rt>N1us1• !hi'~· \\' t•1·e not n1li1l for }lostug1• hut \\'Cl'(' US<'d for ntising funds fo1· 1t\'i1ttio11 pl'Ojerts or t·luhs and otllC'I' j!l'OllpS the.'· haw h<'<'ll stiirn111ti7.c'1l us "p1·op11~11111l11 lahds. ·· For th11t mall<'I', 11l1110st nil 1·cgul111· post11g1• -;tnmps of t lw :Wth ( 'pntur.'· cont uin :-.onw 1h•g1·N· of JH'OJHt#!Hllda .
• I rro Pl• ilo 1.i;,.1 I 111wl" ;;;
IJittlt· has h1•l'n \\Tittrn about thrsP lahl'ls. In Odulwt·. Hl:l7 .. Juhn II. R eynolds in c·oopernti011 with the lctle .Jol111 Bu1·1·y. then Sl'('l'eh11·\· or lhl· British ~ot·it•I,\' of Russian Philatd~·, produc·1'tl 11 -H-pugt' listing: uf 11111ny uf the l:ibds. Althoug-h uumitll'dl.'· itH·o111pletc'. tht' listinl( mentiont'd man.'· n11·it'lil'~ in 1·0101· shudt'S and kirnls of p1qwr. l'nt"o1·tunntely. n·1·~· r"" 1·uph•s or tlw t~·111·" rittc11 nurnus<•ript were distl'ilmkd.
A Yt'cll' lal1•1-. in tlw .H:Ho l' llll.,\'n:t.1:-"'1' ,\:'\:-; .\LS or ()\·tuhl' I', I!):) ' .J uh11 \\' . Nicklin, coll<1bon1ting with Igor Hulm(•h. published wlrnt was sl'lf-st~·lt·d a ·· t'ar from c·ompl1•tl''. listing of the lnl1t•ls. .\ lthon1.d1 Xit·klin nnd Hul111t"h w1•1·1• llll·
awure or tht' Renwld. -Bal'l'\' wor·k. tht'Y 111•w1·tlll'le~ Wt'l'l' alilt• to i1H·lud1• II
nu111h1•1· of itt>111s 0
11hsr11t from' tlw lattt .. 1'. · :\it·klin ·s c·o111pilation al:-;o 1·1•pn•s1•nt1'll an udnttl('(' O\·c1· /I "('hPrklist .. thut had lw1•n ('(llll)lili>d nncl puhli:-;lu·d h~· n. L . .A row;on in · · Thi• Rus.'lia11-.\ 1111•1·i<·1111 Pltil 11 telisl ·· in .Ja111111r.'·· Hl-H. {\\' lwlt• m1111he1· J:) ) .
ln t)w _\ priJ. Hl63, is.'ill C' of the .H:l<O 1•11n_\'rELIST .\~XAl.S a11oth1•1· lll'tic·)r hy ~ 1 1'. ~icklin npp1•a 1·t>1l. It d1•u lt "·ith two <·tl\"l't·~. both 11111il t'd 11t T11:-;hk1•nt :111d acquin•d by Ifo111·.'· ) I. <:oodkind , \\'hirh ll!'t\\'<'f'n tlwm ho1·e 1h1·1•1• .\ ir 1-'lt' Pt labels. t'o,·ers with :\ i1· Fli1Pt lulwls. it should hP 1111t11d , u1·p f111· ft-0111 1·n111111u11.
The \\Tiki· wisl11•s to arlmowledg<• with tlrnnks his ind<'htedm•ss to ~Ir. TTt• nr~· :\I. Cloot!kind. 1'ditor of tlw \EIW 1•111LA'l'EL1s·1· ,,:-;:-; .\! .>-, fot· hi:-; ussi:-;t1111!"l• 11 nd alh·i('t• in tht• JJl'l'l>Hl'Htion of thil'I llHlllllS<'l'ipt. .\ s II stud1•nt in this l'irld. his lwlp has ht>en i11rnltwhh• 11nd his (•oopt'J·atiun t'Xhuustin• in his t>l'fn1·t to Hs.'list in p1·c>sP11lin1? as th01·our.d1 a study as possihl1• to this 111aga:dnt• 0
this field. This rornpilation wirh till' drh1il1•d lil•t ing following thes1• p1·pl'ato 1·~· <'Olllmrnls is an l' t't't)l't to t'Xt<'nd sOllll'\\"hu t th!' 1·a11g1' of i11t'o1'111;1tiu11 11l 1·emly aYn il :i ble. Tht> \\Til t>I' is indr bted to Emil f' ~l a1·c·o,·itd1 and .Jac·qu1•-; Pos1•ll for 11111ch informat i011. Xn p1·<>tens\' i:- n1111h· to H"-"e1·t this i:- H 1·m11plt·lt· li:-ting- 1101· is any claim 111adt' lo c·omplt'IC' ;l('C'Ul'll(',\·. This \\Till'I' sinc·erPI,,· hopt•s rutun• writers \\'ill not only t>x pa11d th<> listing: hut alsn 1·01·1·N•t "hntM"l'I' c•1·1·01·s may hll\'I' ina1h·ertt•11tl~· <·t't'pt in .
T he History
801111' 1·lmfu:-;io11 ;111d ohsc·urity 1·011ccrni11g this t"it>l tl slt•m from the m1111nt>r in which a,;111ion and d1•frns1• c•luhs t11•,·rlo1wd i11 tht• l-;o\"iN l'nion. I 11 1923, tlw ~'l'Hl' following <·onstl'IH·tion or th!' ril'sl No,·it•l-huilt ait-plH lll', 11\iutiu11 and <:hemical dl't'rnsr (•luhs 'ip1·ang up in rnl'ious Hu'lsian t·it i1•-;. Thr~· we1·p luos1•ly l'l' dl'l'Hfl•d with hr11dqua1·t1•1-s in j los<·O\\' Ull<ll'I" th C> IHllllt' ( lsoadnkhim n COil\·
J>l'l.'~ion or Si'\"t'l'al Russian WOl'ds llll'il ninK Hoi·it•ty fut· till' Der1•11s1• or tht• Ho\ict Cnion nnil rm· thr J)(>\(•lop111t•nt or its A\·iation ;11111 t 'lwllli l·HI Indnst ril·S. F111·th1•1· 1·omp1·l•.·sion t't'SUll t'd in tht• initials " O.l>. \ ". F. ·· Huch duhs 01· rlrnpk1·:-. in tht' n1rious <·ities in<·o1·por111t•cl into tht•i1· dt»1ig11ation the• dt.,· ·s 11a1111•. ' '- I!· ·· Psko,· O.D.V. I". ··. 01· thry us<'cl a 1·egion 01· dis t1·irt 1h''ii~natio11 :-;uch n the "Crimt?nn O.D.YY. ·· .\ dt1111l~·. lhrs<' lcllwls, la<·king postal n1lidit.'·· Wl•1·1· usl'd indis<:l'iminatl'l." in 11 11.'· a1·eas to drro1·atl' t• n\ 1•lo1ws <1 1111 thus lo puhlieizr the campa ign to build the Rc>d Ai1· Flret. ~\ I ri1·st. proiltwt>d 1ml_,. i11 j[ost·nw. e,ubsl'qllcn t labels w1•1·1· pri n tcd in otht>t' <·it it•s as "el I.
It wus not until 19:n thut tht' 80\'h·I hiP1·ar1·h,·. !J,· then (·unridl•nt it hud suffi<:i<•nth· c·on:-;ol idakd it~ c•ont1·ol ol' till' <·ountt·\·. took ~>,1·1· the loos1• rede1·ati011 uf th1•sl' c·iubs. Opt't·ating unde1· thr samr 1111111~· of Osondnkhin1, tl11· l".N.N.H. i.ra,·c it a pun1111ilitar~· mise,ion ;1nd suhst'qtwntl~· dc•'ligm1tl'1l Rohe1·t t>et1·0Yi1·h Eidt•man, llC'ail uf thl' l•'1·unzC' ~l ilitar.'· _\ <·ndc·m~·. a:-; 1·h:tit·111:1n of lh1• 0.D.\' .F. ·s Centn1l l~xl'<·ut in• CommittN' .
As for lh(' listing or 11101'(' than 220 labels, post <'lll'US. n•cl'ipts and St•ab which appca1-s below g-rouping in cht'onolo1?i<:<1l ordc1· has hren do1w b~· distri<'ls
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AIR FLEET
AEROPLANE
AIRSHIP ( DIRIGIBLE)
DEFENSE FUND
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with the C'itil' · lhey include rnthrr than alphabc1ic:11Ll,v. Tlw'>c <lisH·icts or rrO'ions. incidentally, do not alWU.''· coincide geographically ";tL1 boundaril'S of rt'publics, obhl't or othe1· admini trath t' area . Jn aclclitiou to thr a('comp1lll.'in~ illtL'>frHtion ( ·ome labels, u11fortuuukl,,·. an· nol illu tratr<l ) . \\ol'cl dcs('rip-1 ions or the de i!mS are gin' IL so a to lend depth or mean iJ1g to some a pect whit'l1 mi1rht otherwi e bl~ on·l'looketl, e.g. itlrntification of LC'nin ·., urmm·c<l t1·ain >1 11•1 lht• P etrograd kylint'. AHhou~h col01· i. mentioned in e\l'l'Y instnncl'. onlr 1111 o<·<·n. ionnl reference i~ made to badr:-.. A ltt>ntion hn" been paid to papN', izc, perforation, gum and methods of printing. .-\bout a third of the illustrations used are tho e by Adrirn Boutrellc which nppral'ed in tl1r .fir-.t
. l1ro / '/11(11lt/1J<I . 1111111/.•
:\i1·klin al'tic•h>. .'.'\o \\atrmrnrkrd lahc·l!. ut'<' known. The \\TiH·r has ul ·o in<·ludrd b1·irf rl't'1•n•1w1•s to date<; of postmark<; on
l'O\'t•l's. pil'<'l'S b •ul'inir labels or sing-le 1·opi1•s. In 'iOllH' insht1H'l' , thl'sl' indieatf' 01' }wlp lo Ci'Jtublish approxi111ate tint(' Of issuanc·r and in others they point Up thl' Ion~ pl'riods O\ er which tlw 111b1•l ' \\ ere in use•. Label , with postmark. logically should be ,·alued higher than those without.
Tlw ('Ul'l'l'l1C." 1·1·i'o1·111s or 1922-192-l and l'l' plit<·rnwnt of SO\'Zllilki nthlc•. in I ~12-l by t 1·ct1sut',\' notes. h~· law uc<·<'ptl'd i'ol' i.told pn~·ment ·. also hf'lp establish approxi11iat1• 1lut!'s of issuntH'l' l'or soml' lah1•h;. Thr efft•ct · of th0$l' n·l'orms on lulwls us \\Cll us 011 posing<' stamps of that p<'r·iod were quite marked .
.'.'\ot all lub<'ls wer·e issul'd undc•1· thr ae1.ds or Osoa\'iukhim. A frw werl' is.stwd h~· (•Oop1•1·atin1!-I, trndt• u11 io11s HIHl r11c·to1·ic•s. In the Ii ·ting. not<• has hrl'll ll Utdl' or SUC'h install('('<; wheren•t• known. ThC' listing- also tah:- notirr of 'ls1111\·i11khim sl'uls un<l the orgunization 's l'('(•l'ipt forn1i; ror· llll'111hl'l'ship du1•s 01' c·ontl'ilmtions. \'aluat ions gl\'C'l1 a1·c• r'itimntr" k1•.n•d to .'.'\ iekli11 'i; qunntiti<'" and to 1·1·eent nu et ion pric<' .
Xuml.><'rs of thC' labt>I , po t cards. recl'iph and '-<'His haw bt'cn ns.sig1wd on u ~t>og1·uphi(• or 11istrict basis. A number follm\'l'd hy an .. A .. clt•nolc>., a post c·ard, one followed b~· a " B '· denot(.'S a receipt and onr followed h~· a "t'" n .;<·n 1. Lo wt' I' ru ·r lcttrt~ following a num bt'l'. C'.(;£. " l a, .. 1lenotei, mi nor 'a t'il't ii·"·
Instead of priring- by dolla1-i, and CC'nts. estimated ,·alualion. ha,·r hern 1·xp1·1·"-sl'd in t·rnled group:.. The followin~ s<:lwtlult• ha. been employed:
. \ - tl/J to 5 ('-f> - /rom 20 fn $50 _\ -B - /ro111 ,5 In 10 D-E - from ,50 fo ;·100 B-C' - /rum •. 10 to 20 P more f/111n . JOO
Moscow Emissions Grouped in thi. ·retion at'e the fh·e issues of thr Central C'ommittel' of
O:.mn iukhi111, the Leu in labels, th<> :Mos('O\\ Lot·H I T ;..;.u1·" and tlw ();;oa ,·iakhim dirig-ible post rards. The entral ('ommittrl' 111ad<' it<> labels arnilahlr to 1·hd1" in otlwr loc·alitie . . • \ II are lithographed .
Osofl\'inkhim. "hieh attrined me111hl'1·ship ol' about 12 111illion h~· 1939. 1•111lurrd undrr ti1?htl'ninir milita r·~· c·ontl'Ol until thl' nttll<'k on Rus."ia hy r:r1·-1m111y j II 19-l J.
First Issue of Centra l Committee 1923
1. l Ru hit'. Re,] on thin "hit<' pitpt'l'. H('(•tan1!11lu1· format. Size 3 . ."i x 26.:l 111111. I h•si~n. -,ur1·oun<led h,,. outc•r· framl.'lin<'. show!'! high-wing- 111ono)ll11111• rtyinµ to ll'ft. Brhin•l it a t right is a balloon in \et·tic·al position with -.;un · rn~·s in bac·kg-1·oun11. Initials " (' '('P" i,tnn1l out a~ainst l'lo\111 benl'ath plutw. :\umPral: of thl' faN• 'alue c·irdt•cl hy w1·N1th. rnrlos('(l in horizontal parwl. Tnsc·r·iption hl'lwec•n \\'l'l'llths 'itmul-.; for ' " oriPty of Frirmh of .\ir l•'h•c•t. .. P£'l't'. 1 I. ('ll'at i.tttlll .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .\-R
•Tho•t• illublrution~ from the uuthor 's coll1•t'lion -11hout liU~ of the total- w1·ri· fro111 phot(1grnph~ ~upplir1l b,\' him. The bnlnnce from 1tw Oootlki111l collertion w1•re tak1,>n i.,, . • \•ltirn Boutn•lll•. Rrookl~·n, ~- 1.
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Second Issue of Central Committee
Siniil111· to l•'i1·,,1 I. "lit • h11t dt•.,ig:11 t·hallg'l'' ilwll11h· shadinl! of <'lout!.,, l'lllan!inir of ... 1111·, 1·11,,· .... tiltini.r or 11:1110011 and ··('C'('p·· j, in ,,hitc• .• \ II haw ntllt'J' fr;111wli11t',, and lll'I' rwrfol':tlt •tl 11 1 1. Lithog-r11phl·d Oil whitr J>ll JlCI' \\ilh IH I 1!11111.
11. Rose <·Hrmi1w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-B 9. 10 Hu hies. C": ru.L Like Xo. 5, hut r •druwn with word for mblrs pla<'ed
lwn1•at h th t• 11u111c>nils of fa<·P rnluP. ··('C('p·· letter · more headh· uutlilwd and 11101·c whitr patc·ltrs in c-loud aho\'(' •nt11 11t ri(.?ht. Roul!h 1)pf'1'. 111 :!·
Faee ntl m•s i11 dt•si~11 t·ha 11in•d to toll form with 111011t•ta l',\' t"I' l'o1·111s w h i..!1 cotl\"ert1·d ruhlcs uf 1923 intu Ill'\\' j?old l'llblt•s at tlw t·atl' ol' .)Q.000 :1 a11d those of HJ:n at tht' t·ate ol' :iO hill ion :1.
l"a<·r rnlucs in g-old cu1·1·t•ntY indic·at1·d ll\ us<' of wut'd ·· 7,0L .. p1·et·t·di111t nhb1·1·\·iut ion l'ut' koperk in top p;1nl'I. l•iuch l;l'ill'h un l"l'H'l'Sl' 1hl'l'<'· litll' insc·t iption p1·ohihiti11g tompu lsut·,,· 'lalc•. .\ II litho•mtplwd on ''hill' Jllt]Wt' with r·h-al" gum.
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Iii. L Kopec•k. Blur. :-ii zt> 32.:l x 28 111n1. Drsil!n shows high -\\ inu: n1111101>la111• t'a<·inl! 1·ight in panel with numr1·al .. I " <·t>nl<•t·l'd ahon• and lwlow. Fl1111king- r•a1·h llUltllwr HI'(:' tl11·('p litll'S or initials with " O.D.V.F ... Hj){)('Ut'illg' a l l<>ft in srroncl linr. Hrroll d t>signs flank c·pntrr punrl. PC'l'f. 11 1/t. ( Known with 2K, lwlow, on ) losc·ow-\" il•n1111 <'tffr>t' pos1nuu·lml fi .futtP 192.+ n nd on c·o,·r1· post m/J r·k<'d Xo,·01·os.'li.n;k )1 ar 192, ) . ( Wig . .+ 1 . . . . • \
17. 2 Ku1wck ·. I,ike Xo. 16. Yt•llo,,· g1·e1•11. P t>rf. LI Y-t x 11 . . . . . . . . .\ J • :J Kopl'cks. . ' ize 23 x 82.:l 111111. \Tiolt>I. Dt•sii:.,rt1 show. hiplatw Ptwlnst•d
in squarl' panC'! l'l.dng lo uppel' right with 11unw1·11ls of ftH'c> ,·uhw in 1·it-c·IP~ Ht eHch <'Ot'lt<'I'. Bt>neath is panrl <·ontaining a fi\·c-poinletl slal' with ingle propcllol' hlndr l<tid hol"izontally 1H•ross it. 1 nitial like those in the 1 an1l 2 ko1wck clesig-ns ( )<os. 16-17 ) fill out IO\\l'l' ]Hillel. Pcrf. ll11 . ( Known un 1·u,·er postmarked 'l'ashkcnt 19 ,J uly 1925 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A
19. 3 Ku1wcks. Like ~o. 1 ex<'cpt size is 22 x 31 tum. Perr. 10'/.1 . . . . A 20. .) Kup<'cks. Like :\os. 16 and 17 cxt·ept i-:bw is 31x22 mill. l>at'k t't•tl.
:!:!. :!:) l\op(•1·ks. H('d a11d l1liu·k. ~fow 32 .. ) x :!3.:> 111111. l>Psig-11 shows hipla11c• rlyinir to i·ig-ht with h11tkgrnund or 'illll ... rays 1•111111111\inµ t'l-0111 -.nn in lowr1· 1·il.!'ht 1·ornr1·. Pa111•l 1•1H·losinl.!' thi"' 'i1·1•111· i-. -.unoundt-d 011 outsic!P hy srt of in itials like• those i11 l and:! kotll'<·k (:\os. lli- 17 1. 1"111·1• rnh1I' in nnnw1·11l -<q11111·c•-; in lowc•r c·or1w1·-;. Bet wt'1·11 t lwm a t'I' 11 hh1·t>\ illt ion" fo1· "gold koprc·k:- .. in Russian . l 'kruinian nnd I :1·orµ-ian. P1•1·f. 101 :!· ( l•'il!. (i ) .il-H
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11 . 10 Kope<·ks. Phutugrarnn·. R1•1l 011 white pupc1·. i:w 33 x .+ .il 111111. Dl·Sij.,'11 shows ill ll(JJH'I' IC'l'l lw11d or )laxi111 Go1·ky, the famou-> \\"l'ilt•l', who was tlwn 1n·l1sitlt'nt or ~I OS(•()\\ Hu1·i C't~· fot• Pl'0111oti o11 of .hiation. wltit-lt C'amwd label lo lw i .,uc•1l. It al ·o huws rom·-C'ngfoed pas.-;e11g1•1· planl' in front of airpo1·t a11d ahun• that i11s1·dption .. \Ye shall hnihl a ~innt propa-1.rnndu plant'·· 11ncl Go1·ky' 11<1111('. Pl'rroration 111 1 x n :v,. On l'('\'('l'Sf' i in r ription p1·obihitin~ tOJnpul Ol',\" s;1h>. (Fig. 19) . . . . . . . . . . . . R-1'
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Osoaviakhim Dirigible Post Cards
ThC'se post ta 1·ds. <H'C·ot·ding to their printt'r·s lC'gends pri111t•d in ~ l 11s1·0\\, dirfr1·<•d from tlw utlhcisiw 111 beli; in that tht'y w1•1·1• ni I id l'ol' postag-C'. 'l'ht>t't• wet'<' a t kaist eig"hl diffrt•t•nt designs whi1·h tog-1•th1•1· with slogans Ntll1•tl fo1· 1•011-strn«tion of Ho\'iC't dil'i~ibles. 'rliPsC' \\'t're i:,;.-.uc•d during 1!)30-1932. .\ II WC't't' imprinl1•d with poshtg'<' stamp de igns likt> an 1•xcn11ple of tht> n•g-ula1· postul stationer~· post tal'd. Six \\'t'1·e hi-lingual (Russian am1 F'rcnC'l1 ) and two \\'<1 1·1• mu 11 i-1ingua1 t'll1J>Jo~-in11 eight In nguages.
All bu1· · pl'intC'1·'s lt>g-t'nds wl1ic·h in addition to indiC'alinl! :\[osrow a tlw plac<' of tht•ir printing g-a\·p th!' .''<'Ill' of issuan1·e ancl numbers nrtler11d J11'intl'<1. 'an ls wN·1· pl'intetl i 11 sol id rolor. of ora 11ge brown, hl'ow11i h rc<l and l'<'t1 011
heaYy hl'own ish c•a rt on p111w1'. ( F:a c·h Nu·tl l111d 1111 I,\· 0111• Ml01· 1. 'l'h1' l'P wa" nothing printC'd on l'l'YC'l'sc.
Hc1·ta ngul111· pan('(!. c·ontc1 ining <'lahon1!P drsign" ot·tupy roug-hly ll'ft h11Ir of ohn•1·. <'with th<' irnp1·intecl stamp in upper ri~d1tlw111l rm·1w1· and lwlll\\ that Jilli's for udd 1·essing. ~~11·i11tions in sb~rs ol'C·m·1·<'rl. Rinc1• fh·r 1·nt·ds l'Ontain referenc•e<.; to O:o11dakhi111. 1•11ti1·e se1·ies prl'-.nnrnhl,\- \\H. i. 11<'11 in !'0<1Jl<'l·atio11 with O.n.Y.F.
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L \ . 5 Kopecks. l11q1rinkd stamp is tlwt of :J kopec·k ora11g1• h1·uwn "oldil•r l'l'gul111· postage stamp of 1929. Ht>st of the design also is in orang<' brown. Drsign i11 111rge panel at lei't sl1ows (i,·e-molorec.1 dirigihle lw111·ing on port . i<h· rlesignution .. Oson\'inkhim C'C'C'P" a it flies to left m·er fielus hei ng ploughC'd b~· t .-actors. Insc·ri pt ion he low urg<'. "C'\'('r~·onC' to don11t(' and to JHll'tic·iµ>tte in huilcling SoYiPt uiri~ribl11s. .• Bi-li111nrnl. 'iz<' 1-17 x 11 2 111111 . Printrr's lef.!l'rnl indiC'Hfes 1.000,000 p1·int1•1I.
7A. 10 Kopecks. Im printed :-.ti1mp likC' Xos. 5.\ and Cl..:\ . 81·0\\nish 1·l•1 I. Dt>sig-n at lrft shows di1·i~ihle and thre<' plane: flying to IC'l't on•r linl' of six soldil't's faced left and wt•nring ''HS ma ·ks. Belo" tht•111 is pictnn•d group of ll'n ·oldiers C'xamining tank also fact>d lel't. In towel' l<.'l't co1·M1· is s111ull <'ircular ·eat of A Yi11tion and Chemical • 'oc·iC't."' l ns<>ription at lrft, reading upward. says .. .'tr<.'ngthen Defense of ' ·cp·· 111Hl
e<>ontl line sa~·s ".'tud~- )liliti11·y Techniques... Below tank is another inscription t'Nlding "Join the soa,·iakhim !" Octo-lingual. .'ize 130 x 107 mm. Printer 's legend indicate 1,000,000 printed . (Known post -111a1·ked Odessa 10 Xo\·C'mher 1932). (Fig. 26 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\ -B
>-A. 10 Kopecks. l mprinted stamp also like ;\o-. 3.A, 6A and 7.A . Red. Design at left shows two di1·igible and four biplane · fl~·ing Lo left tln·ough a la rg<' numeral "6" landing on field being ploughed by tlm.'l' trartors. ~\t left of "6" und below is in c1·iption mging memhC't. of eollC<•th·e farm to participate in O<>oaYiakhim loth.• 1·~· to • trengtlwn dt>fen. e of 'P. Octo-Jjngual. . ize 151x106 mm. Printer' lrgend indicates 2.000,000 printed. (Known PO'hnnrked ~Iin k 15 April 1933). (Fig. 27 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\ -B
(To Be Continued)
Ja1111ary, 1968
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28 & 29 March 1968
'Airmails of the World'
This most attractive sale features the Gold Medal award winning collection of Dr. Ernst Raab of West Berlin. It includes many of the rare Pioneer flights, notably Australia. France, Ger· many, Italy, Newfoundland and the U.S. A.; Columbia and French Guiana are also strongly fearured.
Some important items included are listed below:-
Australia: Ross Smith min iature sheet and cover.
Germany: 1912 Regensburg set of three in unique blocks of four.
- Extensive range of flight cards.
Colombia: Multi coloured series com· plete including covers.
Italy: Pioneer flight cards.
Newfoundland: 'Hawker' cover.
Italian Levant: 1922 Bucharest to Paris flight 15p., only five known.
Finland: 1930 Zeppelin . ' 1830' error, mint and on cover.
French Guiana: TAG stamps. One of the finest collection formed, including a unique block of four.
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Obituary
Bernard Fink, I 906-1967 i.'oll1mi11!! a h1•:11·t a1t11<"1' thl' night
h1·fo1·11. :lw 1111h· 1'1·pas\ll'<'I' that .\Elm 1 •111 L .\ 'l'ELl,.,'1':- . I'\'(' I' h :t ( l. Bl'l'IHI t•cl Fink . .Ji1·.J 1111 tlw 11101·11ing ol' DPl·1•111lwr .i. Hlli7 ;rt hi.., h111111• in \\-. ll t'lllJ1sl<•1Jl l. Ln1tJ! 1..,11111.J. ~- Y . 11 1• wa.., a Ffll111rl1r l/ 1111lu1'.
This will not Ill' tlw 1·usto111:11·v oliituar",\._ l11l'llli1111in1-r 111ost ol' tl;C' ' it a I ..,, at i-.t i<·.., a hou t 1 h1• d1•N•asC'1 l. l k1H•\\ BPt·nic• l"ink lno loni;i: arul loo Wl'll to do t hn t. I nsll•nd. I fl'l 1 <•ompl'lli·r\ lo "l'itP ;ilmut a lou)!t imc· f1·i1•11.J..,Jiip lllaint:litll'd for :33 ~'1'111 '" 1·11ti1·dy throrudr thP 1·11111111011 iutt·1·c•st in al' t'o-philat<'I~.
II' llll'fllol'\ tlcws uot lwt 1·a' fi ll'.
Hl'1·11h• and i 1111"t i11 Hl:3:> at th(· fh·st pulil ic· a nl'I ion sal1· of tts1•d uir mail -;tamps c•\<'1' lu·ld in ~('\\ Yo1·k ('it~-. 1'h!•1·1 was a hiµ: flool' "ith mt111~· ail' 11111il c·nlll'f'l111·s and d1•11 IC'r. ){am hH\ I' pus..,"d 1111 h~· llO\\: only a fe~, still :1 1'<• "pl11ying" \\ith nil' m:iil ..,1a111 ps u ncl Nn·c·t'S.
B1•1·nil' Fink \\Ml onC' of thos<' who .. ,wnt nut.., .. 11hunt ust>d ai1· urnils. Ifo hl'li1•n11. ns l anrl somt' othPl'>- clicl, thut one <'oulrl walk into urw ~e,,· Yol'lc •kah' r :rnd bu.'· mint a ir mail stamp. : hut gC'lling th<'m usc•d was a· rC'al c·hnll<'ni.?c>. I l'l'lllrmbt•r lh<' INldinf,?: a ir mail profossional at tlwt lillll'. the lat<' Xie· Sanabl'ia, holding his no ·e when usrd ai r rn 11 ils WC'l'<' mrntionrd. li e said that many had phon~· nrnrkings, hu,·ing h<>cn "canct>11Nl in Rrnoklyn .. , Yer~· r~w bt•lit•\'(:rl . ' i<• Sanabria. sa.,·in ~ that incr he dealt C'X<·lush•f>l.'· in mint st11111ps. it \\':l''I good httsine ·s to kno<'k . Ontl'lhing h<' did not sfo(•k.
It w;1s not until a Imo ·t nt th<' C'nd of Wol'ld Wa r· Il that some of u, <l\ntk<'ll<'d to a r<>alizution that the c·ditor of the Sanabria L'11talogtH' hacl been l'ight. Many of them clid ha n• phon~· canc<.'llation . This wns one of the r eason that A~:RO t'HlLATELl~Ts wa. formed. . \. numb<'l· or u. fl'lt tlrnt un organization wa. needt><l devoted to the stud~· of air mail stamp" on ancl off cover. also, the fl ooJ of new i ue which W<'l'(' being offer<'d far above thC'ir original face value wn. another reason.
A bout n dozen ail· mail . tamp collcctoi. met informall.v in 1946 and before the y<'ar had ended, out· orgunization wa c tabli ·hed. A few had t-0 rve as officers ; Bernie Ji' ink ,·oluntcercd to act n · our trea. ur<'r . He sttwk with this for 21 ,·c111-s until the da,· of hi · death.
Tl~e foundet. of AERO PlllLA1'F.t.1sTs wanted a bi-weekly 4-page ne" letter offering the mo t t·eliable in format ion po· ibl on n ir mail tamp . F'or yeai , the "Aero Ph1'fate1i~t's New:." perform <'d 1hi: S<'ni<:e twice H month . The matter of counterfeit cancellation on air mail tamp w:i one ubjcct fully tn'at<'d. Bernie Fink, who had unknowningly purrlrns<'<l man~· stamp with the e phon.'· cancel , lrnd tmlied them; he wrott> 3 excellent articks on Italian aud l•'rcnch 'olonial countcrfrit cancC'llation , clrnrl~· dt•mon. t rat ing "hy Cl"rtain markings could not be genuine.
A tro Pllilatel is l . 11111<1 /s 71
We u {'c} air mail enthu ia t asked t•uch other if wt• would continue or turn to anoth<.'t' field in al'ro-phi l atel~-. )lost of us dcc·idNI to Ira,·<' that P<.'<'ialt~-. It was. thu ·, around 194 that Berni<' Fink latc·hed onto H new fil'l<l in which. in timt', he grew to h<' the champion. This wHs 171< 1930 a11d 19/!:l Omf Zrpprlin issues. mostJ~· on flight coYers. In retro p<.'ct, it \HIS an ontstancling field to select, ht'cau <' in the l' lltir<.' field of philately. and this indn<l<'s <'w1·~·thing. cla ic · ancl topiral \ the way Graf Zl'ppelin ·tamps lun·l' zoomrrl in Yahl<' and popularity ha· hl'<'ll r r111arkahll'. Our own 1930 , rt ol' thre<' (Rrott r. H. C'13-1:1 ) i just one out of m1111~· t•xarnpl<.'s.
BC'mi<' Fink would talk about his Zrpp rollertion ·'at th<' drop oC a hat.. , He hPgnn Pxhihiting them, Iii-st Joc·all~-, then rC'gionalJ~· nncl fi1rnlly, nationall~-. EH<'h sU<:t•t•eding time it wa. shom1, it gained a higher award.
Tn 1961 for C'uriosa in J lolland, I took his Zeppelin t·oll1•ctiun O\' Pl"Sl'HS ror its first international . howing. The judge· awarded it 11 gol<l rnt>dal. 'J'his wa to he repeated oftrn; in all. four intC'matiotrn l gold ntl'1lals w111·t• ,,·on. .Just a few months hC'fm·<.' hL pa: ing, the Bemarcl ~'ink Un1r ZC'ppelin t·olledion gained one or the top 1nnmls at thr internalioual air post t•xhihition in Budapf.'st, Ilungai·y. Th<.' roll<.'<>tion al o won top national awHt"<ls at stam1)s shows likl' 'F.PAD. o.JF.X aml T.:\TJ~RPEX. 'J'he makrial lrncl to be st•en tu h<' hclil'\"Nl.
A mo. t plea ant C'Xp<.'rienre for BN·11il' Fink came a a 1°1.'Snlt of tht1 AEROPl-:X
{'x]1ibition h<'l'C in Xew York C'ity in June, 1966 that Ilerbert Rosen stagt>ol for F.I. '.A. at thP :\merirmia Hokl. .A husband and wife !rom Portland. Orcj?on were examining- the Zepp<'lin exhibition as Bl' l"lli<' happenrd to comt' along. Ile introclucecl himsC'li' a. the exhibitor and puint E>d it ont album pai,rE> by page. Thi " '"C':t ('oust c·oupl<' Wt'l'l' ·o Jasrinntl'll that tht>y said th .v only werr solTy that their Portlantl, Orl'gon stamp club could not cc a great collec·tion like J1i.. It so Jiappen<'d that Bernie's <laughl<'r was atlt' nding Rerrl olll.'gl' in Oregon and the BE>rnarcl Vink · would b<.' out thrre l"or the g-ra<luatio11 in .fone. 1967. .\ date was rnadC'; this lllN' ting was later rrporkd in the stump pres." 11s onr of thr mo t out tarnlini:r cYer in Oreg-on.
Although Bt'rnie aTHl I were longtime fr il•nus, w1' lrnd sOllll' sha1·p cliffl-1·ences of opinion. On m~· part. I con tantl~· chided m.,. friend l"or the poor mam1e1· in whic·h he had mountC'd his con1 .. on album pag<.'s. T pleaded with him to change; I often told him that hi Zeppelin collection wa imilar to a wonderful gem stone being put in a 5 and 10 cent store metal 111ountin1?. But Bemie would shrug hi shoulders; he ne,·er <lid remount.
Fnrthermor<.', a. the year pa · ·e<l, hi · knowle<lge. of Zep1wlin rtig-hts lwcflme most profound. J ran think of no one hi · 'Uperim·. AgHin. l plN1 l<.'d often ,dth him to record hi:;; knowledge in this 111aga:r.i1w as hE' had do1w with the countc1·feit cancellation . But I could not prevail. l"nfortunnt<'l.'·· his knowledge of Grnf Zepp<.'lin i SUI'S l1as gone with him.
'l\\ice Bernard Fink was the• official cl(•le•7 ate or .\ERO P11 11..\TELl'T. to F.I. .~\ . 'ong-re ·s<.' abroad. l do not think hr mi s<.'<l OTH' annual rom·<.'ntion of our organization. TI C' at1P11llecl many a<>ro-philat elic affair, alwars with 11i. cl<' ' 'Ott•d wif<.', . yh·ia . l•'requentl.'·· for our animal cli11net~, hi. cl:mght rr. Blir.a heth antl his . 011 , Lu111·ence, \\OUlrl hf' pr<.'sent. .Although sadrlenNl lw his passing, th<.'re is go0<l ncws to 1°C'port. ?ifrs. ~'ink and hi. cla11~hter plan to retain 11nd E'xhihit his ,·rr.'· fo1e Zeppelin t•ollN•tion. Rrrnit> has gonl'. lmt not hi. (•011<.'c·tion. Tt will lw on cli ·pla~· in the rutlll'l'. Besides hi. wifr. !'iOll anrl clau1?hter, he is . uni\'C'cl h~- hi mothl'r, a sistl'r ancl hrotlwr. ( Tl .. 11 .r.'.)
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The Post Office In 1924 Make A Rate Mistake
By W ILLIAM H. MILLER, JR.
Tl11•re lwn· h<'<'ll s1•\·e1·11l artic·ll's 11pp<'111·ing- in this p11hlic·atiun "ith 1·c•frr e11cc to puhlie 111is1111d!'1-st1111din!! 1•on1·pming pro1w1· air· mail 1·at1•-. (.\Eno l'lllL.\TEt.l:':.1' \:-\:" .\!-": \ 'ol. XI f. pag<' 7; Yol. X\' JHIJ?e 2).
i"l'Cllll thP illC't'ption Of l'l'/.!lliat• ait• lllilil Sl'ITi<•<• in !hi:- l'Olllltl•r 1111 )l a,\· J;). 191~. addr<'sst•r-s of lf' th•r"' dl'slim•d w lw 1«1l'l'it•d h,,. plant' lrnn· ol'tl'n bl'li<•wcl tlwt ri1-st -c·h1ss posh1ge had to hi' addl'cl in aolclition lo tlw air mail l\·1'. Jn act11nl fm·I. Ill!' ai1• mail l'<lll' S ha\'(' aiwa,\'s i11c•lttdr1l l'ir ... t -<•iCISS postage, l't•:nl1'11JC's · Ol wlwth1•1· I hi• 11111il was lo hr Ihm 11 "holl,\· 01· only in }1<11'1 h,\· du11wsti1· a ir sr1·\'i1·r.
T n nl\' s1•11 r<'l1 t'o1· 1•01111111·1·<'ia I h· us1•d 1·on·1-.... I ha H' 1111 11 u mcruu:-. m·tasions t·om<' ar1·1;s. ... l'IJ\'l'l'" lH•al'in)! fi1·sl-<·li;ss pustagt'. as m•ll 11s tlw p1·up1•1· Hil' 111ail 1'1•1'. . \ lthouiih 1his 111istak1•11 pr11l'li1·1· is 111111·1• f1·1·qu1·11tl.' 1·11t·ou111cn•d dul'ill!! the l'ill'liPt' d1•1•;Jch•s of 0111· ait· nrnil "'Pni1·1· 1•\1•11 tud;1Y I uc·1·a..,iu11alh· find a n•eent air mail 1·on•1· \dlh the rirst-dass po-;'til{!<' 1tt'fi:o.1,;l i11 atlclition 'to tht' il il' 111nil Sl;Jllljl.
The illh' l't'"I i11 tlH• 1·owr pi<·tt11·1·1l i11 this a1·1idl' lit•>- i11 1h1· fad that this is tlw l'i1~t instam·1• \\hl'l'I ' l ha\'l' .;1•1·11 th<' Pust <Hfi1·1• fa ll i11t11 tlw 'lame 1•1To1· as that 1111111<' IJy u11i111'01·111ed pl'ivutt' M'lld<'l'S.
'l'his l'U\'l'l'. 111ail1•il fru111 Han Fn11wii;1·u !Ill .Julr I. rn2.+. Ull the llt•\\l,\' opruc<l t1·a11s1·011t i1wntal ail' 1·out1'. ii. addrcs..-;t•d lo llolyokL .'1 assad1ttM'tt:.. It f lC'w rmm tlw \\' ('i;I l'oast tu :\(•\\ York ( 'ii\·, tilt' l'HSll'l'll l1•1·111i11111-1, 111111 lllPJH•e went to J lol,,·ok1· b~· t1·uin. wh1·1·1• it wus 1·1•ct;in·cl un .Jul~· 4.
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COLOMBIA
H and tamped M ancomun Marking
By W ILLIAM N. MEAD
1\\o n·<·1·11t arl id1• .... ··staill<1 .\ ir ) foil Etiq11Pttl's .. h~· Kl' ll\11111 l'. anforcl in .\ p1·i l, Hlli7 11 u111lw1· of this ll lllA'ltzint'. and .. C'olomhiu-Maneo111u11 .iir }!ail of H('A ll'I' .\ ·· In· D r. Bohcrto L1•,·i-('ast il lo in the .) uh·, 1967 numbl' l' l'('f<'l'l'C'<l to 11 11d Ull\l' th1• i>111·kg-1·01111d of llw ·· )tmwomnn .. nil' 11;ail M·n·ier. sueh hrinl? iucli<·11trd hr t ilt' llS(' of lll'ill l(•d a i1· 111a il l't iqtH'tks in \lll'iOUS fu1·111s.
'I'lw \\'l'ilt·1· h11!. i11 hi~ <·oll rc·tion a <·OY<'I' srnt from Btt<'IUl\'C'nlul'a, Colomhia to He1·li11 . U1•1·111 1111.' · .. Pol' l l idl'Oll\' io11 .. 011 ''hich 11ppe11rs a hlur han<h~tnmp r1•11di11ir: .. P11r .\\·ion ( '111TP0 .\ 1•1·0 ~l 11nc·o111 1111." Thr \\Ol'dinj? and format is si111il11I' 111 t h11t of thf' 1•tiq1wtt1•s shO\rn in l•'iµ-m·1·s 10 and 11 of ~Ir. anforcl' u1·tic·IC'.
r11ro1·t11 11at1'h·. till' war datl' i11 till' liH<'llll\ClltUl·n IO\\ll (•HllCC'llation is llll·
dC'1·iph1•1·ahlt" B1;t. -;i111:,. tlw ail' mail sh1mp \\ll'l 1101 issued until • .\tt!?USI 1. rn:t~. 1111d l> I'. L1·,·i-( 'a ..,tillo's al'ti<·ll' 11ot1•-. that al't!'1' .Julr I '. 1!137 tlw point of uir 11111il d1•p111·t11 1·1• 111'<·111111• <'ali ratlwr th1111 Bm•nun•nh1r11. th1· elate of u c is t•stahlii-llt'd 11-.. ll1'i 11µ- '' ithin that pel'io<l.
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INTER PE 1968
Day of Aero & A tro Philately
"A Day of Aero & tro Philately lrn-. aaam b~n proclaimed. atul will takt· placi' on March 1 t, 196 in -e" York 'il.r during lN'rERPE:X,., a1u1ou11ced l\lr. Hcrbi'rt Ro en, its organizer. Thi!. "Da) of .\ l'ro c· .A tro Philately " ''ill now be au nnnual foature of TXTBRPEX ua..-.e<l. on it immC'n!!l'ly \wc·r--·-ful acceptance at la ·t :rear •._ how.
The )'<'Il l' of 196 is u[ spl'ci11l i111portnw·1· ht•t·U\N' it i' the 50\h A.11nht•r..;111·~ of o:fricial air mail trunsportation in tlw l ' nitPu .'talM and .\ u-.t ria in l•:n1·01w that tartl'tl iu 191,. 11 i1' al:-;o ten YPlll"' 11j!o that tlw -;pa1•(' p1·11i.r1·am .;l;11·1'·d in thi country.
Thi' "Day of .\ cro & _\.,t rn Philall'I.' .. "ill lw lwld 11rnh·1· 1!11· at1'-pi1•p, of the F Pdi'1·11tio11 Jnt cr1111tiun11l1• des Hoc·iPll·' ~\t'rophilah•l iqm·" ( F .L · .. \ . ). 1111d
theit' insignia will he i11dud1•1l in n d1•,ig-11 "hi1·h "ill h1· a1l1h•1l lo all I'l l\ l'lop1• ... posll'fl thi d1.1,r a t I~TERPE.X .
.\ spi'cin I com mcmora tin• 11011-offil·iu l -,11uH·nir -..h1·1·t will Ill' i m•cl for 1 h j, O(·<·a-.ion, 1l1'<lil'lttc•cl to tlw unni\'1~1..,;n·it>i. of ai1· mail antl !>puci· achit•n•nwnh.
Tht> leading air mail and r0<·kPt muil •mt·i1·tie..,; \ ERO l'llll ~\n:r.1sTs. )ll'tr11-politan .\ irmail C'on•1· <'luh .. J OC'k Knight Philatl•lic .'o<·ii•ty, .Rockl'\ )Jail .'uciPt~·. will han' llll'<'lin~. ledm·es. film showin~ 1111d other pre" •ntat iot1' on thi' rlu~-. making tht> " Dny of .\ l't·o & Astrn Philnt<•l,, .. . an ouhtnnclin!!' t•\ 'l'llt.
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.\I r .. foh nnn . \ nrc:ittPr, Pre. i<lt'llt of the Jntp1·national Airmail Exhibition ·· t t•'.\ V I E>.'X.\ 196 ·· ha. t·<'leasrd the s<>he1lule or act h·itic to take place olul'ill!{ tltt• show schcdlllPd rrulll i\lay 30 to June (j at the U ofburg in Vienna.
Tht• 01wning ct•rc•111oniPi. 1'01· th1' sp<'eial J...'"llest. will be held on Thur day, )l a.'· 30th, at 10 :00 .\ .)I. Tlw ,,xltibition iti;elf will open at l :00 P .M. That (•\"(•llillK tlw first llH'Pting- 11nd l'l'l"<')ltion or thl' Austrian Airmail Collecto1 ('h1 hs \\ i II t 11 kl' pln<:t'.
Thl'I'(' will hi' 11 3-hour sig-ht'!t'l'ing tour or hi ·toric Vil'llllll. induding a dsit Io t hr- l-i<·hrn·n hnu111 f'11st )p t lie next 111orn i ng, ~I ay ~~ 1 st, a ncl 11 Mn er rt with the \.iPn 1rn R111•ng-r1·knalwn i1wluding- a fashion show is plannt>d fo1· the afternoon.
J\ ,·isit to tlw Ilorhu1·g. showing tlw Ji,·ing q1u11·t1•1·s. pt·<•sentation rooms, and <· 1'0\\·11 .i1•wc•ls of E1111w1·01· Franz .Tosl•ph nnd ~~mpress Elizabeth will take pl:u·P on Sat 11 r1l11.'· mo1·11 i ng, .r mw 1 ·t. Jn the afternoon, t ht' t'e will be a trip 1lown tlw Oanuh<' going to 1h1• outskirts or Yienna, as wrll a. ,-i it to wcllk1tm\ 11 pl HI'<'>: im·h11li111t t hP fH111ous cloister .. KlosternNthnrg. · · On I his dny th!' 1111'1'1 itlg' ur the ..\s.'\tl<'iHlion of the Au. tl'ian Philatrli<' ('luhs \\"ill be held . . \ nothC'r C'x t·m·sion \\'ill o<•c•ur on Rund11y, .J unc 2nd, to I lw t'nmou. '·Wienerwa Id ... ( \ . i<'ntrn Porr.'t ) and the> "'·ening will be spPnt Yi. itin~ a popular •· ff pu1·ig-P1t .. in llriming.
'l'he .\ \\'urd · Prrscnh1tio11 Banqlwl will take plarC' on ~lomlay ewning in 11111 · nf tl11· outstanding YiP11na hotel:;. On Tue day, Jnnl' -lth , then• will be an
VATICAN CITY COVERS Boleffi 's PricH in (
# 14 ProvlslonaJ on Firs t flt. cover _ ·- · 47-64 Catholic Pre11 .. .. 66·60 on reg. letter .Arch. Cong . ..... . 61-67 fl . to France Interregnum 72 · 76 Medallions 122-181. Ell·12 Baaltlca.s-Exp. 132-139 Holy Year 140· 42 - PalaUne Guard 143-44 - Dogma of AuumpUon 145-48 - Pope Phu X 149· 63 Ca.Jchedon _ 155 - Boman States -· 166A - Roman States souvenir sheet 156-67 Maria GoretU _ 168-68, E13·14 Pope• &: B 11.11lllca.s - Exp. 239-42 - Bruuel1 FaJr . 242A - Bru ssels Falr souvenir sheet C9-15 2nd AlnnaJI C16-17 - Tobia.a C18-19 t:Pl' c20. 21 registered with cachet C22-23 - Dome I -· .... .. . ..... C24-32 - Angels C33-34 Dome ll (high values) C45-46 Archangel (high values) C45-46 .Archangel with designer autograph
P .O. B . 60.00 45.00 40.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 60.00 17.50 25.00 18.00 22.50 36.00
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PENNY P. 0. Box 57 Dumont, N. J.
S. L . Bayer, Prop. Member Aero Phllatellat.a, Collectors Club, ABDA.
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all-da.'· dsit to Bu1·!!e11l1111d. tlw t ountrysidr h<'twt>rn tlw ~\ ljls awl ll t111!!111·ia 11 Pussta .
\Ye<lnC'sch1y .• June :>th . is lhr 01wning of tlw FlH~\ t'ongn•s.'>. followed i11 lh1· afternoon h~· a symposium a nd, al tlw s11n11· ti111 P. M l .\.T .. J.P. lllPPti11;.:. Thu1-sdu)·, .Jmw 6th, i-; cledic-al <'il to th<> FJH.\ ( 'on~'l't'·s 1d1id1 will c·ul111i11 11 11· with an af t<'rnoon l'Cl"l'Jl1ion 11111l roc·kh1il part ~· for 11wmhP1·s. ) 11 addition. cl11 1·imr lh1· whole wt•<'k t ll<'r <' wi 11 lw s1wcia I p1•1·t'o1·m11 tt<·t'' in t h1· OJH• t·a honsc•-. and a 1011 r NtllPd · ·Yi1•111rn h.1· ::\ig'ht" is arnilahk.
Th<' cl<'la il l'll program will "0011 he <1n1ilablr awl a 1n·os1wc·111s for 1 ht· I 1111•1'na tionnl .\ ir Post Exhibition is also in print , hoth to lw 1·1•11dy few •lii-t1·ilmti11n in .January. Tlw. c can lw ohtai1wd h.'· ,niting- to tlw < ' 0111111i~-;io111·r or 1lw IF.\ Exhibition in the• r.K.\ ., ) I r . JTp1·hp1·t lfos1·11. l:!l W1·sl -1-:ith St.. ::\1' \\ Y111·k IOO:~(i.
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:·: MEETING NOTICES 1111 ~ ~ :•: Every month except July or August 1111 1111 Ch N Y k N Y :·: :·: Meets secon~P!!:u~~·a! :-ch ::nt:ra; 8 :00 ·P. M. m the 1111 1111 Collectors Club, 22 East 35th St., New York, N. Y. :·:
Xt'wl"oundland 191!1 flttwl.-1 r, 11. Jr. ,(iJrhl creast· ................ . / )1 l 1i111 do 1•on•r ............. ... ... .... ....... . Columbia pa rt o. go. • •••..••..••...•....•. Boflw mint hlo<•k of 4 ........................ . .
(Reprinted by pprmlsslon rrom the "Collectors Clu b P hllatellat ," bl-monthly magazlno ot the Colh·cturs l'lub, 2~ Enllt :i:; Stret'l, NI'\\ York, N . Y .)
ll' orld J c.t Aircr(lft 011 tam71s b)' Luwrl'nce De ~lar ._ 96 pages. man)' illuslrat iou , paper coYer. Publi hed by the .American Topical • .\<;soeiation a~ llandbook • ' o. 57. Price $5 from .American •ropical .\ sociation, 3300 ~orth 50th tr<>et, ) l ilwaukee, W i . 53216.
Thi reYiewer ha flown often in jet plane., but until he looked over this
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craft. This work has nine chapter::; <liddc•tl iuto 15 cctio11 · ; co11 ·cqucntly, it t eptescnl a wondetful hi tory o.f modetn aviation incc jct were introduced.
Do you r ealize that there are about 00 1: ... and .foreign ·tamp · with a jct airplane in the de ign 1 B efore eeing thi booklet, our tmeducal<'fl guc wo\1l<l have been, at the mo t, a couple of hundred.
Reading all the technical information. one eoul<l not help hut wonder if the author, a st amp collectot , really had accurntely rr<•01·<l1•ll this. Th(•r efore, documentation would ha,·e ·ub ·tantiatrd the lt"cml'nLlous amount of Mmpilation the author did. Thi rc\'iewer onl)• ca n hope that mo. t of thr :wiatio11 1lntn is reliable. There i no 1·pn on to br lir,.,, UHlt it i not.
Although thi booklet i hort on aeto-philate]y but long on ac•ronautic<;, thi r eYicwcr remrmbers in the ..4.i ro P111?ntcli.sls 1 News, that he> had e<lik•l for cigh l yca1 ( 19-!5-l 953) . a st>rie. of article b)• the late Eugene M . .A1·khangtwlsk~· on" Airplane De. ign. On tamps." Kno"i ng the great amotmt of im-c .. ;tigaling that l\Ir. ArkJiangncl. ky had clonr yNll'::l ago, thi re,~ewer can nppreciat t• th1• liard work that 1\Ir. De )fars did in compiling hi book.
It is hoped that the in.formation will be kept upclatrt1, he<>an c tlw age of the jet a ircraft is far from OYer. Man~T future tamp a re hound to i11coq>0ratc jct in their design.
There is a 5-page checklist at the encl with four li tings. i.e.: hy country, by both cott and the French, Yvert & Tellier, catalogue numhe1 · (why no Gibbons!) and by the type of aircraft. Thi reYiewer learned a lot of upplementary aero-philatelic information from thi · 96-page work and belie,·e · that others al o will. Even if one i not an air po t pecialisl but only inter ted i11 modern aviation, thi · book i recon11nende<l. ( II. M. G.)
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J<1111wry, 1968
FRANCE · U ITED TATE A M ystery Cover
By PHILIP SILVER
Thi· illu ... 11·1111•d 1·uq•r lll'lunj!' to Ezrn /). ( '0/1 of '.':yark. :\. Y. Thi>. " ellknown profp-,.,.ionul llhilah·lisl \\1h p1t1.7.lt•1l h.'· it 1111d -.1•11t it 011 to 1111• for a pos. ... ihle Pxpl1111ntio11. I \\ l'tlt1· hi111 th1• t'ollowinir:
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.. \Ylwn t1·ying to ... oh·c thi item. th1•r1· is alwa~·s a 1·1·rtai11 IHk of knowl<'dg whic·h lrnm1w1~ u-... For <•xa111ph•, wc•rr tlw l'. H. "tamp .... pl1w1•d on in F'1·anc1•, and, ,,Jtat was tlw '"' ight of the lrtted
"The c·ro ·sed har on th<' C .• '. st11111ps i..., a fu1·111 uf 1·1111<·i>llation which 1 lwli<'Ye was pren1lrnt at that time' in ::\1•w York and llM•tl 011 fon·ig-n air mail l1·t1 r1 whi1·h p:tss<'d thron1?h lh<'re 1•ithrr 1•asthound 01· \\(• ... thound. I have a <'llH'l' in nn <'ulle<:tion also use1l in 1933. whirh w1•nt ft'Ultt :\1•\\ York to G1•rm11n,· that ha. tl;c. "ame t~· pe of crosse1l ha t..... ·
"Tlw F1·1·1tl'h stamp 1wrforuH'1l two pu1·poi.ri. - it paid tlw air ra t<' from Pnri to London, al)(l the ocean 1·a1t• tu :\C'w York. But not«• that tlwrc is a 111anus1·1·ipt notntiou at the low1·r IC'l't \\hi<·h indic<1tes tlwt the lctlt•r was to go ·, ja the ~ . .'. BrcnH•n/ ,'ailinl? from (')wrhourir.· [f it indr1•d clitl m11k1· th1• mails l'o1· thl' • · ... Brl•n11•n at Clwl'hourg, tlll'n the nir mail Sl' l'YiC'e to London wai. not ;inlih•d of. Thu-. part of the Frl'neh tamp l'l'JH'1•-.e11ts an OYl't-payment.
··If the L'. '. stawps were nffixc•d in Pra llt'<' hy I he <wncler, then why was thP con•r postnu11·k<'cl with the mall eircular ·Due" ee1t1-.' T The r. . air mail l'ttl<' from .JuJ~· 6, 1932 to June 30, 193-1 wa. cent. for the first ounel' antl 13 c·1·nts for <'lll'h additional ounce. If thi letter. therefore, wei1?hed morl' than one ounce it , houl<l have been marke<l •Po. tagc Due 13 cent . ·
.Jcro Pl1i/(lll'li.~I , f 11110/,q l
"That this cun:r is postmarked · l>uc c~nt ·· could bt• <lm· to two n•asons. Fil t, thE' lcttel' wrigh<'d two ounces, hut the po ta! clerk mal'ked it ·One CC'nt 'for tht' src·ond otlJl('(.' inska~l or thl' torn•ct 13 l'ents amount. . l'<:onJ, thr lrtt<'t weigll<'d on!~- one ourwe r·equirinir thr , -ernl rat(•. Tn thHt c·nst'. we would haYe to assuml' that thl' 't'ntkr <lid not IHI\'<' lhc- r. . stamp::; to affix. The deduction then would he that the co,·er wa ' helien'd to he C'nt via air mail in thi, C'Ountry, that the <:l'nts in .• '. stumps l'or tlw oum·e rate \Yl'l'<' applied in the Xew York po. t offic·c. The stamps thm W<'l'e cancellc<l with the cro ·sccl bars and the ·Due , l'ents · ma r·king was applied in ~l'W York, thr mune.r bcinn collected in this amount from thr a<ld1· C<' in l\Iinneapolis. · ·
}lr. Ezra n. Cole sngJ!l' te<l howing thi myskl')" CO\'Cr in this mngaziiw along with my <:onjectur·cs l':XJ)laining thl• postal markinh~· Pe1·hnp. others nm.'· be able to offer 11 lwltl'r cxplanntion.
See Page 74 For List of Air Mall Handbooks On Sale
SCADTA COMPANY'S
1925 Centra] American Trial Flights
By JEAN GRAYELAT
(Editor' .Yotf': In tlw Oclobe1·, 1967 nmnbcr of thi · maguzin<', Yo!. XY,. o. 2, on paii:cs -!3 to -16. :\lr. 1:'1·etl 0 'Xeill U. of 'o ·tu Rica wn the <1nt hor of thP articl<' •·Central AmPri<·u. Tht' .· ADTA ('o.'s 192:l Tl'i11l Flil-{hts." .Mr. Ora,·clat, the well-known French am·o-phili1tl'list, wrote tlw following lc•ttr1· in French to ...\lr. 0 ·xeill. T transh1kcl it into En~lish. whic·h is now hPing puhli hed here with the pe11ni · ion of both )fo:s1 . Ul'aw-lnt nn<l O'Nrill. 11..ll.0 .)
" I am YCl'." happy to rea<l your article on the l'.\ D'l'A l'lights in l't•ntral America during 1925. Thcl'e is little documented on the e flight aml tlw co\·er t•crtainl~- are very scare<'. Jn l~urope, l haw iw,·cr seen 0111• in 1111 t•xliihitiou; in France. I do not reeall ever ccing- them exhibited. P erhaps 11 fl•w c·owrs may e:xi ·t in G<'rmany, b1'Cllusc thc · P11cifo:o' an<l · A tla11lil'o · a \'iators werr German. But one cannot he ct•rtain. bceau c 1 happen to know personully many German acro-philntdists and their c·ollP<:lion" c·ont11in nu1tP1·i:ll mostl~· from their o"~n cou n tn·.
··In m;, colll' ctiun, tht>r1• lll'l' four 1·1fft•1-s whid1 I d<.' ·cribr as follows: "l. ~\ co\'er with the cil·culnr rnchel of 'ri tobal. 'anal Zone (Fig. 1 in
your article) . Tt i. H<ltlress<'d lo :.\Ir. U. Xorieaa, Co ta Rica's Po. t Ol'fic·c Director, whom you mention in ~·our article on the bottom o.C page J5.
"2. .A eo,·er s('nt to Barr:rnquilla August 10, 192;) H<ldres..<;t'd to l~;inama. The arrival po ·tmark i tlatrd Cri tobal Augu. t 12th .
.. 3. A co\·er maill·d to Barranquilla for l 'artago 011 Augu t 10, 1925. 'l'hc arriYal markings are Limon . \u anst lJth a nti C'artago the 15th. 1'he rectangular ('achet i the ame a above.
" 4. A cover from 'o la Rica. to 1\Iauagua, Nicaragua with th<.' . ame <:achrt and the same franking as the one hown in Fig. 3 of yom n1'ti<'l<'. "
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AERO PHILATELIST
M inutes of the 21st Annual Convention
I. The 21st u11 11 twl <·1111n-11tio11 1111•t•ti111( ot' .\r:1w l'Hll.ATEl, fl'\Tt--, Tne. was lwld 011 ~on'nlhl' I ' 11. 1967 nt tlw HhPratu11 ll otl'I. Philadelphiu, P1•11ns,vh-ania. The 1111-t•ti111! wns 1·11llP1l lo 111'111'1' h~- P1·1•sid1•11t Will iam :\ . :\h•11d at 2:10 P. :\I. li t' th1·n \H•k•on11•d th1• 11wmhe1·s und g-ul'sts in nttl'IHla111·1>. 11. Tlw H1•<·1·Ptary p1·0 ll'11tpo1·t'. :\Ir. W illin111 II . :\f illt•I'. .fr .. was c-;11lc•d upon to l'l'Hd lht• 111inut1•i. of lht• 20th antHIHI <·On\'1•ntion hdd at the ( 'oflt'<·lol's l'luh in Ne" Y 01·k I 'it,\-. 'l'l!l• 111inuh•i. w1•1·1• 11pp1·0,·pd 11s 1·c•ud. 111. 1'1a• '1' 1·1•11su1·1•1·, ~1 1·. Bt>1·n111·d F111k , tlwn ros1• to 1h•liY<'l' tlw 11nnu11l rc>port of tl11• rin1111<'i11l 1·011.fition of tlw 11q.rnniu1tio11. ~lr. l·'i11k 1·1·po1·1ed that tlwr1• hucl h1•1·11 11 los-.. 111' 2a 1111•111lw1 .... dm·ing- the ~«·111· dne to 1·esi~ri111tions 11nd dl'nths, nn 1·n1·01l1111•11t of HI Ill'" 1111•111b"1". 1111.f tl111t 1111r pn•s1•11t pnid-up nwmhe1-.,hip was 111m :u:;. I\". P1·1·-.id1·11t )lt•;id tlll'11 t'alled 11pun thP 1111•11il1e1-ship to ril>t' for a minute oi "ih·11<·1· in tl'il111tt· lo th1• l'ollo\\ing l\\u 1111•111h1•1-s whos1• d1•11th" 111·rmT1•d rlnl'i11g th1· p11-.t ~-1•111·:
\ '. )fl'. I l1·nl',\ )f. (loodkimf. 1•ditul' uf thl' .\El<O l' lln.ATEl.lt-.T .\~~\I~'· l'\•f)()l'h•d on th1· \a 1·i1111s h111101.., \\on h,,- ou1· p11hli1·11tio11 du1·ing- tl11• past .''<'Ill'. Ile l'ul'ther r1·1>t11·t1•d 11p1111 sonw ot' tlw \1•1·~- fint• fo1·tlwu111ing a1·ti<·l11s to ht• pnhlislwd in Olli' q11111·1t· 1·(~- 11111glli:i1w; whilP 1111<·1· Hf!ni11 u1·iri111! tlw 1111•111hership tu t ontl'ihut<' lll't it·lt•s ill I host• 111'\'llS \\ h1•1·1· tht',\" IHl\'t' p111·tic·uln1· knowh·~ll!t' th11t \\Ollld hr or lllll' l't•st 111 11111· 1·1·111!1·1·-... Editol' Uo111lkind was 1·011111u•1111t•d ll\' P1·esidl•nt )l<'Hil fu1· his 1•x1·l•lll•nl wol'k in 1·1111111•1·ti1111 11 ith ou1· p11hlir11tio11. · \ ' I. :\11·. <:1«11·g1· 'I'. 'l'u1·1w1'. ('h11i1·1111111 of thP C:oldp11 .\ ii· ~! ail .\ n11h'1•1-sar~· t·l'l1·l11'11ti1111. 1·11s1• to l!i'·<' 11 1·111Te11t 1·1·port on that 1'01·tlwu111i11i.c 1•\'1•111. lll' lll'l!l'd f1Ul'ti1·ipatiu11 1111d 11i..-;ista111·1· fl'lllll tfll' 1111•111he1·ship of .\EHO l'lllL.\'l'EL IS'l's. 111<'. \ 'I I. Pn .... id1·nt )lt·11d spok1• 1111 tlw 1·ffo1·ts un hl'lrnlf of rnrio11'\ ai1· mail 01wrniwti1111s in th1· l ' nilt•d Htat p-. tow111·d-.. -..111111• -..111·1of11 1111•1·i.c1•1· lwtw1•1•11 thl•se g-ro11p'\.
The Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., November 11, 1967 ( Left): Our then Treasurer, the late Bernard Fink, rendering his annual last financial report while President William N. Mead on the left chech the report while Secretary Pro tempore, William H. Miller, Jr. records the minutes; (Right) some of the membe" listening lo Mr. Fink's fi nancial report. Ph I s by Irving Weinberg Philadelphia Pe.)
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'Phe lo."s of iucliYidual id1·ntit~· s1•1•ms lo hl• 11 111njor stumbling- hlul·k. Furtlu•r C'xplol'ations in thi a rC'a art• possible. \'Ill. Therc wa no old husim'.·s to he 11ctrd upon. l"ndel' ll<'W husi111•s._, a di cussion was held l'l'lutin• to tlw F.l.P. ruh's and l'C'~UIH1ions (01· i11tp1·1wtional philatelic competitions. nnd how th(";!' n ·lnt!'cl to l".L' . ..\. a11d tlw partic·ul111· problC'ms presenk1l in 11ir mail Pxhihiting-. rx. President ~lt'Ucl tlwn c11lh·d upon th1• Xomi1111ti11g ( '0111111itll'(' l'o1· it..; l't'<'Olllllll'IHlations for l>i1·pc•to1-s for tlw ('Ins...; or 1!170. 'l'h<• follo\dng s)al(> was }ll'CSPntNJ :
Dr. Allu rt ('. Br111[Jh, Philnd1•lphia, Pa . .llr. ff111ry [(rmmu. Los .\ 111.!<'l <'R, Calif . . lfr. 0((Jr!Ji s 1L. .II rr/11w11r. Rit<'h field. C'onn. Jfr. 11' illirm1 .\' . .1/ rnrl, l'hiladelph ia. Pa. Dr. N. Tl. 8/irorly. Jl.D .. bJng'1ewood. :\ .. J . .llr. P"1'1ip Si/1·rr. Brooklyn . • ~ .Y.
J n addition, to fill \'1H·111wil's i11 tlw C'h1s...;1•s of HJ68 t111d 1969 . .llr. fo'rul K tiz1 r of Brooklyn, XY. and .llr. Or r1wrrl l\'olff or Wa hington, D.C'. Wl'l'l' no111ina ll•1 l for the two classes. l'l'SJll'<'tiwl.'" Thei·e being" no furth<'r 11omi1111tio11s from the Ilool', a motion that thl· nominations bt' c·lost>d was u1111ni111011sh· <·111Ti1 .. l. President )lcud thl'n dirc><"lt'd the '<'<'l'<'tlll'Y to cast 01w lmllot to E> lec·t tlw 110111ine<' .
X . The Di1·ccto1-s p1·1>:;1•11t then n·til't'd for tlw 1m1·p0Sl' of electiniz ol'fi1·l·t·s for the C'Ollling- ,\'Clll'. I 'poll thE'il' 1'1'1111'11, the folto\\·ing- offi<·e1 · for the )'CUI' 196 were 11nnounePd:
I' n sir/ 111 I En c11li1·1 First l 'icl •'ten lary Trrnsurrr
W illiam :\. )lead l'in Pr1 .~idr11l H erbert Ho-en Prcsidl 111 W illiam H. Miller . Jr.
Han'\ .A. Holman Bernard Fink
X I. 'I'here b1•i 11g- 110 further hnsi ness, t hp meet.ing was 1lechu·ed atl.iou rnt•d by P re ·ident )le;ul at 3 :O.l P . ~I. ( 1\'illillm II . Jl illf.r, .Jr.)
UNITED ST ATES rCnn1i1111Pd f r om P''"" 13)
mail route as well as t 1·1111sport11t ion h.'· p l;tne." This CO\'Cl' wm;, I he1·efon'. qui te Jll'OP 'rly franked with 2J cents in ait· mail
po ·tag1• nlonr by the :·wnd1•1". th is lwing the fu ll three zone rat• to the East 'oast. This 1·11tC' in ·ludl.'d fit~t-tlass postage uml was sufficient. to can·y the co,·er to HolyokC' without an ndditiona l 1'1•e, as noted in the P ostal Order .
H ere is a cast' when' the P ost OITic·e mistakE>nly charged the addressee with 2 cents first-eln:s postllg'l' due in nclclitiun to thl' already a<ll'quate franking. lt is this enor which makes this co\·1•1· of partic·ular interc·t and unusual in the nnnnl, of l"nitl'll. 'tu ks 11it mnil r11t1• strul'tures.
COLOMBIA (C1~nti1111 .. d / rnm Pa[l•' 75)
well as cal'l'yiug th<' e1ir mai l Niquettes Fi~ure 7. '. 9, JO. 01· 11 ill nstratt'd i11 .\I r. , anford ·s articl1'.
1'he possibility exists tha t si11<·<• the• writt•1" · coyer tll t'l'ics on tlw t'l' \'l'l'se tlw t~·pewrittl'n l'l'tlll'll 11dd1·es.-. ol' l forzhausc•1·- cadta-BuC'n11,·entura, C'olombia. this lette1· mig-ht well han• lwcn '( 'A DTA C'ompany corre ·ponclen('(' tlrnt was not to lw inelucl<•tl in tlw l'X<·lrnngl' al'l'Ollnt and was. tlwrl' l'ore, lrnudstc111qwd with the " )lancomun" n111rki11g to distinguish it from other ma il beuring till' printed air nrnil etiqul'ttC' .
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Sanabria 1966 The World Airmail Catalogue
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The llohon Colonie• 'Servicio di Stoto' overprints were listed ond priced ot $ t 7.50 eoch by 5onobrie in the 1936 edition of the cotologue. Those stomps, now worth $500.00 eoch, were not listed by Scott until 1953.
The Scodto surchorges of Ecuador were listed in Senobrie beck in 1936; Scott first listed them in 1958
Chile = 1.5, listed 'n Sonebrio in 1936. oppeored in Scott in 1948. The fomous Eorhor+ & Sorobio issues of Mexico were first included by Scott in 1956 ... some twenty yeors ofter Sonobrie hod isled them.
The Air Fund issues of Turkey, in Sonobrio since 1937, oppeored in Scott for the firs• time in 1965.
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