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Volume 2 - Number 2 April 1994

Maurice Hewitt:

It is with deep regret that we learned of the death of Mauriceon September 14th, 1993 • Maurice was a member of the Air Mail StudyGroup and his death occurred just 2 weeks after the BNAPEX '93 inToronto . He died peacefully while visiting a friend out of town.He is survived by his wife Roberta . We shall miss his counsel.

ARMSAAMSFlight # 233 : HELP23'3: HELP -

One study group member has acquired a "Bob of the Northland" coverin the belief that he was getting #233• It has the cachet "First NightFlight / Saskatoon - Moose Jaw" on two lines. However the back stampdate is 1931, not 1930. The cancellation on the stamp also looks like1931. Can anyone else confirm or deny ?

It would seem odd that "Bob" would do anything on the anniversaryof the first night flight. Thoughts. ideas --

Please drop the Editor a note on this one.Backstamp

The AIR MAIL STUDY GROUP - is a study group under the BRITISH NORTHAMERICA PHILATELIC SOCIETY. This newsletter is published three timesa year. Membership fees are $5.00 US / $6.00 Cdn and are payable tothe Treasurer.

Chairman -Ed Christman, Jr.5419 Jason Street.Houston, Texas

Secretary/TreasurerBasil Burrell911 Huckleberry LaneGlenview. Illinois

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Crash Mail ?

Jack Wallace has supplied us with a truly upsetting mystery.'A lettersent to his mother on November 10th, 1938 appears to have been burned bysome means or other. It was an Air Mail letter that seems to have beendamaged at Moose Jaw on its way from Lindsay, Ontario to Vancouver.

The mystery is that there is no reported crash for that date. Can any-one who specializes in these things fill us in. Dick Malott has lots ofinformation on crash mail, perhaps he can help. Others may also havefirst hand knowledge of what went on. Please drop the editor a note

with any information you might have.

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Book Reviews

PIONEERING AVIATION IN THE WEST by Lloyd M. Bungey and The CanadianMuseum of Flight & Transportation . This soft cover book was publishedby Hancock House Publishers Ltd at 19313 Zero Avenue , Surrey B.C.V3S 5J9 for the Canadian market. It was published by Hancock HousePublishers at 1431 Harrison Avenue, Blaine , WA 98231 for the U.S.market . Reviewed by Basil Burrell.

This book of 328 pages tells the story of flying in British Col-umbia from the beginning to the present . Much of the narrative. isjust that, a written record of the verbal description by the pioneerswho performed the feats . The first flight in B.C. was March 25, 1910.It was a Curtiss pusher flown in Richmond at the fair grounds.

As a matter of fact the local fair grounds were most often used forthe exhibitions and sometimes the planes shared the space with cows.The pioneer names of 'pilots and mechanics who dared to fly parallelthe names of those who flew the mail . Noone could make a living flyingthe mail so they flew miners , dogs , equipment and even bodies. Forthose who enjoy research there is a wonderful index that shows the nameand which pages refer to each name or event.

Many : photographs enhance this volume with identification of thesubject and also the plane by registration number. Flying schools werea mainstay of the income flow for pilots . The World Ware profoundlyaffected B.C. flying and. they trained many pilots for the RCAF.The women who flew are not forgotten either.

If there is any drawback to the value of this volume it is perhapsthat there was not a map included . For example Jericho Beach is mentionedbut its location with relation to Vancouver is not clear . A map wouldhelp. I also think a map showing the relationship between central B.C.and coastal B.C. might be in order.

This book is available from The Canadian Museum of Flight andTrans ortation , 13527 Crescent Road , Surrey=, B.C. V4P 1J5 for $22.95plus $2.00 postage ( Cdr $). The museum phone is (604) 535-1115 andtheir FAX is (604 ) 535-3292.

MARITIME AND NEWFOUNDLAND AIRWAYSs

The next several pages are devoted to this ait line. The basis forthe history and descriptions of stamps comes from the referenceslisted below. They are in the Study Group files and copies can beordered for 5¢ a page plus postage.

Referencess1. The Maritime and Nf'ld Airways Story by Armand E. Singer published in

the Weekly Philatelic Gossip for Sept 22, 1951. (3* pages)2. Maritime & Newfoundland Airways Regrets -- by Ed Richardson printed

on page 20 of COVERS dated April 1960. (1 page)3. Stamps that might have been - The Mar. & Nf'ld Airways by Ed Richardson

published in The Airpost Journal September 1960. (4 pages)4, Maritime & Newfoundland Airways by Haughton E. Sanguinetti published

in BNA Topics, May-June 1978• (6 pages)

5. Canadian Semi-Official Airmails. A report of a 20 year studyby the S.O.A. Study Group of BNAPS. January 1985

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MARITIME AND NEWFOUNDLAND AIRWAYS!

With the help of several collectors your editor was able to pull to-gether what he considers a good start on nailing down the varieties ofthis air line's stamps. It seems that the only really complete listingis the one done by Richardson and we will use that for our numberingsystem. However, there are more items that have come to light which willbe covered in the next issue.

Here is a short history of the company for those not familiar withthe line. The company was formed in 1930 for the-purpose of carrying mailbetween Newfoundland, St. Pierre (France) and North Sydney, Nova Scotia.The first flight was proposed for December 15th, 1930. However, none ofthe three governments involved sanctioned the operation and seven monthslater, after printing stamps, etc, they made a flight in August 1931. Allthe covers were seized upon landing at St. Pierre and held for 3 years.

When the company got the covers back they applied a small hand stampreading "First Flight - Air Mail - Canada to St. Pierre - Aug. 1931".This was applied where the normal postage stamp would go and is23 mm in diameter. The covers were returned to collectors late in 1934under another cover. A large cachet was ap lied and signed by their exec-utive, T.R. McGowan ( some say J.R. McGowan) a former pilot. The cachetexplained their problems. The covers also carried a 66 mm diameter cachetvariously placed.

Sheet sizes We believe that a sheet was 25 stamps, 5 x 5, and as aproof of this offer the following. The RP-5 sheet pictured with thisNews Letter. Also the P-1, P-2, and RP-9 are all 2 wide and 5 high withtwo of them having the selvage top and bottom.

The illustration of RP-1, 2, and 3 is designed to show the color o1the design ink, Brown-Red, not the whole stamp. One has been located andit will be shown in the follow up next issue.

The horizontal silver lines that Richardson mentions are very faintbut can be seen when you look for them. We have both the black and themagenta cachets on covers to be shown in the next issue. Stay tuned.

1. Section I - Authorized Issues0-1 OFFICIAL - Black on Silver surface colored paper. Perf 2 sides.

Notes The Mar 1931 APJ emntions that this stamp had the wordOFFICIAL mis-spelled "OFFICAL". However, this spelling did notoccur on the issued stamps. It did appear, acccording to Morgan,on the original proofs, which were printed in sheets of 3, imperf.

P-1.PUBLIC - Bright-Red on Yellow-Orange paper. Perf.P-2 PUBLIC - Red on Yellow Paper, Perf.P-3 PUBLIC - Red on Yellow paper. Imperf.

2. Section II - ReprintsRO-1 OFFICIAL - Black on Silver surface colored paper. ImperfRP-1 PUBLIC - Brown-Red on yellow-Orange paper. Perf.RP-2 PUBLIC - Brown-Red on Yellow-Orange paper. Imperf.RP-3 PUBLIC - Brown-Red on Yellow-Orange paper. Part perf. Imperf Vert.

3. Section III - Overprinted ReprintsRP-4 PUBLIC - Stamp # RP-2 overprinted with faint horizontal silver line;

Imperf.RP-5 PUBLIC -:Stamp # RP-4 with additional overprint made up of

heavy vertical purple lines. Imperf.Notes Full sheets of RP-5 show a break in all verticallines between the bottom two rows of stamps.

4. Section IV - Reprints in New ColorsRP-6 PUBLIC - Green on Green paper. Perf.RP-7 PUBLIC - Green on Green paper. Imperf.RP-8 PUBLIC - Green on Bluish-green paper. PerfRP-9 PUBLIC - Black, on Pink on Yellow SAFETY paper. Perf.

RP-10 PUBLIC - Black, on Pink on Yellow SAFETY paper. Part Perf.imperforate vertically.

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A.C. Roessler's Stamp News #1881

As we all know Mr Roessler had a wide and varied acquaintanceship in,,.,e stamp world, particularly in the area of Air Mail. One such contactwas Mr . Norman Cherry of Cherry Red Air Lines. Roessler reported in theStamp News # 188 that the number of covers carried by-the air line wereas follows

Ile a La Crosse to Prince Albert --- 1048AAMS shows Flight # 146 3 Feb 30 --- 1048

He then shows the following for AAMS Flight # 1451 RAMS ROESSLER

Prince Albert to Ile a la CrosseMontreal Lake to Ile a la CrosseLac la Ronge to Ile a la CrosseIle a la Crosse to Montreal LakeIle a la Crosse to Lac la RongeLac la Ronge to Montreal Lake

749 749273 273225 225181 280181 181141 141

It seems strange that when all his other cover numbers jibe with theAAMS reported number that he missed on Ile a la Crosse to Montreal Lake.Perhaps it was an error on the part of those doing the AAMS listing andthey put 181 in twice. Whatever the case it is still not too late toreport this to the committee doing the re-write of the Canadian Sectionof the forthcoming AAMS Sixth Edition.

HELP !

I saw another one of these markings at a local shownWe asked the same question in December issue but so farno response . Doesn ' t someone in our very knowledgeablegroup have an answer ? Why was it applied to the cover

Below is a sample of how it is used.

Air Mail Study Groups

This Newsletter belongs to all of us . We have a common interestin the air mail of Canada and its use on covers . Many have been bittenby the bug recently and could really use help from those who have hadhelp from others . If you feel able to write up a specific aspect ofwhat interests you, please do so and it can be enjoyed by all in thisNewsletter*

on the other hand if you can suggest ways that it would be of morehelp to you please let us know. Do you want an exchange column ? Wouldyou like to see a compilation of references ? Would recent prices paidfor air mail stamps and covers be of help ? Please give us a hand.

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