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VOLUME XX , NUMBER 2 [ June 2004 - Newsletter # 59 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* More Information on the 1 cvr / Chris Hargreaves / Harmer’s PF-30 6

Unsuccessful London to auction, cover’s status as the most

London Flight, 1927 expensive item in Canadian aerophilately


* The Arthur Carty Papers Gordon McDonald / Carty News and PF-30 7 – 17

Publicity Service promote the London

to London flight, Carty letter to Capt.

Tully and Lieut. Medcalf, file documents
* Early Days of the North Shore 1 cvr / Pierre Vachon / flight details 2721 18 – 19

Airmail Service, 1927 - 1928 in Le Soleil and other newspapers, 2805

Romeo Vachon, 75th anniversary cover
* Leigh Brintnell – Pioneer Gord Mallett / community of Brintnell, 2853 20 – 22

Aviator career highlights, his flights in G-CASK

& G-CAJT, G-CAJT history charted

* The AMCN CL40-2702 2 cvrs / Derek Rance / brief Snake Falls CL40-2702 23 – 25

Snake Falls - Red Lake history, correspondence & other evidence

Flight Did Not Occur supporting claim the flight did not occur


* Post Offices During the 1 cvr / Ed Mathews / listing of destinations 26 – 30

Semi-Official Airmail Era, found on semi-official covers, post office

1924 – 1934 open & close dates, postmaster names

and dates of tenure


VOLUME XX , NUMBER 3 [ September 2004 - Newsletter # 60 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* Follow Up: John McHale / 5 cvrs / Barry Countryman, Murray Heifetz, 3105 6 – 7

Miss Halifax Gord Mallett, Kevin O’Reilly, Derek Rance, 2933

Keith Spencer, Bob Terry / McHale covers 2967i

that contain celebrity signatures & signature 3011c

descriptions - Mackenzie King, Agnes 3061

Macphail, Katherine Stinson, Mary

Vetisse, J. B. Malhern


* The Von Gronau Trans- 10 cvrs / Chris Hargreaves, Murray 3043 8 – 19

Atlantic Flight, 1930 Heifetz / research into the question of 3043b

the authenticity of flight 3043b, a probable

McHale article provides clues as to the

purpose-handling-routing of several

McHale and other covers, link to Roessler,

link to Halifax Provincial Exhibition
* Update on Roessler 6 cvrs / Neil Hunter, Dave Brown, Murray CL40-2700b 20 – 25

and Red Lake Heifetz, Ed Matthews, Chris Hargreaves /

Red Lake Roessler-created covers, Murray

Heifetz’ article A.C. Roessler and His



Influence on B.N.A. Philately
* First Crossing of the Central 1 cvr / Herbert Lealman, Mike Shand, 28 – 29

Pacific Ocean, 1944 Lawrence Kimpton / question as to the

quantity of covers flown, flight details in

Kimpton’s article P.G. Taylor’s Central



Pacific Flight: August - November 1944
VOLUME XX , NUMBER 4 [ December 2004 - Newsletter # 61 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* In Memoriam: Capt. Miles 1 cvr / Chris Hargreaves / Canadian Press 3

Selby, Snowbird Number 8 and CBC website details of the December

10 accident involving ‘Bird 8, Miles

Selby and surviving ‘Bird 9, Chuck Mallett
* Wow! Selected Canadian Robert Smith / a page from the 17-page 7

Postal Rates booklet listing rates commonly seen

on covers from 1859 to 2004, a separate

table lists airmail rates by destination


* In Praise of Postcards 3 cvrs / Mike Shand / aviation-theme 8

postcards showing the lighter side of

the hobby and also a touch of romance
* Royal Canadian Air Force 1 cvr / David Hanes / recruiting postcard 9

Royal Flying Corps Recruiting dropped from a Curtiss aeroplane at

Camp Borden 13 September 1916
* Amundsen’s Aircraft 1 cvr / Richard S. Allen / details of attempts 10 – 13

1922 – 1925 to reach the north pole in the schooner Maud,

special covers were prepared but no doubt

not flown, brief abortive flights of the Curtiss

Oriole Kristine and the Junkers JL-6 Elisabeth
* Snake Falls David Brown / details of the use of Snake CL40-2702 14 – 15

Falls as a marine railway portage in the

water route from Hudson to Red Lake
* Yukon Airways 1 cvr / David Granger / the second mail CL42-2703b 16

Exploration Ltd. flight of the Ryan Brougham Queen of the



Yukon, trip completed by dog-sled
* Book Review : Bent reproduction of CAHS book review by Bob 17

Props and Blow Pots Cameron / “the best read on early Canadian

by Rex Terpening bush flying … the difference is that author

Rex Terpening was there.”
* An Ontario Mystery! 3 cvrs / Murray Heifetz / questions about 2839n 18 – 19

a CNE cover which bears an August 1928 2945e

cancellation and a July 1929 cachet
* The Guaranteed 1 cvr / Mike Shand, Alan Tunnicliffe, Don 20 - 21

BCM/AIRFIELD Ashworth, Alex Newall, Chris Hargreaves /

handstamp evidence that BCM/AIRFIELD was a private

monomark purchased by Francis J. Field

from British Monomarks Limited
* Aviation and Airmail Barry Countryman, Bill Dwyer / Airmail is 22

Etiquette Socially Correct U.S. Post Office poster


* 1937 - Canada to 1 cvr / Jim Graue, Ian Luggar / correctly 3619d 23 –24

Lundy Island franked airmail cover: Harrington Harbour

to Rimouski - surface to England - onward

to Lundy Island by ‘private carrier’, bears a

Puffin Stamp, history of island postal services
* 1938 - Calpurnia 1 cvr / Ken Sanford / details of the crash of 24 - 25

Crash Cover Imperial Airways’ Calpurnia in Iraq and the

salvage of eighteen mailbags, markings

applied by post office to recovered mail


* Calgary Stampede Covers 3 cvrs / Dale Speirs / details of the stampede 26 - 27

post office outlined in Speirs’ article The Decline

and Fall of the Calgary Stampede Handstamp
* Aerophilately or Dr. Sanz Fernandez de Cordoba, Nino Chiovelli / 28 –29

Astrophilately FAI article explaining how the ‘Karman Line’

[100-km altitude] came into existence as the

boundary separating Aeronautics and Astronautics


* 2004 – Canadian 2 cvrs / Norbert Krommer / covers from the 30

Lufthansa FFCs inaugural three times weekly nonstop service

between Vancouver and Munich
VOLUME XXI , NUMBER 1 [ March 2005 - Newsletter # 62 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* Editor's Report 2005 Canadian Aerophilatelist Editor's 3

Award recipient Barry Countryman
* Aerophilatelic Society Feeds Canadian Stamps News article by 10 - 11

The Hungry Flight Fanatic Melanie Cummings / details of Dick

Malott's involvement in aerophilately,

brief comments about the CAS, listing

of Canadian Air Mail Catalogue contents
* In Memoriam : Kasimir Chris Hargreaves / reprint of [CAS member] 12

Bileski, 1908 - 2005 stamp dealer's 1946 advertisement


* New Aircraft on Stamps Pierre Vachon, David Williams article / a 13

Study Unit new ATA Aviation Study Unit investigating

the topic of 'aircraft on stamps'
* Follow-Up : Red Lake 1 cvr / Derek Rance / probable flight details 14

area air mail, 1927 of a cover bearing a WCA stamp and also

a PA&E backstamp
* Follow Up : Roessler 2 cvrs / Derek Rance / a Blanc Sablon 2831, 2833 15

mysteries postmarked cover that appears not to

have been flown
* Follow Up : John McHale 10 cvrs / Barry Countryman, Dave Hanes, 3043, 3043b 16 - 25

and the Von Gronau Trans- Murray Heifetz, Neil Hunter, Gord Mallett,

Atlantic flight of 1930 Dick Malott, Ed Mathews, Mike Painter,

Derek Rance, Keith Spencer / investigation

of covers and articles linked to Von Gronau's

August Halifax to New York flight, support

for the contention that McHale's August 26th

covers were in fact flown by Von Gronau


* Information Wanted : Who 1 cvr / Gord Mallett / questions about a PF-7 27

Fabricated This Cover? Katherine Stinson pioneer cover alleged

to be a fake
* Information Wanted : Who 2 cvrs / Ed Matthews / questions about 28 - 29

Transported These Covers? a 1926 April 13 cover to Red Lake and an

April 17 cover from Red Lake - both

bearing a PA&E semi-official airmail stamp


* Information Wanted : 2 cvrs / Chris Hargreaves / details required 3921 30

Trans-Atlantic First Flight relating to how covers aboard the flight and

Covers, 1939 addressed to North America were handled
VOLUME XXI , NUMBER 2 [ June 2005 - Newsletter # 63 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* In Memoriam : Jim Brown, Chris Hargreaves / CAS member, expert PF-29 6

1925 - 2005 on British Columbia air mail, author of

Hubbard: The Forgotten Boeing Aviator
* In Memoriam : Don Wilson, Chris Hargreaves / CAS member, specialist 7

1924 - 2005 in the area of Newfoundland aviation


* Memoirs : When General Newfoundland Quarterly / a five-year old 8 - 9

Balbo Came To Shoal Harbour girl's recollections of seeing the Italian armada

touch down for refueling on July 26th 1933
* Celebrating Our Colleagues Chris Hargreaves / request for members to 10 - 11

write testimonials about philatelic friends

who are over 70, testimonial to one of CAS's

oldest members Don Amos on his birthday


* AAMC 6th Edition, Volume 3, John Johnson, George Sioras, William Turner, 12 - 13

now available Ron Miyanishi / discussion of the objectives

of the new catalogue dealing with FAMs, Canal

Zone Airmails and Alaska Flight Covers


* Book Review : Bridging the Hans E. Aitink, Edbert Hovenkamp / a 14

Continents in Europe - Important description of 18 of the most important air

Airmail Routes 1939 - 1945 mail routes during WW II
* Experimental Air Mail Flights 1 cvr / Gord Mallett / charts giving details of 2853m 16 - 22

in the Prairie Provinces, each of the 152 legs scheduled to be flown -

10 - 29 December, 1928 including the plane, pilot, mechanic, airmail

weight carried and flight status


* Follow Up : Von Gronau Mike Shand / photograph of Von Gronau 23

Transatlantic Flight of 1930 and his crew including their signatures


* Follow Up : Who was 1 cvr / Barry Countryman, Mike Shand, 2909b 24 - 25

Governor Letcher? Pierre Vachon, Linda Davis Reno / the

story behind the drawing on the cover has

no relation to the 1929 flight


* Follow Up : A. C. Roessler 2 cvrs / Jonathan Johnson / a genuine and 26

and the Wilkins Expedition a fake Wilkins cover, details of Roessler's

conviction for fraudulent use of the mails
* Information Wanted : 7 cvrs / regarding a First Saskatchewan 27 - 30

Aviation Company cover, five [pilot?]

signed covers, a Tour du Cadran cover
VOLUME XXI , NUMBER 3 [ September 2005 - Newsletter # 64 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* Vickers Vimy Trans-Atlantic 1 cvr / Ron Myanishi, Martin Goebel / 5

Re-enactment information on the re-enactment flight,

the replica and the 500 covers carried


* Unveiling of the Curtiss Gord Mallett / synopsis of Katherine PF-7 7

Special Replica Stinson's Calgary to Edmonton pioneer

air mail flight, details of the July 9th

2006 re-enactment flight and unveiling

of the Curtiss Special replica
* Book Review : Wings Across Chris Hargreaves / a history of aviation 8 - 9

the Water - Victoria's Flying in the Victoria area, "600 mesmerizing

Heritage 1871-1971 by Elwood aviation photographs, most never before

White & Peter L. Smith published", a typical page is shown


* Book Review : 1946 -1954, 1 cvr / Ken Sanford / covers are shown 10

British Commonwealth Pacific from early flights, "an essential reference

Airlines by Laurence Kimpton to collectors of trans-Pacific airmails"
* Book Review : Southern African "a compilation of all the 'Air Mail' articles 11

Air Mails by Dave Morton published by the South African Philatelist

from 1931 - 1973"


* The 1911 Chicago International 5 postcards / Patrick Campbell / a description 12 - 15

Aviation Meet of the meet, excerpts of the messages written

on these postcards which were donated to the

Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre
* Update on The Canadian Patrick Campbell / update on the centre's 16

Aviation Heritage Centre activities, facilities and planned restorations


* 75th Anniversary of the R100 1 cvr / Barry Countryman / the anniversary 17

Flight over Toronto postcard shows R100 moored at St. Hubert


* Follow Up : National Air Barry Countryman / further information 18 - 19

Transport Ltd. regarding the airline including details about

its founder and directing force Earl Hand
* Members' Forum : Input Wanted Gord Mallett / a suggestion that members' 20

on First Flight Cover Prices input on eBay cover prices be solicited


* Follow Up : Red Lake Covers 3 cvrs/ Dave Brown / further discussion 21 - 23

of a cover with a WCA stamp but carried

by PA&E,

* Follow Up : Governor Letcher 1 cvr / Linda Davis Reno / details about 2909b 24 - 25

and Richard Thomas Dick Thomas and his compatriots who

took command of the St. Nicholas


* Follow Up : First Flights 1 cvr / John Johnson, Mike Painter / pilot 3813 26 -27

Yukon - Alaska of the Lockheed L10 Electra was Capt.

S. E. Holmes, U. S. post office bulletin

for the flight


* Information Wanted : 4 cvrs / regarding a $1 Labrador stamp; 3523a, 3045 28 - 30

the location of Cole Ont.; covers carried

aboard the first commercial flight [by Grant

McConachie] across the Rockies; an

unlisted Rae - Fort Resolution cover
VOLUME XXI , NUMBER 4 [ December 2005 - Newsletter # 65 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* In Memoriam : Ken Bolton CAS member from Lancashire England, 3

had a large Canadian flight cover collection
* In Memoriam : Remembering 1 cvr / Gord Mallett / anecdotes about the 3 - 4

Cecil remarkable life of Cecil Stoner, his service to

Canada and contributions to aerophilately
* Washington 2006 Nino Chiovelli, Ken Sandford / contacts 5

at the Washington Convention Centre


* A Winter Time Quiz : Guess 10 cvrs / Chris Hargreaves / invitation for 2933a 8 - 9

the First Flight Cover Prices? readers "to send in their opinion as to the

price which each cover should be priced,

if it was offered for sale by a dealer, at a

stamp show in Canada"
* Early Pilots - Keith Tailyour Mike Painter / highlights in the aviation career 10

of Mike Painter's uncle Keith Tailyour, his

plane G-CABP, his link to Edmonton Aircraft

Company and contact with Wop May


* Flight by Arthur Sullivan 1 cvr / David Granger / details of the 11

Toronto - St. John's Nfld November 11, 1930 flight to St. John's


* General Balbo in Shediac, 1933 Bruce Kalbfleisch / an Official Souvenir 12 - 13

Program produced for the armada's arrival

in Shediac, the welcoming ceremony
* J. P. Roméo Vachon : Pierre Vachon / details in the career of pioneer 14

aviator Roméo Vachon, website address given

which covers his complete life story
* McKenzie Island 1 cvr / Barry Countryman / an April 6th 1935 15

article mentioning little-known McKenzie Island


* Moscow to Miscou Island, David Williams, Patrick Campbell / details of 16

New Brunswick - 1939 the flight, the pilot and the plane depicted on a

2004 Russia stamp
* Two - Ocean Airmail, 1939 2 cvrs / John Johnson, George Sioras, Bob 17

Wilcsek / franking evidence that the Hawaii to

England airmail rate differed from the

England to Hawaii airmail rate


* British Commonwealth Air 2 cvrs / Mike Shand / a Canada to New Zealand 18

Training Plan (1939 - 1945) letter and a New Zealand to Canada letter - both

of which involved individuals in the BCATP
* 6 December 1941 : Attempted 1 cvr / Richard Beith / a cover posted in the Slovac 19

Mail to USA State destined for New York via Lisbon and the

Pan Am Clipper was returned to sender - a

consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor


* Trans-Atlantic Southern Route 1 cvr / Jack Ince / registered cover from Chengtu 20

Pan-Am FAM 22, December to Toronto, contains a remarkably specific

1943, China - Canada directional label
* Oops! 1 cvr / Gord Mallett / the Ottawa - Washington 4605 21

first official flight cachet showing a plane

that appears to be on collision course with

Capitol building


* April 18 1950 Flown Avro 1 cvr / Brian Wolfenden / a postcard franked with 5005 22

Jet Postcard? a US 2-cent stamp, cancelled April 18th and stating

that it was part of the first jet mail between Toronto

and New York


* Swissair 1954 Souvenir Folder : 1 cvr / Herbert Lealman / folder recording a special 23

Switzerland - Bermuda via flight, postal markings also include UN, Mexico,

Canada Cuba and several USA destinations
* More Unlisted First Flight 2 cvrs / Don Lusky / 1958 Air France Inaugural 24

Covers Flight Montreal to Chicago, 1968 Mohawk 111

Fan Jet flight Rochester to Montreal
* Airship Covers From Alberta 1 cvr / Nino Chiovelli / a brief description of the 25

type A-150 Bell Lightship that visited twenty

communities in Alberta and BC in 2005, thirty

covers flown in Edmonton and Grande Prairie


* Wop May on Mars! Denny May / a rock on the lower slopes of 26 - 27

'Endurance Crater' on Mars is named after

famous Canadian bush pilot W. R. 'Wop' May
* Canada Post Cancels Ron Miyanishi / eight 2004 and 2005 aviation 28

related cancels produced by Canada Post


* Book Review : The Postal by Robin Startup and Charles LaBlonde, Ken 29

History of World War II Mail Sanford / "many covers between the two countries

Between New Zealand and are shown - especially prisoner of war mail, which

Switzerland was sent through the ICRC"
VOLUME XXII , NUMBER 1 [March 2006 - Newsletter # 66 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* Editor’s Report 2006 Canadian Aerophilatelist Editor’s 6

Award recipient - Richard Sanders Allen
* Washington 2006 Ken Sanford / a list of the workshops with 7

details of the title, speaker, date and time


* A Follow Up to Members' 10 cvrs / Chris Carmichael, Dave Hanes, 2933a 10 - 13

Forum (1) - First Flight Cover Ed Matthews, Neil Hunter, Jack Ince,

Prices John Irvine, Gord Mallett, Dick McIntosh,

Jim Miller, Ron Miyanishi, Charles Oakley

Brian Wolfenstein, Murray Heifetz, Nino

Chiovelli, Steve Johnson / the average suggested

price for each of the 10 covers listed in the

"Guess the First Flight Cover Prices? Quiz",

suggestions as to the factors influencing prices

of covers including semi-official covers


* The "Boxed" Air Mail Hand Murray Heifetz / an updated version of the 14 - 20

Stamp Re-visited initial version of the study including new

details on the various types, the summary

chart includes the box and letter size, colours,

frame, earliest date and cities posted
* Supplement 13 to AMCN Dick McIntosh / additions to Section 5 21 - 22

including a "First Air Mail Halifax to

St. John's January 1922" flight
* Members' Forum (2) - Chris Hargreaves / suggestions requested on 2707 22 - 23

What is a Pioneer Cover? how the overlap between the 'government' and 2601

'pioneer' cover sections in a future AMCN can 2701

be reduced or eliminated, specific flights 2703

discussed as a catalyst in initiating dialogue 2705

on the topic of choosing a specific date that PF-32

would act as a 'bridge' between the two sections
* Memoir of an Aerophilatelic 1 cvr / Richard Sanders Allen / memories of 3409c 24 - 25

Boyhood an early childhood fascination with

"ANYTHING that had to do with Air Mail"
* Follow Up : First Saskatchewan 1 cvr / Barry Countryman / a history of this 26 - 27

Aviation Co. - 1913 short-lived Saskatoon aviation company

including its personnel, hangar, and its plans

for planes and students


* Follow Up : Red Lake / Who 1 cvr / David Brown / a 1926 CL9-franked cover 28

Transported These Covers? (iii) indicates there were flights to Red Lake from

Rolling Portage on April 16 and 17 of that year
* The Cole Post Office 1 cvr / Derek Rance / the location of Cole 3523a 29 - 30

Gold Mines Ltd., John Younglove Cole Jr.

and Sr., details about the mining operation

and the short-lived Cole post office


VOLUME XXII , NUMBER 2 [ June 2006 - Newsletter # 67 ]
TITLES / CONTENTS # COVERS / SOURCES / DETAILS AMCN # PAGE #

* News About Publications - Jack Ince / Newfoundland Air Mail Postage 7



1937 - 1949.

- Thomas H. Boyle Jr. / Air Mail Operations

During World War II.

- Hans E. Aitink & Egbert Hovenkamp /

Bridging the Continents in Wartime.

- Dave Morton, South African Philatelist /

Southern African Air Mails.
* Aircraft on Stamps Checklist Barry Lewis / a checklist of worldwide 8

1st Edition 2006 stamps containing aircraft, organized

alphabetically and by country of issue,

year of issue and catalogue number
* 75th Anniversary of the R100 1 cvr / Peter Butler, Canadian Stamp 9 - 11

Flight Over Toronto News / the mystery behind a Leaside

Station R special cancellation, a [Barry

Countryman] commemorative postcard


* Stolen Cover 1 cvr / report of theft of a rare Tokyo - 11

Paris polar air-cover that was reported

by Israel Post Office as stolen in the mail
* New issue: 35th Anniversary 1 cvr / details from Canada Post's 12

of the Snowbirds Details - information on the stamps, FDCs,

Souvenir Sheets, postcards
* Members' Forum - What is a Chris Hargreaves, Steve Johnson, 13

Pioneer Cover? Dick McIntosh / opinions as to the

structure of the proposed revised volume

of Air Mail of Canada and Newfoundland


* In Memoriam : Keith Fitton a very active philatelist in Britain, his special 14

interest was the airmails of the Seychelles



* A Crashing 1948 Mystery 1 cvr / Keith Fitton / a cover offered in 14 - 17

auction and incorrectly described as a BOAC

crash cover, suggestions as to the possible

source of the cover's water damage
* Buying and Selling Ken Sanford, The Airpost Journal / a primer 18 - 24

Aerophilatelic Articles on buying and selling on eBay, an overview

on Bay of how eBay works, PayPal details
* Follow-Up : Maximotor 1 cvr / Doug Lingard , Frank Ellis, Canada's 25 - 26

Makers Flying Heritage / details about the craft built

by Ellis and Tom Blakely in Calgary in 1914

and the Maximotor engine powering it


* Follow-Up : Red Lake / Who Ed Matthews, Dave Brown / argument that 26

Transported These Covers? Elliot-Fairchild carried the covers


* Follow-Up : The Boxed 1 cvr / Richard Beith / early use of a boxed 26 - 27

Air Mail Handstamp air mail handstamp [Murray Heifetz type 1a]

on a Letter Bill, linked to Montreal-Rimouski

acceleration of transatlantic mails


* Information Wanted : 4 cvrs / regarding Rev. Mason [a Protestant 3247 28 -30

minister] who collected pioneer and semi-

official covers; covers prepared by Roessler

in 1937 and purported to be mail to be

carried on a transatlantic balloon flight; a

sticker on a 1988 Pan Am Lockerbie crash cover


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