“All-Up” Mails
Periodically, reference is made in ”The Aero Field” to “All–Up” mails and the term appears to have puzzled some new collectors for the publishers have had several requests for an explanation. As the few that have written are probably only ...
1933 Airmail Letter to a Belgian Missionary in China
I purchased this letter from a UK dealer, when he was in Melbourne before the last International stamp exhibition, which was later held in Sydney. The destination was rare, it was early airmail and it seemed like it may have an ...
Aero-Philately
a branch of philately concerned with the study and/or collection of air-stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...CarnetPhilately
Aerogramme
A special lightweight single sheet of paper printed and gummed and designed when sealed to form an air letter. The official ones carry a printed stamp and they sometimes attract a lower airmail rate. If you enjoyed this article, you might ...
AIF First Day Covers by Air 1940
Ronald M. Lee. Amongst the more common Australian first day covers are those issued in 15 July 1940 to honour the Australian forces. Four stamps were issued on that date, the denominations being the one penny, two pence, three pence and ...
Air Mail Stamps: Made to Fly
I rather like Air Mail stamps of the world, used on airmail covers (of course), which logically is why they were issued. The sight of the familiar blue and red bordered airmail envelope emits a subliminal message, evoking images of ...
Air Stamp
a stamp issued specifically for mail transported by air. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Sweden’s First Air Mail StampAIF First Day Covers by Air 1940Airmail
Airgraph
Used by British forces in the Middle East during World War II. A special form was used for the message and the recipient’s address. This, when completed, was autographed and the negative flown to the appropriate post office. Here a ...
Airmail
A general term to denote letters and postal items carried by air. The cost is usually more than the surface mail, particularly on the longer distances, and of course the time taken is much less than by surface mail. Many ...
Airposts and their Stamps (1921)
This article is probably one of the first airmail articles, certainly of any length, to be published in a philatelic journal. It was first published in Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly (January, 1921) from a paper read by Major RS Archer, MC, ...
American Air Mail Society
The AAMS was founded in 1923, and is the second oldest aerophilatelic society in the world with over 1,500 members worldwide. The AAMS publishes the monthly magazine The Airpost Journal & the Jack Knight Air Log, as well as the ...
An Air Mail Pioneer: The Story of Qantas Empire Airways
The possibilities of the aeroplane as a swift means of communication throughout the remote parts of Australia were envisaged during the first world war, and in 1919 shortly after the termination of hostilities, the Commonwealth Government commissioner two well-known aviators, ...
Australia’s First Seaplane Carrier, H.M.A.S. “Albatross”
This cover is unusual in that it appears to be printed to celebrate the christening and launching of the HMAS Albatross on 23 February 1928, but the cover was not posted until 10 years later from SYDNEY/ 4 15 A ...
Australian Airmail Exhibition – October 1937
In September 1931 The Airmail Society of Australia was formed to “foster and stimulate the hobby of aerophilately”. By 1934 it had members in England, Nyasaland, Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa, Iraq, U.S.A. and all states of the Commonwealth of ...
Australian Coronation Contingent, 7 May 1937 at Crowning of KGVI (England)
This cover was addressed to No 1157. L.A.C. Palmer, T.P., R.A.A.F. Detachment, Australian Coronation Contingent, Australia House, London W.C. 2, England, and the two mauve 9d ‘Kangaroo on Map of Australia’ stamps were postmarked with an ASHFIELD/ 1 AM/ 7 ...
British Air Mail Society
The British Air Mail Society (BAMS) formerly the British Aerophilatelic Federation (BAeF) was founded in 1985 and incorporates the Aero Philatelic Club, London (1923) and the British Air Mail Society (1958). If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...British Postmark ...
British European Airways (BEA)
After 1951 it issued its own airmail stamps to cover fees on letters carried. The letters had to be handed in and collected at airports and town terminals. They were not carried by the Post Office. If you enjoyed this article, ...
British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
Post Offices for members of the British Army and Royal Air Force. The Royal Navy uses the longer title of BFPO ships. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Milanji: An Unknown Post Office in British Central AfricaCanadian Forces Philatelic ...
Cachet
A hand-stamp on an envelope or card to denote the special circumstances in which it has been posted, eg. on an important expedition , on an air flight, at an exposition, the first day use of a stamp or a ...
H
Overprint on the 1921-8 series of stamps issued by SCADTA, the Colombian airmail company. The overprint signified Hollandia, the Spanish name for the Netherlands. Stamps with the overprint were sold at the airline offices and the Columbian Consulates in the Netherlands ...
Helicopter Mail
Mail which has been officially carried by helicopter and which bears a cachet or other evidence of this fact. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Prisoner of War MailParachute MailSweden’s First Air Mail Stamp
Irish Airmail Society
The Irish Airmail Society was founded in 1989, following interest in Irish airmails shown by several philatelists, some resident in Ireland and others in Great Britain, Switzerland, Canada and USA. The Society had over 30 members within its first year. ...
Japan to Australia by Airmail in Early Postwar Years
Correspondence between Japan and Australia resumed reasonably soon after the end of WWII. The earliest item I have is a Stationery card dated 17 September 1946, in which a penpal states "Now the war is over & we are privileged ...
Metropolitan Air Post Society
The Metropolitan Air Post Society, or MAPS, is a non-profit association of aerophilatelists. It started as the Metropolitan Airmail Cover Club, MACC, in 1941. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...American Air Mail SocietyAustrian Philatelic Society (APS)Canadian Forces Philatelic ...
New Zealand Musings
At the start of the Second World War, the British Government looked to the Empire and Dominions for air training help because the United Kingdom did not have the space to accommodate training and operational facilities, and because aerodromes in ...
Pan Am Airlines: As Luck Would Have It
Ed Wolf. J.E. Whitbeck was a worried man. He felt his job was on the line before he had a chance to prove himself. Here it was October 19 1927 and disaster was about to strike. If you enjoyed this article, you ...
Parachute Mail
Mail dropped by parachute from passing aircraft on islands or other isolated locations, and usually identifiable by cachet or other inscription If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Helicopter MailAn Air Mail Pioneer: The Story of Qantas Empire AirwaysPrisoner of ...
Sweden’s First Air Mail Stamp
Today most mail is routinely being sent by air, as this is the fastest way of transporting it from one place to another. However, it did take quite some time for airmail to be generally accepted. In the early days ...
U.S. Air Mail Stamps (Video)
Please visit www.usairmailstamps.com for more rare and collectible United States Airmail Special Delivery postage stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...V Mail ServiceAir Mail Stamps: Made to FlySweden’s First Air Mail Stamp
V Mail Service
Special airmail service, operating in 1942 for United States’ servicemen. Similar to the British Airgraph Service. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...United States Postal ServiceThe First Mail from US Forces in Australia During World War TwoThe Railway Mail ...
Zeppelin Flight To Palestine
There is a certain romance about Zeppelins. The famous pop band Led Zeppelin took its name from the airship. Z 127 Graf Zeppelin was a large rigid airship (or dirigible). It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von ...
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