“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 ...
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
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 ...
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
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 ...
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
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 ...
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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 ...
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
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 ...
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
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 ...
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
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, ...
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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 ...
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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, ...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
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 ...
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
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 ...
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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, ...
Friday, May 8th, 2009
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. ...
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
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 ...
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
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 ...
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
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 ...
Monday, June 9th, 2008
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 ...
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
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 ...
Friday, April 4th, 2008
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