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AIR POST STAMPS By DOUGLAS B. ARMSTRONG Air Post in Japan THE inauguration of a Japanese air mail service on April 20 recalls the previous attempts that have been made in the aerial transport of mails in Japan, several of which have ended in disaster. The earliest experiment was made by the American aviator Atwater, who essayed to fly from Yokohama to Tokio in a Curtiss biplane on June 2, 1921. The machine crashed after traversing onlv a portion of the route, and the mail of souvenir cards issued for the occasion was forwarded by ordinary methods. A special cancellation was struck in red upon these cards. It is circular in form, and inscribed " Japanese Aerial Post." A souvenir card was also issued in connection with a national aviation meeting at Naruo on June 15, 1914, under the auspices of the Imperial Aeroplane Society, and these, too, were cancelled with a special postmark containing the device of a falcon in flight, and Japanese inscription throughout. On October 3 and 22, 1919, took place the first official essay for the establishment of air post communication between Tokio and Osaka, both of which nights failed. Special stamps of 1J and 3 sen were prepared in considerable numbers with the outline of an aeroplane overprinted in red or blue, but comparatively few were actually " flown," even part of the way. Some further mail flights were carried out between Osaka-Zeutsuji-Oita-Kusume in June, 1920, between Tokio and Osaka on November 3-11, 1922, and in the same month from Toyshera to Ohdomane, the Island of Saghalien, when distinctive postmarks were also used, but further information concerning these flights is unavailable. It is to be hoped that the latest development in the Japanese air mail service will be attended with greater success. Albanian Air Post UNDER date of April 20, it was reported from Tirana that a passenger service had been instituted by the Adria Aero Lloyd, and that mail nights would be put in operation in about a fortnight's time. For the first flight, it was proposed to apply a special overprint to 1,500 sets of the air-post stamps already described in this column. Paris-Lake Chad Covers AIR-POST letters carried on the uncompleted flight from Paris to Lake Chad by Col. de Goys and Capt. Pelletier d'Oisy of the French Air Service are now being offered on the Continent. Only 140 flown covers are said to exist, consisting of special envelopes with a vignette of the aeroplane " Rolland Garros " at the top, accompanied by the inscription " Mission Colonel de Goys, Captaine Pelletier d'Oisy—Avion Rolland Garros—Paris-Lac Tchad 1925." These covers were autho- graphed by one or both, of the aviators, and further impressed with a distinctive cachet lettered " Voyage d'etudes—Mission Aerienne 1925 " in red or black. Some semi-official etiquettes were also prepared for this flight in primitive designs, but do not appear to have been used. New Hungarian Air Post SOME highly-coloured, but presumably unofficial vig- nettes were issued in Hungary on the occasion of the opening of a new air post line between Szeged and Budapest, on April 13, lithographed in large oblong format with a picture oi a Magyar man and woman in national costume, watching an aeroplane flying over a bridge. They exist both with and without expressed values in violet and green (1,000 kr.) and brown and blue (2,000 kr.), the two centre rows in each sheet being tete-beche. Special cachets were also employed tor the first flight, both at Budapest and Szeged. New Issues THE latest set of Siamese air post stamps has been aug- mented by two additional values, viz., 2 satangs brown and 1 baht, blue and brown issued on April 1 (Siamese New Year). Hungary also has added a couple of new denominations to the air post series inaugurated twelve months ago in a design representing the spirit of " Flight " hovering over Budapest. They are 5,000 korona purple and violet, and 1,000 kr. carmine and lilac. A new 20 centimes value, printed in light and dark green, with an impressionist picture of an aeroplane crossing the Alps has lately appeared in Switzerland. Ten stamps, ranging in value irom 2 groschen to 2 schilling, are included in a new set of Austrian air post stamps, due for issue this month, in designs by Prof. Sterrer, one of which shows the head and shoulders of an aviator, while the other depicts an aeroplane on the wing. . . ; JUNB 11, 1925 SIDE-WIND THEIR fir.it million milss' flight on spirit supplied exclusively by the Shell Company has just been completed by the fleet of Imperial Airways—an eloquent tribute to the security of aviation and the reliability of the motor spirit consistently used. This mileage is the equivalent of two return trips to the moon—and a few thousand miles to spare ! m m m m NEW COMPANY REGISTERED LONDON AERO CLUB, LTD., 3, Clifford Street, W.—Capital £100, in£1 shares. To promote, assist and encourage aerial navigation in all its forms and the study of aeronautics, also the development of all sciences connectedtherewith, and the construction of aerial conveyances of all kinds, toestablisb, maintain and conduct a club, etc. The directors shall from time to time beappointed by_the Committee of the Royal Aero Club. * m m m SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS(London Aero-Models Association) THE two competitions for the Kelly and K. and M.A.A. Cupswere held at Wimbledon Common on June 6 under ideal weather conditions. The number of competitors was dis-tinctly good and the all-round exhibition of flying was very fine. Results K. & M.A.A. Cup(Distance Competition for Fuselage Models.) Name L. A. Gray . .F. de P. Green C. A. Rippon MaximumDistance Flown yds. 214 165 140 Marks for Stability Longi- tudinal 100 100 100 Lateral 80 90 90 TotalNumber of Points 394 355 330 Posi- tion 1st 2nd 3rd The Kelly Cup Competition (for compressed air models^ resulted in a win for Mr. D. A. Pavely with three spectacular and high flights of 55, 54|, and 60 sees. These flights were greatly applauded by all present. The presentation of the cup and prizes by Mr. Felix Kelly and Mr. A. F. Houlberg brought the official proceedings to a close. Flying continued, however, well into the even- ing. Mr. C. A. Rippon and Mr. R. N. BulloGk putting up the following records : Mr. Rippon's were as follows : Farman type (spar)— Hand launched .. .. .. 37± sees. R.O.G. .. . . . . .. 32= sees. (Fuselage) hand launched . . 16 sees. Mr. Bullock's record was as follows :— Enclosed fuselage tractor (hand launched) 42J sees. B. K. JOHNSON, Competition Secretarym m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder ; i.e. = internal combustion : m. — motor. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.APPLIED FOR IN 1924 Published June 11, 1925A. LAMBLIN. Feeding devices for cooling systems of i.e. engines. (212,226.) FAIEEY AVIATION CO., LTD., and F. G. T. DAWSON. Controllingelements of aircraft, etc. (233,780.) C. P. LUCAS. Aeroplanes. (233,787.) VICKERS, LTD., O. D. LUCAS and W. B. CADDELL. Practice bombs for aircraft use. (233,804.)6,411. H. JUNKERS. I.e. engines. (212,923.) 23,722. CIE D'APPLICATIONS MECANIQUES. Shock-absorbers. (228,853.)29,469. C. DESOUTTER and DESOUTTER BROS., LTD. Sliding seats. (234,003.) "~ FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. . Telegraphic address : Truditnir, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates i— UNITED KINGDOM ABROAD* 755. 3,879. 3,978.4,271. S. d.3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 6 „ „ ..15 212 „ „ ..30 4 s. d.3 Months, Post Free.. 8 3 6 „ „ .. 16 612 „ ,, ..33 0 • Foreign subscriptions mutt be remitted in British currency. 364
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