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SEPTEMBER 3, 1925 AIR POST STAMPS jf By DOUGLAS B. ARMSTRONG Livorno-Rome Special Flight ON June 28, 1925, a special air post flight was made, by authority of the Italian Ministry of Posts, from Livorno to Rome on the occasion of the assembly of the Twelfth Italian Philatelic Congress in the former city. Two official cachets were supplied, the one circular in form and the other oblong, both containing the words " POSTA AEREA ECCEZIONALE." The round stamp was discarded after only a few letters had been cancelled owing to a mis-spelling of the word " eccez- zionale," so that the majority of the 3,000 letters, etc., carried bore the impression of the oblong cachet. These postmarks were officially destroyed when the aerial mail had been despatched. Flown covers carried a souvenir etiquette issued by the Congress Committee, with a vignette of Romulus and Remus, with the she-wolf on the left and a Roman trireme on the right, printed in lilac in small sheets of 16, and perforated 11 by 11$, of which 5,000 copies only were provided. First Aerial Parcels Post AN interesting discovery in connection with the history of the air post in Great Britain is a vignette issued as far back as 1913 by the firm of Robt. Sinclair, Ltd., of Newcastle-on- Tyne, for a series of parcel flights from Gosforth Park to Seaham Harbour and Blyth. These flights were operated by Mr. B. C. Hucks between February 11 and 18, 1913, by means of a 80 h.p. Bleriot monoplane, which is depicted on the stamp in flight over the city. The stamp is printed in deep green with the words " First Aerial Delivery " above the picture, and " By The Robert Sinclair Tobacco Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, Feb., 1913." beneath. Although much publicity was given to the affair at the time, very few of these vignettes appear to have been preserved. Canada's Northern Air Service THE semi-official Canadian air post service between Hailey- bury, Ont., and the Rouyn Goldfields, suspended since January last, was resumed on June 27, 1925, underthe auspices of the Northern Air Service, Ltd., of Haileybury, by whom a special aero stamp has been issued with the approval of thi Post Office Department to represent the supplementary air post fee of 25 cents. Printed in blue, with white lettering it bears the title of the operating firm above a winged device and the inscription " Special Air Delivery " across the foot. A special cachet was also used on the occasion of the first flight of the new service, when flown covers were signed by the pilot " B. W. Broatch." Albanian Air Post AFTER many delays, the Albanian air post service promoted by the Adria Aero Lloyd, finally came into operation on May 30, 1925, when an aeroplane left Tirana for Valona, carrying about 1,000 letters, which were impressed with a departure cachet inscribed " Tirana Posta Aerore," and with another bearing the date 30 V. 25 on arrival at Valona. A special flight from Tirana to Scutari in aid of the Red Cross took place also on June 1, and on this occasion a cachet lettered " ler vol. Tirana-Scutari " was employed. Air Stamps from Honduras SOME time ago we recorded the establishment of an air postservice in this Central American State, in connection with which special cachets were employed. Now we have receiveda set of air post stamps in the form of regular postage types of 1915 overprinted " Aero Correo " in two lines of smallRoman capitals, as follows :—5 centavos blue, 10 c. deep blue, 20 c. red-brown, 25 c. purple-brown, 50 c. rose, and 1 pesogreen. Forthcoming Brazilian Air Stamps THE preparation of a series of air post stamps for Brazil is authorised by the Presidential Decree, dated May 31. The subjects of the designs are to symbolise the rise and progress of aerial navigation, and one of the values at least will bear the likeness of Santos Dumont. Although these stamps are primarily intended for use in the air post service, they will be available for ordinary postage pending the opening up of the air mail routes. m m m m Bombing 'Plane's Fall into Channel ON August 26 a D.H.9A bomber of No. 207 Squadron, Eastchurch, made a forced landing in the English Channel, off Deal. The machine rapidly began to sink, and the two occupants were rescued just in time by the crew of a pleasure motor-boat. Subsequently the wrecked machine was salved. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Memoranda : No^ 963 (Ae. 179.) Notes on Stalled Flying. By Sqdn.-Ldr. R. M. Hill, M.C., and H. L. Stevens. October, 1922. Price 6d. net' No. 963 (Ae. 180). The Control of a Stalled Aero- plane as Affected by the Use of Differerrtial Ailerons. By H. L. Stevens. November, 1924. Price 6d. net. No. 965 (Ae. 181.) Pitching and Yawing Moments with Sideslip on a Model Aeroplane with Zero Stagger. By F. R. Bradfield. January. 1925. Pricels.net. No. 970. Report of the Airworthiness of Airships Panel. October, 1924. Price 9d. net. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd. Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts for the Year ended December 31. 1924. Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd., Marconi House, Strand, London, W.C.2. National Health and Unemployment Insurance of Personnel of the Roval Air Force. Air Publication 980. May, 1925. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price 2d. net. The Air Pilot Monthly Supplement. No. 10. August, 1925. Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W C.2. The Record of the Bristol "Cherub " Engine in the Air Races at Lympne. The Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Filton House, Bristol. The Elevator : The Official Bulletin of the Lancashire Aero Club. Edited by Rex Williams. The Lancashire Aero Club, Manchester. Air Publication 1109. April, 1925. Provisional Regulations in Regard to the Entry and Training of Boys as Clerks in the Royal Air Force. Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2. instructions Regarding Training in the Manauvre Area for 1925. Issued by the" General Staff. The War Office, London. The Elimination of Interference from Radio Receiving Appa- ratus. Air Publicatimi 1136. June, 1925. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London. W.C. Price 2d. net. The Michel! Visccmeter. Third Edition. Michell Bearings, Ltd., South Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne. A Flying Visit to the Middle East. By Sir Samuel Hoare. The Cambridge University Press, Fetter Lane, London, E.C. Price 35. 6d. net. Catalogues " Quicklift " Patent Ratchet Jack. The Ouicklift Engin-eering Co., Ltd., 14, New Street, Birmingham. Englehevt Motor Car and Motor Cycle Tvres. EnglebertTyres, Ltd., 162, Gr-at Portland Street, London, W.I. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder! i.e. «= internal combustion) m. «• motor. The numbers in brackets are those undir which the Specifications willbe printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1924 Published September 3, 1925 11,292. VICKERS-PETTERS, LTD., E. W. PETTER and J. HUTTON. I.e. engines. (237,990.) 15,795. H. C. PRATT. Aircraft landing mechanism. (238,050.) 16,751. R. A. BIBARD. Aeroplanes. (219,022.) 27,352. OPTISCHE ANSTALT C. P. GOERZ AKT.-GES. Means for locating aircraft in space. (224,917.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. 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