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AIR POST STAMPS By DOUGLAS B. ARMSTRONG (Editor of " The Stamp Collector ") Madrid-Manila Flight Trophies SOME interesting relics have been added to the air postcollection as a result of the sensational flight from Madrid to Manila by the Spanish airmen Gallarza and Loriza inMay last. Besides official messages of greeting addressed to the Kings and Queens of Spain and England and to thePrince of Wales, letters were picked up by the aviators at various points en route as follows :—16 from Madrid, 44 fromCalcutta, 15 from Bangkok, 59 from Macao, 2,514 from Aparri (P.I.), and 81 from Pamanga (P.I.)' These werehanded over to the postal authorities on arrival at Manila on May 13, 1926, when specially prepared postmarks were appliedto the covers, one showing an aeroplane in conjunction with the Arms of Spain, U.S.A. and the Philippines, and inscribed " RAID MADRID—MANILA " beneath ; and another (also inthe form of an aeroplane) lettered on the 'planes " MADRID TO MANILA FLIGHT " accomplished by Spanish Aviators MANILA Philippines Islands, May 13, 1926." In addition, authority was given for a supply of contem-porary postage stamps to be overprinted in honour of the occasion with the device of an aeroplane radiator and propellersurrounded by the words " Air Mail—1926 : Madrid-Manila." These stamps were affixed to the mail brought by the Spanishaviators prior to delivery, and were also sold as souvenirs in mint condition. According to an official declaration, thetotal numbers thus overprinted of each denomination were :— 2 cents, green 10,000 4 ,, red 9,0006 ,, violet 5,000 8 ,, brown 5,00010 ,, blue 5000 12 ,, orange 4,00016 „ olive . . . . . . . . 4,000 20 ,, orange 4,000 26 ,, blue-green . . .. .. 4,00030 „ grey 4,000 1 peso, violet .. .. .. .. 2,000 2 pesos, purple. . . . . . . . 900 4 ,, blue 700 10 „ green 500 The cliches are said to have been destroyed after the fore-going numbers had been overprinted. The memory of the Madrid-Manila flight will be furtherperpetuated by the reproduction of a map of the route followed with a picture of the seaplane, inset upon certain charity-cum-postage stamps to be sold by Spanish post offices in aid of the Red Cross on September 15 to 17, in the denomina-tions 15 centimos blue and orange, 20 centimos red and green, 30 centimos brown and blue, and 4 pesetas mauve and red. Palos-Buenos Aires Flight StampsAnother famous Spanish flight, that of Capt. Franco from Palos to Buenos Aires earlier in the present year is likewisecommemorated by some special air post stamps to be issued on behalf of the Spanish Red Cross, concurrently with theabove. They depict the seaplane " Plus Ultra," and are of the face values 5 centimos black and mauve, 10 centimosblue and black, 25 centimos red and black, 50 centimos orange and black, 1 peseta black and green. New Canadian Air PostEarly in July a new contract air mail service was put in operation between Sioux Look-out and Red Lake, Ontario,with extensions to Woman Lake and Buch Lake areas, by the Patrida Airways and Exploration, Ltd. (Canada). The firstmail flight to Red Lake took place on July 7, and to Woman Lake on August 2, 1926. Special cachets were used on theseoccasions in the form of a maple-leaf with appropriate inscrip- tions, and struck in green ink. Distinctive vignettes arealso on sale at post offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Sunbury, North Bay, Cobalt, TennisKaming, Hailebury, Sioux Look-out and Red Lake, litho- graphed traverse rectangular format in a design by Mr. A. J.Agate, depicting the Curtiss aeroplane " Lark," which made a notable flight from New York to Red Lake in March last,flying over a wild landscape, and inscribed with the name of the operating concern at the top and " SPECIAL LARK DELIVERY—Sioux LOOK-OUT TO PINE RIDGE AND RED LAKE 'below. (Pine Ridge is the capital of the new province of Patricialand.) There are two varieties, printed in smallsheets of eight, viz., red, green and yellow (25 cents), and red and blue-green (50 cent.). It is understood thatthe Elliot-Fairchild service continues to function thrice weekly between Rouza and Hailebury. DECEMBER 2, 1926 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED The Parachute " Salvator." S. A. Brevetti Aeronautici ' Fren-Furmanik-Calabi," Via in Lucina 15, Rome. Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda :No. 1030 (Ae. 223).—Experiments with a Family of Air- screws, Including Effect of Tractor and Pusher Bodies,Part IV. : On the Effect of Placing an Airscrew in Various Positions within the Nose of a • Streamline Body. By H.Bateman, H. C. H. Townend, and T. A. Kirkup Feb 1926 Price Is. 3d. net. No. 1034 (Ae. 227).—The Efficiency ofan Airscrew. By H. Glauert. May, 1926. Price 9d. net. No. 1040 (Ae. 229).—The Accuracy of the Vortex Theoryof Airscrews in the Light of Recent Experimental Work and Its Application to Airscrew Design. By H. Glauert andC. N. H. Lock. June, 1926. Price 9d. net. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. U.S. National Advisory . Committee Reports. No. 239.Power Output and Air Requirements of a Two-stroke Cycle Engine for Aeronautical Use. By C. R. Paton and CarltonKemper. No. 242. Characteristics of a Twin-float Seaplane During Take-off. By John W. Crowley, junr., and K. M.Ronan. No. 244. Aerodynamic Characteristics of Airfoils.— IV. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washing-ton, D.C., U.S.A. Technical Notes. No. 246. Test of a Model Propellerwith Symmetrical Blade Sections. By E. P. Lesley. September, 1926. No. 247. The Drag of Airships. ByLieut. C. H. Havill, U.S.N. September, 1926. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D.C.,U.S.A. NEW COMPANY REGISTERED ALAN COBHAM AVIATION LIMITED, —Capital £1,0(10 in £1 shares.Manufacturers uf and dealers in aeroplanes, airships, and all other machines or devices for aerial navigation, or for carrying in the air of passengers orgoods, proprietors of aviation, teaching and training schools and aerodromes, etc. First directors. Sir Alan John Cobham, K.B.E., A.F.C., limil AdamMerckel, Lt.-Col. Warwick Wright, D.S.O. Solicitors—Kenneth Brown. Baker, Baker, Lennox House, Norfolk Street, Strand, W.C.2. 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 1925 Published December 2, 1926 14,563. J. B. STRAUSS. Mooring devices for airships. (260,648.) 23,412. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY MOTORS, LTD., S. M. VIALE and H. TOWNS.Screw propellers. (260,725.) 24,064. H. JUNKERS. Means for measuring altitude of aircraft. (249,069). APPLIED FOR IN 1926 Published December 2, 1926 2,557. SCHNEIDER ET CIE. and J. FIEUX. Gyroscopic apparatus for pro-viding stabilized platforms on aircraft, etc. (250,535.) 3,023. L. CHAUVIERE and G. MICHEL. Metal propeller. (252,121.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES " FLIGHT '' will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates :— UNITED KINGDOM ABROAD* s. d. 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