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AIR POST STAMPS By DOUGLAS ARMSTRONG (Editor of " The Stamp Collector ") Aerial developments in South America and the West Indies have already resulted in a crop of interesting new issues of air post stamps from that part of the globe, and the cry is " still they come." Following on the successful inauguration of the Latecoere trans-Atlantic air mail system, Uruguay and Chile have fallen into line with Argentina and Brazil by introducing special stamps for use in this connection. Such stamps are necessary on two counts, first in order to distinguish air-borne correspondence from that intended for despatch by ordinary routes ; and second, because the operating concern receives a proportion of the total face value of the stamps affixed to the mail matter transmitted over its lines. Chile's New Aero Stamps A Condor with outspread wings, together with the super- scription " Correo Aereo," imprinted in green, distinguishes a set of eleven contemporary postage stamps of Chile, destined for prepayment of air post fees upon correspondence between that country and Europe via Brazil and the Latecoere airways, their respective denominations being : 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 centavos, 1, 2, 3/5c, 5, 6 10c. and 10 pesos. The total issue amounts to 150,000 sets up to and including the 3 pesos on 5 c, 100,000 each of the 5 and 6 pesos, and 75,000 of the 10 pesos. It is intended to last for two months only, when it is anticipated that a definitive scries of Chilean air mail Stamps will be in readiness. Latest from Uruguay For her latest air post stamps destined for the Montevideo- Toulouse service, Uruguay has retained the curious Seagull design originally adopted two years ago, but with this difference, that "the stamps themselves aie perforated round the edges and lithographed upon water-marked paper. The full set of twelve values comprises :—10 centavos green, 20 c. orange, 30 c. deep blue, 38 c. green, 40 c yellow, 50 c. violet, 76 c. red-orange, 1 peso scarlet, 1 • 14 p" deep blue, l-52c. yellow, l-90c. violet and 3-80 p. scarlet. Ten thousand sets of the higher and thirty thousand of the lower denominations have been printed at the National Printing Establishment, Montevideo. Short-lived Mexican Air Stamp After a currency of only two months the initial printing of the 25 centavos air mail stamp as employed in the Mexico- lampico air service has been withdrawn from circulation on account of the similarity in colour between it and the ordinary Express Delivery stamp, which is also printed in carmine and sepia. The new supply issued on June 20 last is in sepia and 'green, so that it is probable that the original issue may become scarce in course of time. Forthcoming South American Issues Special stamps are reported to be in preparation in Paraguay for the purpose of franking letters sent by air between Asuncion, the capital and Buenos Aires, when that service is established in the near future to connect with the trans- Atlantic system to Europe. Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua are also prospective candidates for the air post collection. San Domingo's Contribution In connection with the recently opened West Indian Air- ways system linking up the islands of Cuba, San Domingo and Porto Rico, the Dominican Republic has lately provided a distinctive air mail stamp of 10 centavos, printed in blue to the extent of 100,000 copies, showing a map of the route, and with a vignette of Lindbergh's aeroplane, the " Spirit of St. Louis," inset. It is probable, by the way, that all air mail stamps may in future be printed in blue, in compliance with a recommendation adopted by the First Air Post Congress last year. Russian-Afghan Flight that Failed Some months ago it was reported that a regular air post service was to be put in operation between Tashkent (Soviet Russia) and Kabul. Apparently this has proved abortive, for a correspondent, Mr. J. Franklin, informs us that he has in his possession an envelope just received from Kabul and intended for transmission by this route, which, judging by the post marks, eventually reached its destina- tion by ordinary post. Leaving Leningrad on May 12 last, it was forwarded from Moscow to Berlin on the 15th of that month, but was apparently returned to Russia, and finally proceeded by way of Basra, Karachi and Peshawar until it arrived in Kabul about the middle of June. It would appear from these dates that the cover was actually flown over certain stages of the route, but not all the way. AUGUST 30, 1928 PERSONALS Married GROUP CAPTAIN WILLIAM FOSTER MACNEECE FOSTER. C.B.E., D.S.O.,D.F.C., of Castle Cary, Co. Donegal, British Air Representative at Geneva, was married, on August 14, at St. Peter's Church, South Weald, to JEAN,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. RALPH W. BRUCE, of Langtons, South Weald, Essex. ON August 18, at Highbury Congregational Church, Cheltenham, themarriage took place between FRANK RADCLIFFE, B.SC, A.R.Ae.S., younger son of Win. Radcliffe, of TUirnley, Lanes, and EMMELINE GREENWOOD, M.SC,younger daughter of J. H. Greenwood, of Todmardcn, Yorks. To be MarriedThe engagement is announced of Flying Officer RICHARD HUGH BARLOW, R.A.F., elder son of Col. Sir Hilaro W. W. Barlow, Bt., C.B., C.M.G., andLady Barlow, of Thruxton, Andover, to ROSAMUND SYLVIA ANDERTON, younger daughter of the late Mr. F. S. Anderton and Mrs. Temple, wife ofLt.-Col. R. D. Temple. D.S.O., of Hyde Hall, Great Waltham. The engagement is announced of CAPT. WILLIAM F. TREHARNE JAMES, lateGlamorgan Yeomanry and R.F.C., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Treharne lames, of Penydarren House, Merthyr Tydfil, and Miss BARBARA GRACEPUXTAN, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Archibald John Puntan and of Mrs. Puutan, of Craig Eithen, Caswell, Swansea.The engagement is announced between Flight-Lieut. REGINALD PYNE, n.F.C, R.A.I-., youngest son of the late Mr. William Pyne, of Reading, and Miss AGNES KATHLEEN HAIG, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Haig, ofClayton, Dairsie. Fife. An engagement is announced between Sqdn.-Ldr. THOMAS FREDERICKWAILFS THOMPSON, D.F.C., R.A.F.,son of the late Mr. Christopher Thompson, and of Mrs. Thompson, The Priory, Lyncombe Hill. Bath, and Miss LORNAMARY HELMS, daughter of the late' Capt. and Mrs. P. T. Helms, of Sydney, Australia. m m m m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda : A"o. 1140.—Notes on Performance Testing. By H. L. Stevens and A. E. Woodward Nutt. Feb., 1928. 'Price &d. net. No. 1145.—Wind Tunnel Tests on a R.A.F.15 Aerofoil with Pilot Planes. By F. B. Bradfield and K. W. Clark. Oct., 1927. Price Is. net. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Department of Overseas Trade : Report on Economic Conditions in the Serb-Croat-Slovene Kingdom (Jugo- slavia), dated May, 1928. By E. .Murray Harvey. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price Is. net. Gentlemen Prefer Aeroplanes : By E. F. Spanner. E. F. Spanner, 9, Billiter Square, London, EC.3. Price 35s. net. NEW COMPANY REGISTERED BRITISH CADASTRAL AXD TOPOGRAPHIC AIR SURVEY CO.,LTD., 36, Basinghall Street, E.C.2.—Capital £5,000, in i'l shares. The objects are to adopt an agreement with Brig.-Gen. Sir Charles Delm6-Radcliffe, D.S.O., C.B., C.V.O., to carry on in any part of the world the business of surveyors, explorers, photographers, map makers and designersin all its branches, particularly by means of aeroplanes, airships, balloons and aircraft of all kinds, printers, publishers, book and map sellers, etc.First director, Sir Charles Delme-Radcliffe (permanent managing director). m 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 1927 Published August 30, 19L\s9.101. R. P. PESCARA. Air compressors. (291,967.) IS.034. J. G. NAVARKO. Lanclplanes, seaplanes, flying boats, amphibians,etc. (295,114.) 33,529. O. KRELL. Rotatable hangars for airships. (295,170.)35,107. Y. VAN HONACKER. Flying machine. (295,177.) APPLIED FOR IN 1928Published August 30, 1928 1,129. ROHRBACH METALL-FLUGZEUGBAU GES. Means for regulating thefuel supply to i.e. aircraft engines. (283,532.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY. W.C.2 Telephone: Holborn 3211. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. "FLIGHT" SUBSCRIPTION RATES. UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 6 „ ., ..15 2 12 „ „ ..30 4 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 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