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1935
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376 FLIGHT. APRIL 4, 1935 AIR POST STAMPS By DOUGLAS ARMSTRONG The 30-dinar stamp in a new Persian issue shows a view of the recently established aerodrome near Teheran, COLLECTORS of air post souvenirs are divided nowadays into two distinct schools, the aero- philatelists and the air mail collectors. The former concern themselves pri marily with stamps issued throughout the world for prepayment of air mail charges, and may be re garded to all intents and purposes as stamp coir lectors specialising in this particular field. Aero- philately, as its designa tion suggests, is a modern branch of the time- honoured cult of philately, embracing all the recognised tenets of stamp study, methods of printing, the hunt for major and minor varieties, watermarks, perforations, and the like. It appeals as much to the old-time collector of postal adhesives as to the more up-to-date seeker of air mail material. Air mail collecting, on the other hand, has very little in common with philately. Its unit is the "flown cover," to which the stamp, if any, is merely incidental; a cachet, post mark, or even a manuscript endorsement is all the same to the air mail collector provided it indicates that the missive was carried on a certain flight and constitutes a record of some noteworthy event in the history of aviation in the service of the post office. It is really a new hobby and a thing apart from stamp collecting. Indeed, a large proportion of air mail collectors have never collected stamps except in the way described, and pursue their studies upon altogether different lines, paying attention chiefly to the aerial and postal aspects of the items that go into their collections. Both schools of collecting have a legitimate place in the scheme of things, but whereas, with the gradual passing of the air post stamp from use which must result inevitably from the introduction of flat rates for air borne correspondence, aero-philately will tend to become merged with philately proper and possibly cease to exist as a separate entity, air mail collecting will survive as an antiquarian pursuit, illustrating and recording the rise and progress of aerial navigation from the dawn of flight down to the time, not far distant, when the aeroplane and the airship will become the most general means of transporting the mails all over the world. No Jubilee Air Post Owing to the refusal of H.M. Postmaster-General to sanction the use of a special stamp for the occasion, it is understood that the plan to revive the London-Windsor air post service as part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations next month has been abandoned. The decision will be deplored by air mail collectors who were keenly interested in the project. Air Mail Society's Progress Meanwhile, I learn that the founder of the First United Kingdom Aerial Post, Cdr. Sir Walter Windham, R.N., has accepted the position of a vice-president of the newly formed and go-ahead Air Mail Society, the membership of which is increasing by leaps and bounds. An expert committee has been constituted in the persons of Brigadier-Gen R. Ridgway, C.B., Miss W. Penn Gaskell, and Messrs. R. E. R. Dalwick, C. H. Greenwood, F. J. Field, T. E. Field, J. McHarg, Jnr., J. S. Davis, A, Phillips, and D. B. Armstrong (hon. secretary); they will commence work almost immediately. An exchange packet is to be circulated in the autumn, and the nucleus of a reference library is being assembled. At the last meeting, held on March 20, a valuable collection of unused air post stamps was displayed by Mr. R. E. R. Dalwick, while Major Alan Goodfellow showed a complete, and possibly unique, collection of covers flown by all the pilots who entered for the London-Melbourne Race last year. The President, Dowager Viscountess Downe, has promised to exhibit her specialised collection of Colombian air stamps on April 10, when the Society will meet and dine at Pagani's Restaurant, London, at 6.15 p.m. Glasgow-Lerwick Air Mail The most notable event of the past month in connection with British inland air mails was the inauguration on March 26 of a bi-weekly air post service between Lerwick (Shetland Islands) and Glasgow, operated by Highland Airways, Ltd. It involves the co-operation of railway, steamship, and aeroplane, and is the first of its kind to be instituted in Great Britain. Persia's Aerial Progress As an instance of the development of modern Persia under the new regime, the 30-dinar value of a handsome new set of postage stamps commemorating the tenth anniversary- of the accession of the Shah Rizah Pahlavi shows a view of the new aerodrome near Teheran. The stamp is illustrated on the- Mt. THE INDUSTRY FUTURE OF THE KLEMM A new company, the British Aircraft Manufacturing (.0., Ltd., has been formed to acquire as a going concern the British Klemm Aeroplane Co., Ltd., of Hanworth Aerodrome, Middlesex. The vendor company, of course, manufactures the well-known Klemm "Swallow" and "Eagle," both of which types are now in commercial production. On the board of directors will be Air Commodore P F. M. Fellowes. THE PASSING OF PRATTS In 1888, the year following Queen Victoria's Jubilee, a group oi oil merchants banded together in England and formed the com pany which ultimately became the Anglo-American Oil Com pany and sold Pratts motor fuel. But the old order changeth, and, as from Friday next, the name of Pratts will give way to that of "Esso." This will mean that all petrol sold by the Anglo-American Oil Co., both in this country and abroad will be sold under the same name. Coincident with this change is the introduction of " Essolene " to replace " Pratts Commer cial .'' NEW COMPANIES CHELMSFORD AIRPORT LTD.. 8, Budge Row, Queen Victoria Street. E.C.4. Capital £1,000 in 800 6% cumulative preference shares of £1 each and 4,000 ordinary shares of Is. each. Objects : To acquire any lands or other properties and to lay out and develop the same as aerodromes, airports, athletic and sports grounds, en. The directors are :—Sydney E. Taylor; John Rimmer ; and Wm. M. Paterson, PHILLIPS AND POWIS AIRCRAFT LTD., The Aerodrome, Woodley. Reading, Berks. Nominal capital of £125,000 in 5s. shares. Objects : To acquire the under taking and assets of Phillips and Povvis Aircraft (Reading), Ltd., to carry on the business of manufacturers of aero-engines and aircraft of every description, and all parts and accessories thereto; to promote, assist and encourage aerial navigation in all its forms, the study of aeronautics, the development of all sciences connected therewith, and the design and construction of aerial conveyancesof every description, etc. The first directors (to number not less than thrpe nor more than seven) ar. :— Charles O. Powis, aeronautical engineer (chairman of Phillips and Powis Motors. Ltd.); Frederick G. Miles, aircraft designer ; and George W. G. Allen (governing dirertorof John Allen and Sons (Oxford), Ltd.). Secretarv : W. E. Graeme Brown. Solicitors: Charles Russell and Co,, 37, Norfolk Street, W.C.2. DUBLIN AIR FERRIES, LTD., Capital £500 in £1 shares. Objects : To acquire certain lands at Kildonan. Finglas known as Kildonan Aerodrome, and all or any part of the assets and liabilities of the business; to manufacture, repair and deal in aircraft of all kinds, etc. The subscribers (each with one share) are:—Reginald G. Williams. Kildonan Aerodrome ; and S. Mary Williams. The first director* arc not named. BRITISH COASTAL AIRWAYS, LTD. Nominal capital of £1,000 in £1 shares Objects: To carrv on the business of aerial transporters and air travel enquiry anu booking agents, etc. Directors: Geo. Tulloch Gillie, 200, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow; and John Tulloch Gillie (permanent managing director). C. C. WAKEFIELD & COMPANY (I.F.S.), LTD. Registered in Dublin with > nominal capital of £15,000 in 10,000 5 per cent, preference and 5,000 ordinary shares of £1 each. Objects : To carry on the business of manufacturers, exporters, etc.. of lubricating and other oils. Directors : The Rt. Hon Viscount Wakefield 01 Hythe; Walter R. Graham: and James Brown. INCREASES OF CAPITAL MARSHALLS FLYING SCHOOL, LTD., 19, Jesus Lane, Cambridge. 7* nominal capital has been increased by the addition of £29,700 in £1 shares b< yon the registered capital of £300. AIR COMMERCE, LTD., 22, Aldermanbury, E.C.2. The nominal capital ba= been increased by the addition of A3,000 in £1 ordinary shares be-vond the register capital of £1,000. INSURANCE FLYING CLUB, LTD., 7, Union Court, London, ^-z.f2% nominal capital has been increased by the addition oi £500 in ordinary £1 >c beyond the registered capital of £500.
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