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AIR POST STAMPS By DOUGLAS B. ARMSTRONG U.S. World-Flight Souvenir THE final phase of the U.S. Army world-flight is represented by a special cancellation applied to letters despatched from the landing ground at Boston, where the flight was completed. It consists of the inscription " Boston—first landing in U.S. of World-Fliers " in a rectangular frame used in con junction with a circular date stamp lettered " Boston, Mass., Airpost Station." The first mail to bear this souvenir postmark was despatched prematurely on September 5, on the strength of a report that the aviators were at hand, and comprised about 500 pieces of mail matter. The mail sent off on the actual day of landing (September 6) was even smaller, so that these historic covers are likely to prove scarce. Holland-Java Air Post WE learn from the well-informed Air Post Bulletin that the Dutch airmen who left Amsterdam for Batavia in the Fokker machine on October 1 carried with them 3 kilos, of official air mail, impressed with the special Dutch P.O. aerial cancellation " Vleigtocht Nederland-Indie 1.X.24. 8V." The supplementary fee for letters transmitted by this flight was 10 florins (18s.) per 20 grammes ! Latest Swiss Flights THE latest addition to the ever-lengthening list of Swiss special flights emanates from Lausanne, where on the closing dav of the Comptoir Suisse (September 28) the post office authorised a special air post to Zurich. Aerial correspondence was impressed on that occasion with a concentric circle containing the words " Lausanne Comptoir Suisse—Poste Aerienne 28.X. 1924." The air mail was transported on the following day by the regular " Ad Astra Aereo " service, which made a special detour to Lausanne for the purpose. Apropos of the semi-official air post stamps of Rangiers it is stated that this was issued under the auspices of the philatelic club of Delemont, whence the 20,247 letters, etc., were conveyed to Lausanne by the aviator, Capt. Balenco. Twentv-thousand copies of the stamp were printed by the firm of A. Trub et Cie. at Aaran, 16,000 of which were upon blue-grey and only 4,000 upon plain white paper. A curious error occurred upon the seventh stamp in a few sheets (of 20) only, the aeroplane being entirely omitted from the design, due to a slight misplacement in the printing. Early South African Aerogrammes ? WAS there an official air post service in operation in the Union of South Africa as far back as 1911 ? The question is prompted by an interesting cover that has been shown us by Mr. Alan Turton, who is informed that it was received by air at Bulawayo (Rhodesia) from Kimberley in that year. The envelope is an official pattern, blue in colour, and bears the significant word " AEROGRAM " printed across the top. Postage is prepaid by an ordinary Id. Transvaal stamp of King Edward reign. No other information is available at. the moment, which will throw light upon this curious and hitherto unrecorded item. U.S.A. AT Dayton, Ohio, during the International Air Race Meeting (October 2-4, 1924), a special cachet was applied to a mail of air post letters despatched on Orville Wright Day, October 2, in connection with the American trans-continental system. * m m M PERSONALS To be Married The engagement is announced between GERALD WILLIAM FERGUSON, M.C., A.F.C. (Indian railways), second son of the late H. T. Ferguson, M.I.C.E., and Mrs. Ferguson, of Bovey Tracey, Devon, and DOROTHY ESME, youngest daughter of the Rev. H. BOURCHIER-WREY, and Mrs. BOURCHIER-WREY, of Ideford Rectory, Devon. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place in December, between HARRY PUCKLE, D.F.C., the Leicestershire Regt., son of the late Colonel H. G. Puckle, Indian Army, and BEATRICE BERYL, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. STANLEY AUSTIN, of Staplegrove Lawn, Taunton, Somerset, and late of Glastonbury Abbey. The engagement is announced between the Rev. HARRY DAN LEIGH VIENER, C.B.E., M.A., K.H.C., Chaplain-in-Chief, R.A.F.. late Chaplain, R.N., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Viener, of Blackpool and Poulton-le-Fylde, grandson of the late Captain Young, R.N., of Ryde, and VIOLET MARGARET, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. F. KEATCH, of Twicken ham, late of India. The marriage will take place quietly in the New Year, NOVEMBER 20. 1924 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1923-1924. AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see "FLIGHT" for January 25, 1912; for 1912 and 1913, see "FLIGHT" for January 17, 1914; for 1.914, see "FLIGHT" for January 15,1915 ; for 1915, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1916; for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January 11, 1917; for 1917, see " FLIGHT " for January 24, 1918 ; for 1918, see " FLIGHT " for January 16, 1919 ; for 1919, see " FLIGHT " for January 22, 1920 ; for 1920, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1921 ; for 1921, see " FLIGHT " for January 19, 1922 ; for 1922 see " FLIGHT " for January lg, 1923 ; and for 1923, see " FLIGHT " for January 17, 1924. Imports. Exports. Re-Exports. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 1923, 1924. £ £ £ £ £ £ Jan. .. 466 2,213 60,079 52,239 280 2,219 Feb. .. 641 920 120,236 26,349 3,040 335 Mar... 589 11,381 71,945 34,113 689 509 Apr...8,508 373 167,757 56,998 462 6,014 May.. 845 3,426 55,427 125,138 728 4,162 June 1,433 1,219 141,381 87,629 1,410 2,115 July.. 192 1,510 62,025 17.9,292 1,334 2,708 Aug. 2,054 687 57,704 247,982 344 950 Sept. 578 4,383 39,069 67,749 106 641 Oct. .. 705 2,715 80,002 143,512 8,274 3,743 16,011 28,827 855,625 1,021,001 16,667 23,396 % M M * AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS A bbreviations : Cyl. tm 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 1923 Published November 20, 1924. 10,536. J. G. CURRIE. Aeroplanes and gliders. (223,613.) 11,108. A. PROCOFIEFF-SEVERSKY. Combination landing-gear. (223,618.) 13,611. J. DEMOCRATIS. Parachute. (233,623.) 19,221. GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRCRAFT CO., LTD., H. P. FOLLAND and H. E. PRESTON. Shock-absorbers. (223,661.) 19,460. D. J. MOONEY and D. H. EMBY. Metal spars, etc. (223,670,) 22,162. H. JUNKERS. Float frames for seaplanes. (204,690.) 25,235. L. WATTIER. Hydro-aeroplanes. (205,491.) 27,220. V.C.RICHMOND and G.H.SCOTT. Ballasting of airships. (223,746.) APPLIED FOR IN 1924 Published November 20, 1924 2,524. DORNIER METALLBAUTEN GES. and C. DORNIER. Constructional materials for aircraft. (210,784.) 2,834. A. B. F. SMITH. Doors for airship sheds, hangars, etc. (223,790.) 3,803. LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN GES. Airships having a bow frame. (212,882.) 16,148. S. A. REED. Air-propellers. (223,838.) NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of "FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, not later than 12 o'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. 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