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Leonard H. Hartmann

AIR MAIL

China Clipper

The Postmarks and Postal History of Cameroun

Under French Administration - 1916-1959

by M. P. Bratzel Jr.

The printed book is quite well laid out and logical, it is all in English. The CD is logical but one must understand it and have some knowledge of French, it contains the full original documentation. First go to the Appendix and find the item of interest, the D-xx number reference is a file on the CD having the original full information in French, the subsequent files are also in French.

The History of Airmail in Poland and Its

Contribution to Airmail Services of Europe (1914-1939)

by

Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski

Chinese Air Mail

An exceptional four volume set, all in full color, cloth bound, excellent, paper, printing and binding. Each book shows a complete exhibit, page-by-page, Three of the exhibits are written up in English, one in both English and Chinese, published by the Chinese Post & Telecom Press, circa 2014

Published at 1,680 yuan ($125.00 !) per volume, cloth bound and well produced, the full set $250.00, one set left

• Air Post of China (1920-1943) by Wei Gang & Zhu Qiongshan, 142 pages
• Dragons T Wings-Chinese Air Mails formed by Brian L. Asquith, 144 pages
• China Airmails A Study of the Development of Aviation & Airmail Services in China from 1920 to 1941 by Lin Hengfu, FRPSL, 142 pages.
• China Airmails & Forerunners, The Dia Mond T Collection by May & David Lu, FRPSL, 148 pages

A Collectors Notes and Comments on the Rare and Mysterious Colombian Airmails 1919-1923

by Barry P. Fletcher

In essence it covers Colombia airmails C1-C24B and C36-37. It is written from a collectors point of view with regard to numbers printed or known, scarcity of the different stamps on flown covers, flight details and dates, provenance of the more well known pieces, comments on fakes and forgeries, etc., etc. We assume this volume is a prelude to a more extensive book should additional information surface. 2016, 128 pages, in color, card, the author’s e-mail address is printed in the book, page on the page facing the copyright, he will gladly share information, edition of 60 copies of which 25 are for the US

French African Airmails 1932 to 1940 Gerard Collot and Alain Cornu, Weill illustrated, 2013, 272 pages, paper case binding, $85.00, enquire.

Edward Proud's massive Air Mail Study, the set is complete but now out of print

• Pioneer transatlantic flights
• German airship
• North Atlantic 1939-45
• Imperial Airways (BOAC from 1st April 1940)
• Pan American timetables
• Trans Canada Airlines
• French South Atlantic Service mail
• PAA South Atlantic Service 1942-1945 between Brazil and Lisbon,
• PAA South Atlantic Service (FAM22)
• PAA Transpacific routes
• New Zealand to Australia Service by Tasman Empire Airways Ltd
• European Link and Shuttle Services 1939-45
• notes on censorship

• Volume 1, 2008, 672 pages in color and well produced in all respects, cloth with dj, much color, indexed, limited edition, published price was £68.00 plus transit, January 1, 2009 the published price was increased to £80.00, sold out
• Volume 2, 2009, Asia and Australasia, cloth with dj, much color, 896 pages, published price £80.00, plus transit, $215, cone copy left
• Volume 3, 2010, Africa, cloth with dj, over 1,032 pages, published price £95.00 plus transit, $190.00, sold out

• Vol. 1, Official Contract Air Mail (CAM) First Flights, Routes 1-34, February 15, 1926 - February 18, 1934, Philippine Islands & Foreign Flag Flights, 2014, 690 pages, cloth $75.00
• Vol 2, The entire volume is devoted to Polar Air Mail, World Wide, by Hal Vogel and David Larson 2016, 488 pages, cloth, $100.00
• Vol 3. CAM, First Flight Covers, AM Routes 1-28, US Pioneer Flights: 1910-1916, Canal Zone 1918-1979, Amelia Earhart, US Glider Flights, US Governmental Flights, 2017, 562+4 pages, cloth, $100.00
• Much of the 6th edition is still in stock and is the source on subjects not yet covered in the new 7th edition.

• Vol 1, US Pioneer Flights 1910-1916, US Government Flight, US Air Express, Crash Covers, Airport Dedication, Mexico First Flights, US Pioneer Flights 1910-1916, US Government Flight, US Air Express, Crash Covers, Airport Dedication, Mexico First Flights 1998, 552 pages, cloth, $37.50
• Vol 2, First Flights of US Airlines since deregulation, Glider Mail, First Jet Flights, 2003, 588 pages, cloth $37.50
• Vol 3, Foreign Contract Air Mail Routes (FAMS), Alaska Canal Zone, etc., 2005, 486 pages, cloth, $37.50
• The Airmails of Canada and Newfoundland from the American Air Mail Society The first volume of the new 6th edition of the AAMC. Covers: Pioneer Flights, SCADTA, Semi-Officials, Airship, Government and other covers 1926-1997, Crash Covers, Balloon, Helicopter, Forces, etc. 1997, 552 pages, cloth, $37.50, enquire first

Chronology of American Air Mail Catalogs

• AAMC, 1st ed
  • 1935, Contract Air Mail Routes through 1934, 130 pages
  • 1940, second edition of the above, 912 pages
  • 1941, 1941 with bound supplements, also separate card bound supplement
  • 1943, 1941 with bound supplements, also separate card bound supplement
• AAMC, 2nd ed we now think the above 1940 edition and supplements are actually the 2nd edition
• AAMC, 3rd ed
  • 1947, vol 1
  • 1950, vol 2
  • 1959, vol 3, updates 1947 and 1950
• AAMC, 4th ed, 1966 - 1971, all 4 volumes VF with dj, $90.00, sold
• AAMC, 5th ed, 1974-1990, Vol. 1 - 5, 1983 and 1990 pricing supplements, senquire
• AAMC, 6th ed, see above for details
  • 1997, Canada and Newfoundland, 1997, 6th edition not mentioned
  • Vol 1, 1998

Air Mail Operations During World War II, A Study of Routes, Rates and Markings by Thomas H. Boyle, Jr., American Air Mail Society Over 400 illustrations and 150 tables of rates and routes. 1998, 927+8 pages, card bound, $180.00

The Transports by G.H. Davis The Airmail Transport series of 1941-44, all facets, stamp design, production, usage, rates and routes, over 200 photographs of stamps and covers. 1999, 231 pages, card, $28.00

American Air Mail Catalogue, Fifth Edition, current and standard complete work. All volumes are now out of print however we do have copies of the previous editions and expect used copies will come in from time to time. The first volumes of a new edition is already in stock but it will be a number of years before the rest come out..

• Vol. 1, 1974, 478 pages, cloth U.S. Pioneer Flights, Government, Army Emergency to 1938, Early Foreign, Balloon Post Siege of Paris, Crash Covers, etc.
• Vol. 2, 1977, 528 pages, cloth U.S. Field Postmarks, Contract Mail, Domestic Air Mail Rates
• Vol. 3, 1978, 518 pages, cloth U.S. Contract Mail, Airport Dedication, Lindberghian
• Vol. 4, 1981, 595 pages, cloth Trans-Ocean Record Flights, Catapult, Newfoundland, Canada
• Vol. 5, 1985, 571 pages, cloth UN, Ryukyu, Cuba, DO-X, US Glider, Autogiro, Helicopter The Jet Age, U.S. Souvenir Historical Flights
• Complete set vol 1-5 plus bound pricing supplement,

1990 American Air Mail Catalog Pricing Supplement Vol. 1 - 5, Pricing updates with introduction to each section. 1990, 218 pages, cloth, $20.00 enquire first

Indexes to The Airpost Journal, Vol 1-60, 1929-1989 and Aero Philatelist Annals, Vol 1-25, 1953-1971 and 1975-1982 1992, 200 pages, cloth $14.00, sold out

The Buffalo Balloon Mail 1873-1877 by Robert Schoendorf A fine study of both the flight and the stamp, Scott CL 1. 1979, 30 pages, card, edition of 500, numbered, $20.00, snquire first

Jenny by George Amick The postal and philatelic story of the 24¢ 1918 Airmail Invert. 1986, 264 pages, 85 illustrations, card, out of print limited stock, enquire before ordering, $25.00, cloth with dj, $35.00

United States, The 24¢ Air Mail Inverted Center of 1918 by H. M. Goodkind 1956, 32 pages, card, outprint from CCP, $17.50, nquire before ordering

United States, The 5¢ Beacon Air Mail Stamp of 1928 by H. M. Goodkind 1965, 61 pages, card, enquire before ordering, $25.00

Airmail Special Delivery Stamps of the U.S. by Ralph L. Sloat 1977, 86 pages plus fold out table, card. $12.50

Airmail Antics by Fred Boughner Stories of the Pioneer U.S. Government Airmail Service, enjoyable. 1988, 190 pages, card. $12.50, cloth bound $35.00

Pioneer Airplane Mails of the United States by T. J. O'Sullivan The 1910-1916 period, illustrates covers and memorabilia. 1985, 338 pages, cloth, $27.50

Max-I didn't get to know him very well by A. D. Jones The life of Max Miller, the first of the early U.S. airmail pilots from May 15,1918 until his death on September 1, 1920. The story of the development of the transcontinental air mail service. 2004, 132 pages, card, $16.50

History of the U.S. Pioneer and Government-Operated Air Mail Service, 1910-1928 by O'Sullivan & Weber 1973, 190 pages, cloth, $20.00

Aerial Mail Service, A Chronology of the Early US Government Air Mail, March - December, 1918 by Don Jones A fine account of the services, well written, illustrated and printed. 1993, 128 pages, card $16.50

Turk Bird, High-Flying Life and Times of Eddie Gardner by James H. Bruns The story of one of America's first civilian air mail pilots. 1998, 104 pages, card, $12.50

Pioneer Flights of Garden City Estates, New York 1911 by Schoendorf 1982, 79 pages, card, edition of 500, $20.00

Areophilatelic Flight - Hawaii & Central Pacific 1913-1946 by Crampon 1980, 70 pages, card, covers the flights, cancels, cachets, sold out

Via Airmail, An Aerophilateic Survey of Events, Routes and Rates by Short and Ganz An anthology of new articles, notable the Domestic, Beacon and Zeppelin rates covering 74 pages, articles from the Chicago 1911 meet to the Concorde. 1992, 224 pages, cloth $22.00

• The a British French and Colonies Society now offers a CD of this book

Colombia, The Lansa Story, The Postal History of the Colombian Airline LANSA by Alfredo Frohlich & Dieter Bortfeldt, A comprehensive story of the history, covers, stamps and forgeries. 2005, 179 pages, in color, cloth, $135.00, sold

Columbia, Handbook of the SCADTA Provisional Surcharges 1921-1923 by Santiago Cruz & Dieter Bortfeldtprinted in Colombia but in English, new study of the provisionals including details on the forgeries, 2004, 120 pages, $135.00, sold

German North Atlantic Catapult Flights 1929-1935 by James W. Graue & Dieter Leder, A good history, flight details and detailed priced catalog, 2004, 235 pages, metal spiral bound, $62.50

Deutsche Lufthansa, South Atlantic Airmail Service 1934-1939 by James W. Graue & John Duggan, Europe to South America, a detailed listing, flight details, 2000, 236 pages card, $67.50, sold out

Special Zeppelin Mail and Postcard Catalog 2000 by Frost Similar to Sieger but perhaps a more logical approach, the first number is the airship and the second part is the flight, unfortunately though it is in English it is evidently a translation and the grammar is not well done. 1999, 303 pages, card, $29.50, sold out

Special Airship Mail and Postcard Catalog 2005 by Frost 2005, 497 pages, card, one copy only, $47.50, sold out

OAT and AV2 Markings by Murray Heifetz, 2nd edition from the AAMS, Air mail markings giving transit instructions, 1938-1974 2000, 2nd edition, 142 pages, card, $12.50 2007, 3rd edition, 168 pages, card, $17.50, sold out

Correio Aero - A History of the Development of Air Mail Services in Brazil by William Victor Kriebel The development of the airlines that carried mail in and out of Brazil, Aeropostale, Lufthansa, LATI, NYRBA, Pan Am, Varg, Condor, etc Another fine volume from the AAMS, 1997, 200 pages, card, in English, $16.50

The Mass Flights of Italo Balbo by Robert E. Lana Flights made by Italo Balbo in 1928 to the Western Mediterranean, in 1929 to the Eastern Mediterranean, in 1930 across the South Atlantic and in 1933 to Chicago. All aspects including value of the covers. 1996, 144 pages, card, in English $16.50

The Pioneer Period of Hungarian Air Mail by Victor G. Berecz Jr. Hungarian air mail from the 1800's through WW II, the major emphasis is WW I and just after, well illustrated and produced. 1996, 200 pages, card, in English, $16.50

Peruvian Civil Aviation by Herbert H. Moll The experimental flights by Chavez and Bielouvic, the flights of the 1920's and 1930's and the Faucett and Panagra Airlines 2000, 87 pages, card, $16.00

China, A Comprehensive Illustration of Covers with Sinkiang Provisional Airmail Stamps, 1932-1933 by David Lu, Each cover is described in detail with full provenance, in both English and Chinese. Well printed with excellent English test though the general arrangement is strange. 2001, 256 pages with 8 in color, hard bound with dj (not card edition), $32.50

A Philatelic Guide to the Postal History of West Indian Aerial Express and Pan American Airways 1927-1931 by Norman Alan Cohen An enjoyable and useful work, well produced for the price, well illustrated. 1997, 164 pages, plastic spiral, sold out

Air Mail Routes and Rates in South America, 1928-1940 by Mario D. Kurchan Full text in both English and Spanish, well illustrated with maps and covers. These two volumes overlap only a little.

• Air Mail Routes and Rates in South America, 1928-1940, Emphasized the formal rates and routes, those of French lines 1999. 144 pages, card, $45.00, sold out
• The Secrets of Air Mail Routes and Rates in South America, 1928-1941, Emphasizes the rates that were not published and the Clipper Attempts, 2001, 192 pages, card, $35.00

Charles J. LaBlonde

• The Postal History of World War II Mail between Canada and Switzerland by Charles J. LaBlonde and John TyackThis book is all Canada, complete Censorship info, Message Scheme info, extensive, Blackout Postmarks etc. 2008, 250 pages, spiral bound, $30.00
• World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada and the USA - A Postal History Handbook by Charles J. LaBlonde Relatively little Canadian information, 2003, 222 pages with 231 illustrations, spiral bound, out of print
• The Postal History of the World War II Mail Between New Zealand and Switzerland by Robin Startup and Charles LaBlonde, Contains much GB Archive material, as well as NZ, Swiss and Red Cross archival, extensive bibliography, 2005, 130 pages, card, out of print
• The Suspension of United States Mail to Switzerland 1942 to 1944/1945 by Charles J. LaBlonde, This also has much good Canadian information and illustrates some Canadian covers, 2006, 84 pages, spiral bound, 2006, $35.00

Newfoundland Air Mails 1919-1939 with additional notes on Subsequent Flights and Air Stamps

• 1953, 1st edition, by Dalwick & Harmer, 180 pages, cloth, $35.00
• 1984, 2nd edition by C. H. C. Harmer, edited by Eisendrath , 181 pages, cloth, $20.00

France, Histore de L'Aérostation et de L'Aviation Française de 1783-1930 A fine catalog of French Airmail, well illustrated, printed and bound 1981, 192 pages, cloth, French $32.50

France, The Flight of the Ville D'Orleans by Ernst M. Cohn Perhaps the most fascinating flight from the 1870 Siege of Paris.

• 1978, 175 pages, cloth, with slip case, out of print, in stock $100.00
• 1978, 175 pages, cloth, regular edition, out of print, in stock $90.00

Haiti, Early Air Mail of Haiti by Peter C. Jeannopoulos, 2010, 28 pages, in color, card, $20.00

Honduras, The Black Honduras by Irving I. Green 1962, 32 pages, card, stamp, history and philately $14.50

Rocket Mail Flights of the World to 1986 by Dr. Max Kronstein An interesting coverage from the Siege to Paris in 1870 to date. 1986, 199 pages, cloth $25.00

Crash Covers an Aerophilatelic Challenge by Joseph L. Eisendrath, 1979, 210 pages, cloth, $35.00, sold out

Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways and Predecessor Airlines by Kendall C. Sanford, Imperial Airways and predecessors were Britain's international airline from 1924 to 1940 when it became British Overseas (BOAC), 96 covers and 174 cachets are shown. 2003, 12+190+18 pages, card bound, with 4 page pricing guide, out of print, $120.00

The Pigeon Post into Paris 1870-1871 by J. D. Hayhurst A fine and readable study, and it is in English. 1970, 48 pages, card $25.00

The Great Barrier Island 1898-99 Pigeon Post Stamps by J. Reg. Walker, a fine study of the history, stamps and covers, CCNY handbook no. 22. 1968, 109 pages, card, $25.00

Weebau, World Space Catalogue The complete world catalogue of Space on Stamps, over 13,000 illustrations, Scott, Yvert & Teller and Michel numbers, English, French & German 1990, 2nd edition, 1,168 pages, card, mostly in French $35.00

Sanabria, Cosmonaut Autographs Identification GuideIllustrates the autographs and lists the missions and crews, 1994, 74 pages, spiral metal binding, $17.50

Flying the Mail by Donald Dale Jackson, An extremely attractive non-philatelic book, circa 2000, 176 pages, cloth.$25.00, sold

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