The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-24
.By ,. B. D.

During the first eleven months operation of the trans-Pacif1c Air Mail service, the post office de- partment reports a loss of more than one half a million dollars. To be exact the sum was $655, ,380 on thirty trips both east and west bound. These facts and figures were brought out during hearings of postal officials before members of the house appropriation scoirl- mittee on the post office appro- priation bill for 1888.
 On the 30 trips included in the west-bound service the total rev. enues received by the department amounted to $156, ,198, a net loss of $327,594. On the east-bound serv- ice the first thirty trips brought in a revenue of $153, ,269 while the cost of these trips amounted to $4S1, ,055, a net loss of $327, ,785.
 A summary of the expenses of the Tipex held in New York year ago shows that g total of $68,255.39 was spent and like amount received. In expenditures the construction of booths and frames was the highest, this item totalling $18,75S.O6. Next came the printing bill of $12,478.97, and $8,0OO for rent. On the receipts side, admissions amounted to $17,- 635.oS. Booth rentals were $2S,- 115.
 Canada,s designs to be used in honor of the coronation is to be the same as our special delivery adhesive, with portraits of George VI and Queen Elizabeh in panels at left and righ, respectively. The design was only released recently. It will be three cent value, and will be released May 10.
 Just as soon as it is definitely known what public holidays are to be declared in conjunction with the coronation, New Zealand will announce the date upon which Its three special issues will be placed in the post offices. The date will fall between May 12 and 15.
 Incidentally New Zealand is one of the few dominiorls to handle covers for collectors. Self addressed sealed envelopes may be sent to the general post office, Wellington, N. C., with interna- tional money orders covering the face value of the stamps to be affixed, with handling charge of hd per cover.
 Collectors who had purchased space for their first day covers aboard the plane of Amelia Ear hart, which was to have flown around the world, will get their covers, and with a special cachet. When Miss Earhart's plane crash ed the 6,5OO coverers were un- harmed, and are now being held at Honolulu. Miss Earhardt is to resume her flight in May, and will pick up the covers there.
 A limited number of covers will be provided for the second flight, to help raise additional funds, and these will be carried along with those already marked. There will be a special marking to dit- ferentiate between the two groups. GinbeI Brothers Is again exclu- siye agent.
 The widow of T. E. Kincannon, pilot of the air mail plane which crashed on January 29, 1886, re- ceiyed posthumously the Air Mail Flyers Medal of Honor for bravery in landing his ice-laden plane without injury to his five passengers or mail.
 The fourth exhibit of the Bur lington stamp Club win take place in the Fleming Museum Of the University of Vermont In Burlington, vt., from May 9 to ie. The exhibit win be open every afternoon.
 For those interested in railways on stamps or ships on stamps, the recent South West Africa l Md value is an excellent item. The design Is representative of the acc tivities Of the South Atcirau Rail- ways. Airways and Harbours Board
 The locomotive tender in the foreground bears the initials. "g. AR" for South African Railways, or in Afrikaans. .suId-Afrikaan-