Evening star., 1946-09-22

POST once department ln1OrmatlOn
Service, says: "A special cachet
will be affixed to all mail flown
from the airmail field at Chicago
on the first flights of the expert
mental helicopter airmail service
which will be inaugurated in the
Chicago area on October l.
Covers for the first flights may
be sent to the Regional Superin-
tendent, Airmail Service. Chicago,
accompanied by letter authorizing
the holding of the covers for the
first flights and requesting applica-
ton of the cachet. Space approx
mately 21a inches by 2la inches to
the left on the address side OF all
covers is required for the cachet.
Covers should be self addressed and
postage prepaid in the amount OF
5 cents, the airmail rate in effect
on that day. The covers will be
carried on the first flights out Of
the Chicago Municipal Airport and
then forwarded to the addresses.
No arrangements will be made for
service, nor will a cachet
be provided at any office other than
the Airmail Field, Chicago"
According to the Postal Bulletin
for Tuesday last, Ion September Is
a demonstration flight by flying
post Office will be made from
Washington via Dayton, Ohio, to
Chicago over routes A. M. 81 and 36
by a cargo liner operated by Trans
& Western Air, Inc.
tTWA). The plane will be equipped
with postal facilities and distribution
of mail en- route will be made by
postal personnel. The plane will be
open for public inspection at the
National Airport at
1890 m, September Is, coincident
with the first day sale Of the new
scent airmail stamp. Facilities
will be available at the plane for
the purchase of stamps and the
new scent airmail stamped en-
velope. All airmail covers de-
posted at the plane. bearing air
mail postage at the present rate
Of 8 cents an ounce or fraction
thereof, will be cacheted and car
ried on the flight. Covers will bear
a Washington postmark.
An official Post ONCE Department
publicity release, dated September
20, explains:
"A novel flying mail car, winging
,ver the Nations original coast-to-
coast airway, will herald the arrival
Of nickel airmail on october l.
United Air Lines will operate a
Eairchild Packet over United States
Air Mail Route No l from New York
@ San Francisco. First-flight covers
will be collected at cities along the
quite and will be stamped in flight
With a special cachet.
1T will be the first such flight for
he Packet, a twin-engined plane es-
3ecially designed as an air post office
md equipped with all facilities for
handling and sorting mail In flight.
Normally such work is done on the
ground.
THE plane will leave New York
It 9 am, Tuesday. October l. Stops
n route to San Francisco will in
lude Cleveland, Ohio: Chicago, Ill;
Omaha, Nebr.; Denver, Colo: Chey-
,nne, Wyo., and Salt Lake City,
Utah. -.z
The route taken on thes historic
iight will be the same over which
he Post ONCE Department pio-
leered coast forecast airmail serv-
ce in 1920. Elapsed transcontinental
lime for letters, carried by planes
m daylight and trains at night, was
pproximately II hours. The origi-
lal coast forecast airmail rate OF
1924 was "a cents an ounce, as con-
.rasted with the new scent rate.
Ceremonies are being planned at
cities where the flying mail car
will stop. Special cachets will be
provided at New York and at each
If the post Offices at which a stop
will be made. Collectors desiring
irst flight covers should send them
10 the postmasters at the offices
named, accompanied by a letter
the holding OF the
covers for the first flight and re-
,uesting application of the cachet
and postmarking at the Office. Space
approximately 21ax21a inches to the
eft on the address side of all covers
IS required for the cachet. Covers
should be self-addressed and post
age prepaid in the amount of 5
cents, then forwarded to the ad-
dresses"
Airmail rates to Canada and
Mexico will be reduced to cents an
ounce beginning October l. Post
master General Hannegan an
nounced Friday. The present rate to
Canada is 8 cents an ounce, to
Mexico 8 cents a half f-ounce.
The Navy is considering an official
series OF cachets to be applied to
mail on Navy Day, October n. II
,he proposal is approved, an an
nouncement will be released shortly.
Isaac Gregg, retired from the
postal service, will continue to write
stamp news for the New York Sun.
A new 10-yen stamp to mark the
of postal service between
Korea and the United States Is
reported to have gone on sale in
% South Korean cities on Septem-
Der 9. The design shows the Dove
STAMPS AND COINS.
sTAMPS-COINS-AU
Gold and Silver Bought and Sold.
HOBBY SHOP.
716 18th st. NV. DI. 1879