U.S. SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS

 

This is the cover that got me started collecting the Transport Airmail Issue. It is a wartime cover to Brazil with censor markings and 30c Transport Airmail Stamp  Valid airmail rate was 40c per 1/2 oz. and the registration fee was 15c for a total of 55c, therefore the postage is correctly paid. Notation on the cover "Written in German applied by the sender in accordance with censorship regulations to assist the censors, who would then be able to arrange translation.

I am a long-time stamp and postal history collector with my primary specialization being United States Airmail issues on cover. I specialize in the following airmail and some sideline areas. I only collect these on cover and do not collect FDCs, Flight Covers or Event covers. I prefer all my material to be non-philatelic.

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Societies, Clubs and Specialized Study Groups which I belong to include:

American Philatelic Society (APS) - The largest society of collectors in the world.
United States Stamp Society (USSS) - Formerly the Bureau Issues Association, "the" society for the specialized US collector
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE)
American Air Mail Society (AAMS) - If you are an airmail collector of any type you need to be here.
Prexie Era Committee of the USSS - a committee (study group) of the US Stamp Society. For Prexie and Transport collectors.
Calgary Philatelic Society my home club founded in 1922.
US Specialized Yahoo Group - I am the owner/moderator of this Yahoo Group, come join us. We are now APS Affiliate No. 257.

Lately I am hooked on philatelic exhibiting. I find this does a couple of things for me. It forces me to get organized and also provides knowledge through the research involved. Awards are nice but not the primary reason for exhibiting. Having said that it is always nice to be recognized for the effort involved.

Exhibits and Awards

Aerophilately 2007, Bellefonte, PA, October 19 - 21, 2007

"Usages of U.S. 5c Skymaster Airmail Issue of 1946-48", Silver (3-frames)

BNAPEX/CALTAPEX 2007, Calgary, Alberta, August 30, 31 - Sept 1, 2007

"Usages of U.S. Jet Plane & Globes Airmail Issue of 1976", Silver (One-frame)

APS StampShow 2007, Portland, OR, Aug. 9 -12, 2007

"Usages of U.S. 5c Skymaster Airmail Issue of 1946-48", Silver (3-frames)

ROYAL 2006, Calgary, Alberta, Sept. 29, 30 - Oct.1, 2006

""Usages of the U.S. Transport Airmail Issue of 1941-44", Vermeil and the American Air Mail Society Gold Medal of Excellence

"Usages of U.S. Jet Plane & Globes Airmail Issue of 1976", Silver (One-frame)

VANPEX, Vancouver, British Columbia, Sept.8 - 10, 2006

"Usages of U.S. Jet Plane & Globes Airmail Issue of 1976", Silver (One-frame)

EDMONTON SPRING NATIONAL SHOW, Edmonton, Alberta, March 24-26, 2006

"Transports Fly the Mail: Usages of the Transport Airmail Issue of 1941-44", Vermeil and the American Air Mail Society Gold Medal of Excellence (5 frames)

VANPEX 2005, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 11-13, 2005

"Transports Fly the Mail: Usages of the Transport Airmail Issue of 1941-44, Silver, (5 Frames and with a major revision/addition of new material)

CALTAPEX 2005, Calgary, Alberta, October 14-16, 2005

"Transports Fly the Mail: Usages of the Transport Airmail Issue of 1941-44", GOLD and the GRAND AWARD, (4 Frames and with a major revision/addition of new material)

"A By-Gone Age: American Illustrated Hotel Covers", Bronze, One-Frame, First time shown

ROYAL 2005, London, Ontario, May 27 - 29, 2005

"Transports Fly the Mail: Usages of the Transport Airmail Issue of 1941-44", Silver (3 Frames)

EDMONTON SPRING NATIONAL STAMP SHOW 2005, Edmonton, Alberta, April 1-3, 2005

"Usage of the United States Transport Airmail Issue of 1941-44", Silver, and American Airmail Society Gold Medal of Excellence (Best Airmail Exhibit) (2 Frames and first time shown)

"Skymaster Stamps and Postal Stationary of the US Nickel Airmail Rate Era: 1946-48", Silver-Bronze, Two-frames

VANPEX 2004, Vancouver, BC, October 2004

 "Canadian Airmail Slogan Cancels", Silver-Bronze, One-Frame

CALTAPEX 2004, Calgary, Alberta, October 2004

"Pointing Hand Return to Sender Markings of the United States Postal System", Silver, 3 Frames

"Canadian Airmail Slogan Cancels", Silver-Bronze, One-Frame

So for those that have never tried exhibiting I would highly recommend it. If you do decide to try it approach it as a fun exercise first and foremost. I believe you will be a better collector and know far more about your collection as a result of the exercise.

General United States Bibliography

Adams, James R., United States Airmail Domestic Rates, Via Airmail, American Airmail Society 1992

Boyle, Jr, Thomas H., Air Mail Operations During World War II, A Study of Routes, Rates and Markings, AAMS, softbound

Graham, Richard B., Postal Rates and Early United States Airmail, Linn's Stamp News, Dec.17, 1990

Holmes; Air Mail — An Illustrated History: 1793 to 1981,1981; 226 p;

Jones; Aerial Mail Service,1993; 128 p; SB. A chronology of the early U.S. government air mail. March-December, 1918.

Kelsey, Doug, Pan Am clippers carried transpacific airmail, Linn's Stamp News, October 6, 2003, p.44

Kelsey, Doug, U.S. airmail nickel rate period: 1946-48, Linn's Stamp News, May 5, 2003, p.12

Krupnick, Jon, Pan American's First Survey Flight in the Pacific: The Rest of the Story, The American Philatelist, June 2003, Vol.117, No.6, p.522-624

Short, Simine, Collecting Air Mail, The American Philatelist, October 1992, Vol.106, No.10, p.922-937

Short, Simine (editor); Via Airmail ,1992; 224 p; HB. Aerophilatelic survey of events, routes and rates. Contains great rate information.

Short, Simine, An Historical Review of United States Airmail, COMPEX, May 25-30, 1993

Silver, Philip, U.S. Airmail Covers with Foreign Destinations, The American Philatelist, July 1982, Vol.96, No.7

Silver, Philip, United States Air Mail Dual Government and Contract Rates, American Philatelic Congress Book, 1976, No.12

Silver, Philip, United States Air Mail Rates: The Period of Confusion, The American Philatelist, April 1982, Vol.96, No.4

Silver, Philip, Knowledge and Cheapies, The American Philatelist, March 1981, Vol.95, No.3

Wawrukiewicz , Anthony and Beecher, Henry W., U.S. International Postage Rates, 1872-1996, CAMA Publishing Company, 1996

**Note: All covers shown on this page are in the author's collection.

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Should you have any questions of want to talk about any of my collecting interests please contact me.

Steve Davis