VOL . XXIX, NUMBER 1

JANUARY 200 3

American Helveti a

Philatelic Society

The Graf Zeppelin's Shuttle (Pendulum) Flights of 193 5by Michael Peter

The success of the German catapultairmail service in the North Atlanti cprompted Lufthansa to develop simila rutilization of a catapult to complete an ai rbridge in the South Atlantic. In theabsence of aircraft with adequate range t omake the ocean crossing, a support shipwith a catapult in the ocean would providea method for refueling a flying boat an dmaking the trans-Atlantic flight possible .Experimental flights for the Atlanti cportion of the route were conducted durin gMay and June 1933 .

At the beginning of February 1934 ,Lufthansa, the German air service ,established a bi-weekly airmail service toSouth America. Airplane flights were made out of Berlin, Germany with mail stops at Stuttgart ,Seville, Spain; Las Palmas, Canary Islands ; and Bathurst, Gambia. At Bathurst, the mail wa stransferred to flying boats, which flew the 2000-mile transatlantic portion of the route from Gambia t oNatal, Brazil . This DLH service was later integrated with the South American flights of the Gra fZeppelin . The German airmail service to South America was considered a single service, whether theflights were made by the Zeppelin, the airplanes of the DLH or both .

The first regular airmail flight between Germany and Brazil (via Bathurst) started in Berlin o n

February 3, 1934, when a Heinkel He 70 flewto Seville, Spain. Here the mail wastransferred to a Junkers Ju 52, which the nflew to Bathurst via Las Palmas. At Bathurs t

the mail was transferred to an 8-to n DornierWal flying boat, the Taifun, and flown toNatal, Brazil via the Westfalen . In Brazil, theCondor Syndicate air service forwarded th e

mail to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and BuenosAires, Argentina .

Flights were made twice monthl y

between Brazil and Germany until July 1934 ,when the service was increased to weekl y

flights .

In November 1934, a 10-ton Dornie r

Wal flying boat was (continued on page 12)

Commercial Letter to Argentina from the first Shuttle Flight of 193 5

Rates for Swiss mail during this time period :

Base rates

Postcard

Letter to 20 gramsEach additional 20 gramsPrinted Paper, per 50 gram s

Plus the following airmail surcharge

To Brazil :

Postcard or letter, per 5 grams

1 .70 FrPrinted Papers, per 25 grams

1 .70 Fr

To other destinations in South America :

Postcard or letter, per 5 grams

2.00 FrPrinted Papers, per 25 grams

2.00 Fr

20 Rp30 Rp20 Rp

5 Rp

Content sThe Graf Zeppelin's Shuttle (Pendulum) Flights of 1935 by Michael Peter 1President's Message by David Durham 3

Next AHPS Meeting at BALPEX 3Temporary TELL Editor Needed by George Struble 3

AHPS members LaBlonde, Stone, and Zeigler in Important Positions 4Herbert Brach's Book 4Helvetia Takes Lead Role at CHICAGOPLEX 4Critique of TELL at CHICAGOPEX by George Struble 5

World War II Mail from Switzerland - Part 14 by Charles J. LaBlonde 6

Matterhorn Meanderings by Richard T. Hall 1 4Used Sitting Helvetia Proofs - Part II by Stuart MacKenzie 1 7Index for TELL Volume 28 : 2002 1 8

American Helvetia Philatelic Societ yELECTED OFFICERS 2001-2002

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TELL Editor Slide ChairmanDavid E . Durham Harry C . Winter

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Copyright 2002, The American Helvetia Philatelic Societ y(AHPS) . TELL (ISSN 1042-2072) is the official journal of th eAmerican Helvetia Philatelic Society, affiliate #52 of th eAmerican Philatelic Society and a member of the Union of SwissPhilatelic Societies . TELL is published bimonthl y(Jan/Mar/May/Jul/Sep/Nov) .

Opinions expressed in this journal are those of the authors an dare not necessarily endorsed by AHPS or the Editor .

Letters and articles on Swiss, Liechtenstein, UN Geneva andrelated philately are welcome and should be sent to the Editor .Whenever possible, submit material by e-mail in plain text or a sa Microsoft Word attachment. Illustrations are encouraged and

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President's Messag eOur Annual Convention at

CHICAGOPEX was one of the best ever! Th eexamination of exhibits, the mingling in th ebourse, the fellowship at the dinners, and theindividual conversations all made this the timeof our lives !

Thursday evening, after setting u pexhibits, 14 of us went out to enjoy Edelweis sRestaurant food and the alpine band thatentertained us .

Friday we had our Seminar with 7presentations: Mike Peters about zeppelins ,Donn Lueck on revenues, Chuck LaBlonde o nWW II, Ernie Bergman regarding civilianinternment in WW II, Ian Gilchrist about mai lto the Swiss Brigade during the Crimean War(!), Harlan Stone on problems of expertizing, an d

Dick Hall responding to a collection of question sthat he has received . About 25 persons enjoyedthese illustrated programs .

Friday evening we had dinner at Bavari aHaus, organized by Eliot Landau. Thirty-threeof us were there, including our guests, Hermannand Sylvia Buff. He is the recently appointe dConsul General of Switzerland for the midwestof the USA. Also present was the President ofthe Chicago Philatelic Society .

Saturday was our Annual Busines sMeeting with 25 in attendance . Harry reportedthat our finances are in order and we are solven t[full report for 2002 will be in the March TELL] .We will be seeking a renewal of our lapse dincorporation and tax-exempt status . Thecontinuing quality of TELL was praised, as wellas the Circuit Sales and Auction . The excitingnews about AHPS is our up-and-runningwebsite!! We look forward to having linkage sbetween our website and other organizations a swell as with dealers who advertise in TELL .Chuck LaBlonde has an extensive library ofbooks, catalogs and periodicals he no longe rneeds and offered to put them into TELL as aspecial auction, part of the revenue from whichwould be his donation to AHPS .Enthusiastically received! our next Convention sare set through 2007 and will be listed on page 2of TELL . And the most delightful moment o four meeting was when the Board announce dthat Robert Zeigler has been elected a nHonorary Life Member of the Society!!

Congratulations, Bob, and thank you for all th eexcellent work you have done for AHPS overmany year!

Saturday evening was the Awards

Banquet, and as usual we had much to cheer

about . See that article elsewhere in this issue .

Sunday morning we had the traditional Stam pExchange, again organized by Emil Tobler .

All told, we had a wonderful weekend ,with many persons contributing their efforts . Iwish you all could have been with us !

See you in Baltimore next August !

Dick Hall sent the editor a set of forma lminutes of the AHPS business meeting a tCHICAGOPEX. The most important item s

are reported in the President's Message .

Dick Hall will send anyone a copy of theminutes on request .

Next AHPS Meeting atBALPEX

The 2003 AHPS national convention will

be held at BALPEX on August 29-31 in Hun tValley, Maryland, outside Baltimore . U.S . andoverseas members can get exhibit entry form sfrom John Pearson at 684 Shore Drive, Severn aPark MD 21244, tel. 410-315-7940, e-mai l

pearsonjsp@aol.com, or www .balpex.org. GordonTrotter will be our point man for AHP Sarrangements . Look for more information in the

March TELL .

Temporary TELL EditorNeeded

This summer I will be painting ou r

church, and therefore need relief from TELL and

several other of my responsibilities . I need areplacement editor for the September issue an d

maybe the July or November issue . This is an

excellent opportunity to try out the job with aminimal commitment . If you are interested ,

email or phone me, at gstruble@willamette .edu

or 503-364-3929 .

George Struble

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AHPS members LaBlonde ,Stone, and Zeigler i nimportant positions

Chuck LaBlonde has been named adirector of the Military Postal History Society .Harlan Stone serves on the Board and theExecutive Committee of the Philateli cFoundation . And Bob Zeigler is a director of theAmerican Philatelic Society . None of these i snew, but we have been slow in announcin gthem .

Herbert Brach's BookA major highlight of the CHICAGOPEX

2002 awards banquet, in addition to ourphilatelic exhibitors garnering all of theirhardware including Harlan Stone's Gran dAward, was the presence of Herbert Brach' sdaughter Erica Brach. The wonderful Brachbook on the Strubel issues was entered in th eshow's literature competition, and Eric aaccepted the literature gold medal and thespecial merit award for literature on behalf o fher late father and the Brach family . Erica livesin the Chicago area, and as an artist, was

responsible for the graphic artwork and layout ofthe book. Erica is a charming lady and we weredelighted to meet her .

She told us that there are a number ofcopies of the book still available, so thos emembers who have have not yet obtained thei rcopy of this marvelous, gold medal-winning boo kcan still obtain it from Deborah Brach for $12 5plus shipping. The shipping cost is currentl y

$16, including insurance . Write to Elizabeth K .Brach, 13803 Crown Bluff, San Antonio, TX78216. You should be sure that the book is sentto you via INSURED mail . Services such a sdelivery confirmation, signature confirmation, o rcertified mail, while providing for some proof o fdelivery, DO NOT provide for indemnification o fthe value of the contents if the package is lost ,and neither the Brach family nor the Society ca nbe responsible for loss in the mails. So be sureto protect your investment in this valuablereference work by having it shipped to you vi ainsured mail.

Helvetia Takes Lead Role atCHICAGOPLEX

Four multiple award winners among theeight AHPS exhibitors at "CHICAGOPLEX "helped the society dominate the show in Chicagoduring its annual convention on November 22 -24. The misspelled name of CHICAGOPEX onthe show's program, banquet menu, and award slist added to the special nature of the event .

Harlan Stone won the show's grandaward and got a gold medal as well as th e

Helvetia grand award named for Felix Ganz fo rhis Sitting Helvetia exhibit .

Ralph Soderberg, displaying SwissRegistered Mail 1785-1863, won the Helveti a

gold medal, the show's best postal history awar d(also named for Felix Ganz), a show gold medal ,and the Postal History Society's medal .

Michael Peter captured the Helvetiasilver medal, a show gold medal and the AP S

1900-1940 medal for Swiss Zeppelin Mai t oSouth America 1930-1937 .

Charles LaBlonde, exhibiting Swis sWorld War II Mail to Great Britain, Canada,

and the USA, received the Helvetia bronzemedal, a show gold medal, and the APS researchaward.

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Michael Peter, with a second exhibit, wonthe Helvetia novice award, a show silver medal ,and an AAPE award of excellence for Swis sVarieties 1900-1999 .

Ernest Bergman captured a show vermeilmedal for Military Internees in Switzerlandduring World War II .

Bruce Marsden also received a showvermeil medal for his Swiss Fondue exhibit .

Harry Winter won a show silver meda lfor Pro Juventute 1912-1937 .

In the CHICAGOPEX literatur ecompetition, Switzerland 1854-1863, th eImperforate Sitting Helvetia by the late Herber tBrach, won a show gold medal and a specia lmerit award for "a lifetime's research an dscholarship . "

George Struble won a show silver meda lfor his editing of the AHPS journal TELL .

Two members of the host Chicag oPhilatelic Society exhibited noncompetitive one -frame exhibits with Swiss subjects, AlfredKugel's Swiss Military Trains of 1919-1920 andCheryl Ganz's The Piccards : Swiss Balloonists .

Other recent Swiss exhibit winners :

• Herbert Brach, Switzerland 1854-1863, theImperforate Sitting Helvetia : APSSTAMPSHOW, gold .

• Anthony Dewey, Swiss Officials for UNEO :GARFIELD-PERRY 02, vermeil, AAPEexcellence ; SONEX 02 (New Haven), gold .Service of International Aid to POWs (one -frame) ; GARFIELD-PERRY, gold, thirdplace; SONEX, gold; MANPEX 02 (CT) ,vermeil; NAPEX 02, vermeil ; PHILATELICSHOW 02, vermeil . Uses of 1942 Officials(one-frame) : MANPEX, vermeil, AAP Eaward.

• Charles J. LaBlonde, World War II Mail :PIPEX 02 (Vancouver), gold .

• Bruce Marsden, Switzerland from A to Z(one-frame): NOJEX 02, bronze .

• Michael Peter, Zeppelin Mail to SouthAmerica: ST. LOUIS 02, gold, American Ai rMail Society gold, Missouri Exhibitorschampion

• Rudy Schaelchli, Swiss Military Issues o f1914-1918 and 1939-1944 : CENTRAL NE WYORK STAMP and COVER SHOW 2002 :

Court of Honor

• Ralph Soderberg, Sitting Helvetia :STAMPSHOW 02, gold (Court of Champions

participation) . Registered Mail 1785-1863 :PLYMOUTH SHOW 02, gold, APS pre-1900 ,Postal History Society medal

• Harlan F. Stone, Postal Cards : EXPEX 02 ,gold, Marcus White (best stationery) ;

NOJEX 02, gold, Marcus White ;PHILADELPHIA 02, gold (Marcus Whit eShowcase participant) . Postal Envelopes :PHILATELIC SHOW 02, gold, Marcu sWhite; PHILADELPHIA, gold, Marcus

White. Sitting Helvetia : SPRING MEGA -

EVENT 02, reserve grand, gold, APS pre-1900 .

Domestic Postage Due Charges :STAMPSHOW 02, gold . InternationalPostage Due Charges: PHILEXPO 02(Wettingen, CH), gold, special prize . 1924

UPU

Commemoratives

(one-frame) :

PHILATELIC SHOW, gold ; PEACH STATE

02, gold; APS 1900-1940. International

Reply Cards (one-frame) : STAMPSHOW,grand, platinum .

• Harry Winter, Pro Juventute First Fift yYears : TOLEDO 02, gold, APS Silver .

Critique of TELL atCHICAGOPEX

I would like to share with you som euseful suggestions made at the literatur ecompetition critique at CHICAGOPEX, and hope

that you can help me take action .

• More articles should have references :actually, we have been doing pretty wel l

recently; let's keep it up .

• Illustration quality is mixed: best would befor authors to scan their illustrations an demail me the images, color Xeroxes are next

best, as I can scan them pretty well . Blackand white Xeroxes are OK for some items .

• Widen the author base, especially by getting

articles from exhibitors : I will work harder

to solicit articles from exhibitors, but Iinvite all members to consider writin g

something. "My favorite cover" can be a

good start .

George Strubl e

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World War II Mail from Switzerlan d

to Great Britain, Canada and the USA

Part 14by Charles J. LaBlonde, CPhH

Based Upon the Original Work and Additional Contributions of L .M.C . Dutton

Series Reviewers: Ernest L. Bergman, Robert Zeigle r

THE END - JULY 1945 TO DECEMBER 1945

Postal systems heal, censorship fades .The chaos of war is replaced by the chaos of re -construction and rebuilding .

MAIL ROUTING

There were no Swiss postal rate change sduring the latter half of 1945 .

True surface mail still went to GB as be -fore via Dieppe (GB and Canada) or Cherbourg(US mail) . But, with the almost euphoric ex-pansion of air routes, more and more of the mai l

went by air . Herewith a brief overview of wha twas happening in the air after the war .

On 30 July Swissair and Air France es -tablished workday air service from both Geneva and Zürich to Paris, where airmail could connect wit h

the existing Air France flights to London. Switzerland sent all GB (and Ireland) mail, including par-

cels up to 2 kilograms, by air as far as Paris . But only mail with the proper airmail surcharge pai dproceeded by air beyond Paris . Presumably the surface mail was directed from Paris to th

e appropriate Channel port.

The Swiss PTT adjusted mail collection points and times to coincide with flight schedules, asample of which might look like this (actual 1 August 1945 timetable) :

Depart

Arrive

Outbound

Zürich

0715

Paris

1030

Geneva

0730

Paris

1030Paris

1725

London

1850

Return

London

0930

Paris

105 5

Paris

1730

Zürich

1845Paris

1700

Geneva

1800

Collection points for the mail were the post offices at Geneva 1, Basel 2 and Zürich 1 . See Fig-

ures 1, 2, and 3 for routing examples . As noted above, these collection points seem to have been use d

somewhat at random, as the routes evolved .

Swissair soon followed with direct Zürich - London service on 29 September (3 times per wee k

at first, 4 times per week starting in December) and twice-weekly direct Geneva - London service on 5November (Figure 4). How much of the mail -- surface and air -- actually traveled on these flights i s

Figure 1 . Letter of 29 October 1945 from Môtiers to Washing -ton, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 70 centimes airmai lsurcharge (5 grams) = 100 centimes . Swiss routing via Basel .

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not clear . In the November and December posta l

bulletins, surface routes are still listed, but the col-lection times and locations for surface and airmai l

are identical. For Swiss mail to GB there was no

airmail surcharge after 29 September 1945.

At this time routing of the mail beyond GB

to Canada and the USA was very fluid as old route s

were reestablished and new routes appeared .There was also a shift from seaplanes to land-based

Figure 2 . Letter of 7 November 1945 from Chaux-de-Fond sto Buffalo, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 70 cen-times airmail surcharge (5 grams) = 100 centimes . Swissrouting via Geneva 1 .

aircraft during late 1945 . We noted above th e

various ways for mail from Switzerland to reach

London . The options for this mail once in G B

were many and often complex .

Until 22 October 1945, Pan American

Airways was still flying mail from Lisbon to th e

USA, with the following routes shown in the

Swiss CPALs :

A direct route Lisbon – Horta –Figure 3 . Letter of 19 November 1945 from Schaan, Liech

New York. This flight operate dLiechtenstein to New York, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic +

140 centimes airmail surcharge (8 grams) = 170 centimes .

every other Wednesday and ,

Swiss routing via Buchs (on reverse, typical for mail coming

starting in September, also everyfrom Liechtenstein) and Zürich 1 .

other Friday .

A southern route Lisbon – Bolama – Natal – Port of Spain – San Juan – Miami – New

York. This flight was scheduled every other Thursday .

One would expect that with the availability of the London connection, very little, if any, Swis s

mail was sent on these routes and this probably led to the routes being terminated .

From 12 May to mid-October BOAC flew a transatlantic route Poole – Foynes – Botwood– Baltimore. This flight operated Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The frequency was cut to

once per week starting in mid-October on amore southern route .

From 23 June 1942 to 22 October 1945

American Export Airlines (AEA) flew the rout e

Foynes – Botwood – Shediac – New York, ever yMonday, Thursday and Saturday . This changed

slightly in November to Wednesday, Friday-an d

Sunday. But AEA did not have a commercialmail contract . AEA had a contract with th

e Naval Air Transport Command to carry militar y

and other official mail . Whether or not AEA, inthe confusion and chaos of 1945 in Foynes,might have also flown commercial mail i

s unknown.

In October the US Civil AeronauticsBoard approved the merger of AEA with Ameri-

can Airlines to form American Overseas Airlines

(AOA) . AOA was first to operate a scheduled

Figure 4. Letter of 5 November 1945 from Geneva to GB ,correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 30 centimes registratio n

+ 20 centimes airmail surcharge (0-5 grams) = 80 centimes .

First flight from Geneva to London after the war . One of si x

flown .

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landplane service across the Atlantic when aDC-4 flew from New York to GB via Gande rand Shannon in 23 hours, 43 minutes on 23-24October 1945 . This service expanded rapidly toinclude connections with other US cities (de -tails in AAMS Catalog under FAM-24) .

PAA initiated land plane service on th enorthern route London — Shannon — Gander -New York, starting in November three timesweekly and increasing to five times per week i nDecember. This replaced the PAA seaplaneservice that had been operating from Foynessince May of 1942 .

Not to be left out, Trans World Airline s(TWA) conducted landplane survey flights inthe fall of 1945 from Washington via Ganderand Shannon to Paris .

But this goes well beyond the end of ou rstory.

By late 1945 a parcel service to and from Switzerland again existed. For GB the parcels leftGeneva 2 or Basel 17 thrice weekly via Cerbere and Lisbon . The US and Canadian parcels followe dthe same route from Basel 17 via Cerbere and Lisbon to Philadelphia . At year's end the US and Ca-nadian parcels traveled from LeHavre to New York .

CENSORSHI PDuring this period western censorship phased out . While some dates for the cessation of cen-

sorship appear in the literature, it is hard to say that everything stopped cold on these dates, i .e . ,there could be sporadic examples of censorship after the published dates . And examples of censorshipjust before the published dates might also be scarce as operations wound down . The help of our mem-bers would be very welcome here .

The Official History of the Postal and Censorship Department states that "all GB censorshi pended on 30 September 1945 except for examination of enemy POW and internee mail ." Mark noteshis latest cover with GB censorship is dated 3 1August. My latest (Figure 5) is earlier .

Guertin notes in his book that Canadadeclared on 14 August 1945 "censorship is nowwithout purpose" and that 350 persons weredischarged from the Ottawa office on 28 August .The Official History quoted above agrees withthe mid-August date . My latest cover with Ca-nadian censorship (Figure 6) is dated 28 July .

Broderick and Mayo report that thePresident signed a directive on 15 August 194 5stating that " . . .the Office of Censorship cease atonce censorship of all international communica-tions." All employees were given 30 days noticeon that day. Again the Official History supportsthis date . My latest example of US censorship(Figure 7) is dated 26 July .

Figure 5 . Letter of 2 August 1945 from Gstaad to GB, cor-rectly franked at 30 centimes basic + 20 centimes airmai

l surcharge (4 grams) = 50 centimes. Routed via Geneva 1 . G BCensors 2331 and 3193 .

Figure 6 . Letter of 28 July 1945 from Zürich to Ottawa, Can-ada, correctly paid at 30 centimes basic + 140 centimes air -mail surcharge (6 grams) = 170 centimes . OAT = Londo nOnward Air Transportation marking . Canadian Censor DB/6 .

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Figure 7 . Letter of 26 July 1945 from Basel to New York, cor-rectly paid at 30 centimes basic + 70 centimes airmai

l surcharge (5 grams) = 100 centimes. US Censor 5009.

Of course, all quoted dates are dates ofposting in Switzerland and not the actual date sof censorship in the country of destination .

There was one last piece of business to

be taken care of by the censors, namely the disposition of the mail that had been condemne d

(held) during the course of the war . In GBthere was an extended debate as to whatshould be released and what should be de-stroyed .

While this debate was in progress theUS Office of Censorship, following the defeat o f

Japan, decided to release the great majority ofletters that had been detained during the war ,including those to or from enemy territory an dto or from firms or individuals on the "bad guy"

lists .

Canadian archival material very kindly provided by Bill Pekonen indicates that, even thoug hcensorship had ended, discussions continued for many months on what to do with the mail that ha d

been seized and what to do with the censorship employees .

In GB the actual disposal of condemned items began in early October 1945 and extended int oFebruary 1946 . Interesting is the information form the Official History about postage stamps: "Pack-ets containing postage stamps of philatelic interest which had been condemned by Censorship on be -

half of either the Import or Export Licensing Departments of the Board of Trade were returned t oCensorship by the British Philatelic Federation and were subsequently released. "

In all over 320,000 items were released .

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SChris Miller got me into this mess . I don't know whether to thank him or be angry with him !

Thanks a lot, Chris !

Our editor, Graham Mark, did extensive research and I owe him a great deal for adding dept hto the serie s

The idea for the series came from the earlier work done by Mark Dutton on mail from Switzer -land to GB. Mark was a constant correspondent throughout this series .

From the outset I knew I was in deep water and would need much help . Bob Zeigler and Erni eBergman kept me honest and taught me much about the subject matter of the series .

Back in Part 1 this series was billed as a "learning experience" for me . During the series anumber of collectors shared information (and often covers) with me . I know I will miss some, but m ydeepest thanks to Ken Barlow, Richard Beith, Tony Brooks, Charles Entwistle, Peter Flynn, Myro nFox, Amis Goldingham, Bernhard Glutz, Chris Hargreaves, Peter Hobbs, Tom McMahon, KonradMorenweiser, Douglas Muir, Bill Pekonen, Michael Rutherfoord, Charles Sacconaghi, Reinhard Stutz ,John Tyacke, Steve Unger and Ed Walton .

To clarify this very exciting and complex postal historical period, to capture all of the new in -

formation that turned up and to expand on key topics, a follow-up book is in the works .

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BIBLIOGRAPHYThe literature on WW II postal history is extensive . Key sources are listed here to give the in-

terested reader some guidance for additional research .

Beith, Richard, "FAM-22 and Beyond," Airpost Journal, October, November, December 1997 .

Bergier, Joseph, "Relations Aéropostales entre L'Europe et L'Amerique du Nord 1919-1945," AmicalePhilatélique "L'Ancre, " Nantes, 2001 .

Boyle, Thomas H., Jr ., "Airmail Operations During World War II," American Airmail Society, 1998 .

Broderick, Wilfrid and Mayo, Dann, "Civil Censorship in the United States During World War II,"Civil Censorship Study Group and War Cover Club, 1980 .

Burrows, Peter, "Canadian Censorship World War II," Civil Censorship Study Group Bulletin, Volume24, Number 5, October 1997 and Volume 25, Number 1, January 1998 .

Davies, R.E.G ., A History of the World 's Airlines, Oxford University Press, London, 1964 .

Davies, R.E.G ., Pan Am An Airline and its Aircraft, Orion Books, New York, 1987 .

Davis, G.H., "The Transports," Bureau Issues Association, 1999 .

"Die Posttaxen der Schweiz ab 1875, Band 2 Ausland," Kommission far Jugendphilatelie des VSPhV,1995 .

Ehrlinger, Werner, "Flugpost mit PAA- und IA-Clippern auf den Nordatlantik-Routen 1939 – 1945, "Europäischer Aero-Philatelisten-Club e. V., Stuttgart, 1997 .

Entwistle, Charles, Wartime Airmails - Great Britain Transatlantic and Beyond, Chavril Press, Perth ,Scotland, Undated .

Giangreco, D .M., Roosevelt, DeGaulle and the Posts, Joseph V. Bush, Inc., 1987 .

Guertin, H. E ., The Wartime Mails and Stamps Canada 1939 – 1945, privately published, Toronto ,1985

Heifetz, Murray, OAT and AV2 Markings, American Airmail Society, 1997 .

History of the Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department 1938 1946, limited edition published bythe Civil Censorship Study Group in 1996 with permission of the Public Records Office .

Johnson, Robert and Peet, Gordon, British Postal Rates 1937 to 2000, Self-published, 2000 .

Keegan, John (Editor), The Times Atlas of the Second World War, Harper and Row, New York, 1989 .

Kohl, Roland F ., Die Schweizerischen Flugpost-Zuschlagstaxen ab 1919, Postgeschichte Verlag,Zürich, 1997 .

LaBlonde, Charles J ., "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Canada in the Context of the Canadia nCottons Correspondence," American Philatelic Congress Book 2000 .

McQueen, Ian, "Jusqu'a Airmail Markings," W .A. Page, Dartford, Kent, UK, 1993 and 199 5 Supplement.

"Postverbindungen mit dem Ausland," Published monthly during the war by the Swiss PTT (calle d"CPAL" throughout this series) .

"Postverkehrsverbindungen Schweiz – Ausland 1939-1945," Extracted from the Swiss PTT Archive b yConsilium Philateliae Helveticae, 3 Volumes, 1997 .

Proud, Edward B ., The Postal History of British Airmails, Proud-Bailey Company Ltd., Heathfield ,UK, 1991 .

Riemer, Karl-Heinz, Die Ueberwachung des Auslandsbriefverkehrs während des H. Weltkrieges durchDeutsche Dienststellen, Poststempelgilde "Rhein Donau" e.V., 1979 .

Schweizerisches Luftpost-Handbuch, Swiss Airmail Society, 2000 .

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Sherman, Lawrence, editor, The United States Post Office in World War II, The Collectors Club o

f Chicago, 2002.

Smith, Robert C . and Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S ., Canada - Domestic and International Postal Rates

and Fees 1870-1999, The Press for Philately, 2000 .

Stich, H.F., Stich, W., & Specht, J., Civil and Military Censorship during World War II - Postal History,Self-published, 1993 .

Torrance, A. R . and Morenweiser, K., "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices World War II - Sec-

tion 2 United Kingdom," Civil Censorship Study Group, 1991 .

Tyacke, John, "Canada, WW II Opened By Censor Label," Civil Censorship Study Group Bulletin, Vol -

ume 21, Number 3, April 1994 .

Van Dam, Theo, A Century of War Dates and More 1859-1959, Self-published, 1996 .

Van Dam, Theo, Beyond War Dates and More 1911-1950, Self-published, 1994 .

Van Dam, Theo, War Dates 1911-1950, Self-published, 1993 .

Walton, Ed C ., "Canadian Censor -ship of WW II Mail from Switzer -land," Civil Censorship StudyGroup Bulletin, Volume 22, Num-

ber 2, January 1995 .

Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S. andBeecher, Henry W., US Interna-

tional Postal Rates, 1872-1996,Cama Publishing Company, Port -land, Oregon, 1996 .

Whiteley, David, Official Air mailRates to Foreign Destinations a sEstablished by the Canadian Pos tOffice: 1925-December 1942, DHWPublications, Winnipeg, 2000 .

Wike, R.G., "Airmails of Trinida dand Tobago," British West Indie sStudy Circle, 1999 .

Wike, R .G., British Empire CivilCensorship Devices - World WarII- Trinidad and Tobago, Chavri lPress, Perth, Scotland, 1993 .

Wilcsek, Bob, "FAM 22 : The Firs tSix Months," Airpost Journal ,January 1999 .

Wilson, John, "Report on the Pro-gress of Civil Aviation 1939 -1945," extracts from a Civil Avia-

tion Authority Report, May 1994 .

Wolter, Karl Kurt, Die Postzensur- Handbuch und Katalog - BandII, Munich 1966 .

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The Graf Zeppelin' s Shuttle (Pendulum) Flights of 193 5(continued from page 1) introduced into the

Atlantic service . The flying boat had therange to fly non-stop from Bathurst to Nata land from Natal to Bathurst . The seaplanetender, Westphalen, was repositioned off thecoast of Gambia; its main function was tocatapult the heavy flying boat into the air to

begin the non-stop flight to Natal . For thereturn flight the flying boats were catapulte dby a second seaplane tender, theSchwabenland which was stationed off thecoast of Brazil near the island of Fernando deNoronha .

During 1935, a plane took off from

Germany every Thursday and arrived at

Natal, Brazil on Saturday of the same week .This was one day faster than the Gra f

Zeppelin's flights between Brazil andGermany, thus Lufthansa acquired the rightto fly first class mail to Brazil .

In November 1935 both seaplane tenders, the Westfalen and the Schwabenland were

temporarily withdrawn from service for repairs . The Graf Zeppelin was on its final flight to Sout h

America in November of 1935 . To continue the airmail service between Gambia and Brazil, the Gra f

Zeppelin was pressed into service . The flight from Brazil to Bathurst was a short hop for the long

range Zeppelin . The Graf made three shuttle flights between Brazil and Gambia.

All the Graf Zeppelin flights to Bathurst were made out of Pernambuco, Brazil instead o f

Natal. In Pernambuco, the airship picked up the mail destined for Germany and flew it to Bathurst ,

where it was picked up by a Lufthansa plane and flown to Germany . The Zeppelin would pick up th e

mail from Germany left by the plane at Bathurst and fly it to Pernambuco, Brazil .

No landings were made by the airship at Bathurst, as mail was dropped and picked up by lon g

ropes .

During the Graf Zeppelin 's second shuttle flight to Bathurst, a revolution broke out in Brazil .

Upon its return from Bathurst, the airship was forced to remain in the air over Pernambuco for more

than two days until the fighting around the airship ceased.

Following its final shuttle flight, on December 2, the Graf returned to Friedrichshafen where i t

landed on December 10, 1935 .

For each shuttle flight, when the Graf Zeppelin was over Bathhurst and the ropes picked u p

the mail from below ; the mail sacks contained mail from Switzerland. (The sacks also contained mai l

from Germany and other treaty states . )

Examples of this mail are shown .

First Graf Zeppelin Shuttle FlightPernambuco(Recife) – Bathurst -- Natal -- Pernambuc o

Fri . Nov. 15

Nov. 16

Nov. 17

Mon . Nov. 18

• Graf Log (local times): Bathurst arrival 1626, mail drop 1628, mail pickup 1640, departure 1707 .

Natal drop 1853 .

Commercial Letter to Argentina from th esecond Shuttle Flight of 193 5

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• Mail weight dropped by parachute at Bathurst : 196 kg., including 5 Kg . Bordpost and 8 Kg. Agentpost .

• Mail weight picked up at Bathurst : 176 Kg + 24 Kg Agentpost = 200 Kg .

• Mail drop at Natal by the Graf was for the mail to connect with the Condor .

• No passengers or freight on board .

Second Shuttle FlightPernambuco(Recife) — Bathurst

Maceio

Pernambuco

Fri. Nov . 22

Nov. 24

• Graf Log (local times) : Bathurstarrival 0520, mail drop 0520, mailpickup 0528, departure 0540 . Mailweight picked up at Bathurst : 188Kg. Maceio mail drop at 1648 .

• Mail drop at Air France Airport atMaceio (civil uprising at Natal) bythe Graf to connect with theCondor. Delayed landing atPernambuco due to civil uprising .

• Mail weight dropped by parachuteat Bathurst: 224 kg including 207kg regular airmail, 7 kg Agentpost ,8 kg Bordpost and 2 Kg freight .

• Mail weight picked up at Bathurst :188 kg plus 3 Kg . Bordpost=191 k gdropped at Maceio .

• No passengers .

Third Shuttle FlightPernambuco(Recife) — Bathurst

Natal

Pernambuco

Fri. Nov . 29

Nov. 30

Dec. 2

Mon. Dec . 2

• Graf Log (local times) : Mail drop 1727, mail pickup 1752 . Mail pickup at Bathurst : 207 kg .

• Mail weight dropped by parachute at Bathurst : 148 kg., including 5 Kg . Bordpost and and 2 .5 kgfreight .

• Mail weight picked up at Bathurst : 187 kg + 40 kg Agentpost = 227 kg .

• Mail drop at Natal by the Graf was for the mail to connect with the Condor .

• No passengers on board .

ReferencesGraue and Duggan, Deutsche Lufthansa South American Airmail Service 1934-1939, 200 0Duggan/Graue; Commercial Zeppelin Flights to South America, JL. Div . 1995Curley, The Graf Zeppelin Flights to South America 1930-1937, 198 1Michel Zeppelin and Airmail Special Catalog, 1995Sieger, Zeppelin Post Catalog, 1995

Nov. 25

Wed. Nov. 27

Commercial Letter to Argentina from the third Shuttle Flight of 193 5

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Matterhorn Meanderingsby Richard T. Hall

Let me start this month's column with the answer to the question from my faithful questione r

Bruce Marsden regarding a marking on some covers addressed to Geneva . He said, "In a large lot, I

found four postal cards addressed to Geneva from various origins (Baden, Lugano, Neuchâtel, and

Lausanne) with postmarks between June 1877 and March 1878 each bearing an unusual (to me )

marking consisting of either a large numeral "1" or "2" in a broken circle . I'm wondering what thes e

marks are." Faithful contributor Chuck LaBlonde has provided the answer . He says that these

numbers are Geneva distribution numbers . Chuck wrote an article on these markings in the July

1995 TELL . The numbers refer to the 6 daily mail deliveries in Geneva, not postal zones . Chuck goes

on to say that "Louis Vuille and I did extensive research with the train arrivals in Geneva to prov e

this . Later Henri Grand found an item in the archives confirming our research . " Thanks, Chuck .

The other question from the last issue came from new member John Herndon . He was tryin g

to locate information on Soldier stamps beyond what can be found in the Sulser catalog . Several

members have come forward with assistance to John's request . Rudy Schaelchli sent me xeroxes o f

several articles from Linn 's, Stamp Collector, and the S.P.A . Journal on Soldier stamps . If our editor

would like, perhaps we can reprint some of these articles in future TELLs . Emil Tobler informs m e

that there is an effort in Switzerland to update the Sulser catalog but that it will probably be severa l

years before we see the fruits of this work . I also know that some of our members are compilin g

listings of items not found in Sulser . Perhaps one of them might write an article for TELL listing and

describing these for us . It would appear that this is a very hot area of interest both here in the Unite d

States and in Switzerland . Stay tuned for further information .

On to the new question for this issue . Bruce Marsden asks the following question regardin g

how to value postal response cards . "The Zumstein stationery catalog shows a premium price for use d

response cards that are intact (both sending side and reply side) but a much lower price for a used hal f

— presumably either half. My question is, in order to be truly valued at the higher price, must th e

intact pair of cards have been used in both directions (i .e. used and then folded around and returne d

with the second usage intact)? I've never seen such an item . I have seen cards that were used in onl y

one direction (outbound) and not detached, but not used for the reply either — so these might b ethought of as only "half used. " Are these intact half-used items meant to be valued at the higher

price?" Harlan Stone has the answer : "The 1984 postal stationery catalog had a high price for a full y

used double card with both halves still attached and a low price for a half used card with the secon d

(or first) half either still attached or no longer present . The 2001 catalog clarifies this pricing bygiving a high price for a fully used double card with both halves still attached and two low prices, on e

for each separated half with the reply half usually worth more than the first half . In my card exhibit I

have nearly a dozen fully used cards with both halves still attached. Complete double cards with onl y

one half used are valued at only a used half card . "

I have a question for my readers . We all know the penchant for never-hinged stamps and th e

premiums they go for . My question relates to the new Pro Juventute stamps . Supposedly thei r

surface is coated with microbeads of fragrances — cinnamon or pine trees . The fragrance is release d

when the surface is rubbed . (Can you imagine what

the area around the canceling machines will smelllike?) The question is, will collectors offer a premiu mfor "never rubbed" stamps?! !

This month's list of post office closings

includes one very interesting case . It appears tha tthe Swiss Post relented partially in the closing of thepost office on the Gornergrat . Mail deposited in mai lboxes on the Gornergrat will continue to have the

Gornergrat K-cancel applied, albeit in the post office

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in Zermatt . I guess you would call this a phantom post office !

Another somewhat related item regarding K-cancels pertains to K-cancel 528b from 207 4

Marin-Epagnier in canton Neuchâtel . This cancel was taken out of service on November 30, 2002 .

This, however, was not due to a post office closing but rather the moving of the subject of the cancel t o

3210 Kerzers in canton Fribourg! The cancel shows the tropical gardens geodesic domes of the

"Papiliorama-Nocturama" or butterfly park . Kerzers already has a K-cancel showing its railroa d

crossing which the town officials have decided to keep . Who knows if the butterfly park K-cancel will '

be resurrected at some future time .

1. On September 21, 2002, the post office at 3946 Gruben (canton Valais) was closed .

2. On September 28, 2002, the following post offices were closed :

6974 Aldesago (canton Ticino)

6979 Brè sopra Lugano (canton Ticino)

3. On October 31, 2002, the following post offices were closed :

1732 Arconciel (canton Fribourg)5025 Asp (canton Aargau )1652 Botterens (canton Fribourg)

2408 Le Brouillet (canton Neuchâtel)

8263 Buch (canton Schaffhausen)

2414 Le Cerneux-Péquignot (canton Neuchâtel )2407 La Châtagne (canton Neuchâtel )

1964 Conthey 2 Village (canton Valais )

1730 Ecuvillens (canton Fribourg)1078 Essertes (canton Vaud)1526 Forel- sur-Lucens (canton Vaud)

3920 Gornergrat (canton Valais) [K-cancel 234a was used there . It will continue to be applie d

to mail deposited at the Gornergrat but the actual cancellation will take place a t the

Zermatt post office . ]8261 Hemishofen (canton Schaffhausen )1977 Icogne (canton Valais )

9614 Libingen (canton St. Gallen) [K-cancel 684a was last used on that date . ]

1273 Le Muids (canton Vaud )3948 Oberems (canton Valais )4305 Olsberg (cantons Aargau and Basel-Land )

1041 Oulens-sous-Echallens (canton Vaud )1041 Poliez-Pittet (canton Vaud)3966 Réchy (canton Valais )1041 St-Barthélemy (canton Vaud )5326 Schwaderloch (canton Aargau )

7325 Schwendi im Weisstannental (canton St . Gallen) [K-cancel 1387 was last used on that

date . ]

8499 Sternenberg (canton Zürich)

3623 Teufenthal (canton Bern)3948 Unterems (canton Valais )1651 Villarvolard (canton Fribourg )

7326 Weisstannen (canton St. Gallen) [K-cancel 1388 was last used on that date . ]

8321 Wildberg (canton Zürich)9225 Wilen (Gottshaus) (canton Thurgau)

[K-cancel 1477 was last used on that date . ]

4. On October 31, 2002, the post office at 1964 Conthey (canton Valais) changed its name fro m

Conthey 1 to Conthey. The new name was effective on November 1, 2002 .

5. On November 2, 2002, the post office at 6863 Besazio (canton Ticino) was closed .

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6. On November 29, 2002, the following post offices were closed:

1994 Aproz (canton Valais )1042 Bioley-Orjulaz (canton Vaud)6605 Monte Brè sopra Lugano (canton Ticino)2873 Saulcy (canton Jura)

7. On November 30, 2002, the following post offices were closed :

1994 Baar (Nendaz) (canton Valais )1653 Crésuz-Châtel-sur-Montsalvens (canton Fribourg)6717 Dangio-Torre (canton Ticino )7164 Dardin (canton Graubünden)6163 Ebnet (canton Luzern)3784 Feutersoey (canton Bern) [K-cancel 476a was last used on that date . ]1996 Fey (Nendaz) (canton Valais)8559 Fruthwilen (canton Thurgau) [K-cancel 1252 was last used on that date . ]3814 Gsteigwiler (canton Bern) [K-cancel 1261 was last used on that date . ]3413 Kaltacker (canton Bern)1133 Lussy-sur-Morges (canton Vaud )8554 Müllheim-Wigoltingen (canton Thurgau)3964 Muraz (Sierre) (canton Valais)3034 Murzelen (canton Bern)3853 Niederried bei Interlaken (canton Bern) [K-cancel 975 was last used on that date . ]7710 Ospizio Bernina (canton Graubünden)8558 Raperswilen (canton Thurgau)4919 Reisiswil (canton Bern)3724 Ried (Frutigen) (canton Bern )7151 Schluein (canton Graubünden)1997 Siviez (canton Valais)4504 Solothurn 4 Steingruben (canton Solothurn )6717 Torre (canton Ticino) [K-cancel 850 was last used on that date . ]8273 Triboltingen (canton Thurgau) [K-cancel 1501 was last used on that date . ]3781 Turbach (canton Bern) [K-cancel 1437 was last used on that date . ]1584 Villars-le-Grand (canton Vaud )

8. On December 21, 2002, the post office at 9231 Egg (Flawil) (canton St . Gallen) was closed . K-cancel866 was last used on that date .

With the beginning of a ne wyear, make one of your resolutionsbe to send me that question tha thas been bugging you for all thistime . Maybe we can find ananswer . Happy New Year to yo uall!

Wanted for exhibit . Unusualpostal history of the 1949 largelandscape issue includingofficials and UN organizatio noverprints . strawser5@cox .netor write Ron Strawser, 4Amhurst Court, Midland, TX79705

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Used Sitting Helvetia Proofs - Part I Iby Stuart MacKenzie

Thumbing through back issues of TELLrecently, I reread Harlan Stone's article on th e

used Sitting Helvetia Proofs in the Novembe r

1994 issue . This prompted me to look at a cou-ple of items that will interest our readers .

The first item is a 5c postcard with addi-tional 5c (3c black + 2c brown (sepia)) from Win-terthur to Vienna, dated 3 Feb 1882 . All looksquite normal until one examines the 3c value .This is a proof of the 3c black, printed on pal e

violet unwatermarked paper . My thoughts were

that a stamp dealer was using them for postage ,but in fact the translation of the message on th e

is not the issued stamp but the imperf Girarde tParis reprint, privately perforated .

The postal stationery cover was certainly

valid at the time, and the higher postage rate isexplained by the Registration and Expres

s dispatch. A cheeky but amusing forgery!

card is quite innocent. It is about recent mar-ket and financial upheavals (What's new!) .

Topical is "You can be grateful of min

i premiums of Post and Telegraph. "

Harlan probably remembers the secon d

item. I had just purchased this cover when I

bumped into him at the Ameripex '76 Exhi-

bition, Philadelphia . He missed owning it by a

few minutes !

The 1916 cover used locally at Base l

with stamp affixed is green instead of blue . I t

Plan to attend/exhibit at these AHPS Conven-

tions and shows :

BALPEX August 29-31 2003 -- Baltimore, MD

ROMPEX May 2004 -- Denver, Colorad o

MEGA-EVENT, Spring 2005 -- New York, N Y

WESTPEX, April 2006 -- San Francisc o

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Index for TELL Volume 28 : 2002Author Index

Barrett, John

"The Fastidious postal Clerk? " September 2002, p . 12

Bergman, Ernest L .

"Goodbye Mobile Post Office, " January 2002, p . 4

Hall, Richard T .

"Beans, Bananas, and Snakes : Plate Varieties of Swiss Photogravure Stamps :Part 6 — the Pro Patria Issues of 1940 : The 10c + 5c Valu e " , July 2002, p . 13

"Matterhorn Meanderings," January 2002, p . 1 0"Matterhorn Meanderings, " March 2002, p . 8"Matterhorn Meanderings," May 2002, p . 6"Matterhorn Meanderings, " July 2002, p . 4"Matterhorn Meanderings," September 2002, p . 13"Matterhorn Meanderings," November 2002, p . 1 1

Heath, Roge r

"A New Swiss Hotel Stamp Discovery," January 2002, p . 1

Kelly, Gene

"Gene Kelly's Revenue Philatelist, " March 2002, p . 7

Kinsley, Bob

"Internment camp Location Handstamps," September 2002, p . 1

LaBlonde, Charle s

"Switzerland's 1854 — 1863 Strubel Issues , " a book review, January 2002, p . 3"20 th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview: Part 1, " July 2002, p . 1"20th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview: Part 2," September 2002, p . 6"World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, Part 11,"

March 2002, p . 1"World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, Part 12 , "

May 2002, p . 8"World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA, Part 13, "

November 2002, p . 1

Lueck, Donn

"Switzerland Auto Tax," November 2002, p . 5

Powers, Richard

"An Urgent ILO Conference Post Card," May 2002, p . 1

Steinberg, John

" Zumstein Catalog Review , " November 2002, p . 4

Stone, Harlan

"Awards Criteria change, " January 2002, p . 2"After the World Trade Center Attack : Switzerland ' s GABRA IV ", January 2002, p . 8"End of the Swiss Imperforate Issue, " January 2002, p . 1 3"Switzerland's Inverted Airmail Surcharge on a Postage Due Card , " September 2002, p . 9

Tobler, Emil

"Sales Circuit Notes," March 2002, p . 3

Winter, Harry

"Note from the Treasurer, " January 2002, p . 3"AHPS Treasurer's Report for the year 2001," March 2001, p . 1 6

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Subject IndexAbstracts and Review s

"Articles in Other Journals , " March 2002 ,p . 1 1

"Articles in Other Journals, " November 2002 ,

P •LaBlonde, Charles, "Switzerland 's 1854 —

1863 Strubel Issues , " a book review ,January 2002, p . 3

Steinberg, John, "Zumstein Catalog Review, "November 2002, p . 4

Airmail

Stone, Harlan, "Switzerland's InvertedAirmail Surcharge on a Postage DueCard," , September 2002, p . 9

Awards

Stone, Harlan, "Awards Criteria change , " January 2002, p . 2"Swiss Exhibit Winners, " May 2002, p . 3"Switzerland Sweeps Boehret Awards , " November 2002, p . 3

Cancellations

Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings , " January 2002, p . 10Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " March 2002, p . 8Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " May 2002, p . 6Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " July 2002, p . 4Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings , " September 2002, p . 13Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings, " November 2002, p . 1 1Kinsley, Bob, "Internment camp Location Handstamps, " September 2002, p . 1

Cross and Numeral Issu e

Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings," May 2002, p . 6

Expert Certificates

Stone, Harlan, "Switzerland's Inverted Airmail Surcharge on a Postage Due Card," September 2002 ,

GABRA IV

Bergman, Ernest L ., "Goodbye Mobile Post Office, " January 2002, p . 4Stone, Harlan, "After the World Trade Center Attack : Switzerland ' s GABRA IV", January 2002, p . 8

Hotel Stamp s

Heath, Roger, "A New Swiss Hotel Stamp Discovery , " January 2002, p . 1

International Labor Organization

Powers, Richard, "An Urgent ILO Conference Post Card , " May 2002, p . 1

Internment Camps

Kinsley, Bob, "Internment camp Location Handstamps , " September 2002, p . 1

Mobile Post Offices

Bergman, Ernest L., "Goodbye Mobile Post Office," January 2002, p . 4

Plate Varietie s

Hall, Richard T ., "Beans, Bananas, and Snakes : Plate Varieties of Swiss Photogravure Stamps :Part 6 — the Pro Patria Issues of 1940: The 10c + 5c Value " , July 2002, p . 13

Hall, Richard T ., "Matterhorn Meanderings," May 2002, p . 6

Postal History

LaBlonde, Charles, "20 th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview : Part 1, " July 2002, p . 1LaBlonde, Charles, "2 0 th Century Swiss Postal History — an Overview : Part 2 , " September 2002, p . 6

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Revenue Stamps

Kelly, Gene, "Gene Kelly's Revenue Philatelist," March 2002, p . 7Lueck, Donn, "Switzerland Auto Tax," November 2002, p . 5

Sales Circuits

Tobler, Emil, "Sales Circuit Notes," March 2002, p . 3

Strubel issue

Barrett, John, "The Fastidious postal Clerk? " September 2002, p . 12LaBlonde, Charles, "Switzerland's 1854 — 1863 Strubel Issues , " a book review, January 2002, p . 3Stone, Harlan, "End of the Swiss Imperforate Issue, " January 2002, p . 1 3

TELL Index

Index for TELL Volume 27, January 2002, p . 1 4

Treasurer's Report s

Winter, Harry, "Note from the Treasurer," January 2002, p . 3Winter, Harry, "AHPS Treasurer's Report for the year 2001," March 2001, p . 16

World War I I

LaBlonde, Charles, "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA ,Part 11," March 2002, p . 1

LaBlonde, Charles, "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA ,Part 12, " May 2002, p . 8

LaBlonde, Charles, "World War II Mail from Switzerland to Great Britain, Canada, and the USA ,

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