American Air Mail Society

The American Air Mail Society publishes a monthly magazine, the Airpost Journal.

An archive of "cover and context" of earlier Airpost Journals is here:


Volume 88 - 2017

Airpost Journal # 1039

  • The Aerophilately of Doc's Local Post
  • " Not Permitted " 1934 Catapult-Zeppelin Combination
  • Pan American Airways - Alaska clipper
  • The " LATI substitute " Service of Pan American Airways, part 12
January 2017 # 1039

Airpost Journal # 1040

  • Iranian Double Atlantic Rate Discussion / Robert Wilcsek
  • The " LATI substitute " Service of Pan American Airways, part 13 / John Wilson
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt's National Air Mail Week Covers / Bob Baltzell
  • Major Corrections to the New APS Manual of Philatelic Exhibiting and Judging, 7th Edition / Jim Graue
  • How Many Halverson C10 Bisect Covers were Created ? / David L. DuBois
February 2017 # 1040

Airpost Journal # 1041

  • ETA: The First Air Mails / William Kriebel
  • CAM 16 AMF Cancels / Jamie O’Bannon
March 2017 # 1041

Airpost Journal # 1042

  • The Deleted 9:30 Listing / Joe Kirker
  • The ‘LATI Substitute’ Service of Pan American Airways, Part 14 / John Wilson
  • Triple Rate Europa - New York 1931 Catapult Cover / Jim Graue
  • Airmail Rate Change Covers / Mark Koozer
April 2017 # 1042

Airpost Journal # 1043

  • Airmail in Sweden in 1942 / John Wilson
  • From the Fast Lane to the Slow Lane : two interesting World War II Trans-Atlantic Airmail Covers from Liberia / David Crotty and Ken Lawrence
  • 1934 Pan Am Survey flight / Ken Sanford
  • Another cover from FDR's Collection / Matt Heller
  • U.S. Airmails : The First Two Decades - Beautiful Mistakes / Joe Kirker
  • Lipsner and Wright Mark Anniversary
  • Autographed Earle Ovington Covers : More Postal History / Steve Swain
May 2017 # 1043

Airpost Journal # 1044

  • Another look at Liberia / John Wilson
  • Bibles from the Sky / Joe Kirker
  • Were these covers flown by Charles A. Lindbergh ? / Bob Baltzell
  • A Blast from our Past
June 2017 # 1044

Airpost Journal # 1045

  • Updating the UPU Specimens / Joe Kirker
  • 1936 U.S. Navy Mass Flight : TO #1256 / James Hester
  • Who was Clara Adams / William Kriebel
  • Special Report from AAMS Convention at Boxborough
July 2017 # 1045

Airpost Journal # 1046

  • Correio Aéreo Nacional / William Kriebel
  • Discovering Pan Am's First Flying Clipper's Inaugural Scheduled Service / James Hester
  • U.S. 1918 Airmail : More inverted year dates / Joe Kirker
  • Beacon Airmail First Day Covers revisited / William J. Snider
  • Philatelic Fraud ? / John Wilson
  • What's lodging in your collection, Part 1 / Steve Turechek
August 2017 # 1046

Airpost Journal # 1047

  • Correio Aéreo Nacional, Part 2 / William Kriebel
  • What's lodging in your collection, Part 2 / Steve Turechek
  • Special Issue planned
  • Nominees for AAMS 2018-2019 Officers and Directors
September 2017 # 1047

Airpost Journal # 1048

  • More on "Fairbanks to New York" / Joe Kirker
  • National Air Mail Week 1938 and 1946 : what a Contrast ! / Steve Swain
  • The Seven-Day Accelerated Air Mail Service New York to Buenos Aires / Richard Saundry
  • Switzerland to Aden the Long Way Around / David Lamantia
  • Tschroots Receives Kingdom Award
  • Special Issue planned
October 2017 # 1048

Airpost Journal # 1049

  • Free Italian North Africa Military Mail / Larry Nelson
  • Czech it Out ! / Steve White
  • An Unlisted 1935 Manila-Iwahig Fight Leg ? / Nestor C. Nunez
  • AERO and AREO / Joe Kirker
  • Fabulous FAM-8 First Flight Franking / Matt Heller
  • Army Emergency Airmail Covers sent to FDR / Paul M. Holland
  • Got Masland ? / John Wilson
November 2017 # 1049

Airpost Journal # 1050

  • Collecting C38 Covers / Steve Turechek
  • A Malady, a Merry-go-Round and More / Joe Kirker
  • Serendepity / Bob Baltzell
  • Something from Nothing / Matt Heller
  • Directory Assistance Extraordinaire ? / Steve White
December 2017 # 1050