Descriptive Finding Guide for the Aerophilately Collection SDASM.SC.10258

San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives

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Contributing Institution: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives

Title: Descriptive Finding Guide for the Aerophilately Collection

Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10258

Physical Description: 4 Cubic Feet The content of this collection includes stamps and envelopes (covers) in varying sizes, formats, and issuance. Material has a multitude of combination of cancellations, cachets, stamps, and envelopes. This collection is stored in eleven boxes: four measuring 8.25" x 12.25" x 5.25", two measuring 12.5" x 10.75" x 5.25", one measuring 15" x 12" x 3", one measuring 13" x 10" x 3", one measuring 15" x 12" x 1.5", and two document cases measuring 10.5" x 15.5" x 5".

Date (bulk): 1900-2023

Abstract: Aerospace enthusiasts frequently collect themed memorabilia, including ephemeral material such as envelopes and stamps. Various governments and entities issue these at commemorative anniversaries and events. The Museum inevitably became a repository for such material over time. Although no longer in the Museum's collecting scope, this these stamps, first day of issue envelopes, and other aerospace related postal material (aerophilately) make up this collection.

Physical Description: Description: This collection is stored in eleven boxes: four measuring 8.25" x 12.25" x 5.25", two measuring 12.5" x 10.75" x 5.25", one measuring 15" x 12" x 3", one measuring 13" x 10" x 3", one measuring 15" x 12" x 1.5", and two document cases measuring 10.5" x 15.5" x 5". Content notes: The content of this collection includes stamps and envelopes (covers) in varying sizes, formats, and issuance. Material has a multitude of combination of cancellations, cachets, stamps, and envelopes. Related SDASM Resources: Joseph M. Schneider Special Collection (SC.10249); Airmail Collection (SC.10259); The aero philatelist annals (periodical collection); U.S. Airmail Catalog (books); Combat Insignia Stamps of the United States Army & Navy Air Corps (rare books collection); International Aerospace Hall of Fame Records

Language of Material: English .

Biographical / Historical

Aerospace enthusiasts frequently collect themed memorabilia, including ephemeral material such as envelopes and stamps. Various governments and entities issue these at commemorative anniversaries and events. The Museum inevitably became a repository for such material over time. Although no longer in the Museum's collecting scope, this these stamps, first day of issue envelopes, and other aerospace related postal material (aerophilately) make up this collection.

Airmail was previously stored with this collection but has been separated to its own collection (SC.10259). While many of the first day covers and stamps in this collection are airmail by the technical term, the decision was made to separate the two because the airmail collection represents a specific event in history and is not necessarily issued as a commemorative collectible like material in this collection.

The aerophilately material in this collection was arranged and partially curated by a past Museum volunteer. Extensive inventories, notes, and annotations created by this volunteer have been kept with the collection. See Series Description for more detail.

The collection has been stored in the archives, but some material has been transferred from the curatorial department in an effort to consolidate and reduce duplication. All documentation in the collection relating to donor files (deeds of gift, letters, and correspondence, etc.) has been transferred to the Registrar.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum over time, and represents an artificially created collection arranged by format. The collection has been processed and is open for research with no restrictions.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Air Mail Service -- United States -- 1930-1940

Air Mail Service

Aerophilately

Philately

Stamps

Box 1 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers

Folder 1 – Franklin Philatelic Society/Federation Aeronautique Internationale: The History of Aviation First Day Cover Collection. 1978.

Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, and structure tests (DC-10 ; POGO (VTOL), and patents, awards and certificates

Box 2 of 11

Physical Description: Collection of papers documenting specific projects, including blue prints, design reviews, XB-36 Design Development, and documents on B-36 and XC99 development,

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – Milestones of Flight Commemorative Series. Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum: 1973 – 1981. (133 covers)

Folder 2 – The Official Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Collection "Rendezvous with Immortality". International Aerospace Hall of Fame/Fleetwood: 1977. (1 black case housing 10 covers)

Folder 3 – The Official Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Collection "First Solo Transatlantic Flight". International Aerospace Hall of Fame/Fleetwood: 1977. (1 loose cover and 1 loose booklet with signatures)

Folder 4 – 20th Anniversary of the Space Age. Fleetwood: 1977. Bilingual English and Russian. (7 covers and 1 booklet)

Folder 5 – Experimental Aircraft Association Honors Charles A. Lindbergh's Goodwill Tour of the United States 50th Anniversary 1927-1977: Lindbergh EAA Commemorative Tour 1927-1977. Experimental Aircraft Association/Lindbergh Collectors Club Official Cachet: 1977. (141 covers and 1 photograph)

Folder 6 – Experimental Aircraft Association 50th Anniversary Commemorative Tour Replica Flight Charles A. Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis June 15 to October 30, 1977. (95 covers)

Folder 7 – Historic Soviet Aircraft. Fleetwood: 1978. Bilingual English and Russian. Art by E.D. Aniskin. (6 covers and 1 information card)

Folder 8 – Experimental Aircraft Association Honors Charles A. Lindbergh's Flight into Canada: Lindbergh EAA Commemorative Tour. Experimental Aircraft Association/Lindbergh Collectors Club Official Cachet: 1978. (30 covers)

Folder 9 – Experimental Aircraft Association 51st Anniversary Lindbergh's Flight into Canada: Replica Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis July 1927-1978. (53 covers)

Folder 10 – Spirit of St. Louis Tour of Canada 1927-1978 Honoring the 50th Anniversary of America's Celebration for a Hero. Tour to Western Canada. 1978. (60 covers)

Box 3 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – Fleetwood: The Official Collection of the International Aerospace Hall of Fame / The Pioneers of Flight. 1979 – 1996. (Issues 1-106, 113-118) Each issue includes one first day cover depicting honoree with cancelled stamp and one biographical insert card. (112 covers)

Folder 2 – Experimental Aircraft Association: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Tour Spirit of St. Louis Replica participates in the 1979 flights commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Michigan Air Tour Routes. June 1979. (27 covers and descriptive letter)

Folder 3 – Spirit of St. Louis Michigan Air Tour 1929-1979: Honoring the 50th Anniversary of America's Celebration for a Hero. 1979. (18 covers and descriptive letter)

Folder 4 – Fleetwood/The United States First Day Cover Society. Space exploration. 1981. (9 covers)

Folder 5 – Fleetwood: Man's Conquest of the Heavens. 1983. (50 covers)

Folder 6 – Fleetwood: Great Airplanes of Europe. 1988. (56 covers)

Folder 7 – Battle of Britain Memorial Covers, signed by RAF members with COAs. 1996-1997. (49 covers)

Box 4 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – Annotated Loose covers (covers with descriptions provided by SDASM volunteer)

Box 5 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – New York to Paris Flight

Box 6 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – Postcards

Folder 10 – Lindbergh and Space Exploration

Folder 11 – Other and unsorted

Folder 12 – International cancels, various themes

Folder 2 – Lindbergh/Morrow Wedding Anniversary

Folder 3 – Oakland to Hawaii Lindbergh Flight

Folder 4 – 50th Anniversary of United States Goodwill Tour

Folder 5 – Long Island's Lindbergh Air Show

Folder 6 – Lindbergh Field

Folder 7 – Lindbergh, Air Mail Pioneer

Folder 8 – Detroit, Birthplace of Lindbergh

Folder 9 – Lindbergh Death and Final Resting Place

Box 7 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego Air & Space Museum, International Air and Space Hall of Fame

Folder 2 – First Flights commemorative

Folder 3 – Events, including anniversaries

Folder 4 – Aircraft

Folder 5 – People

Folder 6 – Places

Folder 7 – Northrop

Box 8 of 11

SERIES I: First Day Covers (Cont)

Folder 1 – Space themes

Folder 2 – Other Commemorative

Box 9 of 11

SERIES II: Stamps

Folder 1 – Collections, Albums

Folder 2 – United States Postal Service Commemorative Mint Sets

Folder 3 – Commemorative Panels

Folder 4 – Sheets and Series

Folder 5 – Souvenir Sheets

Folder 6 – Blocks, including plate blocks

Folder 7 – Individual Stamps

Box 10 of 11

SERIES III: Oversize Material

Folder 1 – Fleetwood: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame proudly announces its Official Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Collection. Booklet, two commemorative panels, and one info sheet in hardcover Fleetwood presentation folder.

Folder 2 – United States Postal Service DC-3 U.S. Postal Card and Samuel P. Langley U.S. Postage Stamp, May 4 1988. First Day of Issue: Two covers and one block in USPS issued hardbound folder. William F. Chana.

Folder 3 – United States Postal Service 21-Cent Airmail U.S. Postal Card, September 16, 1978. Two covers in USPS issued hardbound folder. Mrs. Reuben H. Fleet.

Folder 4 – Oversize covers

Folder 5 – Stamp in frame

Box 11 of 11

SERIES IV: Documents

Folder 1 – Previous Inventories

Folder 2 – Volunteer Notes

Folder 3 – Sales/Trade Material

Folder 4 – Reference Documents (Assembled by previous volunteer for reference)

Folder 5 – Lindbergh Philately Documentation Folder 1 of 2

Folder 6 – Lindbergh Philately Documentation Folder 2 of 2

Folder 7 – Correspondence (Includes some correspondence with International Aerospace Hall of Fame and San Diego Aerospace Museum)

Folder 8 – Articles and Newspaper Clippings

Folder 9 - Photos