The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society

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The CAS provides a forum for the exchange of information among Canadians who are interested in any aspect of world-wide aerophilately, and for collectors from around the world who are interested in Canadian aerophilately. This is mainly achieved through our newsletter, The Canadian Aerophilatelist, which is published quarterly. If you would like a sample copy of the newsletter, please click here. Si vous désirez de l'information en français sur la société, cliquez ici. A SHORT GUIDE TO CANADIAN AEROPHILATELY Produced by THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY (Last revised January, 2010) Website maintained by Steve Johnson My Semi-Official Webpage can be found here. Click the image to visit the page. Canadian First Flight Covers A Brief History of Canadian Air Mail Flights Newfoundland Air Mails Routes and Rates Modern Day Covers CAS Library *Updated August 5, 2008. Canadian Aerophilatelic Society Price List of Available Aerophilatelic Material Online Reference Material Click the picture for the desired link. Member Exhibits Murray Heifetz The "Boxed" Air Mail Hand Stamp Revisited. *added August 30, 2009. Richard Beith The St. Lawrence Seaway Air Mail Service: 1927 to 1939 (part one) *added August 30, 2009. Murray Heifetz The 1928 Postal Airplane Cachet *NEW May 30, 2009 Air Traffic over a 24 hour period from Denny May. Click the image for a very interesting movie! 2009: A YEAR OF CANADIAN AEROPHILATELY A number of Aerophilatelic meetings will be taking place in Canada during 2009. Anybody viewing this website who is travelling to Canada, or in Canada, is invited to participate in all of these meetings, and will be welcomed at any of them. For more information about times, dates, parking, or anything else, please contact the person indicated. KINGSTON, ONTARIO - September 2009 A joint meeting of the British North America Philatelic Society’s Airmail Study Group and the CAS, will be held as part of BNAPEX, which is being held from Friday September 11th Sunday September 13th. The aerophilatelic meeting will be from 2 to 3pm on Saturday September 12th. For more information on the show, check the website www.bnaps.org . For information on the aerophilatelic meeting, contact Chris Hargreaves: hargreavescp@sympatico.ca CALGARY - October 2009 The Western Chapter of the CAS will hold it’s Fall meeting at CALTAPEX, the annual show of the Calgary Philatelic Society. - Contact Dave Brown ( dgbrown_id@shaw.ca ) for more information TORONTO - Sunday October 25th The fifteenth annual Toronto Day of Aerophilately, will be held at the Vincent Greene Foundation in Downtown Toronto, close to Summerhill subway station on the Yonge St. line. - For more information contact Murray Heifetz ( email MurrayHeifetz@rogers.com ). Exhibition Awards *Updated January, 2010. *Updated September 1, 2008 CAS Member Advertisments For CAS members: 1) 2 free ads which will remain on the site for a year unless the ad is cancelled. 2) Any ads above 2 for the same person, we charge $5.00 per ad per year. Payment must be received before the ad is posted on the site. 3) Payment can be sent to the Webmaster and made payable to the CAS. Please contact the webmaster if you have any questions. Items for Sale Wanted Updated August, 2008. Aerophilatelic Links *Updated October, 2009 All back issues up to September 2009 have been added. Index to THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST and back issues service Click Here Sources For More information Hit the book to enter. The society also provides a number of other services, including: a question-and-answer service for mystery air mail stamps and covers; a small library that can be searched for information on particular topics; a "sales department", with a variety of covers for sale; discount prices on many CAS and AAMS publications; representation of Canadian aerophilatelists at national and international levels. The annual membership dues are: $20.00 CDN in Canada. $22.00 CDN (or U.S. $21.00) for residents of the U.S.A. $25.00 CDN (18.00 Euros, 12.00 pounds, or U.S. $24.00) for residents of other countries. Dues can be paid by cheque, money order or bank draft in Canadian $, U.S. $, Euros or Pounds Sterling, made payable to The Canadian Aerophilatelic Society. Dues can now be paid by PayPal in Canadian funds. If you would like to join, just send your name, address and payment to Brian Wolfenden, 203A Woodfield Drive, Nepean, Ontario K2G 4P2, or contact Brian at the Email Address provided below. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY President and Newsletter Editor: Chris Hargreaves Email: hargreavescp@sympatico.ca Vice President: Neil Hunter Email: n.h.hunter@sympatico.ca Secretary-Treasurer: Brian Wolfenden Email: bjnepean@trytel.com Western Chapter Representative: Dave Brown Email: dgbrown_id@shaw .ca CAS Webmaster: Steve Johnson Email: steverman@rogers.com Past President: Major (Ret) R. K. "Dick" Malott MSc , BA (Hon Hist), CD, FRPSC, FRPSL, AHF Email: toysoldier@sympatico.ca Need a free counter? Hit the logo.