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chased for a matter of cents apiece.  Of course, there are some rarities whose cost must be reckoned in four figures, but these are not necessary to get a kick out of the hobby of airpost stamp or cover collecting.

The American Air Mail Society

If you now collect, or are contemplating a collection of airposts, you will want to know something about the American Air Mail Society.  This group, which was organized in 1923, is the oldest and largest aero-philatelic society in existence.  Its members, many of whom reside in foreign countries, collect everything from the Paris balloons to the modern airpost adhesives.  The membership roster includes the world's leading collectors -- for admission is qualified only by either a knowledge of airposts, or a serious desire to learn.  The society has been built by men whose interest in it were prompted by a desire to foster study and dissemination of true facts and not by any selfish motives.

The writer is personally acquainted with airpost collectors in all walks of life who find that beneficial relaxation demanded by our high-pressured mode of life through the collection of stamps and covers.  Some have started with just the current set of air-mail stamps, adding perhaps a few new items as they appear and going back to secure the older pieces.  Others are financially fortunate and through the purchase of a few larger collections formed by others, amalgamated them into one comprehensive over-all airpost assemblage.  But the one thing that is conspicuous is the fact that whether an airpost collector has $25 worth of material or $25,000 worth, he gets about the same amount of satisfaction from his albums and their contents.