412   Commemorating 90 Years of U.S. Air Mail
by Don David Price   A quick look at the first air mail
stamps, the “Jennies.”

440   Letters from Fake-Town; Postal History of a Spanish-American War Camp
by David A. Norris   The largest military camp during the brief Spanish-American War of 1898 was set up in a national park with woefully inadequate mail service.

453   On the Track of the Snowy Egret (Coil)
by Ronald E. Maifeld   The adventures of a philatelist
searching for scarce plate numbers on the 37-cent Snowy Egret coil stamps.

446   Postal Rates of the Roman States: Bajocchi Period, 1852–67
by Andrew M. Munster   Although internal postage rates for the Roman (or Papal) States remained stable in the mid-19th century, foreign or external rates were another matter.

458   1925 Air Race Souvenir Postcard
by Charles A. Fricke   A 1925 air race with a tragic
tie to Bellefonte’s position as a refueling stop for
cross-country air mail transport.

460   Ideas To Share: Art & Envelopes
by Richard Novick   Exchanging illustrated envelopes keeps two friends in touch and provides collectible
cachets.

Featured Columns

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436   Exploring Back-of-the-Book — David Straight
Playing Post Office — Children’s toys become adult
tools in this look back at the history of ‘playing post office.’

504 Worldwide in a Nutshell — Bob Lamb
Isle of Man — A British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea with a parliament whose roots go back 1,000 years.