Showing posts with label POSTAL | Francis J. Field. Show all posts
Showing posts with label POSTAL | Francis J. Field. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Monday, 10 May 2010
Sutton Coldfield Archives
Sutton Coldfield Library has four publications on Francis J. Field, although there might be a folder full of stuff in one of the filing cabinets. The Library has Aero Field Handbooks Nos 3, 4, 7 and 15.
The material is rather haphazard and some of the stuff is catalogued in people's heads and kept in a box on top of a cupboard. This box includes some lovely sketch survey maps of the rail route on fast disintegrating tracing paper. Have photos of some of the key documents.
The Lavender house caused more trouble. Can't find anything on Richmond Road or Tudor Hill that matches the drawing from Walsall archives, so:
The material is rather haphazard and some of the stuff is catalogued in people's heads and kept in a box on top of a cupboard. This box includes some lovely sketch survey maps of the rail route on fast disintegrating tracing paper. Have photos of some of the key documents.
The Lavender house caused more trouble. Can't find anything on Richmond Road or Tudor Hill that matches the drawing from Walsall archives, so:
a) it was never built;
b) it was built but has been knocked down (war damage?); or
c) it has been altered significantly.
Still think the key might be the dumb well on the original drawing matching the shape on the 1887 OS map.
Been trying to find architects drawings for Sutton Park station, but have had no luck. Apparently it was built to standard MR design so this supports the the thinking on the standardised Goods Shed. A lot of the drawings of rail stations are from the Cattell collection.
Have done another field map overlay and am still having trouble matching things up accurately - a quirk of surveys done at different periods probably. The attached uses magenta for c.1800 and cyan for c.1870. The field numbers refer to the plots affected by the proposed rail line and I have the ownership details for these. The barn is shown on both surveys and is perhaps the reason for the (dumb) well on the OS map.
Have done another field map overlay and am still having trouble matching things up accurately - a quirk of surveys done at different periods probably. The attached uses magenta for c.1800 and cyan for c.1870. The field numbers refer to the plots affected by the proposed rail line and I have the ownership details for these. The barn is shown on both surveys and is perhaps the reason for the (dumb) well on the OS map.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Streetly Philatelic Society
1. For the last 15 years or so, the SPS has been building the 'Streetly Collection' which is all things to do with postal matters in SC.
2. Today's talk included various Francis J. Field memorabilia, plus what the Society has on the 1957 Scout Jubilee Jamboree in Sutton Park.
3. Last year's talk (Part 1) covered the Society's collection on the 1st US Base Post Office. It was a shame to have missed this, of course, but at today's meeting the SPS Chair announced that they have now produced a CD of all the US material.
2. Today's talk included various Francis J. Field memorabilia, plus what the Society has on the 1957 Scout Jubilee Jamboree in Sutton Park.
3. Last year's talk (Part 1) covered the Society's collection on the 1st US Base Post Office. It was a shame to have missed this, of course, but at today's meeting the SPS Chair announced that they have now produced a CD of all the US material.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010
1957 First Day Cover
This image does three things:
1. even though we can't make a physical link to Sutton Park, this FDC makes a conceptual link to an event that happened in the Park;
2. it is obviously the product of Royal Mail's first attempts to do a FDC at the Sutton Park Station Depot, Vacuumatic affixing machine, et al;
3. it introduces FJF into the mix because it has his design on the cover.
The commemorative stamps [for the 1957 World Scout Jubilee Jamboree] were designed by three artists, Mary Adshead (2½d value), Patrick Cokayne Keely (4d value) and William Henry Brown (1s 3d value) and printed by Harrisons onto sheets and rolls.
Mary Adshead was a significant muralist out of the Slade and designed several stamps, see:http://www.maryadshead.co.uk/
Pat Keely was a "designer of posters, press advertisements and trade matter, producing work for London Transport, Southern Railway", etc.. He's also well known for his WW2 propaganda posters, see: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/artists/keely_pat.htm
William Brown was a staff designer at Harrisons and Sons Ltd, who produced most of the British stamps between the 1930s and the 1980s.
The rolls of stamps were used with experimental automatic stamp-fixing equipment designed to produce first day covers, which was and built and housed in a portion of the Birmingham Postal Customs Depot adjoining Sutton Coldfield Sorting Office. Twelve different types of cover were produced by the Mayflower Stamp Co. and they cost 6s 6d each (which included a set of all three stamps). The covers were cancelled with the special postmark slogan “Jubilee Jamboree – Sutton Coldfield” and posted from the Jamboree Camp Post Office.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Partnerships
Not sure about restrictions, etc., but recognise the potential for partnership working:
#1 LFV has to be a partnership with Martin & Frances Collins
#2 1957 Jamboree has to be a partnership with BPM&A
#3 FJF has to be a partnership with his descendants and or Streetly Philatelic Society.
And I think this potential for partnership working is useful on a number of levels, but particularly notions of ownership and neighbourhood.
On one level FJF was just a Sutton Coldfield resident (and we are all, in some way, Sutton Coldfield residents collecting our parcels from the sorting office), but on another level, he had this huge sense of global connectivity (and we all want that, in some way).
Last night, re-did his family tree and wondered why he didn't fight in WW1. Also he was an expert in psychological warfare and propaganda. He and his son (John C. W. Field, local Sutton Coldfield historian) pop up quite often in 'The Falling Leaf' (the quarterly journal of the PsyWar Society)! Interesting family.
#1 LFV has to be a partnership with Martin & Frances Collins
#2 1957 Jamboree has to be a partnership with BPM&A
#3 FJF has to be a partnership with his descendants and or Streetly Philatelic Society.
And I think this potential for partnership working is useful on a number of levels, but particularly notions of ownership and neighbourhood.
On one level FJF was just a Sutton Coldfield resident (and we are all, in some way, Sutton Coldfield residents collecting our parcels from the sorting office), but on another level, he had this huge sense of global connectivity (and we all want that, in some way).
Last night, re-did his family tree and wondered why he didn't fight in WW1. Also he was an expert in psychological warfare and propaganda. He and his son (John C. W. Field, local Sutton Coldfield historian) pop up quite often in 'The Falling Leaf' (the quarterly journal of the PsyWar Society)! Interesting family.
Monday, 19 April 2010
More Francis J. Field
"The senior holder of the Congress Medal [the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain] is John Field, son of the famous air mail philatelic dealer of Sutton Coldfield, and he was awarded it in 1979."
John Field seems to still be with us as President of the Streetly Philatelic Society.
On the 4th May, Streetly Philatelic Society is meeting at the United Reformed Church, Brassington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield at 10.30am. This event seems to include a talk on the 'Postal History of Sutton Coldfield - Part II' by T. Poynton.
John Field seems to still be with us as President of the Streetly Philatelic Society.
On the 4th May, Streetly Philatelic Society is meeting at the United Reformed Church, Brassington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield at 10.30am. This event seems to include a talk on the 'Postal History of Sutton Coldfield - Part II' by T. Poynton.
Francis J. Field Publications
Field, F.J. - British Air Mails
A Chronology
Publisher: Francis J. Field Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, 1935.
First edition, card covers, 129 pages, illustrated, spine rubbed with some loss of small pieces, Good condition.
Excellent chronological account of British air mails up to May 1935. Illustrated with maps, photos of 'planes, and illustrations of cachets, postal markings etc. Scarce.
FIELD F.J. World Air Posts.
A concise priced summary of the Air Post and Aviation souvenirs of about 200 countries. F.J. Field, Sutton Coldfield 1948 42pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Includes attractive illustrations of air mail labels, semi official stamps and special cachets.
A Chronology
Publisher: Francis J. Field Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, 1935.
First edition, card covers, 129 pages, illustrated, spine rubbed with some loss of small pieces, Good condition.
Excellent chronological account of British air mails up to May 1935. Illustrated with maps, photos of 'planes, and illustrations of cachets, postal markings etc. Scarce.
FIELD F.J. World Air Posts.
A concise priced summary of the Air Post and Aviation souvenirs of about 200 countries. F.J. Field, Sutton Coldfield 1948 42pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. Includes attractive illustrations of air mail labels, semi official stamps and special cachets.
Birmingham Z & postalheritage.org.uk
Yes, of course, Birmingham Z needs referencing. Can you find a place for it?
The attached shows that Francis J. Field lived on Richmond Road during the period the US were on site.
If you go to http://postalheritage.org.uk and search under 'artist', you get some history of the design process. Doesn't seem as tight (in terms of typeface, etc.) as you might think.
Like your use of 'switch', and trains do switch tracks, see: http://wapedia.mobi/en/Railroad_switch.
The attached shows that Francis J. Field lived on Richmond Road during the period the US were on site.
If you go to http://postalheritage.org.uk and search under 'artist', you get some history of the design process. Doesn't seem as tight (in terms of typeface, etc.) as you might think.
Like your use of 'switch', and trains do switch tracks, see: http://wapedia.mobi/en/Railroad_switch.
Various
Hadn't realised that Francis J. Field was in such (geographical) proximity to the site.
Rather than being a gap between all these interesting goings on, the site was at the heart of all these things and binds together places such as America and Richmond Road.
The sifting is bringing larger things to the fore. When you read through the list of the postal depot sections, it's all standard stuff until you get to deceased and casualties.
The site boundary is really interesting and puts the site at an edge position, but when taking the bigger picture, it becomes central.
From the Francis J. Field material, in addition to words, actions, and mail art, there is an aesthetic coming through in the design and colouring of labels and stamps that can filter through into the whole project.
And the purple lines too that signify a switch from air to surface mail. The site is also about a switch from rail to road.
Rather than being a gap between all these interesting goings on, the site was at the heart of all these things and binds together places such as America and Richmond Road.
The sifting is bringing larger things to the fore. When you read through the list of the postal depot sections, it's all standard stuff until you get to deceased and casualties.
The site boundary is really interesting and puts the site at an edge position, but when taking the bigger picture, it becomes central.
From the Francis J. Field material, in addition to words, actions, and mail art, there is an aesthetic coming through in the design and colouring of labels and stamps that can filter through into the whole project.
And the purple lines too that signify a switch from air to surface mail. The site is also about a switch from rail to road.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Francis J. Field
Francis J. Field lived 10 Richmond Road, Sutton Coldfield (very near the RPG site).
FIELD, Francis John 1895-1992.
For seventy years a student of airpost history and aerophilately. In 1921 he founded the firm of Francis J Field Ltd, dealing specially in air stamps. At Birmingham, in May 1923, he gave the first British philatelic talk on radio. He compiled 'A Commercial and Historical Atlas of the World's Airways' [1925], and was co-author, with NC Baldwin, of 'The Coronation Aerial Post 1911' [1934]. Works published by his firm included: 'British Air Mails - A Chronology of the Air Posts of Great Britain and Ireland' [1935], 'Air Mail Labels (Etiquettes)', 'The Blitz Book' [1942], 'Great Britain and Ireland - Catalogue of Internal Air Mails 1910-41' compiled by NC Baldwin [1942], 'World Air Posts - A concise priced summary of the Air Post and Aviation Souvenirs of about 200 countries' [1948], 'British Air Mail Society Souvenir' [1971], and from 1926 the house magazine 'The Aero Field'. President Aerophilatelic Federation and Streetly P.S. Named in Roll of Honour of Birmingham P.S. RDP 1968.
I love the fact that Field gave the "first British philatelic talk on radio".
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FIELD, Francis John 1895-1992.
For seventy years a student of airpost history and aerophilately. In 1921 he founded the firm of Francis J Field Ltd, dealing specially in air stamps. At Birmingham, in May 1923, he gave the first British philatelic talk on radio. He compiled 'A Commercial and Historical Atlas of the World's Airways' [1925], and was co-author, with NC Baldwin, of 'The Coronation Aerial Post 1911' [1934]. Works published by his firm included: 'British Air Mails - A Chronology of the Air Posts of Great Britain and Ireland' [1935], 'Air Mail Labels (Etiquettes)', 'The Blitz Book' [1942], 'Great Britain and Ireland - Catalogue of Internal Air Mails 1910-41' compiled by NC Baldwin [1942], 'World Air Posts - A concise priced summary of the Air Post and Aviation Souvenirs of about 200 countries' [1948], 'British Air Mail Society Souvenir' [1971], and from 1926 the house magazine 'The Aero Field'. President Aerophilatelic Federation and Streetly P.S. Named in Roll of Honour of Birmingham P.S. RDP 1968.
I love the fact that Field gave the "first British philatelic talk on radio".
Francis J. Field is also included in the Aerophilatelic Hall of Fame. "It honors those who have contributed significantly to the accumulation of aerophilatelic knowledge, to interest and participation in aerophilately or rendered outstanding service to national or international organized aerophilately. The names of those honored are inscribed on the Aerophilatelic Hall of Fame plaque at the World Airmail Research Center in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania." [http://www.americanairmailsociety.org/html/aerophilatelic_hall_of_fame.html]
His company 'Francis J. Field Ltd' was incorporated 06.06.1924 (reg. no. 00198487) and had its office at 135 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield. 
Field was also involved in The PsyWar Society ("an international Association of Psychological Warfare Historians & Aerial Propaganda Collectors"), and his obituary appeared in issue 138 of their journal.
Field was also involved in The PsyWar Society ("an international Association of Psychological Warfare Historians & Aerial Propaganda Collectors"), and his obituary appeared in issue 138 of their journal.
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