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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage Postcardsample). During the Fair, quite a few Cinderella stamps were made available by companies and organizations as souvenirs.Philatelists found still other stamp-related interests at the Fair. A number of postal stations were set up around the grounds where fairgoers could not only buy stamps, but they could also obtain special postmarks on envelopes and postcards to send to friends back home. One particularly popular site was the Railway Post Office Car, which offered its own unique cancellation. A sight not to miss during the 1934 season involved mail being picked up at the Fair three times a day%u2014at noon, 2 o%u2019clock, and 4 o%u2019clock%u2014by a very low-flying plane. Using a system invented by Dr. Lytle S. Adams, a Braniff Airways pilot snagged mailbags from a float in a lagoon using a cable hanging from his plane with a hook on the end.Collectors were also pleased with a wide range of distinct cachets issued for the Century of Progress stamps%u2019 and the Souvenir Sheets%u2019 First Day of Issue. In addition, there were special cachets celebrating events such as Opening Day, Closing Day, President Roosevelt%u2019s visit, the arrival of the Graf Zeppelin, the arrival of the Italian Air Fleet, Balloon Races, the Sokol Gymnastic Festival, Boy Scout Day, the American Legion Convention, various days honoring the states of the union, as well as a number of prominent Fair exhibits. In short, the 1933-1934 Chicago Fair offered (and still does) great collecting opportunities for philatelists.A $100,000 display of U.S. stamps, prepared by the Post Office Department for exhibition at Chicago%u2019s Century of Progress. Postmaster General James A. Farley second from right.Philately and the Fair (Continued)