Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
CELEBRATING VICTORY
Picturesque Designs Of Postage
Stamps Issued by Various Ma.
tlons In Honor Of Peace
J,LEVEN governments have issued postage

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- stamps commemorative of the world war
or of peace, and other stamps Of this char
acter are in prospect.
The United States. Argentine Republic.
Belgium, Jamaica. Japan. Newfoundland,
New Zealand, Siam. Switzerland, Turkey
and Uruguay all have placed in circulation
either victory or peace labels, and the Ba
hama Islands. Barbados, Canada, France
and possibly st. Lucia each has a series in
contemplation. .,
A MERICA'S contribution was the three
cent violet Victory stamp with its design
I including the flags of the United States and
powers associated in the war against Ger
many-a stamp the appearance of which
was widely criticized and condemned by
phi'atclists both in this country and abroad
1t is reported unofficially that as soon as
Congress ratifies the Paris treaty there will
be peace series. with designs which relate
to battles in which Yankee troops par
! ticipated on French soil.
THE newest arrival into the world war
- commemoratives is the peace and victory
| set of six denominations emanating from
| New Zealand. These were printed in Lon
! don and, curiously, placed on sale
| Zealand for distribution to the public
PhilateliStS find New Zcaand's offerings
particularly interesting because of the man
ncr in which the New Zealand Government
| honorcd the war service of the Maori tribes
| men. When the Maori soldiers fought in
| France with the New Zealand expeditionary
! force they used, an emblem supposed to
| ward off evil.'' a mask like design known
| as the Teko -Teko Face. On the highest
value, one shilling, of New Zealaud's peace
| and victory SERIES there are shown two of
| these Teko Teko faces-one at either side of
a portrait of King George. And on the one
and one half pence khaki coored stamp is
| shown a picture of Maori tribesman.
The dates 1914 and 1919, and such in
scrptions as Victory and "Peace and
| Progress are shown on the various stamps
| of the New Zealand series, and on three are
! depicted the British lion, the animal on the
| three pence being seated before a back
| ground of the rays of the rising sun of
| peace.
LNVEN more fascinating to collectors, how
- ever. is the peace series which France is
| planning to issue. If the ideas being dis
| cussed are carried out, one of the designs
| will show the landing of American dough-
hovs at the port of st. Nazaire. Another
view will be the coming of British troops 10
| Calais. Also will be pictured the battles of
the Marne and the Somme; the engagements
| at User and Artois the reconquest by
| France of Alsace Lorraine from Germany's S
domination: the French campaign in the
Balkans. and the signing of the peace treaty
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Frances
decision. if one is reached, to issue this peace
series will be the successful outcome of an
appeal made by stamp collecting societies in
| France to the French Chamber of Deputies.
TAPAN'S peace series is regarded by many
| - phiatelists as comprising the most beauti-
! full stamps ever issued. One shows a dove
of peace, with wings outspread, alighting on
what apparently is a branch of holly. There
are four values. one and one half and three
sen for domestic use in Japan and four and
ten sen for placing on letters mailed from
japan to foreign countries.
| Irruguays peace set comprises two. four,
| five. eight, twenty and twenty three cente-
simo values, and it is reported several other
denominations have since been added. The
design on each is the Statue of Liberty
Frances gift to America and which stands
in New York harbor.
Argentina's set is of three denominations
two. FIVE and twelve centavos-and the
design shown is THE Christ OF the Andes.
The portrait of King Albert, with the
ruler wearing steel helmet, is the design on
Belgium's series-issued to commemorate
10 restoration of the country from under
the yoke of the Hun.
N1EWFOUNDLAND'S series made its
IN appearance not long after the armistice
was signed. The central design is the
caribou, the emblem of Newfoundland S
land and naval forces, and the inscription
| puph