The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-27
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The Special Arbor Day cachel
that was applied IN New Haven
on April 30, ono week after THU
stamp went on sale at Nebraska
City. Nebraska, certainly appealed
to cover collectors. There were
e,1e0 covers given the specia
cachet, according TO Information
received from New Haven. Thu
work wes done BY City Forester
Frederick .. Eaton and severe
J members Of the New Haven PHI.
Atelic society. incidentally nj
eachet. II ID one OF the pretties'
that this column has yet received
New Thrcc-Ccn Stamp
There will be new three.ceni
stamp nt the end OF 1891. the
present one OF Lincoln 70 be- re.
placed by the Stuart portrait Of
Washington. II will probably re.
sembie to q great extent the pres.
ent design OF inefficient Wash:
ington bicentennial Issue, ~ that II
generally regard IN Gilbert Stu.
arts best portrait OF Washington
II IN known as the "vaughn Type
Stuart" and was painted IN Sep.
tember, 1855. stuart made three
llfe portraits OF Washington. One
IN the above, the others are 70.
ferred TO NJ the "Lansdown Type
ana the "Athehaeum Type" Then
there are three variations OF the
first type. 4
stamp Reproduction
Colonel q. 8. Hamilton, army
general star: Col Spencer Crosby
mowfonau raeus eAtlenA, asa Aa a.
Dudley, Washington newspaper
Atelic society TO press that organ.
ers throughout this nation that
production OF United States
stamps. The law now permits only
the borders TO DO reproduced and
OF the original. At various times
strlctions IN heard. philateiists IN
Hartford lately went on record "a
opposed to the law. with such OK.
perts az the trio above working in
behalf OF philately In general per.
haps results long desired may be
Honor washington
According 10 the Christian Set
eRce Monitor, "Distributlon OF
'first-day covers on which will be
washington cachct, Viii be- a fea.
ture OF the fourteenth annual con.
vention of tho United Stamp no.
cieties TO DO held IN the American
House, May 30, under tho auspices
Of tho Suburban Stamp and Curio
club. Delegates from various
states will attend. rho cachet was
designed by tho Suburban" In
special recognition OF tho George
Washington Bicentcnnial. Each
delegate and guest nt tho convcn.
ton will receive one or more oil
these envelopes which will DO sent
out with the desired May 30 date
The sponsors Of Tho convention
feel that Boston In a. particularly
appropriate city in which 70 hold
tho 1892 meeting because Of the
close connections between Boston
ana the activities OF washington
Also In Boston on November B.
1880, the first postofiice IN the
American colonies was Established
BY an order Of the ccneral
OnlciaI Cachets
icKective June ! Corpus Chrlsti
Texas. will be included IN the
Dallas Brownsville airmaii route
AM.22. Tho postmaster at Corpus
Christi has received special
cachet from tho postofiice depart.
ment which will be applied 10 oil
covers sent out on Juno l.
Also effective juno 10 San Diego
ana Ill Centre, California, Will ia
embraced on aIrmail route AM .33
postinaatcrs nj tho above two
places will apply special cachets
received from Washington on that
date. Air mail rates. ~ all prob.
ably know, are five cents for the
first ounce. Again tho postofiice
department requests that covers
contain an enclosure. Many covers
receive faint impressions OF the
cachot and often miss tho cancel.
Ihtion entirely duo to tho fact that
they are too thin. Others arc torn
by tho machine.
n Active Stamps
stamps would mean issues IN
which there In brisk trading, but
this time they don't. Stephen q
Rich had an interesting article In
recent issue OF Mekeel's Weekly
stamp News describing tho many
stamps that bear iikenesseg OF such
vehicles ns automobiles. bicycles
engines, etc, OF course foreign
and ". n. stamps would DO includ'
al IN my such collection attempt.
I'd. And n airplAnes were includ
sd what o jambores that would
make.
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