Evening star., 1933-09-03

| groups Ol HAL OIl IIlclI
flight Four hundred covers. sold to
flight sponsors at 81 each by the Flight
Committee, were printed in blue. num-
bered and carried Scent United States
stamp. Provision was made for the
affixing of a Lithuanian stamp for re-
turning these covers to their senderS.
Two of these covers carried the Spe-
cially surcharged triangular Lithuanian
airmail stamps, but good authority
states that the balance Of these stamps
were not used and that most of them
are still in the possession Of relative
of the flyers.
1.-TWO hundred and five covers
they carried for themselves, the pro-
ceeds from the sale Of which now will
60 to the several worthy dependents Of
these intrepid airmen. Two hundred
and three of these covers carried s.
cent NeWburgh peace stamp, one plate
number block of four Of the Newburgh
stamps, and one strip of three Of the
current 1-cent Franklin stamps.
These covers were autographed by
both pilots, Cancelled at Brooklyn. N.
Y. at M. July is, and back stamped
Kaunas. Lithuania, July 18.
Three cachets were applied to these
covers. The first, put on in blue black
by the flyers. is a circular cachet bearing
the name of their ship. 'Lithuanica. July
Is, 1889; the second is a double-line
rectangular cachet applied by the
Lithuanian post Office, SO of them in
purple and 152 in black, reading in
Lithuanian, Air Mail. New York-Kau-
mas. Kaunas-1933-VII-17 Transatlantic
fight. S. Darius and S. Girenas, Air
ship Lithuanica'; the third, applied in
black by the Lithuanian government,
reads in Lithuanian. After Conquering
the Atlantic. Bravely Perished for the
Glory of Lithuania.'
These covers, embodying all OF the
elements necessary to official fights. are
transatlantic flight covers, crash covers
and pilot-signed covers
while a few of these covers were OIL
stained in the crash, they are all highly
desirable properties, and will no doubt
be numbered among the transatlantic
cover rarities of the future"
Mr.. Kreicker also says: THE reason
for their crash at Soldin. Pomerania,
Germany. some time during the morn
| ing of July IT. is now under inveStiga-
ton. Early reports stated that they
were out of gas, though investigation
proved that more than so litres Of gaso-
| line remained in the tank even after the
crash
"Rumor has it that the flyers were
shot down. and investigation now going
on to prove or disprove this rumor will
sooner or later clarity the statement
made that one flyer had three bullet
| holes and one bullet in his body and the
other two bullet holes in his body.
1T is truly a tragedy that two such
hardy air pioneers as these should come
to such an untimely end. Flying against
all odds and with minimum Of equip
ment, they were exactly on their course
when fate intervened, causing their
deaths. the untimely ending that is
mourned by the peoples Of two worlds"
In the movie Laughing at Life"
Victor McLaglen is represented in a
hospital in China in 1916 or there
abouts receiving a letter from the
United States bearing a Scent George
Washington Bicentennial stamp And
the stamp is plainly shown!
Rumania has a new set of four
stamps for the centenary of Turnu-
Severin. The designs show the ruins
of the bridge built by the Emperor
Trajan, the bridge when completed, its
builder Offering tribute to the gods. and
Prince Carol arriving from Germany to
assume the crown.
Russia has series CT eight large
sized vignettes in celebration of the
| tenth anniversary OF the constitution of
the Soviet Federation. The values are
TX. hammer and sickle on terrestrial
globe: SIX, map of the Republic of
| Usbeck; 10K, map of Tujikistan; 15K.
map of Turkmenian; 20K. map of
White Russia; BOX, map of Transcau-
casia; 35K, map of the Ukraine, and
40K, map of the Soviet Union.
Greece is about to issue 8dr stamp
Of semi-oficial character in aid Of an
archaeological research fund. The de-
cioy, uriI1 chouy tho Afhone Sfodi,1y,o
Italy probably will have commemo-
rative series of stamps for the tenth
anniversary of the annexation Of
Fiume, February %. 1884.
Spain soon will have set Of new
airmail stamps.
The report of the Irish Free State
Committee of Public Accounts for 1890 |
81 shows that loss of ESQ was incurred
on the O'Connell stamps. The final
printing was not released until Septem- !
ber "a, 1929, only six days before the |
issue was withdrawn. A large number
of sheets, therefore, remained unsold. |
and these. valued at f69 for printing |
purposes, had to be destroyed.
cachet of particular interest is an
nounced by Dewey L. Suit. Box 321-W, |
Benjamin Franklin Station, Washing |
ton, D. c., for October 80. 1t will COM |
memorate the life and work of William |
Graham Sumner, inventor of the phrase !
"The Forgotten Man"
Dr. Sumner himself Is more or less |
forgotten, but he was one Of the most |
eminent scholars of his day, and his |
whole life was devoted to human well |
fare.
Born at Paterson, N. j., October 80, |
1840 he was graduated at Yale in 1868 |
and took orders in the Protestant Epis- |
copal Church in 1867. He was appoint |
ed professor of political economy and |
social science at Yale in 1872. His |
works included biographies of Robert |
Morris and Andrew Jackson. histories
of American currency and banking. a |
book on protectionism, and What So /
cial Glasses Owe to Each Other" He |
died April r. 1910.
Those interested in Mr. Suits plan |
to honor DR.. Sumner should send COW
ers unsealed, self addressed and
stamped with a Scent N r. A. stamp. |
Extra postage should be included II
Paterson, N. j., cancellations are wanted.
Other new cachets and sponsors are:
September 4, Labor day, Charles B.
McManus, jr., Saltaire, Long Island. N.
Y; September II, 153d anniversary;
Sugarloaf Massacre, Wyoming Historical
and Geological Society, 50 South Frank
lin street, Wilkes Barre, Pa; September
IS, commemoration Of arrival Of second
emigrant party from New England and
opening of Haskell Indian Institute
(two cachets), Randall Weed, 1920 Ohio
street. Lawrence, Kans.; September 19.
bicentennial of Petersburg, Chamber OF
STAMP DEALERS.
HUGO MEYER. EXERT PHlLATEIIsT: