Evening star., 1933-10-08
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Post ONCE tomorrow morning ut 8
o'clock. It will be valid for all legiti-
mate postage uses. First-day cover fans
should be guided accordingly.
The closing date for covers to go to
Little America has been changed to
october II to permit collectors further
leeway. Those interested should send
self addressed envelope and postal
money order for So cents for each
cover wanted to the Byrd Antarctic
Expedition. Norfolk, Va. 1t is reported
that more than 10000 responses have
been received since the f1rSt announce
ment of the stamp.
Dr. John Oliver Ia Gorce. vice presi-
dent. National Geographic Society and
associate editor. National Geographic
Magazine, has been sworn in as post
master of the expedition. He will have
the assistance Of Leroy Clarke. The
postal station at Little America will be
the most southerly in the world and
will stand upon or be dug out Of the
glacial ice sheet which surrounds the
South Pole.
The new Kosciusko Scent stamp
will 60 on flrst-day sale Friday. II
Detroit. Buffalo. St. Louis. Pittsburgh
eral Farley has been asked to include
Washington in the list, but even if he
should decline to favor the Nations
Capital in this regard, collectors will
be accommodated at the philatelic
agency Saturday.
The new Zeppelin 50-cent stamp
went on sale at the philatelic agency,
Thursday last Cover enthusiasts are
advised to make arrangements to secure
cancellations of the return trip Of the
airship to Germany. That phase OF III
tour is certain to be the most inter-
esting For details Of mailing consult
local or branch ONCE postmasters. Ask
to see Daily Postal Bulletin No. 1928.
An effort is being made by indi-
viduals in New York and Chicago to
persuade Postmaster General Farley tc
establish branch philatelic agencies In
those cities. II successful. this cam
paign would injure Washington as the
center of the stamp collecting enter
prise of the United States. 1t would
scatter the philatelic agency business
Those who are satisfied with present
arrangements and wish to see them
maintained unimpaired should make
their position known to the Post Once
Department authorities.
The Associated Press reported from
London on Thursday: The 3-penny
lilac stamp issued in New Zealand
in 1862, described as the second
rarest stamp in the world. was sold for
81 200 at an auction here today. Only
one other of these stamps exists. 1t is
in France.
AN envelope bearing two carmine-
colored stamps Of 1855. sent by a SOL
dier stationed in New Zealand to Eng
land 1855 stamp OF higher face value
Shilling-was sold for 81 500
Readers who are interested In the
story of the origin of the N. r. A.
stamp, as told over Station VOL by
Albert F. Kunze. will find a condensed
version Of the text Of his presentation
in Weekly Philatelic Gossip for Sep
tember %.
An error has been detected in the
design Of the &c Sir Humphrey Gill
bert stamp Of Newfoundland. Five
ships are shown in the harbor but the
Raleigh having turned back, the num-
ber should be only four.
The tenth anniversary OF the Turkish
republic will be celebrated Tuesday
and the occasion will be commemorated
by special issue Of stamps, compulsory
for use on letters and postcards mailed
that day.
Austria has a series Of six stamps to
commemorate the 250th anniversary OF
the delivery Of Vienna from the Turks
They are available at double face val
ue. Specifications are as follows: 12gr
green. st. Stephens Cathedral in 1888
24gr. violet. Marco d'Aviano, papal de-
legate; 30gr. E. R. Won Starhemberg
40gr, slate black, King John Sobieski
Of Poland 50gr. blue. Karl v. Duke OF
Lorraine; and 64gr. brown, Burgermeis-
ter J. A. Won Liebenberg
charity stamps in aid Of the unem-
ployed. There will be IL values, and
they will be valid for postal use for 90
days.
Only one Stamp-not three, as origin.
ally announced-has been issued by
Brazil for the First National Eucharis-
tic Congress. 1t Is printed on paper
Watermarked with a rectangle bearing
the inscription, Brasil -Correio," with
five stars in circle.
The current stamps of Malta are tc
be printed on stock carrying a new
watermark.
The st. Anthony of Padua and the
Dom Nuno Alvarez Pereira sets OF
Portugal. issued in 1881, will be with
drawn from sale. Some six million will
be surcharged 40c, and three million
15c.
There are two new values in the cur
rent Cook Island pictorial series-2hp
q ri nd nly IL
black
The Hindenburg design of Germany
Is now available In 4pf, slate blue, and
l5pf, claret.
To celebrate the 80th birthday ami
versary of Prince Francis, set of three
denominations was issued by Lechten-
stein. The values are 10Rp, violet;
corp, carmine, and 30Rp, dark blue.
Grenada has invited suggestions for
design for new series, and a prize of
f5 is offered for the best received The
denominations will be lad, 11ad and
2lad.
Mozambique has a new series with
designs similar to the Lusiadas type Of
Portugal
The Union of South Africa now has
the current types Of Up, 2p and 6p
printed by the rotogravure process.
The new Philippines stamps are de-
scribed as follows: &c, portrait of DR.
Jose RIAL &c. woman with palay cut
tings; &c, Filipino girl; &c. pearl fish
ing; 10c, Fort Santiago; lac, salt spring
in Salinas. Nueva Vizcaya; 16c, Magel-
lan's landing; and 2oc, Juan de IL
Cruz; 26c, rice terraces; zoe, historical
Blood Compact: 1p. Barasoian church;
2p, battle OF Manila Bay; 4p. Montal-
ban Gorge; and 5p. George Washington
on horseback.
New cachets and sponsors are as fol-
lows: October 10, opening of Shushan
Airport, Emil Thurman. 1866 Laharpe
street, New Orleans. La; October IL
dedication Of Pulaski Memorial Sky
way, Cachet Committee. Chamber of
Commerce, Jersey City. N. j.; October
Is, Fire Prevention Week. Fire Depart
ment, Ellicott City, Md; October 10. U
S. S. Constitution (Old Ironsides). w
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