Evening star., 1933-09-24

VA CoAC az 1S" AOAn S.1J oA CSVoUeA
and at Chicago, Miami and Akron as
soon as distribution will permit and
continue until after completion Of the
flight.
THE stamp is the same shape and
size as the current airmail stamp. The
central design is representation of
the Graf Zeppelin over the Atlantic
Ocean. To the right appears the
hangar at Friedrichshafen, and to the
left Is shown the Federal Building at
the Century Of Progress Exposition.
| Across the top of the stamp appear the
words United States Postage in solid
Roman letters, and Immediately under
meath are the words Century of Prog
ress Flight in smaller Gothic type. In
a large oval with dark background be-
low the central design is the denomina-
| ton designation Soc in white lettering
| The stamp is inclosed in a border
| formed by two narrow parallel lines.
"Postmasters at the above post offices
will accept addressed covers from collec-
| tors for dispatch on the Graf Zeppelin
between such points as may be desired.
the covers to be accompanied by a
postal money order remittance for the
value Of the stamps required to be at
/ tached.
Covers intended for mailing from
| Friedrichshafen must reach the post
master at New York not later than
October f.
For the benefit of stamp collectors,
the new 50-cent Zeppelin stamp will
be available for. purchase from the
Philatelic Agency. Post ONCE Depart
| ment, beginning october S, 1888. The
agency will not, however, prepare covers
| for mailing on that date. To receive
prompt attention. orders to the phila-
telic agency for the new Zeppelin stamp
| should be limited to this single item.
"As the special Zeppelin stamp Is be-
ing issued solely for use on mail mat
ter carried on the flight of the Graf
Zeppelin to the Century Of Progress
Exposition. supplies thereof will not be
issued to post offices except as provided
| above"
| The third release says: POSTMASTER
General Farley today announced that
the Post Office Department will issue a
, special Scent postage stamp in COM
memoration Of the Byrd Antarctic Ex-
pedition. These stamps will be for use
on letters mailed through the Little
America post Office, which is to be
established at the base camp of the ex-
pedition in the vicinity Of the South
Pole.
The new Little America stamp is be-
ing issued solely for use on mail matter
Of the Antarctic Expedition and will
not be placed on sale at post Offices fol-
use on ordinary domestic mail. As the
Post Office Department has no means
of providing philatelic mail transporta-
ton to Little America other than
through the facilities of the Byrd 1888
Antarctic Expedition. arrangement;
have been made with the expedition tc
accept covers for mailing through the
Little. America post office, bearing ap-
propriate postmark. at service charge
of so cents for each letter, exclusive ol
the postage rate of 3 cents.
collectors desiring Little America
cancellations may send the desired
number of addressed covers under sep
arate wrapper plainly marked Byrd
Antarctic Expedition, care of Post
master, Norfolk, va in time to be re.
ceived not later than October 8, the
sailing date of the expedition from thai
port. These covers must be accom-.
panied with postal money order re.
mittance Of SO cents for each cover
money order to be made payable to the
Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Norfolk. Va
Postage stamps will not be accepted ir
payment.
After October 8. collectors desirins
the Little America postmark mus,
send all covers to the Byrd Antarctic
Expedition, care Postmaster. Washing.
ton, D. c. from which point the GOV.
ers will be forwarded to the Littl;
America post Office for postmarkine
and return. A money order remittance
Of SO cents must accompany each cover
of course.
Provision is being made to have
covers submitted after October 8. but
not later than November 10, forwarded
by regular mail steamers to Dunedil.
New Zealand. in time to connect with
the expedition before its departure
from that point to Little America, about
January /. 1884. Covers taken with
the expedition to Little America viii
be dispatched on the supply ship re-
turning to Dunedin and should reach
addresses in the United States in the
early Summer Of 1884.
Covers will continue to be received
by the expedition Office in Washington
D. c.. until about November /. 1894
approximately the latest date mail car
be forwarded to Dunedin, New Zealand
in time to reach the relief ship be.
fore its sailing for Little America Il
return the expedition from the Ant.
arctic. These covers will reach ad-
dresses approximately one year later
than those carried to Little America
on the first trip.
Stamp collectors desiring Little
America stamps for collection purposes
only may obtain same from the Phila-
telic Agency, Post Office Department
Washington, D. c.. where they will be
available at their face value of cents
starting October 9, 1893.
The new stamp will be identica
in size and shape as special delivery
stamps. 0.83 by 1.42 inches, arranged
vertically, and will be surrounded BY
a narrow double line border. The color
| will be navy blue. Across the ton nj