Evening star., 1933-04-09

Memorial dedication, Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
three-line cachet in green.
January 4, 1933-Akron visits Miami,
Fla, pictorial cachet in black.
January At, 1933-Akron, Miami.
Fla, trip to Cuba, four-line green
cachet in Spanish.
January rs, 1933-Akron lands after
being kept aloft three days by gales,
Lakehurst. N. j., two-line red cachet
over blue flag.
March 4, 1s33-Akron passes over
Washington, inauguration of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, two-line cachet
in blue. in green.
One month to the day after the last
named occasion the ship crashed off
Cape Barnegat. The catastrophe caused
national mourning, in which philatelists
naturally share.
Representative Montague Of Virginia
has introduced for the consideration of
,he present Congress his bill Oh. R. 4339)
ito foster American industry, promote
education, and facilitate pursuit of the
avocation of philately" The text is:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, that,
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law. the pictorial representation for phil
atelic purposes of postage and revenue
stamps issued under authority of the
United States or any foreign government
shall not be unlawful if such pictorial
representation is in compliance with
such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the Postmaster General.
Nothing in this act or rules and regu-
lations prescribed hereunder shall be
deemed to alter, amend, or repeal the
laws relating to the counterfeiting of
such stamps. This act shall take effect
on the first day of the second month
next succeeding the date of its enact
ment." Those interested in the passage
Of the proposed legislation may address
their Representatives. The reform ap-
pears to have the support of the ma
jority of collectors.
The Hitler policy contemplates union
of Austria with Germany. Should that
event occur, it naturally would have
philatelic significance. Experienced COL
lectors will watch the days news with
special care in anticipation of any sud-
den development.
Newfoundland is reported to have in
preparation two new stamps to be
placed on sale May l, when the gold
rush into Labrador is expected to be-
gin" One will be an airmail issue
for correspondence between Newfound-
land and permanent and temporary
settlements in Labrador. and the other
will commemorate the 350th ami
versary of the colonizing of Newfound-
land by Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
Iceland soon will issue a series of
| four semi-postal charity stamps, de-
signed by Kristian Magnusson. The
surtax proceeds will go to a fund
known as "Liknarsj jodur Islands" or
| "Icelands Help Fund" the principal
purpose of which is to prevent ship
wrecks and to afford aid to unfortunate
mariners, the aged and children. The
denomination values will be: 10 plus 10,
20 plus 20, 35 plus IS, and 50 plus 25
Aur and the designs.
Macau has six new provisional sur
charges Of the Ceres type of 1913-1915,
as follows: la On 24a, slate green; "a
on 32a, orange brown "A On la, yellow
brown; 5a on Ga. gray: 15a on 16a, slate;
and goa on SEA, dull rose
Mexico has three regular stamps of
the 1923 series, watermarked "Correos
Mexico" and rouletted 1412, overprinted
in two lines in black "Servicio Official"
The denominations are: &c, scarlet &c,
bistre brown; and zoe. dark blue.
A new series of airmail stamps Is
announced by Bolivia. They will BE-
| Autographed in two colors, the central
design being a portrait of President
Mariana Baptista in black with frames
different color for each denomina-
| ton, all values to be inscribed "Sobre
Tasa Aerea Servicio Externo" Speci-
| fications are: sc, blue-2O. 900 copies;
10c. gray-20.000; zoe. deep red-20,-
900; soc, yellow-40, 900; roc, green
100000; 9oc, violet-130,OO0 1O5B,
yellow brown-50, 600; 18OB, purple
10000; 21oB. rose-20,0O0; 315B, red
20 900; 3.60B, dark blue-20, 900, and
4.20B, light violet-20,0 600.
The postal authorities of Switzerland
| have decided that scenic stamps are
worthless" from the point of view OF
advertising the tourist attractions of
the country but the post Office de-
partment Of the German government
apparently does not share that opinion.
The latter has sponsored a series of
semi-postal stamps showing celebrate
castles of the Middle Ages. Sold at
a slight advance over face price in
aid of unemployment relief, the 4pf
issue shows the Wartburg in Thuringia,
where the famous war of singers" was
held in 1907, as related in Wagner'S
'Tannhauser;;" the 6pf Burg stolzenfels
on the Rhine; the 12pf Burg Nuern-
burg, the castle of the HohenZollerns;
the 25pf Schloss Lichtenstein near
Tuebingen, and the 40pf Marburg. the
Gothic castle overlooking the university
town of the same name.
| Russia during 1884 will issue special
stamps in commemoration of the tenth
anniversary of the death of Nicolai Lenin
and in celebration of the opening Of the
first subway to be built under Soviet
auspices: also for the fifteenth ami
versary of Sverdlov, first president of
the Soviet Union. and for the fiftieth
anniversary of the World Postal Union.
An unconflrmed report indicates that