Evening star., 1933-04-23
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i BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
The hrst commemorative stamp Of the
Roosevelt administration, Scent value
marking the l50th anniversary Of the
termination OF the Revolutionary War.
went on sale at Newburgh. N. Y. We'd
nesday. Nearly . million stamps were
purchased by local residents and by
hundreds Of dealers and collectors who
focked to the town to secure frst-day
covers.
Special ceremonies were held at the
Hasbrouck House. the headquarters and
home OF George Washington at the
time Of the proclamation Of peace be-
tween the Colonies and Great Britain,
April 10, 1888. Representative Hamil-
ton Fish. jr.. and Clinton B. Elenberger.
Third Assistant Postmaster General.
spoke. Among those present were:
Michael L. Edsness, superintendent Of
Philatelic Agency. washington; Albert
#. Kunxe. leader, Washington Stamp
Club Of the Air, and Albert Z. 0orham
OF the 0orham Stamp Co.
Mr.. Fish wired Postmaster General
James A. Farley: "Your support and
lapproval Of the issuance Of the New
bursh headquarters stamp Is much ap-
lpreciated by your neighbors and many
friends at Newburgh and in this Sec
tion of the Hudson Valley. They are
still unrepentant, unreconstructed and
q good Democrat when they see one. "
In Washington the new stamp also
! had . good hrst-day sale on Thursday,
, Postmaster william M. Mooney and
Assistant Postmaster William H. Hay
cock reporting q rush OF collectors and
nom collectors In quest Of the latest
philatelic novelty.
Mr.. Kunze. speaking over Station
VOL at l: is o'clock this afternoon, will
tell Of the scene at Newburgh Wednes-
day.
| Representative Ayers, Democrat, Mon
tana. has introduced bill (H. r. 503D
calling for q memorial stamp In tribute
to the late Senator Thomas j. Walsh.
He asks that this issue be the first to
be produced upon the restoration OF the
2-cent postage rate on first-class mat
ter.
A stamp in memory of the officers
and men lost on the U. 3. 8, Akron,
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The value of commemorative Issues
to the Government Is demonstrated by
the reports OF sales through the Phila-
! telic Agency. Founded in 1922. its total
| for that year was 10000. In 1928. 1t
reached Slo5,s 800: in 1924, $l29.60o IN
1928, $l0s.soo; in 1926, $l35,ooo; IN
1928 s2s4 200; in 1880. s275.0Oo; in
| 1881, 1854 ZOO; and in 1882, 1887 200, 3
grand total Of $l,98O,200. To this. Of
course, should be added an unknown
total of hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars spent by collectors at ordinary post
ofices throughout the country. A very
large proportion Of this business repre-
serts purchases for which the postal
system renders no delivery service.
The New York Sun says: Theodore
| Champion, prominent French collector
J and dealer whose interest In stamps
dates back to 1880, has acquired q cat
aloeue dated 1865, which furnishes in
teresting comparisons between stamp
prices then and now. Some OF the
items are: Canada. 1851. 12c black new,
s2.40 in 1865. $4,000 in 1882; Argentine,
1858, "Buenos Aires" 5p. from 50 to
ST 900: Two Sicilies, Trinacrie, 1T. 81
to $3.50: France, l849. If vermilion,
So. 40 to s400: British Guiana, l849, &c,
So to $4,000: Hawaii, 1851. &c. 81 to
$40, 900; Mauritius, 1849, post office, Id.
$40 to $4,000; Reunion, 1851, 15c and
30c. the two, $40 to $2,400; Switzerland,
| lS43, double Geneva. new. 81 to $1,000"
The quetzal, a bird of gorgeous
| plumaRe once sacred as q deity to
the Maya peoples Of Mexico and Cen
| tral America, Is represented on the
! stamps Of Guatemala as = symbol OF
| freedom. So devoted to liberty Is 1t
that, If captured, 1t perishes. Natural
| lists say that it cannot live IN cap
| tivity.
The police department, New Haven,
| Conn, reports that the stamp coilec
| ton Of DR.. Ralph E. MacDona!d OF
that city has been stolen. Aoou.
| 10000 stamps, including many early
| United States issues, were taken.
The second edition of the Govern
ment Printing once pamphlet, "A
Description of United States Postage
Stamps" covering the issues OF l847
| to 1882, has been published. II Is an
inyalauble aid to collectors. and sells
at cost, 10 cents per copy. Otoers
may be sent to the Superintendent OF
Documents, G. p. O., washington 0o1i'
remittance inclosed.
Eritrea, Italian colony. has new
series of stamps commemorating tne
| fiftieth anniversary Of its annexation.
The designs are exceedingly attractive
| Colors and denominations are: l0c,
| olive brown; 20c, dark violet; 25c,
green; soc, bright violet; 75c, red;
I.25L, blue; 2.75L, orange; 81 plus 2L'
gray green, and 10L Plus 2.50L. orange
brown.
France has a new franc, orange,
value in the peace type series.
! A special SC stamp Is to be issued
by Mexico in honor Of the centenary
! of the Geographical and Statistlcai
Society OF that country.
The charity stamp of Mozambique
for 1888 j, the same design as that
previously used, but the colorS are yeI-
low brown and crimson.
| Iithuania Is about to release new
series Of airmail stamps. The DC ana
lOc will show the castle OF Trakai,
former capital Of the nation; the 15c
and zoe, the meeting between the
knight Kestutis and the maiden Biz
ute: the 40c and soc, q portrait Of
Brute, and the IL and 2L, portraits
of Results and his brother Algirdas.
A new series OF airmails Is TO be
brought out by Paraguay for Zeppelin
pest.
The stamps issued by Tripoli in con-
nection with the 1888 agricultural fair
are especially attractive. Collectors
who specialize in wild life as repre-
sented in philately will be interested in
the 1oc, purple, which shows an os-
trich; the l25L, blue, with an eagle
in the design, and the 81 plus IL.
brown, which depicts a stalking chse-
tab. Other values are: 25c, green, .
small tree growing from an urn; soc.
light brown, . hooded native with .