Evening star., 1933-03-26
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

l DI JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
An official release from the Post
Oftice Department, on Tuesday last
said. Postmaster General James A
Farley today approved the designs fol
the and the 3 cent stamps which
| are to be issued to commemorate the
Chicago Century of Progress Exposition
which opens June !, next. The de-
signs were prepared at the Bureau OF
| Engraving and Printing and were sent
to Mr.. Farley's office today.
THE 1-cent stamp will be green in
color and will contain replica of Fort
Dearborn with the old stockade pic
tured thereon. 1t will be horizontal in
| shape and the same size as the regular
1-cent stamp.
The Scent stamp will be purple in
| color and will depict the exposition ad-
ministration building on its face.
There will be an initial printing OF
200, 100000 of each of the / and cent
stamps and they will be printed on
rotary presses.
while no definite date has been
| fixed when these commemorative stamps
will first be issued, 1t is expected that
they will be offered to the public not
,, later than the first week in May.
They will first be placed on sale at
the post office at Chicago, and at other
post Offices throughout the country
just as soon as production and distri-
button will permit"
C. B. Eilenberger, Third Assistant
Postmaster General has issued the fol-
lowing description of the new New
burgh stamp, commemorating the end
of the Revolutionary War: The stamp
is the same size as the regular issue,
75-100 by 87100 inch in dimensions.
The stamp is inclosed in narrow dou-
bleline border and is printed in pur-
pie ink. At the top of the stamp in a
narrow panel with solid background
and ornamental ends are the words
U, S. Postage in white Roman. Un-
derneath this panel in three lines is
the inscription 'Washington's Head
quarters. Newburgh. N. Y, 1783-1933'
in small dark Gothic lettering. The
central design is representation of the
Hasbrouck House at Newburgh, N Y,
used as headquarters by Gen. Wash
ington at the time the proclamation
was issued. The Hudson River is pic
tured at the left of the house and in
the background are ranges of hills fol-
lowing the course of the river In the
lower right corner of the central design
is a large tree with rocks and plants
around the base. In the opposite lower
corner is a cannon partly hidden by
shrubbery. In front and to the left of
the house is staff bearing a flag
representing the first Stars and Stripes
The large numeral 81 in dark Gothic
is inclosed within a Shield-shaped
panel with light background at the
center of the lower edge. On either
side of the panel containing the de-
~ I.
folded ends bearing the words three
at the left and cents at the right" "
The stamp will be first placed on
sale on April l9 at the post Office at
Newburgh, N. Y. 1t Will be available
at other post Offices "as soon as pro-
duction will permit 1t will be pro-
durable at the Philatelic Agency, Wash
ington. April 20, but the agency will
not prepare covers for mailing on that
date
Mr.. Eilenberger says: Stamp collec-
tors desiring first day cancellations of
the proclamation of peace stamp may
send a limited number of addressed
covers, not to exceed a total of 25, to
the postmaster, Newburgh, N. Y. with
a cash or postal money order remit
tance to exactly cover the value Of the
stamps required for afflXing. Other
~
accepted in payment
Covers will be accepted from indi-
vidual subscribers only, and each cover
must be properly and legibly addressed
Special care must be taken when ad-
dressing covers to bear blocks of stamps
to allow sufficient clear space for the
attaching of the stamps and impression
of the postmark. Compliance cannot
be made with unusual requests. such as
for the affiXing of stamps bearing plate
number or for the irregular placing OF
the stamps on the covers, etc"
There has been no official announce
ment as yet with regard to the proposed
memorial stamps for former President
Coolidge and Mayor Cermak Both are
| being considered by the Post Office De-
partment authorities.
Poland has issued a 80 groszy STAMP
| in honor of the aviators. Francizek
Zwirko and Stanislaw Wisura. i
carries a picture of an airplane flankeo