Evening star., 1933-09-17
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BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
The next two or three weeks, unless
present signs fail, should develop guam
titles of first-class philatelic news.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore; but details as yet are not avail
able, and stamp collectors perforce
must wait official announcements.
Leftovers of regular and commemo-
rative stamp issues Of past years are
being sold in local post Offices. Collect
ors will do we'll to inquire at the smaller
branch stations.
Sheets of the 1-cent and 3-cent Cen
tury of Progress -American Philatelic
Society imperforate stamps still are on
sale at the philatelic agency, but the
supply is limited.
Criticism of the design of the NJ r. A.
stamp has stimulated its friends to
ardent defense Of the issue Albert F.
kunze, leader. Washington Stamp Club
OF the Air, on Tuesday last, from Sta
tion VOL, reviewed the whole contro-
versy and effectively called the bluff"
OF the malcontents.
Richard p P'McP. Cabeen, writing in
the Chicago Tribune, discusses the
printing OF stamps. Almost every
method" he says, has been employed
at one time or another by stamp print
erS, who have been constantly search
ing Tor some medium which would pre-
vent counterfeiting. lower the cost or
improve the appearance of the stamps.
printing separates easily into three di-
visions, based upon the nature of the
printing plate: If the plate is smooth.
polished surface with the design sunk
into 1t, the product is called engraving
OF recess or intaglio printing If the
design is raised above the surface, as
in the case of ordinary type. it is let
ter press printing or Typography. If
the printing Is done from a stone or
metal plate by making use of the re-
pellent forces which separate oil and
water. the product is biography or
chemical or surface printing"
The SIN Medical Congress stamp of
Egypt presents supposed portrait of
lillnotp, archltect of the Pharaoh Zoser,
tllrd dynasty. builder of the great
stepped pyramid Of Sakkara Memphis.
1mhopt wrote the first treatise on medi-
cine known in Egypt. and after his
death was deified as a god of healing
The late King Feisal of Irau was an
enthusiastic friend Of philately. and
the stamps of his country during his
reign reflected his interest. New stamps
inevitably will be brought out by his
successor
For the international university
games at Turin. Italy has issued four
stamps OF allegOrical design. The val
ues are: 10c. brown: 2Oc. carmlne: soc
purple, and l,25I.. blue
This years Belgian Christmas stamps
VIII depict woman holding aloft the
Cross Of Lorraine
OF all the stamps issued bv the
United States. which one is the most
attractive? Osborne B. Bond, writing
III the Baltimore Sun. awards the hon
or to the recent William Penn com
memorative.
The Hitler government of Germany
laVorS phllate!y as an educational
force. 1t has ordered the Distribution
OF 100000 albums to the schools of the
country.
The celebrated British Guiana stamp
OF the Arthur Hind collection brought
lt% flrst philatelic owner 6 shillinps
IT'S second fl20, its third G125, and its
fourth S38025.
AT the dedication of the new Boston
post once 700 guests received covers
auoreSSed TO themselves, stamped and
autographed by Postmaster William r
Hurley They we're the first to be can
Ce-ed IN the new building. Postmaster
General James A. Farley was the prin-
c!pal speaker at the dedication services
The Toledo Blade says editoriallv.
To the average man stamp is a
stamp, one design being as good as an
ether which carries his mail. To the
studlouS philatelist, stamps connote
geography. history. biography, art and
science: They trace the rise and fall
OF nations. the results of wars, the
successes and failures of great leaders
OF men. The literature of stamps is
intensely interesting and of consider.
able volume. World history is written
INTO 1t: 1t reveals. for example. that
the disappearance of Confederate
stamps told of the close of the Civil
war, OF the end Of human slavery in
TINS country. Does it not seem probable
That the appearance of the N. r. A.
stamps will mark the end of the de-
preston in America? It will. if Amer
leans generally do their part"
Richard H. Sowell, 1922 Eleventh
street northeast, will sponsor cachets
November IL and December II for the
fifteenth anniversary of the arnistice,
1913, and the eighty-fifth anniversary
OF the first postal treaty between the
united States and Great Britain.
Other new cachets and sponsors are
as follows: October l, post Office dedi-
cation, Flushing, Aerophilatelic Club,
5Oo9 Fortleth street, Long Island City,
N. Y; October /, dedication of Old
Salem State Park (Abraham Lincoln)
Rev. Grant Mason. Petersburg, Ill,
covers unsealed; October a. fifth ami
versary, municipal airport. A. H. Baker,
Box 1866. Orlando, Fla: October 5,
visit of U. S. S. Constitution. Byrd l..
Powell. 729 Elm avenue, Long Beach,
Calf; October 20-22. sesquicentennial,
Dickinson College. Theodore o. Reichel,
l59 West Pomfret street, Carlisle, Pa !:
october %, Theodore Roosevelt's birth
day, William Hager, 5240 North Twen-
tieth street, st. Louis, Mo-; October
%, Old Timers day. David Warburton,
P. o. Box GOT, MADEIRA, Calf, and No
vember 25, 150th anniversary of the
evacuation of New York by the British,
Egges A. Das. II Clinton avenue, Cliff
ton. N. j.
All of the above cachets are gratis
but standard 81 size envelopes are
specified and wrappers should bear
commemorative stamps in compliment
to sponsors.
The tenth anniversary of the Turkish
Republic will be celebrated october 1C
with a special stamp. the use of which
will be compulsory upon all letters and
post cards posted on that day for both
inland and foreign destinations.
"An interesting story" says the Stamp
Collectors Fortrightly, "has been re-
lated to Daily Mail reporter by Miss
D. Thomas of Llandudno. who claims
, that she was instrumental in bringing
to light the I'd blue Mauritius which
was sold at Messrs. Puttick & Simpsons
in 1904 for f1,450, and is now in the
royal collection.
Thirty years ago. Miss Thomas sale
to q Daily Mail repOrter Yesterday i