Evening star., 1933-12-10
PAUL sCHOoL 0RoUP or @,

OF Italy are beautiful WORKS OF the Qe-
signer's art. The values are: zoe, rose
red; Csc, yellow green; SOC. violet;
1.25L. blue, and 2.25 plus 250L, black.
Germany has two new values in the
Hindenburg series. They are: 4Orpfg,
red violet, and s0rpfg, blue.
Turkey announces Q new airmail
series.
LithuAnia has eight new stamps in
tribute to national literary figures. The
5 and 10 cent values commemorate the
prelate Maironis, head Of the Kaunas
Seminary. called the Minstrel of
Lithuania: the is and 20 cent, DR..
Chanoine ]. Tumas, university profess
sor and journalist; the 80 and 40 cent,
DR.. Kudirka Vincas, editor Of the
Varpas and author of the national
hymn. and the-f and 81, Madame Ze-
matte, famous interpreter Of peasant
life impressions, who was 20 years Of
age before she could read or write and
yet lived to achieve celebrity.
Greece has q handsome new series Of
airmails. depicting various types Of
planes in flight The values are given
as: SOL. green: I'D, brown red; I'd,
violet: SD, ultramarine: l0D, carmine;
Esd. blue, and SOD, brown.
The Great Western Railway, England,
has terminated its air mail service and
withdrawn the stamps prepared for use
in the experiment.
A revival of enthusiasm has been
noted for Spain's series of 1905, in
tribute to Cervantes, author OF Don
Qutxote." Ten in number, the stamps
are described and valued as follows:
SC. dark green. Don Quixote starts forth,
Sc; l0c, orange red. attacks windmill.
SC; l5c. violet. meets country girls, &c:
Csc. dark blue, Sancho Panza tossed in
blanket. loc: SOC, dark blue green. Don
Quixote knighted. s2.50; 40c, bright
rose, fitting ct flock Of sheep, $3.50;
soc, slate, on wooden horse, zoe; 1p,
rose red, adventure with lions, $40; 4p,
dark violet in bullock cart. sl.25. and
Sits.
Dewey L. Suit, Box 32l-w, Benjamin
Franklin Station, Washington, D. c.,
announces q cachet in remembrance of
the Boston Tea Party, December 16.
Covers unsealed, stuffed with light card
board filters.
The Washington Air Mail Society,
in cooperation with the National Aero
nautic Association. Is sponsoring a spe-
cial cachet for the thirtieth anniver-
sary Of the first flight Of the Wright
brothers. A program of appropriate
activities will be staged at College
Park, Md, and at Hoover Field Satur-
day and Sunday, and arrangements
have been made for covers to be mailed
Sunday at College Park. Those in
terested should send self-addressed
stamped envelopes, preferably for air.
mail transportation. to Francis B. Leech,
National Press Building.
Harry B. Mason, washington dealer,
attended the Hind auction in New York
City.
The washington Stamp Club of the
Air vii, have . broadcast meeting from
Station VOL Tuesday evening at 7:45
O'Clock. Thomas Jefferson's services to
his country will be the subject.
Prize winners in the November his
tory contest Of the organization were:
Ralph Hoffman, Gordon Junior High
School. and John Chapman, Paul Junior
High School.
Those interested in the December
contest may communicate with the Sec
retary, w. 8. G. A., Station VOL, An
napolis Hotel, washington.
The Collector Club, washington
branch Of the Society of Philatelic
Americans, will. meet Tuesday evening
at 8 O'Clock at 1900 r street. Donald
8. Shook, representative Of Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic ex-
pedition, win speak. The public is in
vited.
The washington Philatelic Society
will have its annual business meeting
and election of officers Wednesday eve
ming at 3 O'Clock at the Hotel Carlton,
Sixteenth street.
Albert F. Kunze has announced that
he will not be candidate for re-
election. and general sentiment appears
to favor Col. Charles s. Hamilton as
his successor In the presidency.