Evening star., 1933-10-22
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By JAMES WALDO FAWCETT

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT
The Associated Press reports that the
Graf Zeppelin is due to arrive at Miami
early tomorrow morning. Collectors
interested should make arrangements
for covers through local post offices and
postal stations. 1t is generally agreeat1
that the philatelic value OF the mau
carried from Akron to FTledrlcnshaIen'
Germany, will be high.
Phenomenal business activity is re-
rorted at the philatelic agency. ROD
ert c. King, acting superintendent OF
stamps, said yesterday that safes iOl
october l to Is had totalled S49, ,7o0.lz'
a sum equal to six months business Li
1929. Hundreds of orders received py
mail. he explained, have accumula.eu,
but the agency stan mas oeen 'uciea. s,oo
and every effort is being made TO expe-
dite the work. Out-of-toWn patrons
are requested to be as patient as possible
in the circumstances and are asked 10
refrain from writing letters OF inquiry
to the agency.
About 10000 covers for Little America
cancellation were received at the mead
quarters of the Byrd Antarctic EXpedl.
ton. Norfolk, Va. up to the moment o,
departure of the Jacob Rupert ana
the Bear of Oakland
Mrs. Louise Shawen Of the phllatellc
agency staff had charge of preliminary
arrangements. Returning to Washng-
ton Thursday, she reported that AL is
shirshape." A sea post clerk, she SAID.
will be with the expedition en- route, and
Leroy Clark will operate the station TO
be set Up at base headquarters in the
Far South.
Donald G. Shook will represent Ad-
miral Byrd in philatelic matters during
his absence. He will have an Office in
the National Geographic Society Annex.
Orders for expedition covers will be
received until November l. 1884. They
should be addressed: Byrd Antarctic
Expedition. care Postmaster. Washing
ton. and postal remittance for So cents
should be inclosed for each cover
wanted.
The Little America postal station OF
the Byrd Antarctic Expedition will be
Just $3.50 miles south of Washington.
Chester L. Lankford. president of the
Franklin D. Roosevelt Stamp Club,
Douglas. Ga. an ardent young collector
and student CT stamps is responsible for
q comprehensive plan for honorlng the
memory of eminent but neglected
Americans and for commemorating his
toric events and places. He has outlined
a series OF subjects which he suggests
for use in the projected set of regular
stamps expected to be authorized by
Postmaster General Farley about Janu-
ary /.
In brief summary his proposals are as
follows: l2c, sepia John Adams. por-
trait by E. F. Andrews, Capitol; 1c,
green. John Quincy Adams: 1l2c, vel
low brown. Martin Van Buren,; &c,
carmine. George Washington. portrait
by Gilbert Stuart. Capitol; Sc, violet,
William Henry Harrison; &c, brown
John Tyler, bust in Senate gallery; SC,
blue. James Knox Polk: &c. orange
Millard Fillmore, bust in Senate gal
lery; 7c. black Franklin Pierce; &c,
olive, James Buchanan; &c, pink, An
drew johnson. bust in Senate gallery;
10c. yellow. Chester A. Arthur, portrait
in White House; lie, light blue, Will
liam Howard Taft, portrait in White
House: 12c, purple brown. Woodrow
Wilson, portrait in White House; 13c,
light green Calvin Coolidge. bust by
lac, indigo, Crater Lake; 15c, dark gray,
Mount Rainier; Tic, black, Stone Noun
tain. Ga; zoe, crimson, Yellowstone
Park, painting by Thomas Moran, Capt.
tol; Csc, dark green. Grand Canyon,
painting by Thomas Moran, Capitol;
30c, sepia. Yosemite Valley; SOC. law
endar, Mount Mckinley; ST, brown,
%Vhite House; 81, blue. Supreme Court,
and SIS. red and blue. Capitol. Also. for
airnlail. SC, violet. Wilbur and Orviile
Wright; &c, olive green, same; 10c, blue,
Charles A, Lindbergh l5c, green, Rear
Admiral Richard F. Byrd, and 20c
brown, Rear Admiral William A. Moi
fett.
Mr.. Lankford is a son of former Rep
resentative William Chester Landlord
He enjoys philatelic acquaintance
with President Roosevelt, and the club
over which he presides was the first Of
several organizations to adopt the Chief
Executives name. A skillful designer,
he has made speciality of first-day
cover Illustrations. His Washington
home is at 104 C street southeast.
lished that there will be no 2-cent
N R. A. stamp.
The Central New England Stamp
Clubs Convention, Lawrence. Mass, filed
protest with the Post Office Depart
ment against the issuance of stamps
for other than necessary postal pur-
poses. Mekeels Weekly Stamp News
believes that the feeling thus far man
ifested seems to be directed against
the Zeppelin stamp more than the
Byrd
Harold Ambrose, chief, information
service, Post Office Department, is ab
sent from duty, due to the necessity
of undergoing a minor operation. A
newcomer in Washington. but already
generally popular, he will have the
best wishes of numerous friends for
speedy recovery.
The Holy year stamps of the Irish
Free State went on sale September 18.
They mark the 1,90Oth anniversary of
the Crucifxion and constitute the fifth
commemorative series sponsored by the
Dublin government. There are two
values-2d, green, for inland postage.
and Sd, blue, for foreign mail. The
design was created by r. j. King and