Evening star., 1933-04-09
there viii be no special stamp issued
in tribute to the late Mayor Cermak.


in tribute to the late Mayor Cermak.
New cachets are as follows: April Il,
launching of u. S. s. New Orleans,
BROOKLYN Navy Yard, sponsored by
Aerophilatelic Club Of New York, 4743
Thirty-eighth street, Long Island City,
N. Y; April Is. dedication new Post
Ofice, sponsored by Robert Alleshouse
COS wooster avenue, Dover, Ohio; April
q, eighty-fifth anniversary Of Board
of Education, sponsored by A. J. Lewis
Ills Midland avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.
handling charge 5 cents per cover
April "a, Army air maneuvers, Fort
Knox, sponsored by r. B. Sales, Ken
lucky Hotel, Louisville, KY, airmail
covers only; April 26, anniversary OF
Battle of Raleigh, N. c., surrender oil
Johnston to Sherman, sponsored by
E. D. Herrick, Box 554, Dowers Grove
ILL.,; April 80, Oshkosh Philatelic So
ciety, sponsored by H. j. Burbach, Box
Al. Oshkosh, Wis; May /. fifth ami
versary Of c. A. M. 19. sponsored by
Maurice S. Petty, GIT Kennedy street
northwest, Washington, airmail covers
only: same event, sponsored by Leo
Newark. N j., airmail covers marked
Via Atlanta, Ga" and May 80, Deco
ration Day, sponsored by r. c. Schaf-
fer. 1888 California street northwest
Washington.
Knut E. Luttropp, secretary Of the
United States Envelope Society, Box 64
Brookline, Mass, is compiling a check
list of all known stamped envelopes
over-printed Penalty for Private Use u
There are nearly 200 varieties. Col
lectors interested may write for list
copies.
A directory of collectors of pre-can-
celed stamps Is being prepared by
K. L. Spring, Lebanon, N. H. Names
will be entered under State classifica-
ton gratis.
The latest addition to the list of pub
lications on philately is a volume en-
titled THE Young Stamp Collectors
Own Book" and the author is none
other than Ellis Parker Butler, oi
Pigs Is Pigs" celebrity.
A partial list Of public exhibits OF
stamps in the United States includes
Washington, National Museum, Smith
sonian Institution, Mrs. c. L. Manning
curator; New York, Public Library, col
lection of B. K. Miller; Pittsburgh, Car.
negie Museum; Milwaukee, Museum
Lansing, Mich, State Capitol; Sar
Diego, Calf, Zoo, stamps depicting ami.
mails; Coldriver, Mich, County Court
House, collection of w. c. Bailey; Fall
mouth, Mass, public Library, collection
of Walter Gates, and White Plains
N. Y, Post Office.
OF the 1-cent jamestown Exposi-
ton issue of 1907, bearing the portrait
of Capt John Smith, done by Crispir
Won de Passe the Younger, 77,728,794
COPIES were distributed. The 2-cen1
value, showing the landing of the
colonists at jamestown, went to l49,'
497, ,995 copies. The scent stamp o
the same set, with Pocahontas repre-
sented in the design, reached onll
7.98O594 copies, relatively small
number as compared with its COM
panion denominations.
The portrait used in the design TO
the half-cent stamp OF the George
washington Bicentennial series OF las
year was painted when the Father 0
his Country was about 46 years OF age
The artist was Charles Wilson Peale
a Maryland saddler's apprentice. whit
became celebrated for his genius in por
traiture. AS depicted, washington i
wearing the uniform Of the Continental
army. with a broad silk ribbon acros
his breast, the badge of his rank a
commander in chief which he adoptet
by general order dated July IA, IT'S.
The gum on a United States staml
is composed of 38 parts water, SO part
dextrine and 4 parts glucose.
The New York Times says: 9TH,
ambition of King George v of England
to own the most complete collection
of British postage stamps in the EN-
pire over which he rules has beer
realized. Experts assert that TIT
Kings 300 albums contain not onl.
many of the worlds rarcst stamps bu
also the best assortment of British
colonial stamps. From the Sydne.
views of New South Wales to tn
highly priced 2-penny Mauritius-o
which there are but two in existence
the Kings collection reflects the ex
pert philatelist. OF its kind, 1t Is &C
knowledged to be matchless (He)
started his stamp hobby when. as
young midshipman, he touched foreign
ports oftener than those of his owl
country. Through long days and eve
n1ngS ABOARD SHIP IlG oJuulcQ tilC COl
ors, dies, shapes and more obscure de
tails of rare postage stamps. Later
when he was called home, he continued
to ride his hobby
The convention of the American Phi
latelic Society is to be held in Chicago
August 81 to 26 Headquarters will b'
at the Medinah Michigan Avenue Club
Thirteen members of the John Qtinc.
Adams School Stamp Club have re
| ceived blue ribbons for "meritoriou
| work. with stamps. They are: Dom;
Dean, Patricia Stewart, Virginia Pen
nington, Jane Kirsch, Lucille Kirsch
Jean Lapp, Emile Crawford, Mar.
Bass, Marjorie Ranney, Philip Walker
Stewart Baker, Jack Boyden ant
Jan Rus.
The club is one of the most enthu
siastic in the District of Columbia. 1
was organized in 1880, and has beer
conducted under the patronage of tn
! Parent Teacher Association. The chill
dren range in age from 8 to IL years
and most of them are general collec