Evening star., 1934-07-01
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.


The new Scent airmail rate goes
into effect today, and the first plane
to carry letters under the new sched-
ule left Washington for Miami, Fla.
at 1890 o'clock this morning.
Arrangements have been made for
the sale of the new 6-cent airmail
stamps at the Washington City Post
Office, North Capitol street and Mas
sachuSettS avenue, and at the Benja-
min Franklin station in the Post
Office Department Building, Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Twelfth street.
beginning at am, and the first
plane to leave after that hour is one
which will take off for Pittsburgh,
Akron, Cleveland, Detroit and other
points West shortly after o'clock.
Other flights listed are: 1925 for
Charleston, w. Va, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, Chicago and points West:
1925 for Nashville, Memphis, Little
Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth and Los
Angeles; 5:34 for Newark and the
entire Northeast. and 7:O4 for Rich
mond, Charleston. Savannah, Jack
sonville and Miami.
The fruits of increased publicity for
stamp collecting and of increased en-
thusiasm among collectors are mani
fest in the figures announced by the
philatelic agency for the fiscal year
which ended yesterday.
Agency sales. it was reported. had
reached s811,723 for the l2-month
period. an advance of $589, ,104 over
1929
Orders from philatelists numbered
$4,000, as compared with $4,000.
Mr. Fellers. making the audit pub
lie, said: We are closing the year
with our work practically up to date"
The new Wisconsin Tercentenary
stamp is one of the most beautiful
examples of philatelic art ever spon-
sored by the Post Office Department.
1t went on the press at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing at noon
Friday. and all attending the cere-
monv expressed their enthusiastic ap-
proval
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley started the machinery and auto
graphed the first four sheets run. He
was accompanied to the scene by
Representative Michael K. Reilly of
Wisconsin, First Assistant Postmaster
General William w. Howes, Third As
sistant Postmaster General Clinton
B. Eilenberger, Deputy Third As
sistant Postmaster General Roy M.
North, Superintendent of the Division
of Stamps Robert E. Fellers, As
sistant Superintendent of the Division
of Stamps Robert C. King and Chief
of the Information Bureau Harold F.
Ambrose.
Representative James Ere eric
Hughes of Wisconsin was unavoidably
absent, but his secretary, John J.
Brogan, acted in his stead.
The stamp-collecting fraternity was
represented by Chester L. Lankford
and Bernard Meeks of the Franklin
D. Roosevelt Stamp Club of Doug
las, Ca
Director Alvin w. Hall of the bu-
reau had with him Victor ]. McClos-
key, jr., designer of the STAMP.
The sheets signed by Mr. Farley
went to President Roosevelt, Col.
Louis McHenry Howe, Mr.. Eilenberger
and the Farley children-Betty, Ann
and Sonny. the Postmaster Generals
own particular philatelic CLUB"
The size and color of the Wisconsin
commemorative are like those of the
Mothers day stamp. In the lower
corners are the numerals indicating
the value, and an ornamental border
rises above these figures to the top of
each end of the design. The central
panel shows delicate reproduction
of E. w. Dening's historical painting.
The Landing of Jean Nicolet." AS,
an artistic composition, the whole
conception is noble and dignifed, yet
bright and interesting.
Fifty million copies of the new
stamp are on order. A f1at-bed press
is being used, and the first plate num-
ber is 21239.
First-day sales arrangements for
the Wisconsin stamp specify Green
Bay, Wis. Saturday, July 7. The is
sue will be available in Washington,
Monday, July 9. Collectors are ad-
vised to be sure to obtain cancella-
tions of Capital date.
The 1-cent National Parks stamp,
showing El Captain, Yosemite, Calf.
has been engraved, proofs have been
approved and printing will begin
Monday, July 9.
A correspondent in Portland, Greg.
Insists that Mount Rainier National
has three post offices-Longmire
Sunset Inn and Paradise Inn. Col
lectors who want Parks cancellations
may take their choice.
AS forecast in The Star last Sunday.
President Roosevelt found time dur
ing the week for a conference on
stamp plans. The meeting was held
at the White House Thursday after
noon, and those present included Mr..
Farley, Mr.. Hall. Mr.. Eilenberger. Mr..
North and Mr.. Fellers.
An official statement released after
Mr.. Farley's return to his Office gave
the following list of colors chosen for
the parks stamps: 1-cent. Yosemite
green; 2-cent Grand Canyon, orange
red: Scent, Mount Rainier light pur-
pie: Accent, Mesa Verde. brown; scent.
Yellowstone, light blue; Scent, Crater
Lake, orange; 7-cent, Acadia. black;
8-cent, Zion, gray green; 9-cent. Gla-
Mountains, yellow
In the same release Mr. Farley also |
announced that the Post Office De-
partment soon will issue a combina- |
ton airmail-special delivery stamp "in |
order to meet the demands of the /
postal patrons"
The design for this unprecedented
but highly desirable novelty. it is un-
derstood, will show the Great Seal of /
the United States, the idea having
been suggested by the President him.
self. The value probably will be Is !
cents, and the size will be that of the
Mothers day stamp.
There will be no further discussion |
Of the proposed presidential series of !
stamps for the time being. Mr.. Roose-
velt has directed that the project be