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Jean Nicolet at Green Bay, 1884"
and the State fiower-the violet.
The Wisconsin stamp, 1t is expected,
will go on first day sale at Green
Bay, Wis, Saturday, July z.
The Boston Herald suggests that
the Government issue a blank stamp
80 that the buyer can fill in what
ever he wants to commemorate
and thereby celebrate anything he
wants to-
An editorial in the Detroit News
says: Fools rush in where angels
fear to tread. No angel would argue
with artists; we understand that per-
fectly. Yet we dash forward with q
brief defense of the stamp which the
Government has ISSUED for Mother S
day, and make bold to declare that
the artists who have condemned it
have started off on the wrong foot.
1.-THE stamp contains what is not
an exact reproduction, but rather an
adaptation, of the picture known as
the portrait of Whistler's mother,
but which Mr. Whistler called merely
an arrangement in black and gray.
We have an idea that the artist knew
what he was doing; he was working
in tones, and to him the colors were
quite as important as the subject, If
not more so. To this fact the critics
have paid small attention. We do
not forget that the portrait is also an
arrangement and that it is to the
Encouragement by the stamp-artist
that the criticisms of the artists are
chiefly directed, but we insist that
since the color-values were complete
ly ignored in the miniature adapta-
ton, the stamp cannot be considered
an attempt to recreate anything but
the sentimental idea associated in the
mind of most people with Whistler
picture.
For that purpose the stamp must
be considered successful. The picture
is known, chiefly through prints, to
millions; most school children could
identify it in an instant. 1t is COM
pletely associated with the idea Of
motherhood. AS feature stamp fol
Mothers day, in spite of alterations in
the original design, and in spite OF
the neglect Of the fundamental idea
of the artist-a study in tones-we
submit that whether it be considered
artistic or not. the new 3-center is by
no means a failure"
Arrangements for the dedication OF
the new Post Office Department
Building, Pennsylvania avenue and
Twelfth street, tomorrow. are an
nounced elsewhere in The Star today
The department will have a special
cachet for philatelic mail passing
through the Benjamin Franklin Sta
ton. and local collectors doubtless will
wish to add this souvenir of the coca
sion to their stocks of commemorative
covers.
The Division of Dead Letters and
Dead Parcel Post. Post Office De-
partment. announces a sale of &C.
cumulated stamps and covers at the
Boys Club Building, 230 G street
northwest, Thursday afternoon, June
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Approximately 60 different lots will
be offered at auction, the usual rules
to prevail.
A 2s4-pound bageof Cancelled for
eign stamps, a half-bushel basket Of
mission mixture. unstripped: nine
boxes of 1000 foreign stamps each
one box of uncanceled foreign
stamps, one box of approval sheets
one 4-pound box of Cancelled United
States stamps and one uncancelec
set of Wagner commemorative stamps
Of Germany are among the item:
listed.
Also one lot Of SO large first-flighi
covers, miscellaneous events; one lo1
of 80 mixed covers without cachets
two lots OF % each f1rst-day York
town, Webster. Arbor day and Olym-
pic games covers, one lot of % an.
niyersary dedication covers. two lot:
Of 80 each George Washington BIZ
centennial and memorials covers, foul
lots of IL each Federal Hall Bicen-
tennial covers, three lots of 26 each
ship-to-shore covers, five lots of U
S. s. Akron covers, one lot of U. S
S. Constitution covers and % lots Of
1928 to 1884 airmail covers Of vart-
GUS grades
Such sales in the past customarily
have been exciting occasions. Col
lectors have attended in large num-
bers, bidding has been vigorous anc
spirited, and the Post Office Depart,
ment has profited accordingly.
The Providence, r. l., Post Ofhc'
has opened a special room for the us
of stamp collectors patronizing tn
sales windows in pursuit OF thei
hobby. Open three afternoons week
it is in charge of staff of clerks whit
have instructions to give the servic'
philateliSts want"
The philatelic section of the Can
adam post Office, Ottawa, announce:
two stamps to be issued July l. They
are described as follows: cent, dou'
ble-size commemorative, depicting the
landing of Jacques Cartier on Cana
dian soil. 1884. and 10 cent, double.
size commemorative for the 150tt
anniversary of the settlement o.
the United Empire Loyalists II
Canada.
H. E. Atwater, financial superin-
tendent, says: "Orders for these
stamps in mint condition may nov
be sent to the Philatelic Section. FL
nancial Branch, Post Office. Depart
ment, Ottawa, Canada, and will re.
ceive the earliest possible attention
Remittances should be made payable
to the Receiver General of Canada
and if from points outside Canada
must include postage and registration
fees in addition to the face value Of
stamps.
ITO meet the wishes of first-dal
cover collectors, arrangements are be.
ing made to furnish advance supple!
of the new stamps to postmasters al
Charlottetown, P. E. l.; Halifax, N. S.
st. John, N. B.; Gaspe, Quebec. anc
Montreal, Que; Ottawa, Toronto
Hamilton, Kingston, London, windsor
Fort william and Port Arthur, Ont.
Winnipeg, Man; Regina. Moose Jaw
and Saskatoon, Sask.; Medicine Hat
Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton
Alberta; and Vancouver and Victoria
B. C.
Persons desiring to secure first-da!
covers should forward under cover tt
tho p0stYna Star at one or more q