Evening star., 1934-05-20

pay such a formal and pretentious
tribute to victims of an air tragedy.
Others have lost some of the best men
in aviation without giving them postal
memorial.
Two denominations picture Capt.
appeared shortly before taking off
from Floyd Bennett Field on July Is,
last year. Laurel leaves adorn the
frames, and between them. as a SYM
Dol of aviation service, is a four
blade propeller superimposed on a
heavy cross.
An artists idea of how they might
have looked crossing the Atlantic is
carried by another stamp in the series.
The Darius -Girenas monoplane flies
low over the sea. Far off in the dis
tance is the dim form of an ocean
steamer.
AT the time news of the crash was
printed. it seemed mean stroke of
providence that the flyers successfully
made the water hop, most hazardous
part of the journey. only to crack-up
in Soldin, Germany, in dirty flying
weather. There was something par
ticularly lamentable in that.
For the most striking medallion in
the series, engravers have taken the
scene of the crash, in a bleak. deSolate
forest, and cut above it the allegorical
spirit of flight Tall and gaunt it is.
gloomily at the fragments of the
plane. Ostensibly it guards the dead
airmen from an intrusion on their
peace and silent glory.
But there are other argonauts of
the air and other aviation achieve
ments to be gained So in the final
two pictures Lithuania turns to the
brighter side of the dangerous busi-
ness of flying She reminds the world
that men like Darius and Girenas are
pioneers whose sacrifices must be
justified.
On the first. a plane flies above
globular map of the earth. through
bright rays emanating from the sun.
The spirit of Vytautas, guardian of
the air. scars through space beside it.
The six denominations are: 20
centas. 40 centas. go centas, litas,
3 litas and litas. Each is cut with
appropriate inscriptions. the name of
the country and value units
Canada is to have a new commem-
orative for the 150th anniversary of the
arrival of the Loyalists of Upper
Canada. The design will show the
U. z. L. monument, Hamilton; tbs
color will be olive green, and the value
10 cents.
New denominations are announced
by Manchukuo. as follows; &c. slate;
&c, chocolate; 4c, bronze green; 15c,
rosine; and 81, violet.
Collectors interested in Zeppelin
covers will be furnished with complete
information on the Summer flights
of the Graf if they will send stamped
self addressed envelopes to F. w. Won
Meister. special United States repre-
sentative, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, 354
Fourth avenue, New York City.
A dispatch from San Francisco
says: "Philatelists interested in strange
covers will want to take advantage
Of the opportunity forthcoming to
secure covers stamped with royal
Tongan stamps, carrying the rare
cancellation of Tin Can Island.
Tin Can Island, technically known
canic island in the South Seas, half
way between Samoa and Fiji Mail
to and from the island is handled
in sealed tin cans dropped into the
ocean and which for years were towed
from ship to shore by native swim
mers-hence the name Tin Can Mail.
Normally, it is practically impos-
sible to secure letters from this place.
Arrangements have been made, how
ever, for the Matson Lines South
Seas exploration cruise liner S. S.
City of Los Angeles to stop off the
island during July and handle the
transfer of mail for collectors.
Because of the unusual location Of
the island, certain specific instructions
must be followed by philatelists. Let
tiers must be addressed well down in
the lower right hand corner, and
must carry in addition to the names
of the addressee. city and state, also
u S. A or the country in which
the city is located. Letters must not
be stamped, but should have inclosed
cents in loose United States stamps
or coin for each cover sent. This
amount will be Jumped in San Fran
cisco and transferred into the coin
of the Tongan kingdom. which money
will then be used in that nation for
the purchase of their native stamps,
which the company will affix to philat-
elist's mail prior to arrival at Niua
Fo'ou.
Covers sent in by philatelists,
which, by the way, are limited to
three per collector, because of the
Niua Fo'ou. are to be inclosed in an
other envelope. which should be ad-
dressed to 'Philatelist Department,
South Seas Exploration Cruise. 215
Market street, San Francisco, Calf,
and must reach that address on or
before June IL.
The Matson Navigation Co., which
is responsible for this offering, advises
that every effort will be made to as
sure Tie SUCCESS OI Tie tIdIlS1cI dI
Niua Fo'ou, but warns collectors that
weather conditions may prevent con-
tact with swimmers, in which event
the mail may drift through the South
Seas for weeks or months or years be-
fore 1t Is retrieved, and in the event
Of successful transfer, return of the
mail from this out-of-the-way place
should not be expected for a period
of months, perhaps"
Current cachets include: May 1925,
centennial celebration, Young Mems
Association of Commerce, $50 West
State street, Rockford, ILL.,; May %,
115th anniversary of the first steam
ship (Savannah) crossing of the At
lantic, Chamber of Commerce, Savan-
nah, Ga, and May 80. Army pilots
memorial, Edward Hacker, II Warren
street, Hammond, Ind.-only one cover
to each collector. unsealed specified.
Also: Date undetermined. new air