Evening star., 1934-11-11

complete absence of the Maryland and
Wisconsin commemorative in cur
rent use, notable scarcity Of the
Mothers day stamp and ve-y few
Parks. The N. r. A issue and the s.
cent Stuart Washington are common.
Only one Byrd stamp has been dis
covered in lot Of 1000 covers.
Mr.. EidsneSs advises collectors 10
save the Parks stamps In Cancelled
condition. THE lack of proper dis
tribution to the smaller third and
fourth class post ofiices," he says.
will result In a shortage Of the can
celed varieties
Er1trea and italian Somaliland have
beautiful new airmails for the Second
international Exhibition of Colonial
Art. The values are identic In the
Two sets-25c. indigo and brown or
ange; SOC. green and slate blue; 75c,
yellow brown and orange red; 80c, red
brown and greenish black; IL, rose red
and greenish black, and 81, blue and
dark brown.
Russia is honoring Nicolai Lenin.
founder OF the Soviet Union. in a pic-
torial series, including: TX, portrait of
Lenin at 3; 3k, Lenin as q schoolboy;
SIX, Lenin in later life: 1ok. Lenin in
background Of industry; 2ok, DEM
onstration Of workmen at Lenins
tomp. MOSCOW. and 30k, portrait OF
Stain with bas-relief Of Lenin.
Russia also is responsible for an
"Anti-War" set, as follows: SIX, clouds
OF conflict: l0k. fugittves fleeing from
burning village; 15k, crippled soldiers;
2ok, the sword as plow, and 35k.
determination at the front.
The new Olympic games stamps of
Salvador are advertised as: SC, red;
&c. dark blue; 10c, brown. and 15c,
ochre. Steel engraved and 40 by 30
nm. In size, the set will be on sale
only one day.
Poland has recently surcharged val
ues as follows: 25gr on 8Ogr, red brown
(Vlt Stvosz); 55gr on 60gr. dark blue
(eagle); Ill on 1.20ZL, indigo (Relief
OF Vienna), and 25gr on I'LL, black
on cream.
Naval cachets for Thanksgiving day
November 20. are announced as fol-
lows: L. F. Catlin. l124 Belmont
street. Chicago, various ships post
marks. 1-cent forwarding charge per
cover: Sponsor, Box 86, 3252 North
Clark street. Chicago. postmarks from
10 ships. l-cent forwarding charge
each; E. j. Wilson, $500 Hampden
Court, Chicago. several ships, 1-cent
charge; Louis r. Diesing, 1927 North
east Seventy-third avenue, Portland
Oreg- several ships. 1-cent charge;
E. o. Glenn, mail clerk, U. S. S. Colo
rado. care postmaster. New York; r.
L. Manley, Box 36. Columbus, Ohio,
five ships: H. W. Smith, jr., 245
Orchard lane. Columbus, Ohio, five
ships. and Byrd L. Powell. Box 81.
Long Beach, Calf, various ships.
Send self-addressed stamped en-
velopes, standard 6% size, commemo-
ratives on wrapper.
A society Of flag cancellation COL
lectors is being organized. Those in
terested may communicate with H.
George Boyle, Monmouth Beach, N. J.
Eaton's Department Store, Montreal,
recently displayed an entire window
ful OF stamps, covers and philatelic
accessories. People gathered before
the glass in crowds.
A New York stamp dealer has a
form which he sends out to verify
references offered by customers. He
recently forwarded one of these to
Max Gilman for information con-
cerning Mr.. Franklin D. Roosevelt of
Warrington!
The White & wyckof Manufac-
turing Co., Holyoke, Mass, is issuing a
1885 art calendar devoted to "The
Romance Of Stamps" Copies may be
had at cost, IS cents each.
The town treasurer Ut Winchendon,
N>- Ca