Evening star., 1934-07-08

Part Of new issue of the British
protectorate of Nyasaland in South
Africa" the Associated Press says,
shows a definite change in de-
sign for the stamps of this section of
the world. They are oblong, about
the size of a United States special
delivery, and have a small head of
King George looking to the right in
stead of to the left
The principal part of the design
consists of leopard standing upon a
rocky pinnicle with the setting sun
in the background To date the y,
l, u, 2. and penny stamps have
been received, with a shilling to
come out later"
Denmark has new series of air.
mails. The list includes: 100, yell
low orange; $50, brick red; 200,
greenish blue; 500, slate green, and
1kr, yellow brown.
The post Office department of
Hungary has issued three new post
age due stamps, and 40 filler,
respectively. The design is the
StduNdIo type.
The Atlantic City Stamp Club has
brought out an attractive poster stamp
for the American Philatelic Society
Convention. 1t is available in blocks
of four at 10 cents per sheet, plus
postage. Orders should be addressed
to Walter J. Molyneaux. Jefferson
Hotel, South Kentucky avenue, At
lantic City, N. j.
Thirteen-Star flag cancellations
may be had from poStmasters at
McConnelville and Bradford, Ohio;
Genoa, Nebr.; Weissport, Pa; Gay
lord, Mimi. Plainville. Kans.: Pell
City, Ala; Gainesville, Ga: Eldorado
Springs, Mo-; Costamesa. Calf:
Delavan, H.; Bowbells, N Dak., and
Westby, Wis.
Alvin H. Anderson. cachet man.
ager, Association of Commerce, Hotel
Racine, Racine, Wis, announces a
cachet for the historical pageant of
the Racine city and county centen-
nial July %. Standard Ga envel-
opes, unsealed.
THE Care and Feeding of Hobby
Horses" is the title of a new book
by Ernest Elmo Calkins. Tomorrow"
the author declares, belongs to the
wise users of leisure"
When Denver woman recently ap-
piled for a divorce on the ground
that her husband was too preoccu-
pied" with stamp collecting, the Judge
told her that she did not know her
luck"
The Associacao Philatelica Pelo-
tense and the Circulo de Cooperacao
Philatelica, leading stamp societies
of Brazil. announce a national exhi-
bition to be held at Pelotas August
IA. American collectors are in
vited to be represented. E. j. Boi-
unga, secretary. Caixa Postal rs,
Pelotas, r. G. S., will answer in
, quiries.
Harry M. Konwiser is compiling a
list of the early postal markings of
the United States.
J. H. Jenkins staff writer. Associ-
ated Press, is showing something new
in cancellations. 1t is a postmark of
the type customarily used in the
money order business division of the
Post Office Department, but has the
word Postmaster" introduced in the
lower portion of the circle The point
OF marking is Burlington, Vt, and the
occasion was the first airmail dis
patched from that town under the
new arrangements.
Charles Kohen, long active in local
philatelic circles, is a candidate for
commander of the Washington de-
partment Of the American Legion.
He has the support of many stamp
collecting Legion men.
Geoffrey A. Saeger, 1924 Belmont
road northwest, has an interesting
speciality of his own invention. When
new stamps appear, he endeavors to
obtain cancellations on the exact
center of the specimens he uses on
flrst-day covers. To do this, he places
the stamps in such position as to
make it inevitable for the canceling
die to pass directly over the centers-
technique which he has developed
by experience and practice. Then.
when he has the stamps postmarked
| properly, he takes them of the COW