Evening star., 1934-11-04
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BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Members of the committee signing
the invitation include Philip SimmS
Warren. Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman,
Albert F. Kunze and David H. Daven-
port. Others interested in the enter
prise are William C. Bond, DR.. Ellis
Haworth, Michael L. Eidsness, jr.;
Chester L. Lankford, David A. Sal
mon and Mrs. Catherine L. Manning
Only bona fide collectors will be
eligible for membership. Headquar-
ters will be established in Washing
ton, and the program Of activity
calls for similar centers in the capi-
tails OF countries in Europe, South
America, Africa, Australia and the
Orient. A bulletin will be published
for the guidance of correspondents.
Admission to the initial meeting,
it has been announced, will be limited
to recipients of invitations exclu-
sively.
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley is expected to return to Washing
ton late this week. He has prom
ised to discuss with representative
collectors series of philatelic prob
lens which have developed during
the past year.
The last printings of the National
Parks stamps have been run, and the
plates have been cleaned and stored
in the vaults of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing. Alvin w. Hall,
director, gave the following figures
for nditiAps prlafaI.
100000; 2-cent, 90,000,000: Scent,
1ls,870,000; 4-cent, 100000; scent,
37,000,000; Scent, 1882, 400; 7-cent,
15,800,000; Scent, 15,86O,OO0 9-cent,
15,80O,000, and 10-cent, 19,482 400.
First-day sales of the National Parks
stamps brought approximately $780,
900 into the Golfers of the Post Office
Department. Later distribution, still
continuing. may bring the total to
$l,000,o00.
Plate 2lso2. listed as used for the
scent Parks stamp. actually was not
put into service. The same reserva-
ton applies to plate 1888 for the To-
cent value.
Both Mr.. Davenport and Mr.. Lank-
ford have specimens Of the rare 3-cent
Mount Rainier variety. the existence
OF which had been challenged by cer-
tain skeptics.
The International Harvester Co.
has been using pre-cancel Parks
stamps, but the supply is supposed to
have been curtailed in line with
ruling against overprinting scenic de-
nominations.
Parks stamps now may be obtained
at the Benjamin Franklin Station
as well as at the City Post Office.
Referring to the Omaha souvenir
sheets OF the l cent Yosemite
stamp, the American Philatelist for
November declares: This sheet d.
is the natural outcome of a keen
governmental interest in the phila-
telic pocketbook. Business is good in
Washington and all that is needed
now to make this stamp business
real aid to the Treasury is to de-
wise sales organization for foreign
sales. Maybe. the Spanish method
of selling large quantities to deal
ers. peri. and imperf., at substan-
tial discount. will permit the proper
advertising of these labels abroad"
Robert D. Byrnes, stamp editor,
Hartford Currant, believes that the
Old State House, historic legislative
center of the State government, will be
the subject of the forthcoming Con-
necticut commemorative.
Among new stamp suggestions is
one in tribute to the memory of Gen.
Sylvanus Thayer, Father of West
Point" Another proposal is for a
l3-cent special delivery-regular post
age combination.
Stamps printed in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing last year
reached total of twelve billion.
Frank T. Wood, New York, has been
granted a patent on a new machine
for the printing and perforating OF
stamps. So arranged as to permit
both operations at one time, the in
vention is reported to produce none
but perfectly centered copies.
Collectors should be on watch for a
curious variety of the current 112-
cent stamped envelope. 1t is printed
in purple instead of brown and is
worth 81 specimen.
Chile has a new airmail issue-1p,
dark gray, type AP4. showing two
planes in flight over the globe.
The Dutch Indies-hereafter to be
known as the Netherlands Indies-has
a beautiful stamp in memory of the
late dowager Queen Emma, mother of
Queen Wilhelmina. A delicate and
gracious portrait of the subject is the
principal feature of the design. The
value is 12l2c plus &c; the color, black
brown.
Peru has two new printings of the
Bolivar monument stamps, type Ais.
They are: 15c, red violet, and zoe,
light purple.
Costa Rica is to have an Olympic
Games set, and a like intention is
Indicated by Salvador.
New airmails and regular postage
issues are announced by Honduras
France probably will bring out a
stamp in tribute to Foreign Minister
Barthou, second victim of the same
assassin responsible for the death of
King Alexander of Yugoslavia.
Senegal will have an entire new
series soon after January !.
Only 100000 copies were printed of
the Chancellor Dollfuss 10gr, black,
mourning stamps of Austria.
A reorganization of the post office
of Newfoundland has resulted in the
withdrawal of all airmail stamps and
Of all except the current issue of reg
ular postage stamps.
All Canada stamps pre-canceled
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