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BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

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memory the flyers killed in airmai
crashes of the past fortnight. The
list includes: Jean D. Grenier, Edwin
D. White, James Y. Eastman, Durwaro
o. Lowry, I. F. Patrick and George F.
McDermott. They abundantly merit
remembrance.
Another name not to be forgotten
Is that OF Representative Joseph l..
Hooper of Michigan, found dead in
his Office Immediately after speaking
in the House in defense OF Col.
Charles A Lindbergh. He, too, was
possessed of an heroic spirit.
According to City Post Office Of
ficials, no airman left Washington
in Army planes Monday-the storm
prohibited the flights scheduled. But
on Tuesday philatelic mail went out
at 8 am. for New York; at 11:30
am. for Cleveland and at 6:45 pm.
for Miami The total number of
covers handled approximated 10000.
Maurice S. Petty, cachet director,
Merchants g. Manufacturers AsSocia-
ton, and dedication editor, Airpost
Journal, writes: L will be glad to
apply our official cachet to covers
properly flown from Washington Mon
day or Tuesday last. Those interested
should forward covers to me at 507
Quackenbos street northwest, inclos
ing self addressed stamped envelopes
large enough for returning same"
Perhaps the most interesting dis
coYery of the Army emergency air
mail scramble was that made by a
Washington cover enthusiast. He
addressed stamped airmail envelope
to the Postmaster, Atlanta, Ga, with
a label reading: Kindly return by
first Army plane as inscribed over
side" Then he entered his own
name and address on the back Of the
envelope and attached second
stamp. The experiment was success
full He has the Washington cancel
lation, February 10, on the face Of
the cover and the Atlanta cancel
lation. February 81, on the back
Harold Ambrose, chief, informa-
tion service, gives it as his opinion
that the Post Office Department has
no objection to such a method of
mailing.
Charles Kohen, Washington dealer
has appealed to airman cover collec-
tors to suspend opera ations for the
time being. He argues that philatel-
lists have flooded the post Offices with
covers to be flown in Army planes
and by Army personnel, and that the
task is too great to be discharged with
safety. THE lives of brave men," he
says, ARE being sacrificed in vain
effort to accommodate people who
have not stopped to think what their
demand means to the emergency air.
mail service. Until normal conditions
are restored I think we should be
content with the special covers we
already have and not try to add to
the number. Souvenirs of first Army
mail flights, of course, were wanted,
but enough are now available to sat-
isfy the collecting public The patri-
otto citizen, am sure, will be willing
to hold back pending better arrange
ments for airmail transport and bet
ter flying weather."
Mr.. Kohen also has announced that
he cannot accept further orders for
mail covers at present.
Covers sent to Little America for
Byrd Expedition postmarks were can
celed January 80, President Roose-
velt's birthday, instead of February
3. as originally planned The mail
will be brought back to the United
States for distribution about June !.
No further details about the Moth
er's day stamp have been announced,
but 1t IS certain that the issue will
go on sale several weeks in advance
Of May II, as originally planned.
The Washington Stamp Club of
the Air, Albert F. Kunze, leader. will
have charge of a frst-day cover serv-
ice for the American War Mothers,
earliest sponsors of the stamp. The
American Legion, the Disabled War
Veterans and other patriotic organi-
cations, it is indicated, will cooperate.
There are rumors to the effect that
a stamp commemorating the career of
the U. S. S. Constitution cold Iron
sides"), is likely to receive official au-
thorization.
Robert E. Fellers, superintendent,
division of stamps, Post Office De-
partment, reports that approximately
$4,000 sheets of the new Byrd 3-cent
imperforates were sold at the Phila-
teic Agency Monday.
Covers bearing these stamps and
Cancelled at Washington that day are
expected to exceed in value those
mailed at New York February 10.
Michael L. Eidsness, jr., writing in
Stamps, advocates the sale of postage
due stamps at the Philatelic Agency.
He says: Il should like to see the law
changed to permit the sale of mint
due stamps below face value for COL
lection purposes. AS the present law
clearly provides that postmasters
shall afdx and cancel these stamps,
am aware of no reason why the sale
of specimens at less than face value
should place any undue burden on or
involve any undue risk for the Gov
ernment. Suppose these stamps were
sold in complete sets for a nominal
sum-Say rs cents-the added revenue
received from the sale would more
than compensate the department for
the manufacturing cost and the dis
t1bution cost through the agency"
Philatelists interested in a change
In the law to permit the illustration
Of United States stamps in philateliC
literature should make their position
known to Senators and Representa-
tives Immediately.
The Associated Press says. "A new
King OF Belgium means a new set of
stamps for that country, if the policy
STAMP DEALERS.
Russia recognized! Set of historic Russian
stamps for 1Oc leash or stamps) to those