Evening star., 1934-09-30
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BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
A storm of excitement developed
early last week, following an unau-
thorized announcement that the Post
Once Department was planning to
set up a philatelic museum to rival
] that of the Smithsonian Institution.
Color was lent to the report by the
| fact that the department has been
withholding stamps received from the
International Postal Union offlce at
Berne, Switzerland.
Inquiry, however, brought from
Deputy Third Assistant Postmaster
General Roy M. Forth a denial pub
lished in The Star and broadcast to
the philatelic press.
| An appeal is to be made to Post
master General James A. Farley to
order the restoration of the arrange
ment whereby for more than 20 years
the Smithsonian has received the
Berne specimens.
Reversing a former position, the
Collectors Club has gone on record
as favoring the inclusion of the
Nations Capital in all first-day sales
arrangements. Members assembled at
a regular meeting in the Thomson
School, Twelfth street, Tuesday eve
ming, voted to that effect, and their
action brings to an end controversy
which has disturbed Washington
philatelic circles since May.
William Shraders suggestion for a
series Of stamps to advertise the nat
ural and architectural beauties of
Washington continues to enlist en-
thusiastic support. Endorsements have
been received from DR.. Cloyd H. Mar
win, president, George Washington
University; Rear Admiral Charles H.
T. Lowndes, U. S. N, and Senator
Arthur Capper of Kansas.
The 7-cent Acadia National Park
stamp will go on sale at the Wash
ington City Post ONCE, the Benjamin
Franklin Station and the philatelic
agency Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock.
1t will be horizontal type, black in
color.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Clinton B. Eilenberger will preside al
the Bar Harbor first-sale ceremony
for the Acadia stamp.
The phrase Mesa Verde" signifies
green table,"
A reader who does not give his name
writes: Persons with inventive imag-
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portraits Of President Roosevelt ir
two Of the parks stamps. If they will
pursue the subject further, they also
will find concealed efigies of vii
Rogers, Mae West, Jimmy Durante and
| Eddie Cantor"
A committee has been formed at
Lancaster, Pa, to campaign for q
stamp in tribute to President James
Buchanan.
| A suggestion that stamp be issued
for each of the 48 States has brought
the inevitable retort: why not a
stamp for every post office?"
Frst-day sales Of the l6-cent air.
mail-special delivery stamp, Chicago
August 80, reached a total of SIT.
s20 all Of which properly may b.
credited to philatelic interest.
Collectors who desire the 81 duck
hunters license stamp, designed BY
the famous cartoonist j. N. Darling
should not delay too long The issue
will be replaced by 1885 edition ir
the course Of q few months.
The Bureau of Engraving ane
Printing still is working on the new
Philippines series Those who hav,
inspected the models are enthusiastic
in their praise of them. No date oi
issue has been set as yet.
A contract has been awarded by
Mr. Farley for the carrying of air.
mail in the Territory Of Hawaii. The
four island groups of Oahu, Maui
Kauai and Hawaii will be included
in the arrangements. and there will
be first-f1ight cachetS for the cite.
Of Lihue, Hilo, Wailuku and Honolulu
Mr.. Farley also has announced con-
tracts for IL new airmail routes fol
continental service. Providence, New
Haven, Elmira, Scranton and Youngs-
town, hitherto not included in exist.
ing lines, will be linked to the ma
tional network. Springfield, Mass.
will be stop on the direct route be-
tween New York and Boston.
Collectors with correspondents in
Central and Eastern Europe should
ask them to be watchful for changes
in government likely to have philatelic
significance. There are indications
that important developments are i'm
minent in several countries.
Chile has new 3Oc, lilac ROSE
stamp. The design shows a portrait
Of Jose Joaquin Perez.
The Shipka Pass commemorative.
OF Bulgaria are described as follows
IL, gray-green; 2L, orange buff; 81
olive brown: Al. brown-red; IL, dark
blue, and 14L, brown-purple.
The Hindenburg memorial stamp:
OF Germany are available in six de.
nominations-3 pf. bistre; 5pf, bright
green; 6pf, dark green: 8pf, vermil.
lion; 12pf. bright carmine, and 25pf
ultramarine.
Afghanistan has brought out II
values of the 1882 series in new colors
/ The Daily Mirror, London, wants
a new series of stamps for the jubile.
Of King George.
Frank Golden, British philatelist
says: 'The older school of collectors
are against new issues. They do not
collect them and are not interested