The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-03
BY MRS. c. o. ROBINSON
Times Hobby Editor

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Il tercentenary stamp will be
placed on sale Saturday at Green
Bay, Wis. It is being issued in
commemoration of the three hun
dredth anniversary of the arrival
Of the French explorer. Jean
Nicolet, the first white man to
reach the territory now comprised
in the state of Wisconsin.
Nicolet came over to New
France with Champlain and was
sent from Quebec early in 1884 in
search Of a strange tribe which
was supposed to be an oriental
colony. He crossed Georgian bay
and Lake Huron to Sault Ste.
Marie where he learned that the
tribe lived on the northwestern
shore of Lake Michigan. Under
the impression that he was meet
ing Orientals, Nicolet went ashore
dressed in a gorgeous mandarin
robe and firing pistols into the
air. He found, however, only an
other Indian tribe. The central
subject of the Wisconsin stamp is
a reproduction of painting by
Edwin Willard Deming, which is
owned by the historical museum
at Madison It shows Nicolet in
his oriental costume, while the
Indian chief who has advanced in
greeting has covered his face with
his hand to hide his fright at the
pistol fire. The stamp will be
purple and will be arranged hori-
zontally.
Collectors desiring f1rst-day
cancellations may send a maxi
mum of ten self addressed covers
with cash or money order for the
value of the stamps required for
af1Xing, to the postmaster at
Green Bay. Covers must be adj
dressed in ink or typewriter, and
should reach Green Bay by July
5. Do not order unused stamps.
These may be obtained from the
Philatelic agency after July 8 or
at local postofices.
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ONCE the department of the
y interior declared 1884 to be
National Park year, Secretary
Harold Ickes, head of the depart
ment, who is a stamp collector,
has been an ardent supporter of
the plan to issue ten beautiful
pictorial United States postage
stamps featuring scenes in ma
tional parks.
Since the Yellowstone park was
established in 1872 as the first
vast area of natural wonders pre-
served for the enjoyment of every
one, twenty-five national parks
have been established. From these,
ten have been selected for the
stamps. Yosemite on the 1-cent,
green; Grand Canyon, 2-cent,
orange-red; Mt. Rainier, Scent,
light purple; Mesa Verde, Accent,
brown; Yellowstone, scent, light
blue; Crater Lake, Scent, orange;
Acadia, 7-cent, black; Zion, Scent,
gray green; Glacier, 9-Cent, pink,
and Great Smoky Mountain, 10
cent, yellow. They will be issued
as fast as possible. The Yosemite
1-cent stamp will be placed on
sale in the Yosemite National
park postoff1ce in California and
also at the Philatelic agency in
Washington on July IS. 1t will
be arranged vertically and the
central design will be view OF
the famous Ell Captain mountain.
The 2-cent Grand canyon
stamp is arranged horizontally
and the central design is a view
of the Grand canyon depicting
the temples of Deva, Brahma and
zoroaster, and also Bright Angel
canyon.
First-d9y sale will be held both
in the Grand Canyon postoft1ce in
Arizona and the Philatelic agency
in Washington on July "a. Rules
of first-day cancellations as
given for the Wisconsin stamp
apply to the national park issues.
THE postof1ce department also
L announces that a conbina-
ton air mail-special delivery
stamp soon will be issued in order
that patrons of the air mail may
avail themselves of the most eX-