Evening star., 1935-09-29

Luxembourg brought out philatelic
exhibit edition of the 2fr 1928 scenic
value, black. imperforate. 1t will be
listed as 2fr plus so cents.
The 18th birthday of King Peter
II of Jugoslavia was commemorated
in a series of six portrait stamps, in
cluding: sop. orange; Tsp. green;
l.5Od, red; l.75d. burgundy, and $500,
ultramarine.
Hundreds Of collectors who care
little or nothing about aeronautics
nevertheless are ardently interested in
airmail stamps. The esthetic beauty
of many airport issues Is one ex-
PLANTATION of that circumstance. For
example, the legendary romance OF
aviation is represented In the three
1924 values of Switzerland, showing
an allegorical figure of flight (Scott's
AP4)-65s cent, gray, blue, and deep
blue; rs cent, orange and brown, red,
and lfr. violet and deep violet. These
were the work Of the artist Karl
Bickel, were printed at the Federal
Mint, Berne, and ran to an edition Of
200 900 each. =
The same conception inspired the
unknown designer of the 1921 series
OF Lithuania, brought out to mark
the establishment of the airmail serv-
ice of that country. A winged figure
supports plane in the top foreground
of the composition (AP5). and there
are seven enominations-20sk, orange
and gray blue; 40 SIX, dull blue and
lake; 6Osk, violet blue and olive green;
80sk, oche and deep green; lauk.
blue green and blue; 2auk, gray and
brown orange, and 5auk, dull lilac and
Prussian blue.
Greece. also, has two stamps to
depict the untrammeled poetry OF
aerial navigation. Both are en-
braced in the 1888 set, manufactured
by Bradbury, wilkinson g. Co. The
first (AP9) is Sd, brown, orange and
dark blue; the second (APl2), sod,
dark brown and deep blue.
Canada made use Of the identic
idea in 1928, when the premier air
pUcI lNouC Vi IALC A%OLhAAAAOAAt CAASi ofSo
and recess printed by the Canadian
Bank Note Co., Ottawa, has for its
central motif two graceful draped
figures above the upper half of the
globe (APD, scent, brown olive.
The allegory of flight likewise was
employed for the First National Avia-
ton Congress issue of Brazil, showing
winged figure not greatly different
| from the Swiss set of 1924 (AllO,
200r, blue, 1884.
Italy essayed the theme in the Balbo
stamps of 1893, the right section Of
the three-panel composition pre-
senting an Olympian deity-perhaps
Apollo-driving the horses Of the
sun (AP25). 5.25l, plus 1871, green,
red and ultramarine.
Part of the estate Of Wiley Post.
world-circling aviator. is a collection
of approximately 400 covers post
marked at different points along the
route of his famous fight with Harold
Gatty.
IlS SlAlll cu1JlOIl VI lllc OLdllOdlu "
Catalogue of Air Post Stamps, COM
piled and edited by Nicolas Sanabria
and Harry M. Konwiser, has appeared.
A hurried glance indicates that it is
an invaluable work in its held-schol-
arly, scientific, carefully written, at
tractively illustrated and neatly
printed and bound. The names of
100 DIV y,o~t Storon iec,,ipo co,,pt iec
are listed in the index, and the text
runs to 433 pages, including color
chart. numerals table, glossary and
monetary schedule.
A gratifying fact about the book is
that it includes for regular recognition
the surcharged Lithuanian stamps of
1888. prepared for the ill-fated Trans
atlantic flight of Darius and Girenas
and flown by them to within a few
miles of their goal at Kaunas.
The British post Office earns reve-
nue. at the rate of s70O minute.
Philatelic romances are numerous.
The latest, however, is one which
deserves special mention. It began
when Cyril Harmer, son of H. r.
Harmer, London stamp auctioneer,
crossed from England to Newfound-
land to testify as an expert for the
government in the De Pinedo forgery
case. On the boat fellow passenger
was Miss Elizabeth Boyd Baird,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Baird,
of st. Johns. Acquaintance ripened
into a mutual interest which now has
eliminated in marriage. Bride and
bridegroom credit stamps for the ac-
cident of their original meeting.
Osborne B. Bond is eoiting a stamp
department for the Modern Woodman.
Saul Newbury, Chicago philatelist.
has returned from world tour. He
reports intense philatelic enthusiasm
everywhere.
Former Second Assistant Postmaster
General w. Irving Glover still main
tains his keen and constructive inter-
est in philately. He keeps in touch
with developments by careful reading
of the philatelic press.
Harry L. Lindquist yesterday an
nounced the following jury for the In
ternational Philatelic Exhibition to be
held at Grand Central Palace, New
York City, May to IT: A. G. Argyro-
poulos, Greece: DR.. Carroll Chase,
France; DR.. Emilio Diena, Italy; Rob-
ert S. Emerson, United States; Aga
thon Faberge, Finland; L. B. Gatchell,
United States: Benjamin Goodfellow,
Great Britain; T. Charlton Henry,
United States; A. F. Basset Hull, Au-
stralia; H. H. Hurst. Natal: Jose Kloke.
Brazil; Alfred r. Lichtenstein, United
States; A. Philip Mendoza, Mexico;
DR.. Takaharu Mitsui, Japan: DR.. Ed
ward Mosely, Transvaal; DR.. Herbert
Munk, Germany Abraham Odfjell,
Norway: r. F. A. Riesco, Great Brit
ain; DR.. Mario de Sanctis, Brazil:
Theodore e. Steinway, United States;
Nils Stranded, Sweden; Alfred Wein-
berger. Czechoslovakia Sir Nicholas
Waterhouse, Great Britain. and Sir