Evening star., 1935-04-21
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

The COnnecClCuL UerCentenary stamp
went on the press at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Friday morn
ing. Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Clinton B. Eilenberger started the
machinery, and a group of friends, in
cluding Senator Augustine Lonergan,
Representatives William M. Citron,
Herman P. Koppleman and James A..
Shanley; Deputy Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Frank ]. Buckley
and Postmaster Earl Martin of Bridge
port, were the principal witnesses.
Philateiists present were Chester l..
Lankford. David H. Davenport and
Michael L. Eidsness, jr.
The new issue will go on sale at
Hartford Friday and in Washington
Saturday. National Capital concella-
tions of the former day will be worth
having.
Plate numbers are 1884 and 1885.
As announced in The Star Wednes-
day, the Post Office Department will
bring out stamp for the opening
of the Pan-Paciflc Exposition, San
Diego, Calf. May 20. The value will
be 3 cents. the color presumably pur-
pie, and the design an air view of the
city.
The New York Sun says: THE
announcement by Postmaster General
Farley that there is to be no presi-
dental series of regular postage
stamps issued this year will be good
news to dealers and collectors
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accounts have been greatly depleted
through purchases of the various
commemorative issues and special
stamps already placed on the market.
President Roosevelt himself at
one time was desirous that presi-
dental series should be issued. What
caused him to change his mind is not
disclosed by officials of the Post Office
Department
Stanley Gibbons of London. pub
fishers of the standard British cata-
logue and one of the largest stamp
houses in the world. will not list the
Farley reprints. 1--WE feel sure that
in taking a firm stand in this matter"
says their official announcement, I'VE
American philatelic opinion. We know
it is not the desire of our United
States readers that their postal au-
thorities should copy methods which
have brought other countries into dis
repute"
No special commemorative status
was assigned to the National Parks
stamps in the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Farley and Secretary of the
Interior Ickes which resulted in their
authorization. Neither was there any
such suggestion in the original an
nouncement issued by Clinton B.
Eilenberger, Third Assistant Post
master General.
The Philatelic Agency sales list does
not describe them as commemorative.
All of which supports the contention
that they are not properly subject
to commemorative classification.
The annual colonial fair series Of
Tripolitania has appeared. There are
six ordinary postage values-l0c, plus
10c: zoe, plus 10c: SOC, plus 10c: 75c,
plus 15c; 125L. plus Csc; and 81,
plus Soc; and six airmail-25c, plus
10c; SOC. plus 10c: IL. plus Csc; 81,
plus soc; 81, plus 1.50L, and 10L,
plus ST..
Southern Rhodesia will have its
own Silver Jubilee series in tribute
to King George. There will be four
values: Id, I'd. Sd and Cd; and the
design will show portrait of the
Sovereign with the famous Victoria
Falls in the background and an ele-
phant, a lion and giraffe in the left
foreground.
Uruguay has the following new
printings of the familiar Pegasus
type: SOC, green-blue; SIC, blue: SIC,
blue-green, and &c, olive-green.
Ceylon announces new series of
pictorials. Official details are: &c,
black and red, rubber tapping; SC,
black and green, Adams Peak; &c,
black and light blue Colombo Harbor;
&c. olive green and orange. tea pick
ing; 10c, black and purple, hill paddy;
15c. brown and green, river scene;
20c, black and blue, cocoanut palms;
Csc, blue and brown, Temple of the
Tooth; soc, purple madder and green,
ancient irrigation tank; SOC. black
and mauve, wild elephants, and 1R,
violet and brown, Trincomalee.
Yugoslavia will have a stamp in
tribute to Peter Petrovic- -Njegos, ma
tional poet, the surtax charges to be
devoted to erecting a monument.
Clifton ]. Lamb, Meriden. an.
has published pamphlet. THE
Stamp Collectors Guide" in which he
lists the following classifications of
philately: Airmail stamps, battleship
covers, Confederate stamps and covers,
curious cancellations, cachets. old
covers, first-day covers, covers in gen.
eral, commemorative stamps, coil
stamps, documentary stamps of the
United States, documentary stamps of
other countries, official or depart
mental stamps, United States envelope
stamps. foreign envelope stamps.
franked envelopes, imperforates. met
ers. mint, offset printings, oddities,
cancels. postal markings, provi-
sional issues, periodical stamps, pro-
prletary stamps, postage dues, plate |
defects, revenue stamps, reprints,
registry, rotary stamps, surcharged
stamps. special delivery stamps and
general collections.
Other divisions might be: Post
cards, United States proofs and essays,
photographs of philatelic significance,
philatelic literature, including scrap
books Of press clippings, Post Office
Department press releases, autographs,
poster labels-Red Cross seals, for ex-
ample-baggage labels, particularly
foreign, sales catalogues, philatelic
organization announcements, pro-
grams and reports, and miscellaneous
material bearing upon the develop
ment of postal history.
Jean Jacques and Desire Albert
Barre, French engravers, should have
q place in the gratitude of stamp COL
lectors. The former was born in Paris,
1893, and was appointed chief en-
graver to the Paris mint in December,
1842, where his work included all the |
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