Evening star., 1935-04-28
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BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Collectors are warned that there is
Q growing demand for United States
stamps in superior cancelled condi-
ton. The unprecedented publicity
which philately has received in the
regular press of the Nation since Oc-
tober, 1881, Is responsible in large
part for the panic rush, but the fact
that grade A specimens never have
been over-plentiful also is contrib
uting factor. To illustrate the dift1-
Guilty, the experience of Washington
dealer may be cited. He recently
purchased blind lot of parks stamps
Of assorted values. And in the &C.
emulation he found only 112 items
ft to offer his patrons. The number
OF rejected copies was 894-off-
straight-edge, torn and barbarously
defaced included.
Meanwhile, good mint copies are
fairly common. An army of specu-
lators are understood to be boarding
Philatelic Agency stock in expecUa-
ton of an inevitable rise in prices.
Agency sales figures for the first
three months of 1885 were S842, ,164.
Yet members of the House of Repre-
sentatives ask: What good are stamp
collectorS?"
The Scent Connecticut Tercen-
tenary stamp went on sale at Hart
ford Friday and in Washington yes
terday. Designed by Victor S. Nc
Closkey, jr.. the central motif shows
the famous charter oak in which
the Colonial charter was hidden from
Gov. Andres in 1887.
A few Washington collectors ar
ranged for National Capital cancel
1ations.
For the San Diego Exposition the
Post Office Department may decide
to bring out 1-cent stamp, as we'll
as the Scent issue already announced.
A scent value, for international use,
likewise may be authorized, and a
Scent envelope has been considered.
The department appears to look
with favor upon the plan for series
Of State commemorative first formu-
lated by Michael L. EidsneSs, jr., as
Sociate editor, Stamps Magazine.
Stories in the Boston Evening Tran
script and the New York Sun sup
port that view.
John James Audubon, celebrated
naturalist, received the homage of
thousands of American lovers of the
out-of-doors Friday-the 150th ami
versary of his BIRTH But there was
no commemorative stamp for him. 1t
happens that his contribution to the
civilization of his country has none
but cultural Importance.
Elmer c. Pratt, stamp editor. Cam
den Courier Post, has lent the au-
thority of his opinion to the judg-
ment that the National Parks stamps
are not properly subject to classifica-
ton as commemorative.
William Cox, publisher of the
Stampolog albums, has announced
that the Farley reprints will be
omitted from his publication.
Coil stamps, by order of Third As
siStant Postmaster General Clinton B
Ellenberger, now may be purchased at
ordinary post Offices in pairs or strips
as desired. PhilateliSts no longer will
be obliged to buy complete coils in
their quest for specimens.
Kent B. Stiles, philatelic journalist
New York, has compiled a list of all
the stamps issued throughout the
world in 1884. The total, he finds,
was 1,6o7, as against 1861 in 1883.
Costa Rica will have a new Red
Cross stamp Wednesday.
The Associated Press reports: "In
honor of the protagonist of the Hun
garian independence movement of the
early eighteenth century Hungary is
paying stamp tribute to Franz Ra-
koczy on the bicentenary OF his
death.
"The stamps, all of a uniform de-
sign. have the portrait of Rakoczy in
these denominations: 10f, green;
16f, purple; 20f, red; 32f, ed-brown,
and 40f, blue.
"RakocZy, known as Francis II.
started an active campaign against
the Austrian Emperor in 1903, con-
quering all of Hungary up to the
Danube, but later his army was
routed. Fourth in a line of Transyl-
vania princes. he continued his ef-
forts for Hungarian independence
until I'LL, when he left his country
upon refusing amnesty and went to
France to live, finally entering the
Carmelite order. He died in Turkey
In 1735, and in 1907 his body was
moved to Hungary at the expense of
the state"
Following Immediately after the six
silver jubilee stamps already an
nounced, Canada will have a regular
series of 13 stamps, June The
values indicated are: lc, &c, Sc, &c,
SC. &c, showing a portrait of King
George; 10c, 13c, zoe, soc and ST,
scenic pictorials; &c, airmail, and zoe,
special delivery.
Orders for first-day covers should
be sent to the district director of
postal service, Ottawa, Ontario, with
self-addressed, standard size envelopes
and remittance for face price of
stamps desired.
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