Evening star., 1935-07-28

tree: 20c plus 1oc, rose carmine. same
design: soc plus i0c. violet. native
musician; 75c plus l5c, red, elderly
native; 1.25L plus 25c, blue, same
design; 81 plus Soc, dark olive, same
as soc plus l0c.
To which should be added an air
mail set of six values in three differ
ent designs: 25c plus l0c, green.
stone tower: soc plus l0c, gray blue,
caravan: IL plus 2sc. blue, native
woman; Il plus SOC, rose rec. same
A. soc; 81, Plus 1.5CL, olive brown,
same as 25c; and 10L plus 81, red
lilac, same as IL.
The recently released Ferenc
RakocA commemorative of Hungary
are listed: 10f, yellow green; l6f.
rich violet; 20f, carmine rost; 32f,
purple brown, and 40f, gray blue.
Guinea, Portuguese colony, has q
new charity stamp Of simple but dig
nified design-50c plus soc, purple,
brown and green.
Belgium has new charity series
portraying the three children of King
Leopold III. The values are: 35c
plus l5c, green; Toe plus SOC, brick
red, and 1.75fr plus soc, blue.
Madagascar announces q new air.
post series. showing a map of the
island In red with a plane superim-
posed. The values are: SOC, yellow
green: l.25fr, brown rose: 1.50fr. blue;
2fr, Prussian blue; 4fr. rose pink;
4.50fr. gray black; 8fr, rose lilac; s.50fr,
blue green; 12fr, brown; 12.50fr, vio-
let; 16fr. olive green, and 20fr, olive
brown.
The stamps of Persia now are
marked "Postes Iraniennes," signify
ing the adoption of the ancient name
Iran by the government in place Of the
more modern title by which the
country is best known to collectors.
J. Avery Wells, writing In Mekeel's
Weekly Stamp News. says: THE most
striking stamp CT the recent pictorial
set Of British GIiana-the 96c-re-
produces the well-known painting of
Sir Walter Raleigh and his son.
Raleigh made Cwo expeditions &c the
Guiana country. The last ole, in
which he was commissioned by King
James to search ior gold. was unsuc-
cessful; and, because some Of his men
burned Q Spanish Vi 4age, which was
contrary to the Kings orders, Sir
Walter finally lost his head. Upon the
lc, green. are to be seen natives and
oxen plowing the rice fields The
&c. red brown, is the already ia
miliar picture Of an Indian shooting
fish. The SC, carmine, depicts al
luvial gold mining, an important in
dustry. Upon the &c, purple black,
and soc, dark green. Is the beau
tiful Kaieteur Falls. The lumber
ing industry Is illustrated on the
&c, deep ultramarine, by a river
scene with natives shooting the logs
over the rapids. Starbroak Market,
Georgetown, with its picturesque clock
tower. makes an attractive design for
the l2c. orange. Loads of sugar
cane in crude native boats float down
the river on the 24c, red violet,
while upon the 48c, black, q shad-
owy forest road enticeS us. Upon the
soc, brown, great masses Of Vic
toria Regina lilies float upon q leke.
The highest point in the colony
Mount Roraima, is given place upon
the 72c, red violet. We have an
other Georgetown scene, this time al
avenue In the botanical gardens. on
the 81, purple"
Estonia airmails, Nos. 2O2-208, have
been counterfeited and are being cir
culated In the United States.
Spain has new issues representing
Mariana Pineda, 10c, green, and
Nicolas Salmeron, SOC, blue.
A new philatelic magazine will ap-
pear in September It will be edited
by staff headed by Kent B. Stiles and
will be known as the American Stamr
Digest.
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News,
Portland. Me-; Weekly Philatelic Cos
sip, Holton, Kans., and Stamps Mag
azine, New York City, will have spe-
cial A. p. S. convention issues, avail
able for distribution this week.
August DietZ, editor, Stamp and
Cover Collecting, Richmond, prom
ises to attend the A. P. S. Convention.
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