Evening star., 1935-04-14
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Farley" he says, "has made good his
pledge to Connecticut, and his an
nouncement furnishes an occasion for
a brief survey of what collectors may
anticipate in the way Of stamps COM
memorating historic events In the
life of the Federal Union.
"Philatelic honors, Of course, al
ready have been paid to Vermont,
Massachusetts,, South Carolina. Mary
land and Wisconsin. Also, indirectly,
to Pennsylvania and Georgia. SO
much, then, for the past. How about
the future?
"A glance at the list of States sup
plies a clue. Connecticut. celebrating
a tercentenary this year, Is definite.
Rhode Island, with a tercentenary IN
1886, is indicated. Then New Mexico,
In 1887, and Florida, In 1859. will
celebrate 400th anniversaries OF set
tlement.
Likewise. there will be centennials
Of occupation in Oregon IN 1888.
Idaho in 1912, Nebraska and Utah IN
1e47. Nevada in 1850 and Colorado
in 1858: bicentennials in Tennessee in
1857. Missouri in 1864 and Kentucky
in 1865, and a tercentennial in New
Jersey in 1864.
Arkansas entered the Union June
IS. 1886, and philatelists residing
within its borders have filed a formal
request for a stamp; Michigan, ad-
mitted January Is, 1887, has several
resolutions aimed at the same END
pending in Congress, and Texas, pre-
pairing for 250th anniversary OF
settlement, has appealed for a whole
series of commemorative to be issued
late this year or early next.
"The roster of possibilities easily
might be added to. California. for
example, probably will want COM
nnemorative stamps for the San Diego
Exposition, soon to open.
And let there be no question about
it-these philatelic demands are
equally valid. No administration can
deny one State what has been freely
conceded to another. 1t Is only log
ical to agree that If Rhode Island next
wear desires what Connecticut Is get
ting this year, Rhode Island should be
accommodated.
"I think most readers will feel that
the Post Office Department could 90
worse than to grant all such re-
quests. But I hope that the high
standard set in the Wisconsin issue
will be remembered when designs are
being drafted
Washington cancellations Of the
Connecticut stamp, to be issued April
26. will be worth having. Arrange
ments have been made to rush the
10 ho Canita1
time for first-day use here.
Argentina announces speclal
series to mark the visit OF DR.. Ger
talio Vargas, president of Brazil, TO
Buenos Aires in May.
Australia will have two stamps to
commemorate the twentieth anniver-
sary of the landing of the Anzacs at
Gallipon, April Is. The design will
show a cenotaph surmounted by a
laurel wreath, and the values will be
Up and 1sh.
Belgium has a new soc. slate, post
age due.
Denmark is to have series OF scenic
stamps to promote travel enterprise.
In a general way. the plan will fol-
low that of the United States Ma
tional Parks advertising set Of last
year.
The Dutch Indies announce four
charity stamps in aid of the Indian
Committee of the Christian Military
Association for the East and West
Indies. Designs have been prepared
by r. Wagner. Batavian artist. The
Official descriptions are as follows:
&c plus 1c, violet and sepia, pioneer
at work; Sc plus 2l2c, green and sepia,
cavalryman rescuing a wounded ma
tive: 1212c plus 2l2c, orange and sepia.
artilleryman under fire, and 15c plus
Sc, blue and sepia, infantry bugler
sounding reveille.
Germany will bring out a souvenir
printing of a block Of four of the
Iposta type stamps of 1880 for the
Ostropa Philatelic Exhibition in June.
The sheet will include 3pf, brown,
Allestein Castle; 6pf. dark green,
Tannenburg Monument; 12pf, car
mine, Koenigsberg Castle, and 25pf,
blue. Heilsberg Castle.
France announces a special charity
stamp for the relief of unemployed
artists The value will be 40c plus
10c: the design will show an allie
eorical figure crowned with laurel, and
the inscription will read: For Art
and Thought"
Great Britain has two new values
in the current rotogravure photo
gravure series-2l2p, royal blue. and
3p. deep violet.
Japan issued four commemorative
for the visit of the Emperor of Man.
choukuo to Toxic. The values are:
lhs, Japanese warship HE, which
carried the Emperor from Darien to
Yokohama; IS, Akasaka Palace, as
signed to the Emperor during his stay
at the capital; IS, same as IS, and los,
same as %.
The Netherlands will have a charity
portrait series to help symphony or
chestra musicians. Descriptions, as
announced, are: 112c, H. D. Guyot,
founder of Dutch deaf mute schools;
SC, Alphonse Diepenbrock, composer;
6s, F. c. Donders, professor of orthol-
ogy at Utrecht, and 12c, J. p.
Sweelinck, composer.
The Department Of Secondary
Schools, National Education Associa-
ton, Is sponsoring an official cachet
TO commemorate the tercentenary of
the founding of the first public sec
ondary school in America, April %.
Send covers Immediately to Louis F.
Brook. 9343 Loomis street, Chicago.
Standard size envelopes, stamped, ad-
dressed and sealed are specified.
Roy Hubbard, 6126 Girard avenue.
Philadelphia, is arranging cachet
service for the Silver Jubilee stamps
Of the British Empire. Those interest
ed may communicate with him direct.
Arthur c. Banta, 1735 Kirkham
street, San Francisco, announces q
temporary revival of the bicycle mail
service of 1894. He will sponsor a
special run over the original route,
Fresno to Frisco, May /, and will fur
nish covers bearing a replica of the
original stamp (Scott's 624o) at 80
cents each. The enterprise has the
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