Evening star., 1935-02-24

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Star Staff Photo.
Lima are described as follows: Reg
ular postage, &c, brown; 4c, violet;
l0c, rose red; l5c, ultramarine; zoe,
slate gray; soc, olive; Is, greenish
blue; Is. copper brown; airmail, SC,
, yellow green; Csc, dark brown; soc,
yellow ochre; Is. red violet; Is, red
orange; SIS, deep claret, and los. in
digo blue. The stamps were placed on
sale January II and are limited to 40
days use.
Elkins, w Va. will be added to the
AM-25 air route. American Airlines,
between Washington and Cincinnati
March 4.
! The following post Offices are being
closed: Meyer, Iowa; Rolf, Nebr. !;
! Utopia, Kans; Bartlett, N. Y; Par
adise, N Oak; Buttonwood, Nettle
Hill and Kellyburg, Pa; Piedmont,
Wash; Emerson, Ill; Rose Siding and
Flat Work, w. Va; Honeydew. Calf
Nashville, Iowa; Salo, Mimi; Galley
and Suver, Greg; Osiris, Utah: Alvis,
Va; Kendall and Pedro, Wyo, all
last day, Thursday. Also, Flintside
and Orange, Ga, and Bounds. Mo-,
last day, Friday.
The ship shown on several stamps
Of Bermuda is the Sea Venture, COM
manded by Sir George Somers, head
OF company formed to settle in Vir-
ginia. Blown out Of her course by a
hurricane. the craft was wrecked on
the Bermudan coast and Somers took
possession Of his accidental discovery
in the name of his sovereign. The
incident of the wreck gave William
Shakespeare material for The Tenn
pest"
The quotation, "Por Mares Nunca
D'Antes Navegados." on the Geo.
graphical Society stamps of Portugal,
is translated: BY Seas Never Be-
fore Navigated'
The Scott Stamp & Coin Co. an
nounceS: publication of the new Part
III, goth Century International Album,
will take place on or about March 25
This album will complete a volume
and will be published in solid bound
style, similar to Parts I and IL No
information is available at this writ
ing concerning the price. but 1t is
anticipated that this will be in keep
ing with the other volumes Of this
series.
"a S,,rpJoroeut 70 +,a ,,ra-o,,. ,,o1,,
will be issued March 6, retailing for
$5. but, as stated in the January
trade news, this supplement is so
large it will be necessary to purchase
new binder. The extra binder. II
wanted. will retail for 50 additional" +"
The Scott company, it will be re-
membered. brought out loose-leaf al
bum in 1888 which was supposed to
represent new Standards book Of a
new size, designed to accommodate
additional pages to be printed and
distributed at regular intervals. Now,
in 1885, the extra pages, two years
late, will be brought out in a lot
not to complete an existing book, but
rather to constitute separate volume.
The third centenary OF Lope de
Vega, Spanish poet, will have phila-
telic commemoration.
Munich and Leipzig" says Elmer
c. Pratt in the Camden, N. j., Courier
Post, ARE absorbing hundreds of dam
aged stamps of high value. After being
most wonderfully repaired by high
class experts they are put back in the
market and often fool the most expert
collectors"
The forty-f1rst annual convention
Of the Society of Philatelic Americans
will be held at st. Louis August 1924.
DELI Norona, 1902 Fifth street.
Moundsville, w. Va, announces the
early publication of a general cata-
log of United States postmarks,
Cancellations included will be classi-
fled alphabetically, and the table of
contents also specifies airmail, Con-
federate and other special markings.
The edition will be limited to $500
copies, selling at 81 each. ANY profits
it is understood, will go to the Ameri-
can Philatelic Society.
A notable contribution to the grow
ing literature of current philately
is an article, ''Mr. Farley's Stamp
Act" by Dan F. Taylor, San Diego,
in the New Republic for February 20.
Mead Johnston recently has added
to his collection of naval covers many
examples of the postal markings of
the Pacific cruise of the United States
Fleet.
The Washington Stamp Club of the
Air will have broadcast meeting from
Station VOL, Tuesday evening at
GAS. Albert r. Kunze, leader, will
have an important announcement.
The Collectors Club, branch S, So
:iety of Philatelic Americans, will meet
at the Thomson School, Twelfth street,
Tuesday evening at 8. DR.. Field will
discuss the stamps of Greece. Visitors
welcome.
The Washington Philatelic Society
will meet at the Hotel Carlton, Six
teenth street, at 8. Members of the
Collectors Club will be the guests Of
the evening. but the general public
also Is invited.
j. H. jenkins auction at last weeks
meeting was q pronounced success-at
least from the bidders point Of view.
The quality Of material sold was ex-
cellent, and Mr.. Jenkins, personally
presiding, gave the crowd every posi-
BILE consideration