Evening star., 1935-01-13
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.STAMPS'A&I S IS
By JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.

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A 12-cent airmail stamp is being
considered by the Post Once Depart
ment. It may be issued during the
convention period next Summer.
Meanwhile, department spokesmen
again have authorized publicity Tor me
rejected presidential series, saying tnat
the first denomination Of the set Will
be issued In March. But the oppo-
sition Of collectors is unabated: prac-
tically every philatehc journal anu
most stamp writer's for the regular
press have declared against the plan,
and President Roosevelt Is said to
have repeated his wish that the
scheme be abandoned
Much to be preferred, Mr.. Roose-
welt has indicated, would be the Ma
tional Capital series proposed by VIII
liam Shrader and Endorsed by long
list of stamp clubs. periodicals and
individuals. The set, as outlined.
would include stamps showing Mount
Vernon, the Capitol, the White House,
the new Supreme Court Building. the
Lincoln Memorial, the Washington
Monument, Arlington Amphltheater
and the Lee Mansion at Arlington.
Also, the Library of Congress. the Ma
tional Museum, the Folger Shakes
peare Library, the National Red Cross
Building. the Pan-American Union
Building. Constitution Hall, the Cor
coran Gallery. and the Treasury, Fose
once, Commerce, Justice, Agriculture
and Archives Buildings. :.
The President likewise is reported
to look with favor on the suggesaon
for q stamp for the U. S. s. Consutu-
ton cold Ironsides'D.
Alternative to constructive pro-
gram of this character. many agree.
is an inevitable slump in interest IN
United States stamps. The trend al
ready is discernibie. and recent de-
yelonnents have confirmed the exist
ing tendency among collectors to turn
into foreign fields Of philatelic en-
terprise.
Decatur, ILL.,, paper reported jan
uary 2 that Third Assistant POST
master General Clinton B. Eilenberger
had authorized the Memorial Day
stamp requested by the Ladies OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, but the
dispatch was a hoax. No decision IN
the matter has been reached and
none is expected before February /.
c. G. Alton Means, stamp editor,
New Haven Register, suggests por-
trait Of Jonathan Trumbull. Revoiu-
tionary governor, for the Connecticut
tercentenary stamp.
An appeal for a stamp to adver-
tise the attractions of Atlantic City
has been rejected by the Post ONCE
Department, and resort business
houses and hotels are reported to be
retaliating by refusing to use the
National Parks issues.
The new silver tax stamps probably
will be listed IN the next issue OF
SCOTS catalog. Denominations range
from one cent to $1,000. The face
value of the total set of % is S1,717.38.
and they may be had in mint condi-
ton at that price at the Treasury
Department.
The main post office at Cleveland
reports that the 16-cent airmail-spe-
cial delivery stamp sells at the rate
OF not more than ten day.
Don Grieve, stamp editor, Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, referring to Phila-
telic Agency service. says under date
of January 6, Early in october, I
sent in an order for some stamps. and
it has never been acknowledged, much
less filed. If private firms attempted
;,, tho Ppffar
Business Commission, the post office
inspectors and the local police would
have them in Jail and indicted on at
least ten counts
In q statement to the New York
Sun. January S, H. s. Chamberlin,
superintendent, said: "The striking
increase in the business at the Phil
atelic Agency may be ascribed to
several causes. In the first place, 1t
Is my opinion that people all over
the country are becoming more and
more stamp minded. The hobby of
stamp collecting is growing by leaps
and bounds. Then, too, there were
q number Of attractive commemora-
tive issues brought out during 1884
which we're eagerly sought by collec-
tors. The National Parks series
proved one of the most popular from
every standpoint, and the Government
was able to reap quite substantial
financial profit through the sale of
these stamps y ."
It should be added that these pop
ular" and profitable" issues originally
were opposed by Post Of1ice Depart
ment officials and that they were
brought out only after collectors had
carried the campaign for them to the
White House.
The official list Of the new Philip
pines stamps. to be placed on first
day sale February IS, is as follows:
&c, portrait Of Rial, maroon; 4c,
woman with carabao, green; &c, ma
tive girl, brown; &c, pearl fishing,
purple: 10c, Fort Santiago. red: 12c,
Salinas salt springs, black; l6c, land
ing of Magellan, blue; 20c. Juan de
la Cruz. olive; 26c, rice terraces,
blue; soc, blood compact, red; 1p,
Barasoain Church, orange and black:
2p, Battle of Manila Bay, brown and
black; 4p, Montalban Gorge, blue
and black. and 5p, George Washing
ton. equestrian portrait, green and
black.
Collectors wishing to purchase sets
are referred to the Philippine Trade
Commission. Barr Building. The 10
low values g to 20 cents) will be sold
at 81 cents: the four high values at
SO cents. 81, 50 and $3.50. respec-
lively. Total for the entire series,
$6.67.
An official series, surcharged
20. B." and including the 10 low
values only, may be had for 81 cents.
IAtvia has q new series, issued De-
cember IS, including: IS, presidential
palace; IS, arms and shield; los, arms
and shield; 20s, allegorical figure; 35s,
government house; and 4os, presiden-
tial palace.
The new pictorials Of Cyprus are
summarized as follows: "a ri, Palace
Of Vouni, orange and ultramarine;
"a pi, ruins of Salamis, green; q pi,
Peristerona Church, purple and black;
I pi Soil Theater brown and black.