Evening star., 1936-08-02

Vilanova, and include: SC, black: Sc,
scarlet; SC, brown; SC, blue, and Sc,
green-all scenic.
The State Printing Office at Asun.
cion is printing a new airpost stamp
for Paraguay. type of 1885, large
square size, 1o2p, blue. the design
showing a familiar view of thsN Nke,ea
Orated Church of the 1ncaFI
The Stamp Collectors Fo-tnisktly,
London, says: Next year will bring
another avalanche OF new stamps,
comparable with the food of jubilees
Of last year. In addition to the sub
stantial number OF new stamps re-
quired throughout the British En-
pire for the new reign, France is
planning another big empire set,
somewhat on the lines Of her Paris
Colonial Exhibition outburst Of 1881.
1T may be counted lucky or un-
lucky. as you please. that the recent
administrative changes in French
African Colonies has slightly reduced
the number Of separate stamp-issuing
colonies. There we're rs colonies in
1881, each of which was provided with
three or four stamps boasting the CO.
lonial Exposition. There are now but
% or %, but TO make up the differ
ence-and then Some-each colony is
to have six stamps for the coming
show.
The French Government stamp
works are already working to full
capacity with other and more regular
requirements, and the big Colonial set
Of about 1873 stamps will most likely
be handed out TO contractors. The
stamps will probably be intaglio as to
the main design, but with the names
Of the colonies inserted typographi-
cally at a second impression.
Meanwhile, We have the very usual
novelty OF regular French stamp
printed by an outside firm. Incl
dentally. it is the highest postage
stamp denomination France has ever
iSsued-50 francs, required for air
mail, and the high value is probably
responsible for the adoption Of the
style Of a miniature bank note. The
stamp is transverse oblong, SO nm.
by 80 nm. The design shows an aerial
view of Paris, similar to that on the
recent 250f airmail stamp, but larger
and. of course, newly engraved. This
is within a frame of white line pat
tern, after the manner of bank note.
The whole design is in blue, printed
intaglio, from steel cylinder. An ad-
ditional and important protection is a
ground Of reticulated pattern sepa-
rately printed. also from steel cylinder
and intaglio, in red.
The die has a fairly large open
panel at the base. in which the de-
nomination is accommodated. In the
first OF these new stamps 1t is so
francs In two lines, but the die is
equally suitable for the production of
the anticipated 100 francs stamp. The
engraving and printing are the work
of the Institut de Gravure, Paris,
which is said to be the only firm in
France printing bank notes in the
intaglio manner"
Barbara Whitney, Washington jun
ior stamp enthusiast, is vacationing in
the Girl Scout camp at Mount Scion.
Va.
Louis G. Nix has been chosen presi-
dent Of Vikings Crew No. 8, Universal
Ship Cancellation Society Other off,
GERS are: D. L. Webster, vice president:
w. A. Pizinger, secretary: John NJ.
Ritchey, treasurer, and Mrs. Fred D.
Riggles, member of the Board Of Gov.
ernors.
Donald Martin. president Of the
Garfield-Perry Stamp Club. Cleveland.
was in the city Thursday for a few
hours.
Howard S. Nutter, long an employe
of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing and a quiet but sincere student of
stamps, died Wednesday. He was a
member Of the Washington Philatelic
Society, specializing in United States
and Canada.
Theodore E. Forbes, 1705 Lanier
place, has returned from a long trip
to the Southwest. He will resume his
stamp interests Immediately.
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman Is in
Montana, visiting Indian reservations,
writing newspaper stories and keeping
track 0 philatelic developments sy
airmail.
STAMPS.
Baden (Scarce German State), MONGOLIA.
Georgia. SIS s, AZerbaijan. Caymans.
Transcaucasian Federated Republic. Inn
perforate e"ChlcagO'-everythinE absolutely
FREE to approval apple ants enclosing Sc.
VIKING STAMP CO. Dept. 16. 1 Hanson
Place. Brooklyn. N. Y.
SUSAN b. ANTHONY F. ID. Covers IOc; prs.