Evening star., 1936-06-21


the fourteenth year of fascism Part
OF the inscription is repeated in
Amharic characters.
In replacing the picturesque issues
under Halle Selassie, the new ad-
hesives follow the general basic design
of Italian postal paper.
The last general issue of the now
defunct Ethiopian government was
that of 1881 on which Halle Selassie
and his empress. Mennen, were pic
tured twice each. once in profile and
| again full face. Other illustrations
were those of Ras Makonen, the statue
of Menelk II and the Hawash River
and railroad bridge.
However, 1t was in January OF this
year that the final contribution of
Ethiopia, which up to last May had
been described in the catalogue as the
only totally independent sovereign
state on the African Continent" made
its appearance. 1t consisted Of over
prints, due to a change in monetary
values, on five items from the 1881
set
Italy also is making other contribu-
tions to its African colonial issues.
Two OF these are airmails, one for
Italian Somaliland and the other for
Eritrea. In each case the value is
lire and the color deep blue On
the former native woman is watch
ing plane soar in from the sea.
while on the other a plane is flying
over a highway
The other two are for Libya. They
were issued simultaneously with the
tenth annual industrial exposition ct
Tripoli. There is Soc violet and a
l.25 lire blue. They illustrate q ma
tive woman decked out in what would
be described in this country as .
party dress"
The Ak-Sar-Ben Chapter Of the
American Philatelic Society will be
host to that organization at their an
nual convention to be held in Omaha,
September 24-27.
Convention headquarters. it is an
nounced, will be at the Hotel Fonte-
nellie, and there will be an exhibition
OF stamps and covers at the Joselyn
Memorial Building.
r. S. Barber has been appointed
convention manager and has opened
Offices in the UNION Pacific Building,
Omaha.
The Adventure Stamp Club will
stage its first exhibition at the Cot
tage City School, Cottage City. Md,
tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.
A. K. Smith, leader, has announced
that about 10 frames will be shown
and that the public Is invited to in
spect the display.
The officers Of the club are Robert
Bale, president: Gilbert Bowie, vice
president; Helen Boyer. secretary;
Robert Rohrback, treasurer, and Jack
Reinoehl, sales manager.
Members include Evan Bale. Doris.
Dorothy and William Bell. George
Boyce, Burtram Bromley, Earl Brown,
Edgar Browne, James Burnett, Billy
Campbell, Harry and Lois Carman,
Doris Carnick, Howard Chinn. Bobby
and Ernest Cooper, Varina Craig, Paul
Dean, Tommy Ernest, Leonard Eckert,
Jane Ellis, Erika Endres, Elizabeth
Farino. Calvin Frederick. Lee Ger
hold, Mary and Robert Gray. Helen |
Grubbs, Lena Gugleotta, Ernest Han
cock, Mary Jane Harris, Shirley Her.
bert. Norma Hines. Lance Hollister,
Billy Homer
Andrew Jackson, Harold Jones.
Thomas Kleh. George Lang, James
Lynch, Marie Martin, Maureen Nc
Brien, Consol McGinty, Earle Nc
Keller, Mary, Peggy and Shep Miller,
Virginia Padgett, Edgar Parks, George |
Phillips. Jean Plympton, Mortimer |
and Ave Rian. Billy Richmond, JOS
eph Thompson. Robert Torvestad,
Anna and Jack Slaughter. Anna May, |
Rita Rae and Robert Smith, Eddy |
Snowden. Arvilla Straight. John Ter
enyi. Anthony Van Pelt, Clayton Yer.
million. Jimmie Wells, Mary and Skip
py Wight, John T. Wilhelm and Eu-
gene and Nelson Woodell.
The Washington Collectors Club
VIII meet at the thomson School, |
Twelfth street, Tuesday evening at 8.
New officers will be elected and Rich |
ard Henry Rule will exhibit British |
Jubilee stamps. The public is welcome |
TO attend.
Teh Washington Philatelic Society |
will meet at the Hotel Carlton. Six |
teenth street, Wednesday evening at |
8. Program arrangements call for
"a stamp night-all members and
friends invited to bring stamps to ex-
hibit, discuss or exchange"
At last weeks meeting DR.. Ellis
Haworth, president, presented the
clubs trophy to Robert Bilsborough,
president. Washington Federation of
Junior Stamp Collectors, who In turn
STAMPS.