Evening star., 1936-04-26

terminating the World War, French
official war photograph. November IL.
1918.
"25c-Rough Riders at San Juan
Hill. after sketch by Harold Chandler
Christie or from War Department
photograph.
"30c-Maine Monument. Arlington
Cemetery. from photograph.
"5oc-Tomb Of the Unknown SOL
dier, shrine Of the Nations heroic
dead
ITO bring out details, the colors
Of the 8. and 10c denominations
should be deepened.
"And I would be reniss to my
conscience If I did not add that a
series for the heroes Of conflict should
be followed by series for the neg
lected heroes of peace"
The Rhode Island commemorative
went on the press at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Friday morn
ing, Postmaster General Farley, Sem
ator Peter Gerry and Representative
John M. O'Connell attending the cere-
mony. First-day sale arrangements
call for Providence, Monday, May 4.
and Washington. Tuesday, May S. Col
lectors desiring National Capital can
range for them in advance.
Plate number specification for the
third International Philatelic Ex-
hibition souvenir sheet, to be issued
May 9. is 21557. not 21O62 as orig
inally announced by the Post Office
Department. The sheet will show one
each of the Michigan, Connecticut,
Texas and San Diego commemorative,
total face value. IL cents.
The 25-cent special handling stamp
Of 1925 still is available at the Phila-
telic Agency.
The Associated Press reports from
New York: "A United States stamp
seldom offered at auction is the SIS
value of the 1894 unwatermarked issue.
At sale here this week an unusual
lot Of nine fine used copies was offered.
One Of them, in strictly superb con-
dition, sold for s34. The others
brought bids Of from $40 to s24.
Additional prices at this sale in
cluded: very fine used copy 81 Trans
Mississippi issue of 1898, SLOTS; two
very fine used copies of the 81 value
of the same set, SIG and $3.50; very
fine unhinged mint block OF four OF
the So, 1902. SIS; set of very fine used
blocks of four of the 1885 Farley
reprints National Parks, 81"
Thirty-five promotional cachets to
mark Centennial Year have been an
nounced by the State Department OF
Information. Dallas, Tex.
The postmaster general of Hungary
advises: THE Hungarian Postal Ad-
ministration. on May 8, issues a new
set of airmail stamps composed of
ten items, at the values of 10, 20, So,
40, So, so, 80 filters and /, 2, pengos
The total value of the set is 10P 98f
For philatelic purposes, the new
stamps may be ordered from the Sale
ONCE of Postage Stamps of the Hun
garian Post Office Department. In
case of orders from abroad, the pur-
chaser is charged also with two per
cent of the face value for handling
and packing as well as with the
postage fee covering the sending of
the stamps under registration. The
amount of the order may be forwarded
by postal money order. Address: Sale
Ofhce of Postage Stamps. Hungarian
Post Office Department, Budapest ia,
Hungary"
Lithuania has issued a set of three
small horizontal oblong stamps to
commemorate the transatlantic flight
of the Lithuanica II, flown by F. Wait
kus from New York to Kovno, No
vember 21-22, 1885, via Ireland. The
design shows the aviators portrait and
map representing his route, and
values are 15c, brow red; 30c, deep
green, and 60c, ultra-marine.
Brazil has announced a stamp to
be issued for the First Numismatic
Congress, Sac Paulo. 1t will be a 300
reis value, approximately &c in Ameri-
can money.
The National Philatelic Exhibition
at Madrid next month will have spe-
cial 10c and 15c stamps, reproducing
the 1853 Madrid local.
communication from Quintin
Paredes, resident commissioner of the
Philippine Islands to the United States,
says: THE office of the Philippine
trade commissioner has now been
taken over by the resident commits
sioner of the Philippine Islands to the
United States. The ofiice, however,
will continue to be called Philippine
trade commissioner and should be
addressed in this manner.
Since there has been question Of
other agencies selling stamps for the
Philippine government, we wish to
advise that the office Of the Philip
pine trade commissioner is the only
Philippine government agency in the
United States selling stamps of the
Philippine Islands"
Lists of stamps available may be
had by addressing: Philippine Trade
Commissioner, 919 Barr Building.