The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-25

brought into prom thence through the use of shadlngS of blue, representing the oceans. The complete surface of the stamp iS printed in both brown and blue.
 A set of twelve stamps is be- ing issued for the 400th anni- versary of the discovery of Chili by Diego de Almagro. The low values are Autographed, tho high values being engraved.
 Remalnders OR the 1884 com. mem0ratlves of the founding of Syria have been destroyed, and official figures show that the higher values of both regular postage mad air mails were very scantlly sold. Only 10000 com. plete sets were printed and the number destroyed exceeded l7,. 900 In the case of regular post age and 16,000 in the case of air mail series.
 In Paris talk is heard of 0 commemorative for the hun. dredth anniversary of the death of Andre Marie Ampere, which occurs June 10. Ampere, Q cele- brated physicist, discovered the principle which Morse put into practice in the telegraph. His name is Q household word all over the World, having been adopted to designate the unit of volume in electric current. It is recalled that Rouget DeLisle, author and composer of the Marseille, died in the same month. It is practically certain that Q commemorative will be issued in his honor.
 A special cover for Lincoln's birthday will be sponsored on February 18th by Bescovers, 302l Presstman, Baltimore, Md. Send covers more than ten days ahead with extra one cent en- closed for forwarding. Conn memoratlves on outer wrappers appreciated.
 For the one hundredth anni- versary of the massacre of the AiaSaA nnn a@ fna ssaAak kssa evt0 dates in the history of the Tex an War for independence, a cachet will be sponsored by the American Historical Cover So- ciety. Send covers, to be receiv- ed before February 20th, stamp ed and self-addressed, with one cent extra enclosed for for- warding. to Eugene o. Laird. Box 1043, Erie Pa.
 The new Worldwide Junior Stamp Album, based on the same principle as the World wide Album brought out . year ago by John NickIin, represents one of the best possible books for the novice and junior cOI- lect0r and is sold st price well within the reach of alL The book, repleate with data and statistical information suggested by the New York State Board of Regents, serves g double pur- pose. The most striking feature Of the book is the fact that the mounting pages are guadriIlcd, thereby placing no restrictions on the collector. All new issues are as easily mounted as the earlier ones, and. since the stamps can onIy be placed on one side Of the page, there can be little ef the tearing snd friction % efien met with in be. gimners' collections.
 Two cachets, one for the birth of Charles A. Lindbergh, the other for the death of Woodrow Wilson, will be sponsored on February 25th by V. c. Tim- merman, care of Jordan James. e4 Lawrence Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. Send five cents per cover dee sired. the charge to include ey- eTything.
 c. DeFstein, 2 Lafayette Street, New York. wlIL in cen- junction with V. Arnold. spen- scr 8 caehet on February oths Che seventy -llfth anniversary Of She eieesiem ef Jefferson Davis Co lle presidency ef lhe csafe6- esney. Send standard six and ehree-ammEaeK covers, lsaaee4ie0 and unsinzled. hearims nfst olaas Ronlage, with eHe ees1k ex- amm a- .MNfaN& fam &saaana anM1saw