The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-28

In the forthcoming issue Of the
u. s. postoffice departments pub
LEGATION, "A Description Of the
United States Postage Stamps" 1t
has been announced that there
will be photographs in black and
white of every postage stamp
printed from July, 1847 to Deem
Der 81, 1886. The book will he
off the presses shortly after the
start of the new year and from
all accounts 1t looks rs II the de-
partment is going into the postage
stamp illustrating business ON a
large scale.
In addition the departments
latest book will contain the place
numbers Of all commemorative
which have been issued thus far.
The last pamphlet made its ap-
pearance in 1885 and contained a
description Of every stamp issued
from 1847 until December, 1884.
No photographs appeared in the
last issue, however, nor In any
previous issues Of the post office
department pamphlet. The sale
price of the new pamphlet has not
yet been set but 1t is believed
that it will be practically the
same as the last issue, which sold
to the public for ten cents copy,
though there Is the possibility Of
sclight advance in the price due
to the inclusion of illustrations
of all the stamps.
The Bangor, Maine, Chamber
of Commerce is sponsoring a
cachet to be applied to letters ON
December 10 ON the Tooth an
niversary of the Veazie railroad.
Send unsealed to Gilbert M. Ellis,
box SO, Orono, Maine.
1t was announced in Washing
ton on Monday of this week at
the post office department that the
first stamps Of the army-navy
heroes service will be placed on
sale at the Washington post Of
flee December Is.
The two issues to be released to
the public on that date, which will
be placed on general sale through
out the country on the following
day, are the one-cent army and
the one-cent navy stamps, the for
mer comprising portraits Of
George Washington and the lat
ter will have asc its central motif
portraits of John Barry and John
Paul Jones.
Both Of the stamps are Of the
special delivery size, 84-100 inches
by l. and 44-100 inches, arranged
horizontally. They are being print
ed in green ink by the rotary
press process in sheets Of fifty and
are enclosed in double line bord-
ers.
Leo A. Schupp, 10 Adams street,
Kingston, N. ", will hold cOllec-
tors covers for the following
events: Christmas cachets from
five ships; New Years cachet
from five ships; Shakedown cruise
Of the u. s. s. Shaw, ten covers.
For complete coverage send twen-
ty covers ready-tO-g0, with one
cent cover for forwarding.
The 1887 edition of the United
States Stamp Catalogue, called by
collectors the specialized Cata-
logue," will be issued on January
IS, according to announcement
made by ugh M. Clark Of the
Scott company. The issuing OF the
catalogue section by section. as
the book Is completed by the
presses, TO subscribers, will be q
departure from the former sys.
TEN Of disposing Of the books this
year. Advance sheets, as the Sec
tions ire called. will be ready for
distribution by December IL.
Rumors 10 the effect that the new
edition would show O renumbers
Ing OF all United States postal Is
sues were without foundation, ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Clark. II had been
found expedient 10 change o few
OF the numbers possibly q half
dozen, but beyond this revision
the old numbers have been re-
tanned.
The Atlantic City stamp club
has nnnOunood that ne second