Evening star., 1936-08-30

latelic Week" in the Interest OF more
intelligent collecting, November l6
to 81.
The 1887 edition of Scott's STAN
dard Stamp Catalog" will 90 on sale
September 81.
Copies of the two stamps which
France brought out for the dedica-
ton of the Canadian war memorial
at Vimy have been received. They are
beautiful issues, showing the monu-
ment with twin pylonS against sky
fecked with heecy clouds. National
colors of France, Canada, Great Brit
ain and the United States are repre-
sented in the set-red and white
in the 75-cent value; blue and whitS
in the 1.50franc.
The new French airmail issue Is
novelty. Interlaced lines of banknote
style make up a border for the central
drawing-a general view of Paris
with a low-wing cabin monoplane in
the foreground, all in dark blue. But
more interlaced lines, covering the
entire stamp, are printed in red with
the result that the effect is that of
a curious mixed" bi-color. The value
is so fr., the highest denomination
airmail France ever has produced.
In the New York market, copies of
the 50-cent Graf Zeppelin stamp of
1888 are selling for So in mint con-
dition, $3.50 used.
The Olympic Games stamps of Ger
many have appeared in a special
reprinting-two sheets of four values
each on paper watermarked for the
purpose.
The Associated Press says: "Over-
prints predominant in the wide va
riety of stamps put into its mails by
the Central American republic of Mic
aragua. The various classifications
include regular postage, airmails,
semi-postals, officials and the early
1900 issues prepared especially for the
Province of Zelaya and for the sea-
port of Cabo Gracias Dios.
"Of recent years, the word 'Resello'
has been quite frequently used, mean
ing that the stamp has been revalued
for current twelve-month.
In some cases whole issues have
been continued year after year merely
by printing 'Resello' on the face, to-
gether with the date. In other in
stances certain stamps have been
changed in value.
"A late example of this method Is
one of the 'Resello' types for 1886.
The 3-centavo face has been lowered
to 1-centavo. This particular stamp
first came out in 1914. Since then
its color has been changed several
times, the shade now being light
blue. 1t bears a picture Of the gov
ernment building at Managua.
Since 1920, when the overprint
was first used on the official stamps
of the country, between one-half and
three-quarters Of the Nicaraguan va
rieties have been overprinted. The
first surcharge on regular postage
stamps appeared in 1901 to change
the face values
Robert A. Truax. making a special
study of railway and trolley transport
tation of mail. submits the following
quotation from the repor. -
the Postmaster General in 1896: 1T is
hoped that the experiments with
the horseless wagons, which will be
tried during this Fall, will be sue
cessful, and will enable the Depart
ment to put these collection wagons
in service at a greatly reduced ex-
pense, the theory being that the horse
less wagon will be very much less
expensive to operate than the horse
wagon"
Albert F. Kunze, past president of
the Washington Philatelic Society, is
contemplating the resumption of his
regular series of broadcasts on phil
ately over Station VOL.
The New York Herald Tribune re-
ports that the first British stamps to
show the portrait of King Edward
VIII will go on sale "experimentally"
in London Tuesday.
A first consignment of the Rial
STAMPS.
SCOTS 1887 STANDARD CataIog, Sc cash