Evening star., 1937-02-28

blue; Swaziland. Id, red, I'd, brown,
Sd, blue; Trinidad and Tobago, lc,
green, &c. brown. &c, orange; Turks
Islands. I'D, green. I'd, slate gray, Sd,
blue: Virgin Islands, i'd, red, 11ad.
brown. 2lad, blue"
It also should be remembered that
Great Britain. India, Canada. the
Union Of South Africa, Australia and
New Zealand probably will bring out
coronation commemorative.
Collectors interested to order COM
plete or partial sets are advised to
communicate with reliable dealers.
The postal authorities Of the empire
have no facilities for philatelic service.
The annual charity stamps Of
Estonia present a geometrical design
with the label, "1937-Caritas." /"
Values are: los plus los, green; 15s
plus 15s, red brown; 25s plus 25s,
violet blue, and SOS plus SOS, dull
violet.
Distribution figures for the King
George v silver jubilee stamps OF
1885 have been announced as follows:
Hong Kong, SC. 1.296,000; SC, 225.-
7s0; 1oc, 1,2o7.6 zoe, 654. .18o.
Gold Coast, Id. l,44o,66c Sd, 89,2S0;
Sd, 17,1O0; 1sh. 22,6s0. Ceylon, &c,
10.372.24o: &c, 734,034; zoe, 413.874;
soc, 64s,O8s. British Guiana, &c,
1,886,819; &c, 1905; 12c. 85,067:
24c, 77,913. Newfoundland. 4c. 1,767,-
826: Sc, 1,018,871; 7c, l96.173; 24c,
166,174
The grand total Of complete sets,
it would seem, cannot exceed 17,100.
When the Roger Williams COM
memorative reached Melbourne. the
editor of Philately in Australia
wrote: II must a( nit that I had
never heard of any one by that name" ="
The advertising significance of such
a stamp could not be better demon
strated. Hereafter, the great liberal
humanitarian founder of Rhode Island
colony will be world-famous.
Field Marshal Gideon Ernst Lau-
don, portrayed on the 2'gr. National
Heroes" stamp of Austria, was Of
Russian birth and Scotch descent.
He joined the Austrian army in 1743
at the age of 26. Two decades later
he was commander of the national
forces in action He defeated Fred
erick the Great at Kunersdorf in
1859 and the Turks at Belgrade in
1889.
Stamp and Cover Collecting, q
monthly philatelic magazine published
at Richmond by Col. August Dietz,
authority on the postal issues of the
Confederate States, has been succeeded
by the Stamp and Cover Collectors
Review, a quarterly, under the same
editorial management.
Temple University, Philadelphia, is
presenting an interesting lecture
course on stamp collecting. The pro-
gram will be directed by Thomas F.
Armstrong, jr., secretary Of the Phila-
delphia chapter of the American
Philatelic Society, Ind speakers sched-
uled to appear include Alvin w. Hall,
Clarence w. Brazer. Hugo H. Hanson,
James F. Magee, jr.; w. c. Brown,
Prescott H. Thorpe, c. Brinkley
Turner, F. w. Kessler, Ralph D. Mac
Guff1n, William L. Slattery, Jere H.
Barr and Eugene Klein.
Karl Amman, internationally known
for his interest in stamps, photo
graphy and mountain climbing, has
given his life in the pursuit Of the
third Of his hobbies. With five COM
panions, he died Of exposure during
an expedition in the Austrian Alps.
Covers mailed at Eaton, Ohio, re-
Gently were postmarked February 81,
1897.
The giant German Zeppelin Hinden-
burg will make 20 flights between
Frankfurt am Main and Lakehurst,
N. j., during the coming Summer.
First crossing is scheduled for some
time in May"
r. Mop. Cabeen, stamp editor,
Chicago Tribune. writes: Hon. Ed
ward j. Kelly, Mayor Of Chicago, has
Instructed the Chicago Charter Jubi-
lee Committee to provide a pictorial
cover for use on the opening date
of the jubilee, March 4, 1897. This
date marks the Tooth anniversary Of
the incorporation Of Chicago as .