The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-17

the past week at Washington in regard to the fact that transatlan- tic airmail service would be under way before the close of the year 1887 was probably the most irn- portant and the best news in all philatelic circles for some time.
 This prediction made by the postal officials following the suc- cessful completion of both east and west bound flights about ten days ago will probably see all na- tions on both sides of the water working together in fostering a. quicker and more efficient inter- country mail set-up.
 It is realized, naturally enough, that a great deal of experimental flying will have to be undertaken before the final routes are lined up for the men who will do the actual flying of the mail across the broad Atlantic. It is felt, how ever, that these problems can be satisfactorily solved and that flights will be started before the end of the year
 It is also practically well known fact that the cost of mall over this route will be twenty cents per half-ounce. The req son for this comparatively low rate, according to postal officials, is due to the fact that the U. 8. Mail expects to transport a con- siderable bulk of mail through this branch of the service.
 s. Yates. 45O4 Sixteenth avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., will sponsor bi- colored cachets, listed as follows: August 10, anniversary of the birth of Herbert Hoover; August 20. an- niyersary of the birth of Benjamin Harrison; August 2, anniversary of the death of Warren G. Hard ing, and August 19, anniversary of the death of James Garfield. Send name and address with cents for each cover desired, the service charge to cover everything. Clos ing date one week before event.
 From London comes the news that with foreign as well as do- mestic collectors the demand for coronation stamps is greatly ex- seeding all expectations. This de- mand, 1t is believed in most quar- ters, will give rise to a higher price for the stamps. It is known that spectators have made their appearance on the dealing horizon again and already 1t has been said that Southern Rhodesian Coro- nation issues have become quite rare as result of this invasion, so to speak, of those interested in stamps only for the boom they can create. It has been known that the price of a set of these Rhode sians has already risen to $2.50.
 At the present time a complete set of coronation stamps can be procured for slightly less than SIS. Complete Jubilee sets, how ever, are being sold to collectors for the neat sum of $105 to $l25. It is high, no doubt, but accord ing to those in the know, 1t will be higher.
 A new issue service has been compiled by many of the stamp dealers in the country in order to make 1t easier for those collectors who are a bit hay In regard to older and more obsolete stamps, in addition to new foreign issues. The list is not yet complete but several interesting geographical and political facts about the coun- tries may be gathered from It.
 A total of 135,000 copies of the "Pexip" souvenir blocks were re. leased recently instead of the first announced total of 125,000. The last minute increase, according to information which has been sent on from the Paris exhibition head quarters, was due to the desire of the organizers not to disappoint visitors to the exhibition. It was also done at orders from the French postal minister in order to combat the possibility of specula. tors cornering the blocks and sky- rocketing the prices of the stamps.
 Inasrnuch as the post ofiice had a reserve of 11,000 or more blocks, these being held for emergencies,