The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24

BRAZIL. - A set of two values c0mmemorating the second annual SouEh American conference on radio communication has been re- ceived and is proving a popular issue. The values are BOOT, red, orange and black; and 700 r, blue and sepia. The picture Is 8 view of Rio de Janeir0's harbor.
 The 10 cent Smoky Mountain Parks series has been officially ap- nounced as selected for the central design of the souvenir sheet which is to be issued in connection with the forty-third annual convention of the Society of Philatelic Ameri- cans at Asheville, N. O., August 26-28. The size of the convention souvenier sheet will be 3 7-10 inches by 3 1-10 inches arranged vertically.
 France has just issued an at- tractive fifty -centime stamp to aid refugees. The central design is modified Statue of Liberty holding a plaque inscribed "Fraternite." The surtax is 25 cents. The stamp is dark blue.
 On top of the two knight and castle" stamps issued several weeks ago, Liechtenstein has released another set of four values. The adhesives are rectangular and in the following denominations. 10 rappen (violeD, Schluker Bridge, POT, (carmine); road workers; BOT. (deep blue), Rhine Canal, and 50r. (brown), small arch bridge. Each stamp shows two workmen in various poses.
 The new George VI stamps of England have been received sur- charged for Morocco Agencies and Tangier. As usual, overprints were made for both Spanish and French agents
 Sudan has surcharged one of the well-known came! stamps" for official service. The letters "S.G." Government Service, have been placed on the ? piasters (orange and violet brown), type of 1927.
 The Russian souvenir sheet for the Inter-Soviet Architects Con- gress, which was announced about a month ago, has been issued. The sheet carries four of the 40 ken (violet) stamps from the recent Architectural series. The stamps picture building soon to be erect ed which will rank among the tallest in the world.
 The customary controversy over the age of Nik0la Tesla, American inventor, who was born in Croatia, resulted from the issuance of two stamps bearing his portrait on July 10, 1886. Tesla, two weeks ago, cheerfully admitted his age as S1, thereby setting aside all grounds for possible argument in the future.
 When the 1888 issue of the American standard stamp cata- logue is published a few months hence, four French colonies in Africa, philately's Chad, Cabon, Middle Congo and Ubangi will dis appear from its pages except as history. This decision is on the basis of newly issued stamps now being stocked by American dealers - postal paper, which for the use uniformly throughout the four possessions bears the inscription "Afrique Equatoriale Francaise.'
 Some collectors thought they could see an error in the new Northwest Territory stamp as they scanned 1t after it's first release. On the map shown on the issue the section of the coun- try which now is the State of Maine is plainly labeled Massa- chusetts, as is also the present State of Mass. The thought of error was removed, however, when the more accurate historians recalled that at the time of the ordinance of l7S7 there was no state of Maine, she not having been admitted to the Union until 1890.