The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-23

During the past week the spc- cial issues of the army and navy two-cent stamps were placed on sale at the local post office. Eff ty thousand of each of the is- sues were on sale at the local of- flee. The army stamp carries portraits of Andrew Jackson and Winfield Scott in oval panels, side by side, the Hermitage" home of Jackson being in the background between the two pa- nels.
 An arrangement in the same manner is seen on the navy is- sues, with the portraits being thosel of Stephen Decatur and Thomas MacDonough, with the United States and the Saratoga, historic commands of the two ra- val heroes, pictured below the portraits. A modern warship is pictured below, between the pa- nels.
 Frasek, Inc, stamp dealers formerly located in Lusano, Switzerland, has moved its head quarters to the Martlex building in White Plains, N. Y., and in the future, all correspondence should be addressed to the new office. Frasek employs . staff of some . fifty men and women and the new plant will occupy 2 whole floor of the building. The staff may be considerably enlarged when the firm completes ship ment of all stock from Switzer- land.
 It Is apparent that the recent announcement in Washington to the effect that a commemorative series of stamps which will be issued currently following the Navy series, said issue to be for the outlying possessions of the United States Hawaii, Puer- to Rico and Alaska-has caused considerable favorable comment in Puerto Rico. The series, 1t is expected. will be received with more than ordinary jubilation there.
 The following information was submitted from an excerpt which appeared in a Puerto Rico news paper in connection with the new issue:
 Puerto Rico Is to have a com memorative stamp early next year, an event that will produce a lot of favorable publicity for the island.
 "The Puerto Rican stamp will be one of a series directing at- tcntion to all of the insular pos sessions of the United States and Alaska. The first of the se- ries will be put on sale in all postoffices of the United States immediately after the Army and Navy series has been issued. It is understood that the series will be limited to one stamp for each dependency. The order of the appearance has not been desig- mated.
 Obtaining commemorative is- sues for the colonies is the di- rect result of the work of George P. De Pass. postmaster of San Juan. During his recent trip to Washington he asked the Post Office Department to consider is- suing commemorative stamp for the island"
 Edward F. Mezwin, 52-75 Sixty Ninth place, Maspeth. Long Is- land, New York. will sponsor cachets for the following: Birth of William Mckinley, January 20; birth of Franklin ID. Ro0se- welt. January 90; great Buffalo fire, February 2; death of Wood- row Wilson. February 3, and birth of William Harrison, Feb- ruary 9. Send covers ready to go, with one cent apiece for forward ing.
 French philatelic experts are running about declaiming the new postal issues with unmercifui verbal blasts, comes the latest re- port from Paris. The new Paris issue has been bitterly attacked because of the design. Two artists. or designers, named Gaiaini and DaraGnes. were supposed to have