The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-27

1llG EOSL OlJlCC ACpdl CtllCAL has set March 31, 1897 as the newest tentative date for the first flight of the trans-Pacific air. mail service to Hongkong, China. The original tentative date was set at March 24, but since then negotiations between officials of the Pan-American Airlines, oper- ators of the route, and the Brit ish government have not reached such a stage as to fix definitely any date for the initial trip to China. Dealers and collectors will be informed when the final date is set.
 Congress has been requested to authorize the Postmaster General to issue a series of special postage stamps commemorating the 300th anniversary in 1888, of the first permanent settlement of Swedish colonists in the Delaware River valley. The request was entered by Pehr G. Holmes of Worcester, Mass.
 In spite of the opposition voiced by the South Carolina and Geor- gia legislatures, the Post Office Department put General William Tecumseh Sherman on a 3-cent postage stamp last week. Next month stamps commemorating Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson will be released. In all, five army heroes will be honored, while at the same time five adhe- sives in honor of famous naval men will be placed on sale.
 The Peabody City Council has requested Postmaster General James A. Farley to issue a stamp in honor of George Peabody, America's first great philanthro- pist, who gave millions to the North, the South and to England and whose name the city bears. The 142nd anniversary of his DirtA occurred last February IS.
 Ten per cent of the admissions on Lincoln's birthday to the sixth annual Brooklyn and Long Island Stamp Exhibition which closed last week, was turned over to the Brooklyn chapter of the American Red Cross. Throughout the en- tirety of its run. the display was accompanied by excellent at- tendance.
 Absence of United States ma terial may have kept some collec- tors away, but for the most part popular opinion favored the en- phasis on foreign material. Both holders reported favorably on the business transacted.
 FOREIGN ISSUES:
 Greece:-The values of the charity stamps have been an- nounced as 10 leptas and 50 lep- t0s.
 HOngkOng-The 2 cent stamp of the current issue Is to be re- leased in gray i'm place of the cus- t0mary green.
 A recent issue of Stamp Col lecting denotes that there is a va- riety in the commemorative in honor of the Johannesburg In- ternational Philatelic Exhibition. which is dated 1888 instead of 1886. It has since been found that this is not really an error and that others of a similar na- ture exist. They are all due to over-inking and cannot be re. garded as constant varieties. The stamps are in miniature sheets, issued at South Africa.
 Arthur ". Deas, president of the Collectors Club: stephen c. Rich, Arthur c. Hall and Herbert |. Schatz have been chosen as judges for the coming second annual National PhilateIic Club Championship. to be held In At Iantic City from April 23 to 25.
 By order of Mayor Edward J. Kelly, the Chicago charter jubi- lee committee has had a cover prepared for the one huEdredth anniversary of the incorporation of Chicago as a city. Collectors may secure covers no more than