Evening star., 1937-10-03
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.


The National Stamp Exhibition,
New York Museum OF Science and
Industry, Radio City, opened yester-
DAY As scheduled. Acting Third As
sistant Postmaster General Roy M.
North and Superintendent of the Di-
vision Of Stamps Robert E. Fellers
represented the Post Once Depart
nent at the inaugural ceremony.
Postmaster General Farley on Fri
day announced that the Alaska terri
torial stamp will go on sale at Juneau
November IL; the Puerto Rico stamp
1T San Juan. November rs, and the
Virgin Islands stamp At Charlotte
Amalie, formerly st. Thomas, Decem-
ber IS.
Mount Mckinley is the theme Of
khe f1rst of these insular issues. The
old Governors Palace, LA Fortaleza, i"
appears on the second and a view Of
the harbor OF Charlotte Amalie on
the third.
All are Scent values purple in color.
Collectors may send first-day covers
% the postmAsters OF the towns listed.
Stamp collectors are invited to in
spect an exhibition OF wood-cut prints
BY j. j. Lankes, now current 1T the
CorcorAn Gallery Of Art. The show
vas arranged by the Wells College
Club OF Washington and includes
many examples OF designs suitable for
stamp reproduction.
The Philatelicker for September
Ays: "The new Constitution stamp is
the first decent-looking issue in 4
long time. 1t is truly a beautiful piece
Of work. Its color is strong and helps
. great deal 1t does not look as if
water had been mixed with the ink
for economy"
Ross N. Berkers, in his book. "Of
the Multitude OF Odd Ways and Gus
toms OF People on the Earth" writes:
There is something friendly about a
German restaurant that is hard to find
In other countries. Whenever I had
the opportunity and enough money, I
would walk along Berlin's beautiful
Unter den Linden and have lunch
at the Bristol. Expensive, elaborate.
hlled with tourists and some other
people, the Bristol dining room was
still friendly place to eat. The first
time ever lunched there happened
70 ormg IN some mail with foreign
stamps on the envelopes As all head
walters on this earth are rabid phila-
ellss, one OF the easiest ways to put
yourself into the privileged class with
those people is to bring some envel-
opes with foreign stamps when you
enter strange place to dine, then lay
them on the table and pretend to read
letters, all the while waiting quietly
for the head waiter to spot those
stamps. Frankly, it wasn't until had
lunch that day at the Bristol that
realized what few little stamps could
do. Every time I dropped into the
Bristol again for dinner my head
waiter would pick out 4 choice table.
see to it that I had service and sneak
IN An extra portion OF boiled beef
for me-"
The stamp collection of the late
Judge Robert 8. Emerson will be
sold 1t auction in three parts in
New York beginning October 10.
Dale Carnegie radio commentator
and author OF How to Win Friends
and influence People" is = philatelist.
What do you think will happen if 4
major war breaks out In Europe?" he
asks. The answer Is: Just about
what happened in 1914.
The Collectors Club OF New York
has opened its new home at ~ East
Thirty fifth street. Manhattan.
Belgium has brought out two new
eemi-postal stamps showing a por-
Ualt OF Queen Elizabeth and paying
particular homage to Eugene Ysaye,
violinist.
from Brazil stamp commemorate
Ing the golden anniversary Of the in
ternAtional made-to- order language.
esperanto, has been received. The
design includes \ globe, the value is
800 reis and the color is deep green.
France has released the Victory
q samothrace stamps, 80 plus Toe
green; and S. plus 70c, red. It is
understood that they may be bought
only ut the Louvre and affixed to
post cards. But they are beautiful ex-
amples OF the ensraver's As well As
OF the sculptor's art and are worth
having despite the implied incon-
venience Of purchase.
LAtvia announces nine stamps to
mark the sixtieth birthday Of Tev-
eefnes BalvAi, \ national celebrity
not generally known to the American
public. The series is bi-colored
STAMPS.
THE FOUR TERRITORIAL STAMPS
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