Evening star., 1937-06-06

pears.
From the Australian Stamp Journal
the following Is quoted, with sincere
Endorsement: Our hobby is wide
enough to suit every taste and inter-
est. but If we convert 1t into a minia-
ture stock exchange we shall be woe
fully abusing its powers for good in
the community"
The Beneficial Saving Funds Bank
OF Philadelphia Advertises: THE boy
who saves stamps Is learning a Yalu-
able lesson. When the habit OF saving
Is taught by encouraging q youthful
hobby. 1t is but step to the realiza-
ton that the easy and practical way
to reach any desired financial goal
is by making regular deposits"
F.. Stanley Nishwitz, Procurement
Once, Carera Building. San Juan,
Puerto Rico, desires information on
Spanish stamps used in. the West
Indies. He will be especially grateful
for data concerning surcharges.
Senator Royal E. Copeland OF New
York is sponsoring bill to establish
new airmail rates and to provide for
the printing of an "air lettergram."
The latter would be in the form Of
folded letter-sheet 8i2 by IL inches,
with gummed tab, which would be sold
ready to use at cents each.
Postmaster General Farley, speaking
recently in Chicago, referred to the
"demotion" OF Gen. Robert E. Lee in
the design of the Accent Army COM
memorative. That s'ip-up," he said,
really wasn't chargeable to the Post
Office Department. What happened
was that the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing just got their pictures
slightly mixed up. We didn't have a
thing to do with it,"
Ireland Is planning series Of high
value stamps showing religious themes.
A new approach to the problem OF
the existing illustrations law, against
which collectors have protested for
years, is represented in bill intro
duced recently by Senator Carl
Hayden Of Arizona. The proposal
Is. 249l) would permit the Secretary
Of the Treasury, with the approval
Of the President, to make findings"
allowing "the printing, publishing or
importation OF illustrations Of can
celed or uncanceled United States
postage stamps in black and white
only or the making or importation OF
necessary plates therefor, solely for
use in philatelic or historical articles,
books, journals or albums, II such
illustrations are of such size, less than
three quarters or more than one and
one-half times, in linear dimension.
Of each part OF the stamp illustrated
such finding to be revoked II it
has resulted in hindrance to the
suppression OF counterfeiting or has
tended to bring into disrepute any
obligation or security OF the United
States
The bill provides also that the
Postmaster General shall prepare, in
such form and at such times as he
shall deem advisable. and, upon his
request, the public printer shall print
as public document to be sold by
the superintendent of documents, illus
trations in black and white of postage
stamps OF the United States. together
with such descriptive, historical and
philatelic information with regard to
such stamps as the Postmaster General
may deem suitable. Notwithstanding
the provisions of section OF the copy
right act or any other provision Of law,
copyright shall subsist on behalf OF
the United States Government in the
publication authorized by this subdi-
vision. Copyright may be secured in
the whole or any part OF the said
publication on behalf Of the United
States by the Postmaster General.
The public printer shall sell, under
such regulations as the Joint Commit
tee on Printing may prescribe. to any
persons who may apply, additional or
duplicate stereotype or e}ectrotype
plates from which any Government
publication other than that authorized
by subdivision Co of the act of March
3, 1923, is printed. at a price not to
exceed the cost Of composition, the
metal and making to the Government
and 10 per centum added"
Referred to the Senate Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads, the
bill is regarded as rejecting the pre-
vailing policy of the Treasury Depart
ment legal staff.
A new Scent commemorative" was
announced by Postmaster General
Farley on Friday. 1t will mark the
15Oth anniversary of the adoption OF
the ordinance OF 1887 and the estab-
lishment Of the Northwest Territory,
and the date of first release is set for
Tuesday, July l3.
Precanceled varieties Of Army and
Navy commemorative" are reported
from Corona, Calf; Pocatello, Idaho;
South Milford and Vincennes, Ind;
Silver Spring, Md; Elba, Mich; Owa-
tonna, Mimi; Deer1eld and Fords, N.
j.; Thoreau, N. Mex; Waddington, N
Y: Albany, Greg; Noxen, Pa; Ter
rell, Tex; Cornell, Eagle River and
Green River, Wise. Live Oak, Fla,
and Flat Rock, N. c.
1t may be that Minor Atwood. II,
and Robert Hooper, 18, contemporary
junior stamp collectors in Washing
ton, never met But a news story
printed in The Star on Friday brought
them together. Robert, who died
May 3, posthumously received the
Sidwell Friends School scholastic
award in science established by
Minors parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
w. Atwood, following the death OF
their boy, December %.
The Washington Collectors Club,
Branch S, Society Of Philatelic Ameri-
cans, will meet at the Thomson
School, Twelfth street, Tuesday eve
ming at 8. Svend Yort will discuss
THE Counterfeit Stamps of Bosnia
and there will be an exhibition OF