The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-10

The design for the Virginia Dare commemorative stamp which is to be placed on first day sale at Manteo, N. O., August IS, 1887, has been completed at the Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing. The stamp will contain an artists conception of the Dare family, mother, father and two-months- old baby, all dressed in clothes of the period. The three photographs will be placed in a medallion and will form the personal feature on the stamp. At the lower left corner of the stamp there will be a replica of 8 basket of fruit and vegetables while in the back ground log cabin will be pie tured.
 P. s. Chamberlain, redemption section chief of the Post Office department will be in charge of the first day sales of forthcoming Northwest Territory stamp at Marietta, Ohio, on July 1S, 1887.
 Total receipts at the Philatelic Agency from the sale of postage stamps for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1887 were the greatest in its history with the single exception of the year 1885 when the Farley imperforates were of- fered to the public.
 The official secretary for the Commonwealth of Australia has announced that set of com memorative stamps will be issued on October l, in connection with the New South Wales Sesqui- centenary. The stamps will be available in denominations of 2d, Sd, and 9d.
 The first Little Entente stamps ever to be placed on sale were offered in all Czechoslovak post offices July l. The denominations are two srowns and 2.50 crowns, the latter being the normal cost of a letter to England.
 In connection with this event Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta contributed an article to the Min istry of Posts journal in which he says this issue of stamps is a striking manifestation of the com- mon political interests of Czech- oslovakis, Yugoslavia and Rumarl- ia. He recalls that forty years ago representatives of these three races in Austria Hungary united in the Budapest Parliament on a future policy of full cooperation. It is evident the Foreign Minis ter comments, that the Little En- tente should be an obstacle to those who would disturb entral European peace.
 The stamps have been specially designed to demonstrate the un- ity of each of the countries with the words Petite Entente" added underneath.
 Two covers will be sponsored by William F. Gabel 1O800 Thrush avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. The first will commemorate the dedecation of the worlds largest airport, and the second will not the anniver- sary of the first use of electri- cal street cars by 8 city.
 Of the approximately 533 awards made at the recent Paris International Philatelic Exhibi- ton, 61 came to this country. The following Americans were award- ed prizes for their exhibitions:
 Dr. Carroll Chase, now residing at Paris; B. H. Homan of New York; James Starr of Philadel- phia; Miss Elizabeth Boyd Litch- enstein of New York; stephen B. Rich of Verona, N. J.; Mrs. F. Dwight of New York; Hans Lager loef of New York; J. Jaeger of New York; Jacques Kilcher of At lantic City; Eugene Klein of Phil- adelphia; John H. Hall Jr., of New York; Hugh M. Clark of New York; Max G. John of Scarsdale, N. r.; John M. Tyler of Phila- delphia.
 Also, Laurence B. Mason of Cranford. N. J.; Kenneth Wood- ward of New York; pr. Clarence w. Hennan of Chicago; Alfred F. Lichenstein of New York; James Starr of Philadelphia; Err meet A. Kahf ok New York. Yheo~