Evening star., 1937-08-29
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
The souvenir sheet reprinting of the
l0-cent Parks stamp for the forty
third annual convention Of the Society
of Philatelic Americans at Asheville,
N. c., may profit the Government
approximately a million dollars.
Demand for the sticker was so heavy
on Thursday that it was indicated that
further press run may be ordered
The total number issued may reach
five times the original specification,
already increased by 100000 copies.
More than 100000 first-day covers
were mailed within few hours after
the convention sale began. and the
Post Office Department representa-
tives in charge of arrangements were
obliged to telegraph Washington for
additional supplies of the label
Each sticker sold nets the Govern
ment about nine and nine-tenths
cents.
Printing, almost inevitably, will con-
tinue until the market has been COM
pletely supplied.
Washingtonians attending the S. P.
A. meetings included Mr. and Mrs
Frederick R. Rice, Dr. NJ G.. Skinner
Harry B. Mason, H. H. Marsh, E. v
Haines, William M Stuart. Mrs Grace
MacKnight, Mrs. Alden H. Whitney
enG Pnhort E,o11arc NJ Ior =
OF the Division of Stamps.
The revised illustrations law failed
to pass the House of Representatives
before adjournment. Such a fate for
the bill had been expected. but Repre-
sentative James NJ Mead Of New York
chairman of the House Post Office and
Post Roads Committee, did his best to
arrange for consideration of the
measure. The Republicans side also
lent its aid under the leadership OF
Representative Charles D. Millard.
Philatelists interested in the matter
however, are not discouraged by the
postponement. Harry L. Lindquist,
editor of Stamps Magazine, summed
up the general attitude when he said
In many ways it was dangerous
and unsatisfactory bill. and it is Just
as we'll that we are to have further
opportunity to study it-and perhaps
to propose something better"
David H. Davenport, writing in
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News for
August %, says: When the Philip
pine Trade Commission withdrew
from sale the gold overprinted stamps
used in connection with the initial
flight over the Pacific in December,
1885, it had on hand 5000 sets, of
which the 10-centavo values were
fully perforated and the 30-centavo
values straight-edged. These were
consigned to a safe awaiting advice
as to their disposition. Now, after
l8 months, during which period
the retail price for the set has reached
Is cents, the commission has received
authority to dispose of these stamps
at the face value of 20 cents per set
oilSe ID oilllslllS ouU tWO Stamps
which. because of their subject, should
be notably beautiful. They will show
the famous "Victory of Samothrace, "
which stands at the head of the grand
staircase in the Louvre Gallery in
Paris. Values will be 3Oc and Soc
Yugoslavia will have a miniature
sheet for local philatelic exhibition.
1t will consist Of four stamps, repre-
senting Serbian. Croatian, Slovenian
and Bosnian girls in native costumes.
The values will be Tsp plus Tsp, l.50d
plus 1.50d, I'd plus I'd and I'd plus
2.5od. Only 10000 copies have been
ordered.
For the Eleventh Congress of the
Universal Postal Union at Buenos
Aires, Argentina will issue a COM
memorative set as follows: Sc, gen.
eral office building; l5c, view of the
capital city; zoe, portrait OF Gen
San Martin; Csc, allegory Of the con-
gress; soc, portrait of Rivadavia: IN,
1guazu water falls, and 5p, allegory
for the land of hope"
Ecuador is preparing a pictorial
series to include: &c, Andean noun.
tain view: Sc, Atahualpa; l0c, straw
hat weaving; zoe, coast scene, and Is
gold washing.
A boy standing on / rocky promon.
tory win be the theme Of the design
for the 1887 New Zealand health
stamp-lp plus lp-to be released i,
| October.
The current 20 gr, brown orange
stamp OF Poland. showing Katowice
has been re-engraved for a curiou.
but natural reason. A nag at half.
mast in mourning for Marsha
Pulsudski, was shown in the origina
composition. Now the banner ha.
been raised to the top Of the staff
the formal period Of sorrow for tn,
dead leader having been concluded.
Arrangements have been made fo]