Evening star., 1937-10-17

Mrs. Grace L. MacKnight, editor Of
the Washington Collectors Club bull
letin, says: There can be no ques-
ton but what more and more people
are becoming first-day cover collec-
tors" She cites 2sl,478 mailings Of
the Constitution stamp as compared
with $4,000 Of the Vermont sesQui-
centennial commemorative 10 years
ago.
More than 100000 copies of the
S. P. A. 10-cent Parks miniature
sheets were printed, but the Post
ONCE Department probably will not
announce final sales figures for nearly
a month. The labels were taken OF
the Philatelic Agency list on Monday
and 1t was understood that accumu-
lated orders, dating back two or three
weeks, then were on hand. Actual
printing orders to the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing have been re-
ported as exactly 5,000,000 Some ad-
ditional sheets may have been run of
to provide against inevitable waste.
When the government Of Burma an
nounced a competition for designs for
a premier series of stamps a few weeks
ago. it warned artists not to picture a
pagoda in their drawings. The Bur-
mans are Buddhists and pagodas are
sacred buildings. 1t was considered
ort1t trtN % y{cly pAll -
any such shrines. Hence the decision
of the authorities to avoid trouble.
There are 80 figures in the vignette
Of the Scent Constitution stamp. "A
person OF average eyesight." says the
strong lens to discern the founding
fathers"
Due to revision Of postal rates,
France has brought out Csc. peace"
type, stamp in blue and retired the
ordinary 45c value.
The first Italian Empire stamps are
scheduled for release on October %.
Final figures on the King Constan-
tine mourning stamps Of Greece are
announced as: Sd, 2,059,761 copies, and
Sd, 656,976 copies.
Weekly Philatelc Gossip reports:
In the French zone of British Moroc-
co, Great Britain has turned over to
French postal authorities the handling
Of all mails out Of Casablanca, MARIA
kesh, Mazagan and Saffi, and in a
few months Fee and Rabat also will be
closed. This move on the part of the
British government comes as part of
the terms of a new Anglo-French
treaty and in no way affects British
| offices at Larrache and Tetuan or at
Tangier In the international zone. 1t
is possible that by the end OF 1897
the British postal system will cease to
| function in all parts of Morocco. This
will end period of 80 years Of such
| mail supervision"
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Monday evening at 7:30 Washing
ton Stamp Club of the Air from Sta
ton VOL. Mr.. Kunze will continue
his discussion of history and stamps.
Monday evening at 8, Washington
Air Mail Society, Hotel Lafayette, Six
teenth street.
Tuesday evening at 8, Washington
Collectors Club. Branch S, Society
of Philatelic Americans, Thomson
School, Twelfth street. Auction, bourse,
exhibition and program.
Tuesday evening at 8, Vikings Crew
No. 8, American Naval Cancellation
Society, home of Mrs Fred D. Riggles,
IS Rhode Island avenue, northwest.
Wednesday evening at 6:45, Wash
ington Federation of Junior Stamp
Collectors, Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street. Program and exhibition,
short talk by Mr.. Kunze, stamp con-
test. award Of prizes for annual show.
Wednesday evening at 8, Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Hotel Carlton
Movies of the coronation of King
George vi, tour of the Shakespeare
country and the Thames Valley. ex-
hibition OF stamps and covers of five
reigns and piano recital by Miss Chris
tine Kelley, child artist, pupil OF Nine
Louise Coutinho.
Saturday afternoon at l Philatelic
Luncheon Group, Hotel Harrington,
Eleventh street.
All meetings are open to the pub
lie and collectors are assured of cor
dial welcome.