Evening star., 1937-10-31

eral in England, and DR.. Benjamin
Franklin was so appointed in 1755.
He was removed in 1774.
"On the 26th of July, ITS, the
Continental Congress determined that
a postmaster general be appointed
for the United Colonies and to allow
him salary of one thousand dollars
per annum for himself and three hun
dred and forty dollars per annum for
a secretary and comptroller On pro-
ceeding to the election of postmaster
general, Benjamin Franklin, Esq, was
unanimously chosen
THE Articles of Confederation of
1778 gave to the United States in
Congress assembled the sole and
exclusive right and power of estab-
fishing and regulating post offices,
from one State to another, through
out the United States, and exacting
such postage on the papers passing
through same as may be requisite to
defray the expenses of an office The
little progress made during the period
of the confederation shows that this
power was too limited to be useful,
and when the increase of the mail
service before the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States is
compared with its subsequent extern
sion, one cannot fail to perceive that
the prosperity, efficiency and value
of this department are chiefly to be
ascrihed to the National Government
founded under the Constitution of the
Union"
Plate numbers for the Scent
Hawaii stamp, designed by Alvin R.
Meissner and engraved by Charles
Chalmers and James T. Vail, are
21710 to 21713, inclusive.
An anonymous citizen who at
tempted to sell an album of stamps
to President Roosevelt was told: Not
interested" So many collections have
been offered to the Nations No. /
Philatelist that policy of blanket
rejection has had to be put into effect.
The new King George VI stamps
of India are ornate, but not very at
tractive. A portrait of the sovereign,
wearing the imperial crown and a
heavy robe of state, is the central
feature. The framework is a floral
composition. Values are: 9p, deep
green, and la, carmine.
Switzerland's PRO Juventure" stamps
for 1887 will be issued in two formats.
The lowest values will be of the small
normal size, the higher denominations
approximately double. Henri Dufours
portrait will appear on the 5 plus 5rp.,
green, and Niklaus Won der Flue's on
the 10 plus 5rp., violet. A boy is
shown on the 20 plus 5rp., red and
silver, and girl on the 80 plus 10rp.,
silver and blue.
Mary Covington, junior collector, of
Danville, is in the University Hospital
at Charlottesville for treatment. The
nurses" she writes, 'are real nice"
Collectors of the stamps of the Phil
ippines are advised to write to the
Philippine trade commissioner office,
philatelic department, 9l9 Barr Build
ing, for the most recently issued sales
list of material in stock.
Yugoslavia has released beautiful
new airpost series, showing views of
the Dalmatian coast and several cities.
The official list is: sop, brown; Id,
deep green; I'd, gray; 2.50d, carmine
rose; Sd, dull violet; 10d, rose lake;
20d, deep green; 30d, deep ultramarine.
The Scadta organization has been
awarded a 20-year contract for in
terror airport service in Ecuador, and
the company is specifically authorized
to issue its own stamps.
Stamp Magazine, London, declares:
'The issuing of special exhibition
miniature sheets of stamps has grown
from the stage of mere nuisance to
little short of a ramp of the worst
type"
Philatelic visitors to Washington
during the past week included Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh M. Clark Of the Scott
Stamp and Coin Co., New York; Philip
M. Weiss, veteran stamp dealer OF
Cincinnati; Edward Fielder Of Seattle,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brisley OF
Detroit.
According to Elmer c. Pratt, phila-
telic editor of the Camden Courier
Post. "the famous collection of old
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