Evening star., 1938-03-13

Port Of New York, 1871-1878; Vice
President. 1881: succeeded James A.
Garfield and Calvin Coolidge tl872-
1889, Republican. Governor of Massa-
chusetts, 1919-1920: Vice President
1921-1923 succeeded Warren G. Hard
| ing, elected 10 second term, 1924. and
served. 1925-l929.
The stamps to be displaced and re-
tired by the new regular series include
| 12c, Nathan Hale: 1c. Benjamin
Franklin; lac, Harding; &c, Washing
ton; SC. Washington: &c. Taft; Sc,
Theodore Roosevelt; &c, Garfield; &c,
Mckinley; &c, Grant; &c, Jefferson:
1Oc. Monroe: lie, Hayes; 12c. Cleve-
land; lac, American Indian; 15c,
Statue of Liberty; zoe, Golden Gate,
San Francisco; Csc, Niagara Falls; 3oc,
bison; SOC, Tomb OF the Unknown SOL
dier, Arlington Amphitheater; 81, Lin
coin Memorial; 81, Capitol, and SIS,
Genius of Freedom. Collectors desir-
ing specimens Of these should not de-
lay ordering.
Mr.. Farley has not yet announced
first-day sales arrangements for his
new productions. It is known, how
ever. that he wishes to complete the
set before December 81.
Collectors probably would be WELL
advised to budget their buying in the
circumstances. The old series will be
available for some months, but to
avoid rush of business and resultant
confusion and delay, the department
would appreciate prompt action. Or
ders for the new set should be kept
separate from those for the old.
New half-penny and 1-penny stamps
are being printed in London for New
Zealand. They will reproduce q CAM
era portrait Of King George VI by
Dorothy Wilding
The Soviet government of Russia,
according to the Associated Press,
plans to mark the goth anniversary Of
the organization Of the Red army and
fleet by bringing out seven stamps de-
signed by an artist named Zavialov.
Values and descriptions are announced
as follows: 10k. infantryman: 20k, tank
driver; 30k, sailor: 40k, flyer; 50k, ar
tilleryman; 80k, arrival Of Stain In the
first cavalry army, and Ir, Chapaev,
hero Of the civil war"
Referring to Emanuel Swedenborg,
recently commemorated in the stamps
OF Sweden, it has been said that
mo (otheD single individual in
the worlds history ever encompassed
in himself SO great variety OF use
full knowledge" He was a philoso-
pher, mathematician, metallurgist,
chemist, geologist, mineralogist, botan-
ist. physicist, zoologist, assayer, engi-
neer, inventor, instrument maker,
crystallographer, machinist, cabinet
maker. economist, legislator, editor,
theologian, psychist. poet, linguist,
biographer, reformer, astronomer,
physiologist, photographer. lens
grinder, clock maker, bookbinder,
traveller, musician, aurist and cos
mologist. It is recorded that he
made the first sketch Of a glider-type
airplane. invented a submarine ma
chine gun, designed an air-tight
stove, perfected an ear trumpet, dis
covered the functions of ductless
glands and the relation between the
human brain and the lungs and
wrote and published the first Swedish
algebra.
Few stamps are currently as pop
ular as the new issues Of India, re-
flecting the history Of postal COM
munication. Eight different means of
mail transport are shown, as follows:
"a, vermillion, q dak or post runner
with a bag over his shoulder and q
spear in his free hand; 2ka, dull
violet. bullock cart; ga. green, tonga
or two-wheeled cart; 31aa. deep blue,
dak camel with post rider; IA, brown,
train; Ga, turquoise, steamer; Ga,
purple black, lorry, and 12a, carmine
lake, airplane armstrong; -Whitworth
model)
The current reprint OF the first
issue Of Time Magazine, March 8,
1923, reproduces an advertisement,
IL years old. vet still valid, for the
books Of DR.. Lothrop stoddard, stamp
collecting authority on international
affairs.
Hugh NJ. Clark, editor Of SCOTS
Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue,
Is checking up" on the various Con-