Evening star., 1938-06-26
Bv James Waldo Fazvceff

OD James " UEUO II 0zCCeEE,
Representative j. Parnell Thomas
Of New Jersey has appealed to Post
special stamp to publicize Fire Pre-
vention Week, october to Is.
Other applications received include
petition from the Tampa Stamp CluL
soliciting a commemorative for the
400th anniversary of the landing OF
fernando De Soto at Tampa, to be
released between January 81 and Feb
ruary 18, 1899, and a resolution from
the Masonic Stamp Club of New York
praying for commemorative for the
150th anniversary of the first inaugu-
ration Of George Washington as Pres
ident, to be distributed on April 80
1889.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Harllee Branch has announced
that in the near future, service will
be inaugurated on four new airmail
routes AM-38, Phoenix, Ariz., to
Las Vegas. New; AM-39, Jacksonville,
Fla, to New Orleans, La: AM-40,
Tallahassee to Memphis, Tenn, and
from Tallahassee to Atlanta, Ga, and
Anal, Detroit to Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. Special cachets will be fur
nished to the postmasters at all stops
on these routes, and the usual treat
ment of philatelic mail will be au-
thorized.'
The first printing order for the new
Scent Constitution ratification stamp
specified 100000 copies.
1t is reported that the Scent Dele
ware Tercentenary commemorative
has been manufactured in sheets of
48. Copies will be available at Will
mington tomorrow and in Washing
ton Tuesday.
Col. James A. Moss, secretary of the
United States Flag Association, has
accepted an invitation to address the
Collectors Club of Washington, Thom-
son School, Eleventh street, Tuesday
evening, July IL.
Junior stamp collectors graduated
during the past week have included:
Max Tryon, Mckinley High School;
Christine Kelley, Anacostia Junior
High School. and Elsie Louise Holt
greve, Gordon Junior High School.
According to an anonymous wit
one of the horses represented in the
new 3-cent Constitution Ratification
stamp is War Admiral; the other, Sea
Biscuit.
James B. Hatcher. philatelic writer
for the Associated Press, says: "On
the heels of her Plan of Guadelupe'
series, Mexico is planning another
commemorative issue for the Interna-
tional City Planning and Housing
Congress to be held at Mexico City in
August. The values will be the same
as for the previous set: S, 10 and 20
centavos for regular postage, and 20
and 40 centavos and l peso for air.
mail. Stamp collectors are expected
to help pay for the Congress. The
presidential decree covering the issue
provides that s37,500 worth of these
stamps should go to the organizing
committee for sale to philatelists
strictly at face value They will be
good for postage until August 81"
PreCancel enthusiasts are planning
roundup" at the Hotel Harrington,
Eleventh street, Sunday, July II.
1tonro ho
and other features, and everybody is
invited to participate.
William F.. Howes, 313 Laurel street,
Manchester, N. H.. desires biographical
data concerning William M. Ireland,
chief clerk of the Finance Division of
the Post Office Department, l864-67.
He will appreciate the help of any
reader interested.
Miss Elaine Rawlinson, winner of
the first prize in the first national
stamp competition, submitted only a
single design Beginning with her
own stamp. she now has become a
regular" collector.
In an article on Stamps and Art"
published in Stamps Magazine for
June 25. Thomas o. Trotter, jr., says:
1T is to be hoped that we stamp
collectors who are also art lovers may
soon see the day when stamps will de-
pict the masterpieces of Holbein, Van
Dyck, Velasquez, Murillo, Ell Greco,
Rubens, 'Watteau. Fragonard, David,
Greuze and Claude Lorrain-in addi-
ton to the giants of the Italian
school, such as Botticelli, Raphael,
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Titan, Gior-
gione. Correggio, Tintoretto and An
drea del Sarto."
Even the United States is not bank
rupt of painters and sculptors of
genius whose works might be repro
duced in stamp designs with infinite
advantage to their countrymen.
DR.. Albert c. Schwarting will sail
Tor Europe on July g.
Ralph E. Smith is representing the
Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society in
making arrangements for Government
cooperation for "a philatelic pageant
of the republics of the three Americas
IN connection with the annual regional
convention to be held at the Hotel
Montrose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sep
tember % to Is.
The Program Committee of the
washington Philatelic Society will
meet at the Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street NV, tomorrow evening at 8
to discuss entertainment proposals for
the autumn and winter. Members in
clude DR.. Ellis Haworth, H. M. South
gate, Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, Miss
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