Evening star., 1938-09-11
James Waldo FaWceff.

Bv James Waldo FaWceff.
President Roosevelt probably will
exhibit selected stamps from his COL
lection at the open house" party Of
the Washington Philatelic Society,
Hotel Carlton, in November.
August Dietz of Richmond. author
ity on the postal paper OF the Con-
federacy and editor and publisher
Of the Stamp and Cover Collectors
Quarterly, has appealed for a stamp
to commemorate the tercentenary OF
the establishment OF the first print
ing press in America-"the greatest
cultural event in our history"
Martin Coles Harman of London,
owner of Lundy Island, has notified
the Junior Exhibition Committee OF
the American Philatelic Society that
he will offer an award in the first
Junior exhibition sponsored by the
Al S., in connection with the Or
ganization's 53rd annual convention,
New Orleans, october 10 to IA.
The award will consist of a COM
plete mint set of the current Lundy
Island putin stamps "a to II pufhn),
in imprint blocks Of six. 1t will be
presented to the junior entrant whose
display indicates the best presenta-
ton from the standpoint of philatelic
research" Mr.. Harman~ also will send
a personal letter of congratulation to
the winner.
A special balloon post fight will be
made in conjunction with the Ma
tional Philatelic Exhibition at Aarau,
Switzerland, September II to Is. Gov
ers carried will be Cancelled with an
appropriate legend.
Jugoslavia announces an Olympic
Games series, officially described as
follows: so plus sop. orange. sprint
er: l plus I'D. green, hurdlers; l.5O
plus SOD, red, pole vaulters, and
plus I'D, blue, shot-put.
The mourning stamp Of Liechten-
stein for Prince Franz I is available
in sheets of IS with ornamental black
border and inscription. Recess-print-
ed In Vienna, the commemorative Is
3-franc denomination in black on
ehamois, designed by Prof. r. Junk
and engraved by Prof F. Lorber.
Brazil will bring out special issue
in homage to Sir Rowland HILL
father OF postage stamps" The oc-
casion is the International Philatelic
kn ho1 OF
eiro. October % to 30 Stamps Maga-
zine says the design will reproduce
the Penny Black of Great Britain
and the 30 reis bulls eye" 1843 Brazil.
The face value will be 400 reis, and
sheets of 10 are specified.
From Buenos Aires comes word
that the Argentine Republic will COM
memorate the 50th anniversary OF
the death of President Domingo
Faustina Sarmiento with SC, green; SC,
red. and l5c, blue, stamps.
The postage due series OF Australia
has been redrawn. 1t is also reported
that the 2p ordinary postage stamp is
available in re-engraved condition, in
scriptions solid white letters without
framing lines.
A new set of Voortrekker semi-post-
ais for the Union OF South Africa will
20 on sale December IA. Denomina-
tions will be: 1ap, 1p. 2p 3p, bilin-
gual pairs, sold at double face.
Vance Holden of Cleveland reports
two distinct shades of the Scent
Delaware stamp. He describes one as
bright red purple" the other as
dull deep red purple"
Harry NJ Konwiser has proposed
stamp in honor of Ann Bailey, White
Squaw of the Kanawha," Revolution
ary scout and messenger in Virginia.
She was born in Liverpool. England,
in 1742; came to America in 1851;
married first Richard Trotter, Shen-
andoaA Valley pioneer, and second
John Bailey. also border leader;
was an excellent shot, a fine horse
woman. an adept at woodcraft and
the heroine of a long list Of marvellous
adventures and narrow escapes. The
story OF how she saved Fort, Lee in
West Virginia in 1891 has BEEN told
again and again in verse and prose.
Some biographers insist that she lived
to celebrate her 125th birthday ami
versary Others say she died on No.
vember %, 1925. Be the facts as they
may, she was picturesque, courageous
and romantic to the end.
~hn NJ
Hall, president of the Royal Philatelic
Society for many years, soon will be
sold at auction by Bobson Lowe, Ltd,
London.
Covers from Chattanooga are cam
eelled: National Chickamauga Cele-
bration, September 1925, 1888"
Walter S. Fishel, Boonsboro, Md,
won a first prize in the 18th century
United States Division of the Society
OF Philatelic Americans exhibition,
Chicago, August Is to ~.
Miss Dorothy r. Fisk member Of
the Washington Philatelic Society, is
recuperating from injuries sYStained
In riding accident.
John Kilian Hedler and Helen May
Manning. both well-known in local
stamp collecting circles, will be married
STAMPS.
1897 Grande Comore, CaymAns. Liberian
BonEo, Turks Cateos. huge Bhopal Tri-
anEle. etc. Everythins Sc with apps.
Viking IL Hanson PI., Brooklyn. NY.