Evening star., 1938-11-13

American Anyways is expected to
send its alton Boeing 3.4, the At
lantic Clipper, on at least one trial
flight over the North Atlantic to
Europe this year, possibly during
Christmas week
"The Post Once Department, with
$1,700,000 earmarked for trans-At-
lantic airmail carriage, is not likely
to authorize transport of mails on
the survey journey, but this will not
prevent commercial cargo freight
being airborne to and from Europe,
perhaps In the form Of newspapers,
magazines and official greetings
from Washington and from the New
York and San Francisco World Fairs.
Possibilities Of airmail arrange
ments on the survey journey are
further stymied by precedent, such
as prevented Luft Hansa of Ger
many, for instance, from flying mail
from Europe because the United
States was not ready to fly mail to
Europe. However, this precedent
does not apply to air express, and
collectors should be able to fill phila-
telic requirements with newspapers,
as was done in the case of London
newspapers carried by the pickaback
plane Mercury in July"
Papua is hailing its 50th ami
versary as British possession with
a series of airmails which show a
view Of the harbor of Port Moresby,
The scene is taken from a photo
graph by Melbourne photographer,
j. H. Prescott, but has been altered.
1t shows the steamer Katoomba at
the dock, numerous small boats in
the harbQ and a mail plane over
head. The values will be: 2, 3, S
and 8 pence and ! shilling.
A tri-motored transport plane is
the subject of the Pm, red orange.
and the ultra modern Helsingfors
post office Is the theme of the 31bm,
dark green.
The only original Dockwra stamp
ever to be found outside the British
Museum recently sold at auction
in London for approximately $625.
1t was bought by w. Foster-Bond,
secretary of the Postal History So
clety, who explains: William
Dockwra was the first person to in
vent penny post. His was a pri-
vate affair and operated between
1880 and 1882, with six or seven
ofhces. So admirably organized
was 1t that In some parts of the
city between and 10 deliveries of
letters and parcels were under
taken. The business was so success
ful that an action brought by the
Duke OF York, who had a monopoly
OF the postal revenues, put a stop
to it. Carried on as state enter
prise, 1t had so little efficiency that
Dockwra had to be reinstated as
manager. The service then con-
tinued until 1894"
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8. Woodridpe
Stamp Club, 2206 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, Philatelic Prof. Quiz. with
j. Michael Brown. secretary Wash
ington Philatelic Society. Auction.
Tuesday evening at 8, Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV. spe-
clal program for National Philatelic |
Week. Exhibition. auction and
bourse.
Tuesday evening at Gas, WASH
ington Stamp Club of the Air, Sta
ton VOL. Albert F. Kunze will pre-
sent a stamp romance and discuss
current philatelic news.
Wednesday evening at 8, WASH
ington Philatelic Society, Hotel
Carlton, exhibition and talk on
Coils and Privately Perforated Va
rieties," by Ralph Selman, Mount
Airy, Md.
Wednesday evening at GAS, Wash
ington Federation of Junior Stamp
Collectors, Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street NV, open forum discussion
on exhibitions; vignette contest with
prizes; souvenirs for members bring
ing most friends.
Friday evening at 8, Vikings Crew
No. 8, residence Of Mrs. Fred D. Rig
giles, IS Rhode Island avenue NV;
Louis G. Nix in charge of program.
Saturday afternoon at $50, Ma
tional Federation Of Stamp Clubs
Station WRC.