Evening star., 1938-04-10

| granted that no further novelties of
the souvenir label variety will be au-
thorized during his administration,
! unless ne changes his mind.
When the first national ctamp de-
sign contest was announced at the
First National Stamp Conference last
June, sceptics insisted that nothing
will come of it." Later, after the prizes
in the competition have been awarded,
the same doubling Thomases declared
1t is unlikely that any of the designs
ever will be used" Now that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Postmaster Cen
eral Farley have approved the COM
position of Miss Elaine RaWlinson for
the l-cent value of the presidential
series, what alibi will the critics offer?
They simply guessed wrong" but
they would rather die than admit it.
First day covers for the 1-cent pres
ldentlal stamp will be serviced by the
Washington postmaster. They must
bear 3 cents postage for delivery out
side the District of Columbia, cents
for local
The size of the presidential stamps
will be 0.75 by 087 inches, sheets of
100, rotary press.
The Postmaster General of the Union
of South Africa, in his annual report
for 1936-l937, says: THE function of
the post Office department is to provide
certain defined communications and
other services, and it is not concerned
with philatelic interests" Probably.
he has forgotten the J!pex souvenir
sheets, not to mention the Silver Ju-
bilee and Coronation commemora-
tives for which collectors paid thou
sands of dollars.
The Scott Stamp & Coin Co. pub
fishing the Standard Catalogue and
many different albums, will not avail
itself of the privileges granted by the
new illustrations law. To avoid pos
sible conflict with Treasury Depart
ment regulations, it will print foreign
stamp reproductions with mutilating
lines, as heretofore.
James B. Hatcher, stamp writer for |
the Associated Press, says: TN the
autumn Of 1887, two frigates set sail
from Gothenburg, Sweden, carrying a
band Of pioneers who planned to found
a Swedish colony in the New World. |
The ships-the Kalmar Nyckel and
Fagel Grip-paused at the mouth Of
the Delaware River. then sailed on
to the future site of Wilmington.
The leaders dickered with the In
dians and bought piece Of land.
They took possession on April 8. 1888,
by erecting a post bearing the triple
crown arms of Sweden.
"Johan PrintZ became the first GOV.
ernor Of New Sweden and for II years
the colony prospered. Then the
Dutch captured it. 81
Now, 300 years later, Sweden is
celebrating the founding Of this COL
ony by issuing set Of five hand.
somely designed and printed COM
AASAAoA oU1tC
The sore value shows Gov. Printz
conferring with an Indian chief. 9th.
er denominations are: 15-ore, depar.
ture OF the ships from Gothenburr:
20-ore, the old Swedish church. which |
still stands at Wilmington; eo-ore.
Queen Christina, who ruled from 1882
to 1854.
Prof. Ole Hjortzberg designed
these stamps. They will be sold in
coils, with the and Is ore also avail.
able in booklets"
News from Austria is scant. Even
persons customarily in close touch with
developments in Vienna do not know
what is happening there at present.
Covers have been received showing
stamps of the past several years and
Nazi cachets, but no definite informa-
tion about new stamps has been re-
leased.
The new deal in Mexico has phila- |
telic reflection in six stamps intended
to mark the 25th anniversary Of the |
so-called plan Of Guadalupe" . revo.
lutionary platform framed by Gov. !