Evening star., 1938-05-01
By James Waldo Fawceff.

When the 1-cent George Washing
ton stamp Of the new presidential
series was released on Monday col
lectors promptly discovered that 1t
had been printed in two editions.
One is a rich dark blue green, the
other light yellow or apple green.
The difference is not mere variation
of shades. Rather, it is definitely a
distinction of colors, probably result
ing from the use of separate mixtures
of ink in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Post Office Department
officials agreed with the philatelic
verdict. The story, published in The
Star Monday afternoon, was repeated
on the radio and brought flood Of
extra business to the Philatelic Agency.
Sales figures were announced
Wednesday, as follows: 1,054,4
stamps, $10,544.88 face value. First
day covers Cancelled, 124,037.
Many Washington collectors at
tended the American Philatelic Society
meeting of the Baltimore Philatelic
Society, held at the Municipal Museum
Friday evening in conjunction with
the sixth annual B. P. S. exhibition.
The principal speakers, introduced
by Sol Glass, president of the local
organization, were: Carter Glass, ir.,
president of the A. P. s.; Alvin w.
Hall, director Of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing; John M. Smith,
superintendent of the Bureau Division
Of Postage Stamps, and -Otho Larkin
Rogers, philatelic agent of the Post
Once Department.
Mr.. Hall, in the course of his ad-
dress, said: "T'he problems Of stamp
manufacturing are many and COM
plicated. But every effort is being
made to do the job right. And the
Job is no small one. We print is bill
lion stamps year. And human beings
are not as efficient as machines. There
always viii be some variations in
stamp colors, perforations and so
forth. If we turned out nothing but
perfect stamps, we would take q lot
OF fun out Of collecting. But we do
the best we can, and we are not afraid
Of constructive criticism"
Charles M. Mes, jr., received the
exhibition gold medal and E. S. 3oyls-
ton the silver medal-both presented
by Sol G.ass during a radio broadcast
preliminary meeting.
George E. verden Of Des Moines,
Iowa, and Right Rev. ]. B. Dudek
of Oklahoma City, Okla, were phila-
telic visitors IN Washington last week.
An Austrian section is being or
ganized in the Washington Phila-
telic Society for the special study IF
Austrian postal paper. Those In
terested are invited to communicate
with Philip Simms Warren, 17o2 Ho-
bart street NV.
National Airmail Week will be cele-
brated by the Washington Philatelic
Society at q meeting at the Hotel
Carlton on Wednesday evening, May
1S, when guests Of honor and speakers
will include: Charles P. Graddick,
superintendent of Air Mail Service,
Post Office Department; Roy Kna-
benshue, pioneer dirigible pilot; James
c. Edgerton, Army f1ier during the
World War, organizer of the first air
ways communications service, now an
executive officer Of the Bureau Of Air
Commerce and Joseph 8. Edgerton,
aviation editor of The Star.
Airpost stamps and covers for ex-
hibition viii be provided by Louis
Jay Heath, Carter Glass, jr-, and
others.
Members of the WASHINGTON Air
Mail Society have been invited to
attend.
Otto Gerhard Heldring, writer on
social problems, educational reformer
and philanthropist, is honored in one
OF the new semi-postal issues of the
Netherlands. He founded the Utrecht
Mission Society and established schools
Tor the training Of problem" children.
Also commemorated in the series
are Maria Tesselschade visscher,
poetess, and Philip Van Marnix. de
Aldegonde, a man of many talents
who, next to William of Orange,
played the foremost part in the
liberation" Of his country.
The first American church ever
depicted on a stamp is Holy Trinity,
Wilmington. Del, shown on the 30
ore Delaware commemorative Of Swe-
den, recently released.
Leon Gambetta is commemorated
tn O new 55-centimes violet stamp