Evening star., 1938-01-23
By James Waldo Fawceff.

was passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives on Monday. Regarded as
unsatisfactory by most collectors and
philatelic writer's and publishers, 1t
may be vetoed by President Roosevelt.
In any case, the campaign for the
right to illustrate stamps and to i'm
port illustrated catalogues and albums
from abroad will continue.
M. F. Partridge of Petersburg, Va,
has appealed to Postmaster General
Farley to authorize a commemorative
for the Blue and Gray meeting at
Gettysburg next July.
An all-Washington exhibit of stamps
and covers, to be held at the National
Museum during the month of March,
is announced by c. Hercus Just, pres
ident of the Collectors Club, Branch
S, Society of Philatelic Americans.
The cooperation of all collectors
resident within the metropolitan area
Of Washington is invited.
Material entered for display must
be delivered to Mr.. Just's Office, 6l2
Colorado Building, not later than
February 20. Entry fees are stipu-
lated as follows First two frames,
so cents each; each additional frame
over two 35 cents each; junior ex-
hibits, 25 cents each.
Frame size will be % by "a inches,
designed to accommodate four stand
ard album pages
Certificates will be awarded to all
participants, but there will be no
competition, no prizes nor awards.
Alvin r. Meissner, Bureau of En-
craving and Printing artist and de-
signer of many of the most beautiful
stamps Of recent years, will speak on
THE Art of Stamp Designing at a
meeting Of the Washington Philatelic
Society, Hotel Carlton, Wednesday
evening, February Is. Invited guests
include: Carter Glass, jr.. president
of the American Philatelic Society:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin w. Hall. Mr. and
Mrs. Roy M. North, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert E. Fellers and Mr.. and Mrs Ohio
Larkin Rogers.
Secretary of War Harry H. Wood
ring gave President Roosevelt COM
plete collection of the coronation
stamps of the British Empire as
Christmas present.
A complete set of Postmaster Cen
eral Farley's original imperforate Ma
tional Parks stamps, fully gummed,
and an absolutely unique set of the
same gift specialties on covers post
marked March IA. 1885" will be sold
at auction by Hugh c. Barr, Inc, New
York. February 3. These rarities were
cut from sheets sold at face value to
friend of Mr. Farley. AS disclosed
at the First American PhilateEc Con-
gress, Philadelphia. 1885. they differ
in color and in clarity of printing from
the reprints issued for distribution
through the Philatelic Agency.
Mobile Benedetto Capomazza del
Marchesi di Campolattaro. First Secre-
tary of the Italian Embassy. was guest
Of honor at the Washington Philatelic
Society meeting. Hotel Carlton. We'd
nesday evening. Among those who
participated in the exhibition were:
DR.. Ellis Haworth, John R. Eyell and
Alden H. Whitney. The speakers in
cluded: Col. Spencer Cosby, authority
on the stamps of the Italian States:
Albert F. Kunze and Miss Irene M
Pistorio Of the Geological Survey.
hostess for the evening.
According to report from the
American Commercial Attache at
Panama City, the government of Pam
anna has placed an order with Brit
ish firm Of printers for an issue of
airmail stamps in commemoration of
the Fourth Central American and
Caribbean Olympiad, which is to take
place next month. The series will
consist of five denominations, as fol-
lows: 1c, basket ball. &c, baseball;
7c, swimming &c, boxing, and 15c,
football Only $4,000 complete sets
will be available
More attractive stamps are de-
manded for Australia by Senator
Duncan Hughes. He particularly COM
plains about "the lack of Coronation
stamps of equal beauty to those of
the Crown Colonies"
Czechoslovakia announces a set of
three stamps for the benefit of the
Sokol winter sports. The denomina-
tions will be sob, TX and 1.20k.
Three stamps were issued by Greece
on January for the marriage of
: Crown Prince Paul and Princess c.
ella of Hanover The set includes Id,
Sd and Sd values and will be valid for
postal use until April TO-
.. Poland will bring out compre-
hensive series-l2 stamps illustrating
Polish history-on Armistice Day this
year. The occasion is the twentieth
anniversary of national independence.
Costa Rica has released three pro
motion" stamps for the National Ex-
position. They are described as: &c,
olice, tuna fish; Sc, dark green, ba-
mana industry; and 10c, carmine, cof-
fee industry.
The Associated Press says: Austria
has hailed the centenary of her
railways and honored the memory
of nine of her famous physicians
with two recent attractive sets.
'The first Austrian railway, pro-
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