Evening star., 1938-12-25
BvJames Waldo Faycetf.


pointed chief of a newly established
research department in the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. He has
been assigned to study every phase
of stamp production" and already
has recommended the use of "a
superior grade of ink Better grades
of paper also may be suggested. The
National Stamp Conference in 1887
urged these reforms and they have
been under consideration ever since
that time
DR.. Lunn is a native of New York,
educated at the University of Chi
cago and the University of Cali
fornia. For nine years, from 1928
to 1887, he was engaged in research
activity at the United States Naval
Research Laboratory. He came to
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing about Is months ago, and quietly
has been developing his new work
unnoticed by the philatelic world.
Among his current interests is the
careful examination of stamps issued
by foreign governments. His OBJ
jective is ito continually improve"
the postal and revenue adhesives
of the United States.
First-day sales for the 81 stamps
issued by the Post Office Depart
ment during 1888 reached a grand
total of S7l2,395.65 Figures for
copies and covers sold and covers
Cancelled are announced as 10,1O1,-
978 and 3,463 800, respectively. The
list includes all of the presidential
series, Constitution ratification
Northwest Territory, Delaware, Iowa
and Scent airmail stamps.
Only 1855 complete sets of presi-
Dental stamp covers exist.
Maurice S. Petty has been re-
elected president of the Washington
Airmail Society. Other officers are:
Ralph Cole. vice president; Miss
Alice B. Cilley, secretary treasurer;
C. H. Vaughan. sales manager
auctioneer, and William M. Stuart,
stamp editor of the Washington
Post, representative to the National
Federation of Stamp Clubs.
Alden H. Whitney and family will
spend the holidays in Florida, re-
turning to Washington in about two
weeks. Meanwhile, Miss Bessie
Gingell will be in charge of the
Stamp Mart.
Francis L. Florian, 275 Donnan
avenue, Washington, Pa, owns a
f1rst-day cover bearing a block of
l8 of the new SIS Coolidge stamps.
The donor of the concert grand
piano recently installed in the
White House, replacing the gold
instrument which had been in use
from 1908, was Theodore E. Stein
way, famous as a stamp collector
and as a promoter of philatelic
exhibitions.
Massachusetts, has been declared
the legal residence of the late Col
E. H. R. Green and his philatelic
estate probably now will be lqui-
dated shortly.
When the new coil stamps and
booklet panes are released January
Is and q collectors will have to
take a chance on the quality of
specimens applied to covers sent to
the Washington city postmaster for
servicing. An official announce
ment says: Due to the conditions
OF manufacture, assurance cannot
be given that stamps of selected
quality Will be used on covers
serviced at the Washington Post
Office"
Checking 100 Christmas cards for
cancellations, Washington COL
lector found So neatly Cancelled, IS
poorly Cancelled and 13 Gncluding
those bearing the most interesting
stamps) ruined. 1t seems that there
are two kinds of postal clerks-one
who cheerfully obeys regulations;
the other who is an undisguised
anarchist, finding wicked pleasure
In spelling things.
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News saws:
"The new King George vi postage
series of Burma is the first definite
issue from this state. Values are:
3p, violet; 6p, ultramarine; 9p. vel
low green; la. brown; 11aa, emerald
green; "a, red; 2a6p, brown lake; ga,
lilac; 3a6p, dark blue and bright
blue; IA, blue green: Ga. dark green;
1r, dark blue and plum; Or, purple
and red brown; 5r, red and purple,
and 10r. dull green and brown. The
3p, 6p, 9p, la, liza, "a and IA are
all small size stamps, bearing pro-
file portrait of the King facing left.
On the first three values two
"chinthes" or Burmese lions flank
the portrait, while on the other four
dragons are used as border orna-
ments. The remaining eight values
are all large size. The 2a6p pictures
royal barge afloat on a calm river.
The ga is entitled Burma Teak and
shows elephants at work hauling
huge teak logs. A coolie ploWing in
a Burma rice field is on the 3a6p,
and the Ga pictures a native boat
sailing on the 1rrawaddy River.
POrtraltS OF the KING are lnCOrpO-
rated in all of these designs. The
four rupee values are portrait
stamps. On the 1r and Or a peacock
with its tail feathers proudly spread
forms the background for the por-
trait, while flgurines of Burmese
women frame the portrait on the 5r
and 1Gr."
The new reign stamps of the Lee
ward Islands are surface printed is
sues, showing portraits of King
George VI facing right. Denomina-
tions and colors are: 12p, chocolate;
STAMPS.
NATIONAL STAMP MART
1917 st. NV. RIM. AL Dist. 32l7